News Roundup: Graham Platner, etc
I Don't Speak German
Practical Politics: Electability and Alternative Candidates
Hosts debate whether Democrats should find another progressive candidate and pragmatic implications for winning.
We look at some recent news stories, including:
Progressive Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, his scandals, and the reactions;
Kenneth Leland Morgan walking into a pub in Athens Georgia in a full SS uniform, assaulting a woman, being arrested, and then being bailed out by Paul Miller AKA 'GypsyCrusader';
and the revelation that upcoming nazi video-maker 'Shameless Sperg' is Chris Booth, husband of Meghyn Booth, Republican treasurer of Maple Valley Township.
Episode Notes:
Platner:
Graham Platner asked why Black people 'don't tip' in Reddit posts
Booth:
https://rumble.com/user/ShamelessSperg/videos?e9s=src_v1_cmd
Miller and Morgan:
Man in Nazi uniform assaulted Georgia student after he was denied entry to bar, officials say
Nick Fuentes goes on Tucker:
Antisemitism exposed in the ranks of the right — the GOP-Israeli honeymoon is over
Angela Collier's The Faust and the Furious https://youtu.be/CnsDc9GDn1Y?si=zPCtZ1WI6wY_x7TS
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