We need to understand that not everyone is a political junkie and isn’t glued to this story 24/7, which is healthy and enviable. There are times when I wish I could tune out everything, but alas, that’s not what this job is. So, I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that some in Bill Maher’s audience had no clue that Graham Platner said that he would rape home intruders, but not in a gay way. You can hear audible gasps during his commentary on Friday:
BILL MAHER: “I wish the tattoo was the scariest thing about [Graham] Platner. It’s NOT.”
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“There’s the sexting while married.”
“Scary behavior.”
“Old posts about how he’s a communist and all cops are bastards and black people don’t tip.”
“He said about the Iraq war: ‘You can… pic.twitter.com/HzwtMBpL9V
“I wish the tattoo was the scariest thing about [Graham] Platner. It’s NOT.”
“There’s the sexting while married.”
“Scary behavior.”
“Old posts about how he’s a communist and all cops are bastards and black people don’t tip.”
“He said about the Iraq war: ‘You can think it’s dumb and also kind of not want to miss it.’”
“And then, of course, there’s the Nazi tattoo on his chest. I mean, seriously, this guy’s whole life is the movie The Hangover.”
“He doesn’t need a term in the Senate. He needs a gap year in Costa Rica.”
“I wish the tattoo was the scariest thing about Platner. It’s not.”
“That would be his solution to a home invasion, which is to r—e the home invader. And no, of course, that's not the policy he’s proposing. It’s a fantasy his ex says he talked about. Next week it’ll be policy.”
And then there are the graphic social media posts, the allegations of domestic abuse, the fake working-class hero story—everything about this guy is a lie. But the Nazi tattoo isn’t going anywhere, because like Hillary Clinton with the email server, there’s a new story every week, and each time, the narrative gets blown up.
Where things went off the rails was when Maher said that this is what war does to people. Fine, except that Platner has made social media posts disparaging PTSD. And alas, even after all the baggage, Maher still says Maine should elect Graham Platner:
And yet, I would still urge the folks in Maine to vote for him, for two reasons. One, we need to restore balance in our government, and a Democratic Senate would help a lot with that. And two, get used to it, America is a country filled with a lot of broken, horribly educated, phone addicted, sort of nutty people, and as long as we live in a representative democracy, we are always electing our reflection in the mirror.
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