Ed Morrissey: By Their Tattoos And Ideology Shall Ye Know Them

Ed Morrissey: By Their Tattoos And Ideology Shall Ye Know Them

July 10, 2026 · 1 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Graham Platner's controversial past and the media's role in shaping narratives around him.

What happens when the Left plucks a ‘working class man’ from obscurity and pushes him for high office? In an era of Democratic desperation, mainstream media creates narratives to protect him, even at the expense of their stated values. Graham Platner’s rise and fall stains all the institutions of the Left. Democrats and the media tried to bury or downplay Platner’s checkered past, including his Nazi SS tattoo, his record of disturbing public comments and his moral depravity. Don’t be fooled by the sudden shift in media coverage. Everything that outlets like Axios and the New York Times reports as “news” today had been reported weeks and months ago by independent media. The Times cooked its own report in early June to protect Platner. Every elite media outlet perpetuated the “working class” lie about a man who lives off his wealthy parents. The insistence by Democrats and media to make excuses for Platner exposes the corruption of both. The Nazi tattoo told us all we needed to know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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