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55. My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 02:15 PM
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Susan Collins or Jared Golden in that seat. They don't care about parties as much as they care about Israel. Both Collins & Golden have taken their donations in the past.

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These two Manatee Wednesday #4
The point is the media focus - TBF Wednesday #7
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We know who the mainstream media works for - TBF Wednesday #8
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The Pope better have some good bodyguards. Wednesdays Wednesday #49
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Exactly which part is good to know? lapucelle Wednesday #29
Yes to the GIF MakeThemCry Wednesday #39
Help me out here. lapucelle Wednesday #42
In context, leftists MakeThemCry Wednesday #78
That's not what the last sentence refers to in context or otherwise. lapucelle Wednesday #80
I get your point, but MakeThemCry Wednesday #81
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And there's not much chatter about her on the M$M today, is there? Wednesdays Wednesday #50
Of course not malaise Wednesday #71
Actually, there was news about her case today. lapucelle Wednesday #76
True nycbos Wednesday #57
I am sorry... did you just say the words 'plan' and 'left' in the same sentence? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #99
I don't think he is anti Semitic PCB66 Wednesday #31
So far there have been no proven "red flags" that have held water. BComplex Wednesday #38
Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks? sheshe2 Wednesday #43
I was more focused on the MSNBC reporting on that post. BComplex Wednesday #46
No problem. sheshe2 Wednesday #47
I don't listen to Cenk so can't speak on that bias but for what it's worth the Bangor Daily News had an article blue_jay Yesterday #93
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YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word blue_jay Yesterday #95
You keep posting that like it means something MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #68
Hear, hear. Betty Boom 21 hrs ago #97
LOL, not long ago tattoos like that used to be called "youthful indiscretions" by the GOP. hadEnuf Wednesday #53
is that our bar now? Skittles Wednesday #88
We set our own bars. hadEnuf Wednesday #90
that I agree with Skittles Wednesday #91
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Did you read the part where I've been working on Democratic campaign since I was 13. nycbos Wednesday #62
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Some folks will gaslight you about the anti-Semitism and others will be taking names, lapucelle Wednesday #45
The gaslighting is why I prefer right wing antisemitism to left-wing antisemitism. nycbos Wednesday #59
He used the drunk card multiple times as an excuse for his crap MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #67
I'm tired of hearing about Platner. I'm over the guy. CaptainTruth Wednesday #10
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No. I'm not sick of Platner. I'm sick of lynch mobs. BComplex Wednesday #41
My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either TBF Wednesday #55
The timing of this is truly suspect - at best. notinkansas Wednesday #61
I've been seriously questioning Platner all along. johnp3907 Wednesday #75
Platner is a problem that needs to be solved. LeftInTX Wednesday #14
You know I agree with you malaise Wednesday #17
People are waiting for Platner to resign. Hopefully he will. LeftInTX Wednesday #19
Cornyn asked Paxton to resign numerous times. It didn't work.. LOL LeftInTX Wednesday #51
People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to Raftergirl Wednesday #16
Some of us let ourselves get carried away by our excitement at the possibility of unseating Collins. 😕 ShazzieB Wednesday #24
When I heard that he had a Nazi tattoo, I thought LeftInTX Wednesday #40
Some still don't MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #69
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Links? Wednesdays Wednesday #52
Deflecting well from the EPSTEIN FILES. republianmushroom Wednesday #20
I was offended by the Washington Post putting a headline about Platner's failure to use a condom at the top of the Martin68 Wednesday #25
Precisely malaise Wednesday #27
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Wednesday #28
Platner is in the news WinningAgain Wednesday #26
And his accuser went out with him AFTER the alleged rape, and just like the previous BComplex Wednesday #30
Yes, Al-Sayed is next. It will start with the NYT. And then... AloeVera Wednesday #48
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Gross and sickening MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #70
The Platner story is hot. It's today's news. maxsolomon Wednesday #32
No Paxton, no Epstein, no Piss..... BlueTsunami2018 Wednesday #33
The media has been out of control since at least the OJ trial. OC375 Wednesday #35
No shit, right? Joinfortmill Wednesday #37
Why wouldn't it be covered? themaguffin Wednesday #44
We have the best media money can buy Retrograde Wednesday #56
You expect them to call out the PROVEN sexual abuse of the CURRENT president? senseandsensibility Wednesday #58
I saw it MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #64
Alleged sexual assault vs. adjudicated rapist AdamGG Wednesday #66
we never want repukes to set the bar for who we accept as candidates Skittles Wednesday #85
malaise slightlv Wednesday #72
Great post malaise Wednesday #79
Deadline White House Nicole Wallace discussing now MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #73
doesn't affect the Senate Skittles Wednesday #82
He withdrew from the race malaise Wednesday #83
hopefully he remains in the dustbin of political history Skittles Wednesday #84
no shit. barbtries Wednesday #86
The lede story in most major newspapers today Locutusofborg Wednesday #92
What's with all the MS now bashing on here lately? Betty Boom 21 hrs ago #96
Maybe "Platner" seems more urgent, because of the time limits ... JustABozoOnThisBus 19 hrs ago #98
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