{"id":438,"date":"2026-06-19T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:10:49","slug":"opportunistic-cowards-graham-platners-cop-hating-past-resurfaces-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=438","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Opportunistic Cowards\u2019: Graham Platner\u2019s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Maine Senate Democratic hopeful Graham Platner is taking fresh heat after a buried online post revealed he once branded all police officers \u201copportunistic cowards\u201d \u2014 the latest in a parade of scandals that have plagued his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=437\">The Latest Move In Karmelo Anthony\u2019s Case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The since-deleted Reddit screed, unearthed by The Maine Monitor, dates to June 2020, when Platner \u2014 then 35 and posting under the handle \u201cP-Hustle\u201d \u2014 fired off a rant mocking the Hancock County Sheriff\u2019s Department for requesting riot equipment during the height of Black Lives Matter unrest. Rather than engage seriously with the request, Platner ridiculed the deputies as \u201coverweight pansies\u201d too soft to handle \u201cGeorge Stevens Academy sophomores and aging hippies\u201d without taxpayer-funded gear. Then came the kicker: \u201cCops are opportunistic cowards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Retired federal special agent and Maine state Rep. Donald Ardell expressed his anger. \u201cIt just shows a complete lack of understanding of the way law enforcement operates,\u201d the Maine Republican told Fox News. \u201cThey have to be prepared for eventualities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That same month, Platner blasted a Maine police chief as \u201cthin blue line trash\u201d for refusing to take a knee alongside Floyd protesters. He also endorsed the slogan \u201call cops are bastards\u201d \u2014 later reported by CNN \u2014 and questioned in 2021 whether corruption runs through the entire law enforcement profession.<\/p>\n<p>Ardell, who says current and former colleagues are \u201cdisgusted\u201d by Platner\u2019s remarks, summed it up bluntly: \u201cIt\u2019s a series of consistent bad decisions, and it seems to be continuing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=436\">Iran Issues Strait Of Hormuz Transit Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cop commentary is just one item on a lengthening rap sheet of controversy for the self-described \u201coyster farmer\u201d and far-Left populist. Platner\u2019s Reddit history \u2014 spanning nearly a decade before he scrubbed it upon launching his campaign \u2014 also includes him calling himself a \u201ccommunist\u201d and \u201csocialist,\u201d mocking rural white voters as \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cstupid,\u201d and making cruel remarks about a teenage girl\u2019s suicide attempt.<\/p>\n<p>His personal life hasn\u2019t fared much better under scrutiny. His campaign admitted he sent sexually explicit texts to at least half a dozen women while married. He maintained a profile on Kik \u2014 a messaging app critics call a \u201cpredator\u2019s paradise\u201d \u2014 and has struggled to explain why ex-girlfriends knew about his Nazi-linked tattoo years before he claims he learned of its significance himself.<\/p>\n<p>Platner has insisted his online posts were jokes, dismissing them as \u201csh*tposting.\u201d He\u2019s attributed some remarks to PTSD from military deployments.<\/p>\n<p>Ardell isn\u2019t buying the rehabilitation narrative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a guy that has a skeleton in the closet,\u201d the lawmaker said. \u201cThis is a guy that has a whole graveyard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=435\">\u2018Opportunistic Cowards\u2019: Graham Platner\u2019s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine Senate Democratic hopeful Graham Platner is taking fresh heat after a buried online post revealed he once branded all police officers \u201copportunistic cowards\u201d \u2014 the latest in a parade of scandals that have plagued his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.The since-deleted Reddit screed, unearthed by The Maine Monitor, dates to June 2020, when Platner \u2014 then 35 and posting under the handle \u201cP-Hustle\u201d \u2014 fired off a rant mocking the Hancock County Sheriff\u2019s Department for requesting riot equipment during the height of Black Lives Matter unrest. Rather than engage seriously with the request, Platner ridiculed the deputies as \u201coverweight pansies\u201d too soft to handle \u201cGeorge Stevens Academy sophomores and aging hippies\u201d without taxpayer-funded gear. Then came the kicker: \u201cCops are opportunistic cowards.\u201dRetired federal special agent and Maine state Rep. Donald Ardell expressed his anger. \u201cIt just shows a complete lack of understanding of the way law enforcement operates,\u201d the Maine Republican told Fox News. \u201cThey have to be prepared for eventualities.\u201dThat same month, Platner blasted a Maine police chief as \u201cthin blue line trash\u201d for refusing to take a knee alongside Floyd protesters. He also endorsed the slogan \u201call cops are bastards\u201d \u2014 later reported by CNN \u2014 and questioned in 2021 whether corruption runs through the entire law enforcement profession.Ardell, who says current and former colleagues are \u201cdisgusted\u201d by Platner\u2019s remarks, summed it up bluntly: \u201cIt\u2019s a series of consistent bad decisions, and it seems to be continuing.\u201dThe cop commentary is just one item on a lengthening rap sheet of controversy for the self-described \u201coyster farmer\u201d and far-Left populist. Platner\u2019s Reddit history \u2014 spanning nearly a decade before he scrubbed it upon launching his campaign \u2014 also includes him calling himself a \u201ccommunist\u201d and \u201csocialist,\u201d mocking rural white voters as \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cstupid,\u201d and making cruel remarks about a teenage girl\u2019s suicide attempt.His personal life hasn\u2019t fared much better under scrutiny. His campaign admitted he sent sexually explicit texts to at least half a dozen women while married. He maintained a profile on Kik \u2014 a messaging app critics call a \u201cpredator\u2019s paradise\u201d \u2014 and has struggled to explain why ex-girlfriends knew about his Nazi-linked tattoo years before he claims he learned of its significance himself.Platner has insisted his online posts were jokes, dismissing them as \u201csh*tposting.\u201d He\u2019s attributed some remarks to PTSD from military deployments.Ardell isn\u2019t buying the rehabilitation narrative.\u201cThis is not a guy that has a skeleton in the closet,\u201d the lawmaker said. \u201cThis is a guy that has a whole graveyard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Opportunistic Cowards\u2019: Graham Platner\u2019s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=438\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Opportunistic Cowards\u2019: Graham Platner\u2019s Cop-Hating Past Resurfaces - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maine Senate Democratic hopeful Graham Platner is taking fresh heat after a buried online post revealed he once branded all police officers \u201copportunistic cowards\u201d \u2014 the latest in a parade of scandals that have plagued his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. 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Donald Ardell expressed his anger. \u201cIt just shows a complete lack of understanding of the way law enforcement operates,\u201d the Maine Republican told Fox News. \u201cThey have to be prepared for eventualities.\u201dThat same month, Platner blasted a Maine police chief as \u201cthin blue line trash\u201d for refusing to take a knee alongside Floyd protesters. He also endorsed the slogan \u201call cops are bastards\u201d \u2014 later reported by CNN \u2014 and questioned in 2021 whether corruption runs through the entire law enforcement profession.Ardell, who says current and former colleagues are \u201cdisgusted\u201d by Platner\u2019s remarks, summed it up bluntly: \u201cIt\u2019s a series of consistent bad decisions, and it seems to be continuing.\u201dThe cop commentary is just one item on a lengthening rap sheet of controversy for the self-described \u201coyster farmer\u201d and far-Left populist. 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