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TomSlick

(13,168 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:25 PM Wednesday

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

He blamed his woes on "political apparatchiks." It's bad enough that he blamed Democrats he used a old soviet term.

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

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

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

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

Trump is a rapist JustAnotherGen Wednesday #14

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

"in a court of law", sure krawhitham Wednesday #28

What was the moral stand? sarisataka Wednesday #7

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

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

Sanders called for Platner to step down. ananda Wednesday #2

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

TY, Perhaps Sanders knows something Cha 21 hrs ago #41

TY and so are a lot of Dems! Cha 21 hrs ago #40

I feel bad for us. dem4decades Wednesday #3

"political apparatchiks." sheshe2 Wednesday #5

Of course he did. TomSlick Wednesday #6

Thanks. sheshe2 Wednesday #9

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

Thank you, good to know. sheshe2 Wednesday #13

Ty, Tom! SheltieLover Wednesday #18

OT, but happy 83,000 post milestone, SheltieLover! Wednesdays 12 hrs ago #57

Ty. I hadn't noticed. Lol SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #58

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

LOL! sheshe2 Wednesday #16

I noticed that, too. when I first read Cha 21 hrs ago #42

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

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

Thank You! I will remember Cha Wednesday #25

He is incredible! sheshe2 Wednesday #26

lol... I tried to .. I was ready but Cha 21 hrs ago #36

Oh no! sheshe2 21 hrs ago #38

Lol! Yes Toshi is an excellent Cha 21 hrs ago #44

Wow! sheshe2 21 hrs ago #45

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #19

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

Of course he did... Insults on Cha Wednesday #20

What with totenkopfs and apparatchiks, is he from the first half of the 20th century? betsuni 21 hrs ago #37

Looks like it and he is welcome to return there. sheshe2 21 hrs ago #39

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

I feel bad for his voters leftstreet Wednesday #15

Yet he goes out trashing the party radical noodle 15 hrs ago #55

... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #24

+++ lostincalifornia Wednesday #29

Mahalo, pants☮️💙 Cha 22 hrs ago #35

Mahalo, Cha. 👍🤓 littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #47

I imagine, they're good at Cha 6 hrs ago #59

This was a horrible speech LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31

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

His drop out speech... sheshe2 21 hrs ago #43

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

The man is absolutely insufferable. lapucelle 17 hrs ago #46

talk about a sore loser eShirl 16 hrs ago #48

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bye eShirl 16 hrs ago #50

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I feel bad that he is a mess. I feel bad for his wife. I feel bad GPV 16 hrs ago #52

Lawrence was great last night LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #53

I feel bad for the dem voters in Maine. Platner? flvegan 15 hrs ago #54

I strongly supported the message, not the messenger; apparently, too many Democrats hated both. sop 15 hrs ago #56

No we didn't "hate both"... This is on Graham Planter... Cha 6 hrs ago #60

There's been a rush to judgement without any real evidence. sop 4 hrs ago #61