Graham Platner’s scandals: Letters to the Editor – Latest News
The Issue: Endorsements for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner regardless of a number of scandals.
Any particular person in Maine who votes for Graham Platner will redefine the state’s affectionate moniker “Maine-iac” (“Graham’s ‘crackers,’ ” June 5).
No one with a ethical compass ought to vote for this man. He has all sorts of baggage that ought to instantly disqualify him: He’s proven a liking for the Nazi motion through his chest tattoo, sexted six completely different girls whereas married and has allegedly abused a number of former companions. He’s proven what an ass he’s in his social media posts.
Please Maine, do the proper factor in the voting sales space and ship him packing.
Jack Ridolph
The Villages, Fla.
Platner mentioned that bringing up his previous miscues is “politically motivated.” But isn’t every little thing in politics by definition political? How is bringing up the horrible conduct of a candidate not related to the election?
We need to stop blaming issues on politics. Nobody appears to take duty for his or her own actions. And after they’re caught, it’s at all times political. What a joke.
These are the knuckleheads making an attempt to run our nation. None of them deserve to be in workplace.
Mindy Rader
New City
A easy query for each politician and activist who has endorsed Graham Platner to turn into the subsequent United States senator for Maine: What precisely does a candidate have to do to lose your assist?
For years, Democrats informed us — loudly, repeatedly, and with great ethical smugness — that they stand for assault survivors, respecting African-Americans, zero tolerance of antisemitism, honoring fallen troopers, rejecting Nazi symbols and for norms and decency. That character isn’t negotiable and phrases have penalties. Apparently, all of that’s negotiable if a candidate can flip a Senate seat; in that case, merely cowl the tattoo and keep on.
Todd Pittinsky
Port Jefferson
It seems that Platner, our randy oyster farmer, can’t appear to get out of his own approach. Not solely can’t he establish a Nazi SS tattoo that he had on his chest for years, he can also’t appear to discover an outdated girlfriend who has something good to say about him.
The mental gymnastics and contortions that he and his fellow Dems have employed to clarify his misbehaviors are issues of legend. Graham is digging a deep gap for himself. I say to my Republican associates, simply keep out of his approach.
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Hicksville
I see Graham Platner as the base deceiver in a comedian opera, meandering about the set, sexting and warbling epithets towards incumbent Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Jews, Israel, capitalism and raped girls whom, he believes, deserve some blame for the assault. An arioso in a viral video particulars his needs for the death of a fellow Marine.
That Democrats want to substitute Collins — the most inoffensive of the gang of 100 senators —with this deceiver is simply valuable and divulges the base’s true motive.
Paul Bloustein
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sen. Chuck Schumer endorsed Democratic hopeful Graham Platner to turn into a senator for Maine.
I believe that Schumer has formally abdicated no matter little shred of decency and assist he had in the Jewish neighborhood by endorsing a candidate who’s a Nazi sympathizer and a communist. Adios, Chuck, and don’t let the door hit you on the approach out.
Lenny Chiat
Pomona
Platner met with Senate Democrats, and left that assembly not solely along with his candidacy intact, however with the full assist and backing of the nation’s highest rating Jewish politician: Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Schumer might need derailed this rabid antisemite’s quest for political workplace, however he refused. In so doing, he put his politics not solely forward of his nation, but additionally forward of his god.
Jack Kaufman
Naples, Fla.
The race between RINO Maine Sen. Susan Collins and communist, Nazi, antisemitic socialist Graham Platner shouldn’t be close. Thank him for his service to our nation and let him keep an oyster farmer the place he can’t hurt anybody.
Mike Santavicca
Yonkers
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