Hugh Hewitt: 'Extremist Makeover' in Maine
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🗓️ 7 May 2026
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Summary
Today’s Democrats seem to be trying a new take on the “Extreme Makeover” reality show.
Their offshoot: I’d call it “Extremist Makeover.”
And we see it in their likely candidate for Senate in Maine.
It looks pretty close to certain Democrats be nominating oysterman Graham Platner in the Pinetree state.
He is not a "liberal." Platner is not even a "leftist." He’s an extremist. For years, he had a tattoo of a death head worn proudly by the Nazi era SS, Hitler’s worst of the worst.
It was—and remains—a vile symbol worn by guards at the concentration-extermination camps.
Maine’s current and—I trust—future Senator is Susan Collins.
Collins and Platner could not be more different.
It’s rare to have a Susan Collins represent your state from a position of power and influence do so with class and humility. To trade that in for a death’s skull and online bigotry It doesn’t seem like a bet Mainers are going to make.
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| 0:31.0 | This is Hugh Gillett for Town Hall.com. Today's Democrats seem to be trying a new take on the |
| 0:36.8 | Extreme Makeover reality show. |
| 0:39.2 | Their offshoot, I'd call it extremist makeover. |
| 0:42.6 | And we see it in their likely candidate for Senate in Maine. |
| 0:45.6 | Looks pretty close to certain that Democrats will be nominating Oisterman Graham Platner |
| 0:50.6 | in the Pine Tree State. |
| 0:52.4 | He is not a liberal. |
| 0:54.0 | Plater is not even a leftist. He's an |
| 0:55.9 | extremist. For years, he had the tattoo of a deathhead worn proudly by the Nazi era |
| 1:01.7 | SS, Hitler's worst of the worst. It was and remains a vile symbol warned by the guards |
| 1:07.5 | at the concentration extermination camps. Maine's current and I trust future senator is Susan Collins. |
| 1:13.2 | Collins and Platner could not be more different. |
| 1:15.6 | It's rare to have a Susan Collins represent your state from a position of power and influence, |
| 1:19.9 | do so with class and humility. |
| 1:21.9 | To trade that in for a death skull and online bigotry, |
| 1:25.7 | that doesn't seem like a bet manors are going to make. |
| 1:30.8 | Andy Chrisman, a four hymn, has spent 40-plus years in Christian music, and |
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