It's Friday, June 5th, 2026 from Peachfish Productions.

It's The Gist. I'm Mike Peska.

If everyone's a hypocrite, is maybe no one a hypocrite?

Thinking about Graham Platner, probable Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, well know in four days.

Also, at the end of the segment, I will tell you the one American politician who is not a hypocrite. Platner had a toten cuff tattoo said he did not know about it, unlike every other

political scandal ever. With this one, to have not engaged in a cover-up was seen to be the crime.

So he covered it up with some Celtic doggy imagery of woof and cross. But he can't answer

as to the question of how other people who he knew were saying, you know, Graham has a totencopf

months before, Plattner says he even knew he had a totenkov or any sort of Nazi tattoo on his chest.

When Pete Hegesith had a tattoo with less direct Nazi connections, though, could be seen as

a symbol of the right. I can't remember many or really even any Democrats who were saying

boys will be boys.

Now, New York Times article hits.

It's not about Platner raping anyone.

It is about assault.

The strongest allegation was a former girlfriend or woman who he was dating.

I think it's his girlfriend.

Who says that Plattenor twisted her arm, shoved her in a room, and threatened her.

Disbelieve her if you want because she's conservative and worked for the Heritage Foundation. The believe women

crowd might even disbelieve this woman because, you know, there are very high stakes in the

Senate. But that would make them hypocrites. I mean, who isn't a hypocrite? Every hypocrite out there actually says to

themselves, I'm not being the hypocrite. I'm the one being consistent. I'm not falling for their

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