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2013-04-08 Britain

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Posted by tipper 2013-04-08 08:11|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 more brains and balls than our current Lyin' King

Posted by Frank G 2013-04-08 08:21|| 2013-04-08 08:21|| Front Page Top

#2 My condolences to Carol and the family, less the evil twin of course.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-04-08 08:28|| 2013-04-08 08:28|| Front Page Top

#3 FT obit
She changed us all. We went from being a people who saw ourselves as eternally on the downward slide to a nation that was proud to be British again. On the world stage too, she made Britain count once more. She was a startling presence who brought a strong and controversial style to our diplomacy after years of Foreign Office blandness.

The words are those of Charles Powell, one of the closest aides of the iron lady during her time in power. Margaret Thatcher, who died on Monday aged 87, not only revolutionised the social order in her own country but did much to reshape world politics amid the crumbling of the Soviet empire.

The developed worlds first woman prime minister transformed a sclerotic UK economy, all but neutered the trade unions and endeavoured to roll back the frontiers of the state with a policy of offloading the great nationalised industries and selling council houses to their occupants. Abroad, she was the indomitable leader who won victory over Argentina in the Falklands war, who decided that Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet leader she could do business with and who inspired a respect for Thatcherism as a political philosophy that was never quite matched on the domestic front.

Posted by tipper 2013-04-08 08:36|| 2013-04-08 08:36|| Front Page Top

#4 May she rest in the peace she deserves. A once-in-a-generation leader. We're due - will anyone recognize her when she comes?

Posted by Glenmore 2013-04-08 09:11|| 2013-04-08 09:11|| Front Page Top

#5 I was born during her and Reagan's tenure. May both of those blessed souls be having a Scotch in Heaven, talking about old times.

Posted by Charles 2013-04-08 09:41|| 2013-04-08 09:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Rest in Peace good lady.

Her and Regan were stalwart defenders of their countries to the end. Sad to see so much of their work going to waste.

Posted by DarthVader 2013-04-08 09:43|| 2013-04-08 09:43|| Front Page Top

#7 Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, and John Paul II -- thank goodness they were there where and when we needed them.

Posted by Steve White 2013-04-08 12:03|| 2013-04-08 12:03|| Front Page Top

#8 The empty suit in the oval office would be better served if he would put down Saul Alinsky and read a little Margaret Thatcher.

WE would be better served if he did.

Too bad we can't seem to find a leader like her or Ron right now, we really need one.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-04-08 12:19|| 2013-04-08 12:19|| Front Page Top

#9 see who Champ sends to the funeral to see his true feelings for the Brits. The only reason he might go is of there is a really good photo op and fundraising gig.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2013-04-08 13:28|| 2013-04-08 13:28|| Front Page Top

#10 The best foreign leader in my lifetime.

RIP Lady Thatcher. Tell Ronald that we miss you both.

Posted by AlanC 2013-04-08 13:57|| 2013-04-08 13:57|| Front Page Top

#11 What Alan said.

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-08 16:05|| 2013-04-08 16:05|| Front Page Top

#12 Zero must show.

Posted by Shipman 2013-04-08 17:01|| 2013-04-08 17:01|| Front Page Top

#13 He might be busy at a ceremony for Chavez...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-04-08 19:18|| 2013-04-08 19:18|| Front Page Top

#14 "Zero must show."

Gawd, I hope not. Mrs. Thatcher deserves better than that. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2013-04-08 19:20|| 2013-04-08 19:20|| Front Page Top

#15 Check out, esp. photo #16. The look of pride on President Reagans face could never be duplicated by the poser we now call CIC....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-04-08 19:21|| 2013-04-08 19:21|| Front Page Top

#16 "When will the US have its first Female POTUS - IT CAN'T, BECAUSE MAGGIE THATCHER IS BRITISH"!?

Stayed true even thru Bush 41 + POTUS Billary first-term.

Thus began America's own search for its own Femme Pol equivalent - 1960's = 1980's MTV MADONNA AKA "MADGE" NOTWITHSTANDING.

I suspect the very strong character of the Femme US SecState taken hostage by rogue Korean terrorists in "OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN" is a [pro-Hillary?] composite which includes but isn't limited to the persona of Madge/Maggie Thatcher???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-08 19:42|| 2013-04-08 19:42|| Front Page Top

#17 FYI late 1950's + early 1960's teen heartthrob ANNETTE FUNICELLO, from Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse Club" + "Beach" Movies" + "Frankie [Avalon]-n-Annette" fame, has also passed on, from MS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-04-08 19:47|| 2013-04-08 19:47|| Front Page Top

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