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In reply to the discussion: I can't believe what I just heard on MS NOW [View all]King_Klonopin
(1,403 posts)37. I have relatives who are liberal and live in Maine
They say Platner has a lot of warts, and he is not what you would call "the pick of the Parish."
They tell me he started a feud with the lobster fisherman, and may have an affinity for swastikas.
I have no idea whether he is being targeted unfairly or not.
It doesn't matter much to me.
Provided he hasn't molested children, raped women, or tortured animals, if I lived in Maine
I would vote for him just to send Collins to obscurity.
I have some concern that he may be a republican plant (he has some traits) to sabotage the dems chances of winning the seat.
Politically, Maine is like a hybrid of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The people there may feel the same way as I do.
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He's done four tours in combat. It will take more than bone spurs to scare him.
Amaryllis
18 hrs ago
#27
Trump agreeing with somebody is a sure way to destroy their credibility. Poor AIPAC.
hay rick
17 hrs ago
#43
Trump actually believes if he accuses others of his own worst failings first it somehow immunizes him from being
sop
33 min ago
#71
Trump attacks everyone. He uses a grab-bag of alliterative, memorable, simple words.
maxsolomon
17 hrs ago
#39
Nothing Trump says surprises me, except the rare occasion when something true escapes his lips
Martin Eden
17 hrs ago
#41
Trump is used to lying and having everyone believe it. He's pathological.
hamsterjill
17 hrs ago
#42