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Tim S

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1. I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party

Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:33 PM

Jul 8

I agreed with every word Platner said tonight. I’ve been a Bernie Sanders supporter and donated heavily to his Presidential runs, but Sen Sanders lost my respect and any future support due to his lack of courage and conviction by failing to take a moral stand.

The America I knew is dead. I’m just glad that I’ll be dead before things become unbearably worse.

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I was feeling bad for Platner but I'm over it. [View all] TomSlick Jul 8 OP

I feel bad for Platner and now I feel bad for the party Tim S Jul 8 #1

I'm confused. Sanders told him to withdraw because rapists aren't fit for public office EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #4

Wow! AFAIK, people in this country USED TO BE innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Tim S Jul 8 #10

Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Jul 8 #14

No, Trump *is* a Sexual Abuser. A court finding is a court finding. Tim S Sunday #73

The last time I checked, this isn't a court of law EdmondDantes_ Jul 8 #17

That is the same logic that got Emmet Till lynched -- an unproven allegation Tim S Sunday #72

"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Jul 8 #28

...in a court of law. Iggo Jul 10 #70

What was the moral stand? sarisataka Jul 8 #7

Platner had no moral stand except he was a fraud who lied his way throughout, and then blamed lostincalifornia Jul 8 #27

Hint: SANDERS DID TAKE A MORAL STAND. The one who didn't take a moral stand was Platner. lostincalifornia Jul 8 #33

Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Jul 8 #2

That seems to be the issue this person has with Sanders Boo1 Jul 8 #30

TY, Perhaps Sanders knows something Cha Jul 9 #41

TY and so are a lot of Dems! Cha Jul 9 #40

I feel bad for us. dem4decades Jul 8 #3

"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Jul 8 #5

Of course he did. TomSlick Jul 8 #6

Thanks. sheshe2 Jul 8 #9

At the end of his rambling statement, he finally said he was withdrawing. TomSlick Jul 8 #11

Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Jul 8 #13

Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Jul 8 #18

OT, but happy 83,000 post milestone, SheltieLover! Wednesdays Jul 9 #57

Ty. I hadn't noticed. Lol SheltieLover Jul 9 #58

Someone else has recently been using the term communist a lot sarisataka Jul 8 #8

LOL! sheshe2 Jul 8 #16

I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha Jul 9 #42

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Jul 8 #19

I know u are busy with the little one. sheshe2 Jul 8 #23

Thank You! I will remember Cha Jul 8 #25

He is incredible! sheshe2 Jul 8 #26

lol... I tried to .. I was ready but Cha Jul 9 #36

Oh no! sheshe2 Jul 9 #38

Lol! Yes Toshi is an excellent Cha Jul 9 #44

Wow! sheshe2 Jul 9 #45

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Jul 8 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Jul 8 #19

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Jul 8 #20

What with totenkopfs and apparatchiks, is he from the first half of the 20th century? betsuni Jul 9 #37

Looks like it and he is welcome to return there. sheshe2 Jul 9 #39

Now Republicans can go back to asking themselves why they keep supporting Epstein's best buddy Trump RoeVWade Jul 8 #12

I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Jul 8 #15

Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle Jul 9 #55

... littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #24

+++ lostincalifornia Jul 8 #29

Mahalo, pants☮️💙 Cha Jul 9 #35

Mahalo, Cha. 👍🤓 littlemissmartypants Jul 9 #47

I imagine, they're good at Cha Jul 9 #59

This was a horrible speech LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 #31

Just compare him to Swalwell's exit. Platner just demonstrated his true personality with lostincalifornia Jul 8 #32

His drop out speech... sheshe2 Jul 9 #43

Me too. Voted 1st for Janet Mills, second for GP OAITW r.2.0 Jul 9 #34

The man is absolutely insufferable. lapucelle Jul 9 #46

talk about a sore loser eShirl Jul 9 #48

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bye eShirl Jul 9 #50

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I feel bad that he is a mess. I feel bad for his wife. I feel bad GPV Jul 9 #52

Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote Jul 9 #53

I feel bad for the dem voters in Maine. Platner? flvegan Jul 9 #54

I strongly supported the message, not the messenger; apparently, too many Democrats hated both. sop Jul 9 #56

No we didn't "hate both"... This is on Graham Planter... Cha Jul 9 #60

There's been a rush to judgement without any real evidence. sop Jul 9 #61

No, no rush... just ask Sanders, Warren , Cha Jul 10 #62

Months to think about this? Really? sop Jul 10 #63

Yeah, I know But they've had qualms Cha Jul 10 #64

"And add that to all the other sexual abuse charges against women..." sop Jul 10 #65

The following.. Cha Jul 10 #67

All these incidents occurred in May, June, and July of this year? sop Jul 10 #68

I don't feel bad for him. Aristus Jul 10 #66

Don't get Nazi tattoos. If you got a Nazi tattoo in your misspent youth, have it removed or inked over. TomSlick Jul 10 #69

Always believe people when they show you who they are nini Jul 10 #71