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GOP= guardians of pedophiles

Dropping out was the right thing. The victims can press charges. Looking at it from afar, the moral relativism coming from the Republicans is staggering.

And now Platner is showing us who he really is. If he really cared about Maine and the rest of our country he would make it official and turn in the paperwork required to drop out.

Im sorry but an allegation even if serious should not compromise the integrity of a candidate until there is admission or conviction of the crime.

Don't forget Adam, that all of your votes helped make Drumpf possible. Your "Tea Party" was a bought and paid for movement.

Yes, and it's disgusting that their women don't recognize this. They're being used by their own spouse.

Platner presented himself to the world as a blue collar Clam Farmer. He failed to mention he sells his Clams to his wealthy mother's company. He grew up wealthy and IS WEALTHY!

But Republicans lie to their base and say Democrats forced Platner out because he was going to lose. Republicans say asking people to keep their A/C no lower 76 degrees during a heat wave is socialism. Until we get big money out of government and Fox News out of business, not much seems to matter.

What do you expect from the party hiding the Epstein files?

Well, it’s not so much tolerance…when you’re good family-values Christians like all elected GOP officials claim to be, there’s something in there about forgiveness, blah blah blah. Apparently, even when the offender has not asked for forgiveness nor done anything to atone for their transgressions

"now tolerates"? Randy Cunningham had a bribe price list in the late 1990s. The news broke in June 2005. He was prosecuted, and still the GOP backed him. He played guilty in Nov 2005, and kept his seat. He finally resigned weeks later. No one from the GOP called for him to leave.

Telling that the immediate response from Trump was to doubt the victims.

Exactly. Al Franken forced to resign because in his comedic days hovered his hand over a sleeping womans boob. That's it. Our POTUS convicted of sexual assault that a judge said qualified for rape. He's leading our nation. And that doesn't even take in to account the Epstein pedo charges.

IOW the "Christian Party" loves them some sinners! After all, Trumpet is the walking poster of the 7 Deadly Sins.

Not just candidates. Pete Hegseth was accused of rape and his own mother told him he was a horrible human being, but that wasn't enough to stop the GOP from confirming him to one of the most important positions America has.

Fifteen minutes are up. Move on.

Tolerates? Or ENDORSE? It's become a requirement for any GOP member to have sexual assault allegations or, at minimum, fraud/criminal allegations.

It also says a lot about the characters of each party and their moral values!

Exactly. So many want to trash democrats, sick of it. If people cant see the difference, thats on them.

Damn shame that Adam must show Democrats how to close ranks. Other Democrats enjoy trading barbs publicly. And that is why Republicans outperform Democrats despite inferior policy. If only Dems could learn.

It actually says more about the voters in each of the parties, the voters in the Maga party favor pedophiles rapists Conman , thieves, predators. Racists, sexist, homophobes and xenophobes.

I sure hope the difference is not lost on anyone. The rape allegations against Hegseth are worse than Platner. For Trump, rape has been determined in a civil court by a jury. Democrats rightly reject candidates credibly charged with rape or sexual abuse, Swalwell. MAGA welcomes them.

Ken Paxton say what?

Well yes, we are not a bunch of hypocritical misogynistic rapists w/ a small penis complex, & will not abandon principles just to win elections. MAGA will put up pedos, rapists, fraudsters, drunks, Nazis, bigots, peeps who believe in aliens & demons, if enough folks can be conned to vote them in.

Also the Character of each party. You know, even if he can prove his innocence (I hope he can) that's beside the point. He is unelectable now and character demands that he step aside for the sake of his party. Gotta say, his behavior at this moment makes the allegations against him seem spot on.

They don't just tolerate it, they celebrate it. Cuz sexual assault makes you a REAL man.

That's the problem. Republicans don't just *tolerate* unseemly and even criminal behavior. They *celebrate* it.

Let's be honest, if the Ds thought they would win with Platner, they would have let it go.

This is what i've been arguing since this happens. But the MSM what to ONLY cover this when the Dems do it.

And said sexual assaulter pardoned a lot of people that went on to commit other sex crimes.

The regressive party of the anti-life

Do the parties not vet their candidates anymore? I mean the discussion should have went Planter "I want to run for office" Dems "Is that a nazi tattoo?" Planter "Is that what it is? I just thought it look cool." Dems "Get the fuck out" Would have saved so many problems.

Dem leaders better not get uppity before he files Monday ...he may choose not to so he can "stick it to the man"

I hate to say it, but some of us democrats don't mind the sexual abuse stuff as much as they should.

Yep we have no tolerance for that!

It is still NOT safe to use rest rooms in the airports Due to some of the senate members that have not changed there ways very sad.

If the GOP didn’t tolerate Sexual misconduct (pretty weird way to describe rape, but okay…) they wouldn’t have any candidates

The Trump GOP is largely amoral with loyalty the sole determinant

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The Republican party holds Democrats to extremely high standards but no standards for themselves.

REPUBs are in such a cult that they don't realize the irony that the same week DEMs get rid of a candidate due to accusations of rape, Trump had to pay $5M for being convicted of sexual assault. The DEMs have replaced the REPUBs in being the Moral Majority.

