There's Some 14 things About Platner

Graham Plattner, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Maine, is at the center of a firestorm over a staggering list of controversial statements and behaviors that span from overt racism and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to glorifying the Nazi SS and promoting sexual exploitation. Ben Ferguson’s episode exposes 14 documented incidents, including Plattner’s 18-year-old SS tattoo—despite claiming ignorance—his use of anti-gay slurs on Reddit, explicit sexual content involving military personnel, and public mockery of veterans and religious figures. The episode argues that the Democratic Party’s continued support for Plattner, even after these revelations, reveals a deeper moral bankruptcy driven by political power over principle. Ferguson frames this not just as a candidate’s personal failings, but as a symptom of a political system that prioritizes victory over integrity, with the corporate media and party leadership enabling toxic figures as long as they serve the party line. The most alarming takeaway is the pattern of normalization: Plattner’s extremist views were not isolated incidents but part of a sustained online presence from 2012 to 2022, including bragging about public masturbation, advocating for military contractors to have sex with Thai prostitutes, and calling the Virgin Mary a 'skank.' Despite this, he remains a front-runner in the Democratic primary.