May 10, 2026

KURT SCHLICHTER: Democrats Say ‘Heil Platner!’

That’s Excuse Number One, that he’s a half-wit. Excuse Number Two is, “Well, I was in the military, and you know how they are, and I just kind of fell in with that bad crowd.” Yes, he’s blaming the military for his Nazi tattoo. The guy is adding blue falconry to his lengthy list of personal failures. I spent 27 years in the military and never met one single guy with a Nazi tattoo. Maybe I just didn’t get around as much. Maybe we didn’t run in the same circles. Or maybe he’s just That Guy, the problem child dirtbag that every single unit has, and who everyone wants to throw a blanket party for.

Now, there’s a third possibility, and it’s not really an excuse. It’s that he is lying. He totally knew what Der Tramp Stampen was and liked it and got it on purpose and only covered it when he got recruited for this Senate campaign, but before it became known. Being entirely consistent with his entire worldview, this explanation seems the most likely one. After all, he’s a big fan of Hamas, and Hamas feels about Jews like…well, Graham Platner feels about Jews. By the way, this is the first time I mentioned his name, yet you knew exactly who I was talking about—the guy with the Nazi tattoo.

Don’t be stupid, be a schmarty, and read the whole thing.

UPDATE: Today Maine, tomorrow the world? In a concentration of camp, the Bulwark sees an even bigger kampf for the totenkopf man: The Bulwark Floats the Idea of Graham Platner Running for President in 2028.

(The underlying article is behind a heavily guarded and barbwired paywall, appropriately enough.)

Posted at 3:14 pm by Ed Driscoll