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16. People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to

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Platner, Platner Platner, Platner [View all] malaise Jul 8 OP

The Media people have an... Mike Nelson Jul 8 #1

Whelp GusBob Jul 8 #2

Same here bif Jul 8 #5

i see my weariness with this story barbtries Jul 8 #87

Way over 60 posts now GusBob Jul 8 #89

Seriously? WinningAgain Jul 8 #3

These two Manatee Jul 8 #4

The point is the media focus - TBF Jul 8 #7

sorry eShirl Jul 8 #6

I have no problem with that malaise Jul 8 #22

We know who the mainstream media works for - TBF Jul 8 #8

And they are determined to take down the democratic candidates who have BComplex Jul 8 #34

The Pope better have some good bodyguards. Wednesdays Jul 8 #49

Amen to that! BComplex Jul 8 #77

Yeah, we've got to be really careful w/candidates TBF Jul 8 #54

I can't with that tabloid crap MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #65

If the Catholic Church does this, it will be very good for this earth and all its people. n/t PatrickforB Jul 8 #74

Maybe just maybe we should've looked at the SS tattoo and the blog post blaming women who get drunk... nycbos Jul 8 #9

I see MakeThemCry Jul 8 #21

Exactly which part is good to know? lapucelle Jul 8 #29

Yes to the GIF MakeThemCry Jul 8 #39

Help me out here. lapucelle Jul 8 #42

In context, leftists MakeThemCry Jul 8 #78

That's not what the last sentence refers to in context or otherwise. lapucelle Jul 8 #80

I get your point, but MakeThemCry Jul 8 #81

All valid points malaise Jul 8 #23

And there's not much chatter about her on the M$M today, is there? Wednesdays Jul 8 #50

Of course not malaise Jul 8 #71

Actually, there was news about her case today. lapucelle Jul 8 #76

True nycbos Jul 8 #57

I am sorry... did you just say the words 'plan' and 'left' in the same sentence? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Thursday #99

I don't think he is anti Semitic PCB66 Jul 8 #31

So far there have been no proven "red flags" that have held water. BComplex Jul 8 #38

Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks? sheshe2 Jul 8 #43

I was more focused on the MSNBC reporting on that post. BComplex Jul 8 #46

No problem. sheshe2 Jul 8 #47

I don't listen to Cenk so can't speak on that bias but for what it's worth the Bangor Daily News had an article blue_jay Thursday #93

Thanks for the link, blue_jay! BComplex Thursday #94

YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word blue_jay Thursday #95

You keep posting that like it means something MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #68

Hear, hear. Betty Boom Thursday #97

LOL, not long ago tattoos like that used to be called "youthful indiscretions" by the GOP. hadEnuf Jul 8 #53

is that our bar now? Skittles Jul 8 #88

We set our own bars. hadEnuf Jul 8 #90

that I agree with Skittles Jul 8 #91

"The left has long had a problem with antisemitism." BComplex Jul 8 #36

Did you read the part where I've been working on Democratic campaign since I was 13. nycbos Jul 8 #62

Explain October 8th sarisataka Jul 8 #63

Some folks will gaslight you about the anti-Semitism and others will be taking names, lapucelle Jul 8 #45

The gaslighting is why I prefer right wing antisemitism to left-wing antisemitism. nycbos Jul 8 #59

He used the drunk card multiple times as an excuse for his crap MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #67

I'm tired of hearing about Platner. I'm over the guy. CaptainTruth Jul 8 #10

The Platner revelations are a gift from the gods Pinback Jul 8 #11

We're on the same page malaise Jul 8 #15

If the Repukes can't find something, they will make it up Gum Logger Jul 8 #12

We're all sick of Platner. SamuelAdams Jul 8 #13

No. I'm not sick of Platner. I'm sick of lynch mobs. BComplex Jul 8 #41

My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either TBF Jul 8 #55

The timing of this is truly suspect - at best. notinkansas Jul 8 #61

I've been seriously questioning Platner all along. johnp3907 Jul 8 #75

Platner is a problem that needs to be solved. LeftInTX Jul 8 #14

You know I agree with you malaise Jul 8 #17

People are waiting for Platner to resign. Hopefully he will. LeftInTX Jul 8 #19

Cornyn asked Paxton to resign numerous times. It didn't work.. LOL LeftInTX Jul 8 #51

People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to Raftergirl Jul 8 #16

Some of us let ourselves get carried away by our excitement at the possibility of unseating Collins. 😕 ShazzieB Jul 8 #24

When I heard that he had a Nazi tattoo, I thought LeftInTX Jul 8 #40

Some still don't MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #69

I've read multiple articles and saw 3 tv stories in the last 24 hours about the turd refusing to pay E Jean krawhitham Jul 8 #18

Links? Wednesdays Jul 8 #52

Deflecting well from the EPSTEIN FILES. republianmushroom Jul 8 #20

I was offended by the Washington Post putting a headline about Platner's failure to use a condom at the top of the Martin68 Jul 8 #25

Precisely malaise Jul 8 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jul 8 #28

Platner is in the news WinningAgain Jul 8 #26

And his accuser went out with him AFTER the alleged rape, and just like the previous BComplex Jul 8 #30

Yes, Al-Sayed is next. It will start with the NYT. And then... AloeVera Jul 8 #48

wtf obamanut2012 Jul 8 #60

Gross and sickening MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #70

The Platner story is hot. It's today's news. maxsolomon Jul 8 #32

No Paxton, no Epstein, no Piss..... BlueTsunami2018 Jul 8 #33

The media has been out of control since at least the OJ trial. OC375 Jul 8 #35

No shit, right? Joinfortmill Jul 8 #37

Why wouldn't it be covered? themaguffin Jul 8 #44

We have the best media money can buy Retrograde Jul 8 #56

You expect them to call out the PROVEN sexual abuse of the CURRENT president? senseandsensibility Jul 8 #58

I saw it MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #64

Alleged sexual assault vs. adjudicated rapist AdamGG Jul 8 #66

we never want repukes to set the bar for who we accept as candidates Skittles Jul 8 #85

malaise slightlv Jul 8 #72

Great post malaise Jul 8 #79

Deadline White House Nicole Wallace discussing now MorbidButterflyTat Jul 8 #73

doesn't affect the Senate Skittles Jul 8 #82

He withdrew from the race malaise Jul 8 #83

hopefully he remains in the dustbin of political history Skittles Jul 8 #84

no shit. barbtries Jul 8 #86

The lede story in most major newspapers today Locutusofborg Jul 8 #92

What's with all the MS now bashing on here lately? Betty Boom Thursday #96

Maybe "Platner" seems more urgent, because of the time limits ... JustABozoOnThisBus Thursday #98