Danny Glover at the Sanders rally said Maryland seceded from the Union during the Civil War

[ProudToBeLiberal]

With supporters like these...If you're going to come into Maryland at least brief your surrogates on the facts. And maybe look over their notes first.

https://twitter.com/maryaliceparks/status/723910540523876353

[KingFlorez]

1. More evidence it's time to pull the plug

[shraby]

2. I think the ones who fought the Union in the Civil War technically did secede from the Union

Last edited Sat Apr 23, 2016, 09:44 PM - Edit history (1)

but the Union wasn't buying their secession.
Therefore it wasn't a successful secession,

I was incorrect! Maryland didn't secede.

[Adrahil]

3. Maryland never seceded

Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your point.

[MADem]

4. Danny Glover is not the guy you want "touting" you on the national stage for anything.

His associations are far too problematic, to put it kindly.

[Else You Are Mad]

6. Quit being agist...

Everyone knows he is too old for the sh*t

ETA:

[MADem]

10. HUH? I'm not being "ageist." I'm saying that Danny Glover's associations are BAD NEWS

for a national candidate.

Do some homework before you come at people with bullshit insults that are just so damn wrong they aren't even funny!

[Else You Are Mad]

11. Lol relax...it was a joke...

I am guessing you never watched any of the lethal weapon movies.

I was making fun of the catch phrase of Glover's character in the series and not you.

Sorry for the confusion.

[MADem]

12. I'm a bit age-ed to be called age-ist, to boot! nt

[Else You Are Mad]

5. You both are wrong....

Maryland was a unique mix of pro- slavery and abolitionist sentiments. They didn't secede but they were more aligned politically with the states rights, pro slavery mentality of the south.

But, let's consult the book of knowledge to understand the state's unique situation regarding such:


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_in_the_American_Civil_War

[unc70]

7. MD never quite seceded. Union troops arrested legislators

The occupying Union army arrested much of the Maryland assembly to prevent secession. At that time, Maryland was blocking the rail lines to the North. The had passed a resolution protesting their occupation by Union troops before they were arrested by those troops.

Maryland mostly did not want to fight on either side. It remained a slave state throughly the war.

To this day, the state song, "Maryland, My Maryland", contains the term "Northern scum."

Someone from Maryland should explain further.

[Adrahil]

13. Politically, Maryland was divided.

Maryland to the south and east of Baltimore was pro secession. Western Maryland was pro- Union. Baltimore was mostly secessionist because the shippers benefited from the slave economy. However, far more volunteered to serve in the Union army than the Confederate.

[NWCorona]

8. So a person on Twitter who's "pretty sure" is enough to condemn someone

Especially with Maryland's troubled history.

Where's the quote?

[WhiteTara]

9. Does that mean their votes don't matter either? nt