In The Shadow Of Mt Hollywood

There's a hysterical piece by Joan Walsh at The Nation , picked up by Real Clear Politics, that concludes, I think Platner’s rocket to political stardom reflects something ugly that’s developed, not only on the right but on the left too: . . . . Over and over we’ve been told: We gotta support candidates, like Platner, who have a lot of guns, and pickup trucks, and tattoos, and a military background, even if it includes Blackwater; a history of racist and sexist remarks and gay slurs on social media, and a history of shady behavior toward women, because it’s the only way to reach white working-class men. I’d say that’s pretty insulting to white working-class men. What on earth does Platner have to do with white working-class men? According to the Washington Free Beacon , Clad in a plaid shirt, sleeves rolled up, Platner has cultivated a working-class image on the campaign trail, but he appears to come from a wealthy family. His father, Bronson Platner, [a Dar...