You must admit, Batya, that the Democrats got themselves “a real man” in Platner. He is utterly despicable. This Nazi, woman beating blowhard pairs quite nicely with the gated community (in Uganda - it HAD to be Uganda), communist, Jew hating, Hamas apologist presently serving as mayor of NYC. The Democrats sure can pick ‘em.
“I never thought I’d live to see the day that the Democrats would give up that moral high ground”. Really?? In what era did they have the moral high ground?
I love the comments equating President Trump with a pos like Platner. They throw around the unsubstantiated stories that Trump was a pedophile, a rapist, an abuser, yada yada yada. He has never been convicted of any of those things and yet the Dems don’t have anything else to hang on a successful businessman who is now one of our greatest presidents. Instead the Dems give us a senile old man who can’t find his way out of a paper bag, a race hustler, and a truly despicable Epstein pal (why isn’t Bill held accountable for all those trips to Epstein island?). And now we have them sinking to new lows with Platner and Mamdami. Good thing a majority of Americans aren’t buying what the disgusting Dems are selling.
The screamers (notice how the supporters never talk in a calm voice?) throw out emotional names which they know NOTHING about. Then they morph to --"what about Trump..?" further proving their complete ignoranc.
I watched Chris Murphy on Real Time Friday night and was sickened by his refusal to condemn Platner. Instead he said Platner was "an imperfect candidate" (that's an understatement), and "it's up to the people of Maine to decide." So...using this logic, was it not also "up to the people" to decide whether Trump was fit for office? If so, why are the Democrats so bothered by Trump's behavior? I've been a Democrat for 38 years - ever since I registered to vote in 1988 - but I think it's time I became an Independent.
I live in CT and easily confirm for you that Chris Murphy is an idiot..has been an idiot for his entire political career. And yet--he keeps getting re-elected. Murphy is a "good old comapny man" He will unapologetically back anything with a"D" after their name.
Chris Murphy walked out on his wife of 2 decades and 2 teenage children , to play house with a much younger lobbyist. Not only does Murphy have no problem with Platner, he likely admires Graham's game .
Isn't that "transformation" only for advantage and power? Of course! It's to win sporting events and deprive women of their hard work to excel AND to intimidate young women by exposing themselves in locker rooms etc.
They never had the moral high ground. Almost all politicians have one main goal: winning or retaining power, and any "morals" that they hold are in service to that goal. They just can't publicly admit it, which is why it's hilarious seeing the mental gymnastics by people like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies about Platner.
Great name Epaminondas! It's far more than hilarious about Chuckie Schumer, "Hikum" Jefferies et al The selfish desire for money, fame and power makes them truly despicable. Actually subhuman for me. But at the same time very dangerous. They will do anything to keep their power.
The activists who recruited Platner are right about one thing: Democrats have been running vat candidates. Where they went wrong is thinking the solution was to swap HR-manager affect for actual misconduct. Those aren’t the only two options. What they’re really describing is a class problem they still can’t name directly: the party’s professional-class gatekeepers don’t recognize blue-collar men because they’ve never met any, so they mistake the aesthetics of dysfunction for authenticity. Platner doesn’t represent working-class men. He represents what Ivy League operatives think working-class men are like. That’s the tell.
It's so true. My was a staunch Dem and union guy. I grew up in a very blue collar section of SF. All my friends came from blue collar parents. Not many of us are college educated. (I'm 62 for context). Now my inlaws, very different story. They grew up upper in SF as upper middle class, Republican parents and everyone is college educated. At a family event they were all talking about the dungeness crab they ate and were so surprised I in had never had crab growing up. They refused to believe it was an economic issue. Blue collar they were not. It gets back to HRC "fly over country". They have never tried to rectify that.
And all this to fight Susan Collins, of all people! It’s just bizarre to pretend that RINO squish is some sort of dangerous political villain. Democrats do themselves no favors by being so unhinged.
All that really matters in the Senate is 51. Which side of the aisle the Senator caucuses with. It is just a numbers game. When you look at it that way, the person doesn't matter, only R or D.
The Democrats problem seems to follow a pattern of cosplaying. AOC wants us to believe she is a Bronx gírele that spent most of her life in Westchester. Bernie is a Socialist with a number of homes and millions in net worth. Jasmine Crockett loves to speak like she is ghetto but she comes from a wealthy family went to law school and an expensive private school (just like Platner), Platner cosplays as an oyster man and is on disability for PTSD but is supposed to be competent as a Senator and Mamdani is a $27 million dollar trust fund baby. All phonies. Same pattern.
The point here is not that Batya is hypocritical in taking Platner to task for his many sins while giving Trump a pass; it’s that Democrats have made the issue of moral character a centerpiece of their hatred of Trump.
Republicans largely agreed with Trump’s self-assessment: I’m no angel. They elected him in spite of his moral failings, while Democrats proceeded to have meltdowns over his terrible character and unacceptable behavior.
And now Platner. Yet Trump derangement syndrome goes on unabated.
You must admit, Batya, that the Democrats got themselves “a real man” in Platner. He is utterly despicable. This Nazi, woman beating blowhard pairs quite nicely with the gated community (in Uganda - it HAD to be Uganda), communist, Jew hating, Hamas apologist presently serving as mayor of NYC. The Democrats sure can pick ‘em.
Hegseth did much worse and Republican senators voted for him. Plus Hegseth was a huge supporter of Bush’s Iraq War!! 🤮
Anybody care to refute anything Philip wrote? I can't. Solid.
Bingo.
Wow!
“I never thought I’d live to see the day that the Democrats would give up that moral high ground”. Really?? In what era did they have the moral high ground?
