Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her

[pat_k]

72. I am with you. But a specific accusation of drunken sexual assault goes beyond the bullshit that brought down Franken.

I posted the following back on June 5 when the NYTimes article came out. This latest accusation takes things to different level. And the mob-mentality is in full swing. There is no stopping it now.

Perhaps someday Jane Mayer will weigh in on Platner's case and we'll have much greater insight.
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Hallmarks of an Orchestrated Smear

I just re-read Jane Mayer's The Case of Al Franken.

Start with a drip drip, then pile on everything you can possibly dig up without looking past the surface. Release in rapid succession so there's no time for individual reports to be scrutinized. Cue outrage at "nothing terrible in isolation, but look at the number of them!"

The goal is to incite a mob mentality. Cue the pitchforks and torches.

It sure looks like some entity is orchestrating the smear of Platner following the same playbook.

Perhaps Jane will do an investigation of "The Case of Graham Platner." I'd sure like to hear more background on each and every report. I suspect it comes down to the same thing. A whole lot of smoke with no actual fire.

New Yorker
The Case of Al Franken
Jane Mayer
July 22, 2019

https://web.archive.org/web/20190829044419/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken