Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Nanjeanne

(6,693 posts)
5. Here's what I do know...
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 06:39 PM
6 hrs ago

Platner has not done:

Committed a felony.

Assaulted anyone..

Raped someone.

Trafficked a human being.

Trafficked drugs.

Fucked a child.

Appeared on the Epstein client list.

Accepted gold bars from a foreign government.

Driven a car off a bridge and left someone to drown.

Built a career helping corporations figure out how to fire people more efficiently.

Maintained a relationship with a suspected foreign intelligence operative while sitting on an intelligence committee.

Siphoned public money into offshore accounts.

Lobbied for a foreign government while holding elected office.

Voted to fund a genocide and called it foreign policy.

Taken unlimited donor money from the same class of people he claims to oppose.

Voted to cut Social Security while accepting checks from private equity.

Voted to deregulate the financial industry and then accepted speaking fees from the financial industry.

Voted for the Iraq War and then pivoted to calling himself an antiwar candidate.

Used their office to enrich their family members.

Been credibly accused of insider trading while serving on a committee that oversees the industry they traded in.

And more…

I don’t believe he would have voted for Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, voted to pass Big Piece of Shit Bill, or voted for Save act.

Recommendations

3 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»ME-SEN: Sanders weighs in...»Reply #5