I thought this too. But she did put in the word “officially”, and she is right about that. You'd have to be brain dead to not see it now.
Nowhere. But they have CLAIMED it for ages.
I love the comments equating President Trump with a pos like Platner. They throw around the unsubstantiated stories that Trump was a pedophile, a rapist, an abuser, yada yada yada. He has never been convicted of any of those things and yet the Dems don’t have anything else to hang on a successful businessman who is now one of our greatest presidents. Instead the Dems give us a senile old man who can’t find his way out of a paper bag, a race hustler, and a truly despicable Epstein pal (why isn’t Bill held accountable for all those trips to Epstein island?). And now we have them sinking to new lows with Platner and Mamdami. Good thing a majority of Americans aren’t buying what the disgusting Dems are selling.
The screamers (notice how the supporters never talk in a calm voice?) throw out emotional names which they know NOTHING about. Then they morph to --"what about Trump..?" further proving their complete ignoranc.
I watched Chris Murphy on Real Time Friday night and was sickened by his refusal to condemn Platner. Instead he said Platner was "an imperfect candidate" (that's an understatement), and "it's up to the people of Maine to decide." So...using this logic, was it not also "up to the people" to decide whether Trump was fit for office? If so, why are the Democrats so bothered by Trump's behavior? I've been a Democrat for 38 years - ever since I registered to vote in 1988 - but I think it's time I became an Independent.
I live in CT and easily confirm for you that Chris Murphy is an idiot..has been an idiot for his entire political career. And yet--he keeps getting re-elected. Murphy is a "good old comapny man" He will unapologetically back anything with a"D" after their name.
Chris Murphy walked out on his wife of 2 decades and 2 teenage children , to play house with a much younger lobbyist. Not only does Murphy have no problem with Platner, he likely admires Graham's game .
It is. I did. You'll feel a lot better about yourself.
Let's not forget that it's also Democrats pushing the misogynistic lie that men can magically transform into women just because they say so.
Isn't that "transformation" only for advantage and power? Of course! It's to win sporting events and deprive women of their hard work to excel AND to intimidate young women by exposing themselves in locker rooms etc.
This is disturbing. Of course the only thing Democrats actually care about is power.
They never had the moral high ground. Almost all politicians have one main goal: winning or retaining power, and any "morals" that they hold are in service to that goal. They just can't publicly admit it, which is why it's hilarious seeing the mental gymnastics by people like Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies about Platner.
Great name Epaminondas! It's far more than hilarious about Chuckie Schumer, "Hikum" Jefferies et al The selfish desire for money, fame and power makes them truly despicable. Actually subhuman for me. But at the same time very dangerous. They will do anything to keep their power.
The activists who recruited Platner are right about one thing: Democrats have been running vat candidates. Where they went wrong is thinking the solution was to swap HR-manager affect for actual misconduct. Those aren’t the only two options. What they’re really describing is a class problem they still can’t name directly: the party’s professional-class gatekeepers don’t recognize blue-collar men because they’ve never met any, so they mistake the aesthetics of dysfunction for authenticity. Platner doesn’t represent working-class men. He represents what Ivy League operatives think working-class men are like. That’s the tell.
It's so true. My was a staunch Dem and union guy. I grew up in a very blue collar section of SF. All my friends came from blue collar parents. Not many of us are college educated. (I'm 62 for context). Now my inlaws, very different story. They grew up upper in SF as upper middle class, Republican parents and everyone is college educated. At a family event they were all talking about the dungeness crab they ate and were so surprised I in had never had crab growing up. They refused to believe it was an economic issue. Blue collar they were not. It gets back to HRC "fly over country". They have never tried to rectify that.
I wish you could broadcast this article to the entire country. Particularly the Dems/demoncrats.
And all this to fight Susan Collins, of all people! It’s just bizarre to pretend that RINO squish is some sort of dangerous political villain. Democrats do themselves no favors by being so unhinged.
All that really matters in the Senate is 51. Which side of the aisle the Senator caucuses with. It is just a numbers game. When you look at it that way, the person doesn't matter, only R or D.
The Democratic Party showed how much they valued women back in 1993 when they fawningly supported Slick Willie.
Then there is their donor base which they so eagerly pursue and worship.
Get a fucking clue.
The Democrats problem seems to follow a pattern of cosplaying. AOC wants us to believe she is a Bronx gírele that spent most of her life in Westchester. Bernie is a Socialist with a number of homes and millions in net worth. Jasmine Crockett loves to speak like she is ghetto but she comes from a wealthy family went to law school and an expensive private school (just like Platner), Platner cosplays as an oyster man and is on disability for PTSD but is supposed to be competent as a Senator and Mamdani is a $27 million dollar trust fund baby. All phonies. Same pattern.
Yep, he is the left's stereotype of a man acceptable to the right. They have no clue.
They haven't held any moral anything in years. Now they just don't Sugar coat their crap anymore they just feed it to you raw.
Perfect bullseye Robert. They unabashedly just say it out loud. Will the uneducated 30% ever wake up?
Well you tell me, I'm like How do you wake the Dead? How do you educate the brainless?
The point here is not that Batya is hypocritical in taking Platner to task for his many sins while giving Trump a pass; it’s that Democrats have made the issue of moral character a centerpiece of their hatred of Trump.
Republicans largely agreed with Trump’s self-assessment: I’m no angel. They elected him in spite of his moral failings, while Democrats proceeded to have meltdowns over his terrible character and unacceptable behavior.
And now Platner. Yet Trump derangement syndrome goes on unabated.
Of course the double standard is on full display all the time now.
I looked up the surname "Moraff". Eastern European Jewish. Katz most likely a Jewish name. Two Jews who want a Nazi to represent them.
Unreal.