Leland Vittert Demolishes Democrats for Enabling Platner Disaster
As liberal media outlets and the Democratic Party continue damage control around their Graham Platner disaster, this Wednesday, NewsNation’s On Balance host Leland Vittert instead asked the most important question: Why did Democrats allow Platner to get this far?
Recalling the countless other scandals leading up to the bombshell rape accusations that dropped on Tuesday, Vittert…
O'Donnell: Platner Wouldn't Have 'Any Problems' If He Was Republican
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing another wave of backlash after more sexual assault allegations came out from a Politico report on Monday. Since the report went viral, many prominent Democrats, including Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), have called for Platner’s withdrawal from the race. The liberal news hosts, including…
Axios Contributor: No Evidence Dems Knew About Platner Allegations
Over a month ago, after The New York Times reported Lyndsey Fifield’s allegations of abuse against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, Fifield took to X to blast The Times for not including allegations of sexual assault made by another woman against Platner that she claimed The Times said would be included. However, on Tuesday, Axios senior contributor and director of Syracuse University’s…
Curtains: MSNOW Turns on Platner, But Levels Cheap Shots on Way Out
Politico dropped a new Graham Platner bombshell Monday afternoon that ex-girlfriend Jenny Racicot alleged the Maine Democrat senatorial candidate “forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections.” MS NOW surprisingly was on it within 30 minutes and made clear that, aside from one guest arguing he stay in because Brett Kavanaugh “raped” Christine Blasey…
TYPICAL: WashPost Injects Climate Change Babble Into Algae-Gate Affair
The Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos may have instituted free market reforms to the lefty newspaper’s opinion section, but its obsession with injecting climate change drivel into news coverage remains intact. This time, the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool algae nonstory is getting the eco-treatment.
Trump Trying ‘Authoritarian Takeover,’ ‘Destruction’ of Constitution
President Donald Trump, master of schadenfreude? That was what MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow suggested on Monday’s episode of The Last Word. O’Donnell, under the influence of a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, claimed that the indictments of his political opponents were all that Trump cared about.
Todd: ‘Only Reason’ Obama Was Seen as Liberal ‘Because He’s Black’
In their weekly chat on Substack, former CNN and Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza and former NBC and MSNBC host Chuck Todd quipped on Monday that racism was “the only reason” why the American people view Barack Obama as a liberal president, even though he was only “a degree more liberal than Bill Clinton” and “temperamentally a moderate.”
Placating Platner: Nets Skip ANOTHER Ex-Girlfriend’s Troubling Claims
Our friends at the New York Post uncovered another twist and turn late Thursday afternoon in Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s phony record and scandal-ridden life as another ex-girlfriend came forward to share not only did Platner cheat on his then-fiancé with her in 2021, but confirmed he was aware he had a Nazi tattoo and believed America is the “evil, bad guy overseas.”
Didn’t Work for ABC: CNN Doesn’t Rebut ‘Rape’ Claim Against Trump
On Sunday, CNN’s State of the Union hosted Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) to discuss their reactions to Graham Platners recent accusations from multiple women. Both Representatives had completely different opinions as Escobar did not seem to care whereas Mace advocated as a rape survivor.
Softy Scarborough Lets Platner Off the Hook on ‘So-Called Scandals'
Morning Joe: the “so-called” cable news show. On Monday, John Heilemann spoke of the “so-called liberal media.” Today, Joe Scarborough started a long interview of Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner by referring to his multiple scandals as “so-called scandals.”
NBC Gushes Platner Has ‘Energized Progressives,’ Downplays Nazi Tattoo
Tuesday was primary day in Maine and three other states, so Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s life of ruin was seemingly unavoidable. While we saw NBC finally get off the sidelines and offer consistent coverage following last week’s allegations by ex-girlfriends in The New York Times, the peacock network gushed Platner’s stormy seas have “energized progressives” and “strengthen[ed] his bond”…
NBC Took Until Saturday for a Top Show to Mention NYT Story on Platner
Despite the rumored New York Times story on Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s past relationships breaking Thursday afternoon, NBC took until Saturday night to mention it on either of their flagship newscasts — Today or Nightly News — before quickly dropping it thereafter, while ABC and CBS have covered it repeatedly since Friday.
Dems Whistle Past Platner Graveyard, CNN's Cornish Pushes Mills Option
Democrats are in full damage-control mode over Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, even as fresh New York Times allegations of unsettling behavior toward women continue to swirl. Meanwhile, CNN This Morning host Cornish is pushing an alternative to the politically wounded Platner: Governor Janet Mills, still on the Democratic primary ballot.
A Day Late: ABC Finally Covers Platner’s ‘Firestorm of Controversy’
Friday’s CBS Mornings was the first major broadcast network flagship newscast to mention the allegations laid out by ex-girlfriends of Maine Democrat senatorial candidate Graham Platner with nothing on ABC or NBC, and all three networks skipping it Thursday night. By Friday night, however, ABC’s World News Tonight covered the disturbing claims and the CBS Evening News led off with them.
