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Warren DeMontague

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20. There's a couple things. One, every time one side wins an election, the other one goes "secession!"

Reply to xor (Reply #19)

Tue Apr 18, 2017, 07:44 PM

Apr 2017

In 2008 and 2012 we made fun of the Texas Secession people. Remember Rick Perry?

In 2004 people said "California needs to secede!" "New York needs to secede!" 2000 as well.

So there are two things going on here- one, people talking about something like California secession, which isn't going to happen but it's a fairly inevitable piece of steam-blowing-off from the results of last November, and then there's this fairly obvious Russian troll guy. There's overlap, but they're not entirely identical.

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The leader of 'Calexit' just announced he's abandoning the movement & settling permanently in Russia [View all] Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 OP

Good riddance. nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #1

Exactly! Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #3

My Very First Thought, As Well ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #7

He lost his usefulness to Putin on "Calexit" since he was outed. Hortensis Apr 2017 #2

He is a NYer! Not even from CA. Think he lived there for a few years. Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #16

Screwed-up BS guy. Of course he'll be unhappy with Russia also. Hortensis Apr 2017 #17

So Calexit was a Russian op? Brexit will be reexamined soon? sharedvalues Apr 2017 #4

one step ahead of the fbi? mopinko Apr 2017 #5

Are sovereign separatists useful idiots for Russia? Baitball Blogger Apr 2017 #6

Can a Palin see Russia from her house? JHB Apr 2017 #10

The GRU agent is going home before he is jailed. roamer65 Apr 2017 #8

This reminds me of when they would call into radio shows and say, "I used to be a liberal, but..." LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #9

People are surprised? I was calling this from day one Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #11

Day fucking one. Iggo Apr 2017 #13

Yep! Me too! The whole thing stank! Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #18

I saw people on Facebook pushing that whole thing even before the last election xor Apr 2017 #19

There's a couple things. One, every time one side wins an election, the other one goes "secession!" Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #20

Interesting points. Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #21

Yet another Russian agent "forget" to register as such? Iggo Apr 2017 #12

+1 Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #14

Shocker. nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #15