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Volaris

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12. Ayep that's a spot-on observation,

Reply to PSPS (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 03:36 PM

Aug 2016

And part of the reason it failed. Even the people on the 'inside' still think it was legit. Imagine how pissed they will be when they discover for themselves how badly they were dicked.
The Republican Sad is just beginning.

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