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Still Sensible

(2,870 posts) Mon Mar 17, 2014, 06:45 PM Mar 2014

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Putin using Crimea to pander to simple

minded people in Russia the same way republicans do here....

Wave the flag, appeal to Russian pride, and throw in some gay bashing. Same script, different geography.

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Putin using Crimea to pander to simple (Original Post) Still Sensible Mar 2014 OP

He will also save $100 million a year in canceled lease payments to Ukraine. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

It's not only simpled minded republicans he's appealing to. William769 Mar 2014 #2

True that! n/t Still Sensible Mar 2014 #3

It's as old as dirt, and it works. 1000words Mar 2014 #4

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. He will also save $100 million a year in canceled lease payments to Ukraine.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 06:46 PM

Mar 2014

Plus, he owns Crimea now.

William769

(55,144 posts)

2. It's not only simpled minded republicans he's appealing to.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 06:50 PM

Mar 2014

If you get my meaning. We've seen proof of that already.

Still Sensible

(2,870 posts)

3. True that! n/t

Reply to William769 (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 06:53 PM

Mar 2014

1000words

(7,051 posts)

4. It's as old as dirt, and it works.

Reply to Still Sensible (Original post)

Mon Mar 17, 2014, 06:54 PM

Mar 2014

The hair-on-fire folks are playing their part beautifully, too.

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