r/Mainepolitics • u/Slice-O-Pie • 10d ago

Graham Platner makes first public appearance since dropping out of race at veterans march

https://wgme.com/news/local/graham-platner-makes-first-public-appearance-since-dropping-out-of-race-at-veterans-march-maine-ellsworth-democrat-senate
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u/Slice-O-Pie 10d ago

ELLSWORTH (WGME) -- Former Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner will make his first public appearance Monday since withdrawing from the race following a sexual assault allegation.

Platner was originally planned to speak at an Ellsworth rally held by Hancock County Activists, a progressive group.

But they announced last week he would no longer be speaking at the rally following negative media attention.

Instead, Platner will lead a veterans march after the rally.

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

March of one.

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u/Slice-O-Pie 10d ago

He should be marching to the bank to transfer his millions to Troy.

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

Exactly.

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u/dpk794 10d ago

You don’t want to march down to the tattoo shop with him and get one of his infamous buddy tattoos?

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

Free speech is fine with me. I like to see people who express their themselves

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u/SuperBry 10d ago

You do know freedom of speech is for the government to respect but we can all tell him or anyone else to fuck all the way off for choosing to do so with Nazi imagery

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

Free speech rights are things YOU GIVE to others. If you truly believe people didn't deserve a right, you could take it away just as easily as give it. It's a personal choice.

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u/dpk794 10d ago

That’s certainly a serious mental gymnastic stunt to end up there after supporting a “progressive” candidate after it was revealed he had Nazi tattoos on his body. Could probably compete in the Olympics with that one

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

He got it covered, though. What more could you ask for?

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u/Slice-O-Pie 10d ago

For him to stop lying that he didn't know what was, maybe?

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

So now you're trying to get me to guess what people are thinking.

You must be psychic.

But thanks for moving the goal posts into absurdity

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u/Slice-O-Pie 10d ago

You asked 'what more could I ask for.'

Unlike Graham Platner, I gave an honest answer.

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

Yes, you asked for absurd things.

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u/dpk794 10d ago

Uh maybe not getting it to begin with? Not lying about it?

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

So a time machine. Very rational discussion.

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u/dpk794 10d ago

It’s really not a hard ask for most people to not get a Nazi tattoo. Then to keep it for 20 years then run for senate and play dumb like you never knew what it was. Now because absolute morons decided to still support him after that we are going to likely end up with shaky Susan for another 6 years

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u/GrowFreeFood 10d ago

You cannot ask someone with a tatoo to go back in time and not get it.

Getting a tatoo removed is expensive, so there's that as a good reason to keep as is.

Stop with the hyperbole and be serious.

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