We've come a long way since Murphy Brown had a baby out of wedlock.

We just dodge another Fetterman bullet!!

Not to mention standing in front of a courthouse and whitewashing and gaslighting January 6.

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Yeah, I tried to make this point in another thread and was flamed to hell for it. Bluesky participants are quick to pounce here in this space. Too bad that hasn't also shown up in electoral success lately.

Yes maga tolerates a 34 convicted felon👺and liar🤬the RINO in office accused of sexually,abusing women multiple times using our taxpayers money like it’s his own checkbook.Why do you think?? Because his maga followers can’t see the TRUTH. trump is a con man.. DON THE CON!!

I'll quibble on your mention of Roy Moore - Voters took him out, Not the AL Republican party. (But props to Shelby for refusing to vote for him, and he was treatened with sanction for that by Rs....)

Family (moral) values.

I thought racism was part of their religion.

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Nailed it

Two words: Ken Paxton.

how long before matt gaetz went? gawd

To be fair, people seemed to tolerate Platner when the Nazi stuff, and the first sexual abuse allegations came out. It should have ended with the tattoo.

Huh 🤔 🤨 ain't that a thing.... 🙄 #Clinton

Of course it does. At this point I think people will take whatever it takes to get Trump the F out of the WH.

An institution or Party that cannot police its own eventually stops being an institution and becomes a #protectionracket.

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YES REPEAT AFTER HIM: Running for office isn’t the same thing as standing trial. No one is entitled to be a senator. Parties must decide who they are willing to ask voters to trust, and character ought to be part of that decision. The difference between the parties has become impossible to ignore.

But nazi tattoos and sexual abuse allegations short of rape are A-OK, eh @adamkinzinger.substack.com ?

NOW tolerates? Oh that is hysterical.

Of course, the GOP white men think they should control everybody and everything. If they want sex with a woman, she should comply. It's the caveman mentality they want to bring back in this country. But, the internet, cameras everywhere, and no abortion that will take them down every time!

It's the repukkklican party's way, lies and corruption. Their behavior split their own party. We're glad for their transparency now. They're history come November 3 and for quite awhile afterwards.

The Republican Party is a fascist movement that must be eradicated from the American government if we hope to return to the pursuit of an egalitarian society.

He should have been forced out about 5 scandals ago, but I'm glad at least that plausible rape allegations are still a red line for the democratic party.

Basic rule of life applies to almost everything, including vetting candidates for office: measure twice, cut once. NC Sen candidate Cunningham & his sexting was the last time I donated to a candidate. My $ go to ACLU, LDF, whistleblowers,voter registration etc. instead.

"within days" - not really... there have been red-flags waving in Maine Democrats faces for months. He's always been a dangerous candidate and they should have found somebody better.

Yeah, but look how far they let him go before he pulled out (no pun).

This GOP Administration is constantly hiding things or trying to hide or cover-up something ...

It says the GOP is doing whatever it takes to gain power while the DNC is just playing the odds of electoral ping pong.

…he was out. Platner should be used as a cautionary tail, not a shining example of how morally superior Democrats are.

Truth be told I expect the reason some dems didn't circle wagons is that he won the primary on promises to pursue progressive goals they don't want pursued Just once I wish we could have someone willing to fight who isn't also a corrupt douchebag or sex criminal

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Bill Clinton lied about getting a blow job. It was absolutely sceezy, but it wasn't non-consensual and the rest is between him and HRC. He's a disgusting slime ball, but there is absolutely comparison. doesn't even rise to the bad joke level of Franken, who got (rightly) drummed out.

And yet we still have the felonious, rapey president.

However, in their hair-on-fire zeal to appear sensitive to the issues at hand, the Democrats have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Our choice is, once again, dangerous or stupid.

Yep the GOP is ok with a felon Perv in the oval office.

Because the GOP has always hated women. Why do you think they are on the Pro-forced birth side of the women’s healthcare debate. Because they hate all women. It’s not hard to understand how this all works.

Tolerates? I think you mean supports.

Truth

I totally agree. The tats would have been enough warning for me.

Dems have to be good, beyond reproach!!

Fun fact. Which party also aligns itself with piousness?

Days? He should have been outed weeks ago because of his chest tattoo.

From a former republican. They have made the world unsafe for woman.

at first, I think there was the benefit of doubt. I think that if someone is sober after being a drunken lout, we should have some level of forgiveness. But, there are lines that cannot be crossed, such as, rape, murder, assault, or other violent behaviors.

WE are NOT THEM Platner had to go

Tolerates or embraces? At this point, they’re all in.

Of course! What else is there to say about a political party that would elevate the worst criminal and fraud in politics to the presidency twice and protect him from being prosecuted for sexually abusing children?

If he was a Republican, that victim would’ve been bombarded by death threats until she either rescinded her story or went into hiding.

They all act like this is some kind of own on their part. Sort of like being morbidly obese and calling people piggy as an insult.

You still won't call trump a pedophile?