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EEO

(1,620 posts)
Tue May 5, 2015, 08:54 PM May 2015

Rep. Louie Gohmert Fears U.S. Planning Annexation of Texas

Rep. Louie Gohmert Fears U.S. Planning Annexation of Texas
Source: The Nil Admirari

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"I sit in my office at the U.S. Capitol Building as a duly elected representative of Texas and I fear the United States government is plotting to seize Texas," said Gohmert in the press release.

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Gohmert claimed he sent a letter of protest to the White House, but President Obama said the envelope from Gohmert's office only contained $600 in cash for someone called "Princess Peach."
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Rep. Louie Gohmert Fears U.S. Planning Annexation of Texas (Original Post) EEO May 2015 OP
Pardon me for a moment Sherman A1 May 2015 #1
You're 170 years too late, Gohmy. Texas was annexed in 1845. nt Xipe Totec May 2015 #2
Fuckin' wacko is a little late to the party sharp_stick May 2015 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #4
He's been smoking chemtrails again LiberalEsto May 2015 #5
To be fair to Louie, he isn't actually claiming the US plans to annex Texas. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #6
Oh good. It's my favorite know-it-all troll. EEO May 2015 #7
Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #8
The envelope with $600 BlueMTexpat May 2015 #9
It took me until the last paragraph to get it davidpdx May 2015 #10

Response to EEO (Original post)

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,606 posts)
6. To be fair to Louie, he isn't actually claiming the US plans to annex Texas.
Tue May 5, 2015, 09:48 PM
May 2015

Nil Admirari is a satire site, a pale and lame imitation of The Onion. That doesn't mean Louie isn't stupid, though, because what he does think is that Jade Helm means that martial law will be declared in Texas. http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/louie-gohmert-gets-why-some-texans-are-worried-about-a-military-takeover-20150505

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,606 posts)
8. Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about.
Tue May 5, 2015, 09:57 PM
May 2015

Just pointing out that it's a satire site and the statement in the OP isn't true. That's hardly trolling. You can hide me if you want but I reserve the right to note when something is satire and not fact.

BlueMTexpat

(15,365 posts)
9. The envelope with $600
Wed May 6, 2015, 05:13 AM
May 2015

addressed to "Princess Peach" alerted me to the fact that this was satire.

With Looney Louie though, it's hard to tell.

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