Bill Maher, host of HBO's "Real Time," endorsed Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday, saying he supported the Democrat's run despite some of Platner's "scary" positions and actions."I would still urge the folks in Maine to vote for him, for two reasons," Maher said after listing off numerous controversies."One, we need to restore balance in our government, and a Democratic Senate would help a lot with that." He then added, "And two, get used to it.
America is a country filled with a lot of broken, horribly educated, phone-addicted, sort of nutty people.And as long as we live in a representative democracy, we are always electing our reflection in the mirror.
I wish the tattoo was the scariest thing about Platner.It's not.
That would be his solution to a home invasion, which is to rape the home invader."According to a woman who previously dated Platner and now has raised concerns about alleged disturbing behavior, he previously told her: "He said this a lot: If anybody ever broke in here, I would rape them," but not in a sexual or "gay" way, Lyndsey Fifield said, adding that Platner stated he would want to instead impose dominance over them through penetration and that he believed rape was about power.THE GROWING LIST OF CONTROVERSIES THREATENING DEMOCRAT GRAHAM PLATNER'S MAINE SENATE BIDSplit of Bill Maher and Graham Platner.(River Callaway/Getty Images, CJ Gunther/Getty Images)"Let's get real about Graham Platner," Maher said.
"The big story is the Democrats can likely take back the Senate in November if they win Maine.But their local candidate… is after the primary this week, let's just say, a guy who has a backstory that screams, ‘don't ask,’" Maher said. "Now, I don't judge Graham Platner because I'm just learning who he is," Maher continued.
"Problem is, so is he.What I do know is he served his country in the Marines in war, and you can never discount how big that is.
But then there's the sexting while married, uh, scary behavior.So, sa...