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Reuters: UK right-winger Farage doused with drink at election campaign launch

Culprit:

Apparently not even the first time it’s happened to him:

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 150 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Staged to get into the media spotlight by any means necessary. The security guy is wearing that jacket zipped for a reason; is looking right at her; is not reacting in any way to stop her. Looking at the reaction of the crowd, it looks like the work of a sophist; the true hallmark of the Right.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago

This will be most people's first heads up that Farage is back in the game

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[–] [email protected] 166 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (12 children)

It was a setup. The woman is the girlfriend of a reform party member. Farage has form for this sort of publicity stunt.

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https://ibb.co/wsygrdp

Farage is all anyone is talking about at the moment, the stunt seems to have worked.

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According to the BBC a woman’s been charged, so it seems like the initial skepticism was misplaced.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

while i’m inclined to believe you, some sort of source or even the woman’s name would help a lot….

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Unless he's getting off on it, I'm just glad he's milkshaked.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Her milkshake would bring me (a boy) to her yard.

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