Graham Platner was able to farm oysters, run for Senate, and have sex with every progressive female in Maine while receiving a disability pension from the Veterans Administration for 100% disability. What’s next for this noble fighter for river-to-the-sea liberation? How about airline pilot, a job that requires a First Class medical certificate from a Federal Aviation Administration medical examiner. Is it possible to be 100% disabled under the standards of one government agency, and receive a share of the $150+ billion that the VA pays out for disability, and 0% disabled under the standards of a sibling government agency? The answer, we learned at Oshkosh, is a resounding “Yes!”
Here’s a booth of specialists who help with the magic:
We also stopped by the Graham Platner Veterans Administration Service Center in Wisconsin (100% of parking spaces marked in blue):
What else was worth seeing among the vendors? I liked WingTent, despite the fact that it won’t work for us low-wingers:
“With standard wheels, the [16 lb.] WingTent can produce an enclosure that is approximately 220 sq ft. at the base”
On the back of a truck and sadly not fore sale:
Here’s a bizarre one: Flare Bourbon. Covidcrats in all of the lockdown states deemed alcohol “essential”, but should a group of pilots get together and make booze?
My vote for best vendor ad:
For about $220, I was able to purchase a “women owned” banana (Aviator’s Club North):
I purchased a T-shirt from the NGPA:
And, of course, for fans of Christopher Nolan’s latest magnum opus, the best product of all on display at Oshkosh:
A Greek guy reviews the film that is named after the minivan:
> He [Platner] has said he gets free health care and about $4,800 a month for a variety of injuries connected to his military service, including “a couple herniated discs,” injuries to his shoulders and knees, and post-traumatic stress disorder. He’s gotten a 100% disability rating from the VA, he said. [Some sources say hearing loss.]
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/05/11/how-can-graham-platner-run-for-senate-with-a-100-va-disability-rating/
Wikipedia> In 2025, when asked why he served in the Iraq War after protesting it, Platner said, “I thought I could do some good. And I wanted to play soldier. I might have read too much Hemingway.”
> How about airline pilot, a job that requires a First Class medical certificate from a Federal Aviation Administration medical examiner
More likely a writer of manly stories or a podcaster (if he isn’t already). Flare Bourbon being his link to aviation. Hopefully gone from politics.
I wish my banana was woman-owned
Woman lend-lease for mine.
Pretty sure blue parking spaces are for Honda minivans only.