Thatcher Dead

[S.Shorland]

She saved us from the unions at least.

[Ranger29860]

She saved us from the unions at least.

http://news.sky.com/story/1075292/margaret-thatcher-dies-after-stroke

[itshappening]

Nigel Farage, the Ukip leader:

I have always said that Mrs Thatcher was a great inspiration to me personally. Whether you loved her or hated her nobody could deny that she was a great patriot, who believed passionately in this country and her people. A towering figure in recent British and political history has passed from the stage. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.

[FrankRep]

Feb. 5, 1976 --


PM Margaret Thatcher: (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Margaret_Thatcher#The_problem_with_socialism)


"...and Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They [socialists] always run out of other people's money. It's quite a characteristic of them."

[Peace&Freedom]

Thatcher warning against joining the European Union, circa 1990:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TPpuIslzG4&feature=player_embedded

[compromise]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9Zr-M4vrf40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cVje4C1nTt0

Like Reagan, Thatcher wasn't perfect, but she sure was a lot better than the "conservatives" we see nowadays on both sides of the pond.

[abacabb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3obfW8fEvA

Thatcher is in the end of this song--my exposure to her.

[A Son of Liberty]

She was ahead of her time. She implemented a policy of indefinite detention long before the likes of G.W. Bush and Barack Obama.

[compromise]

http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=7c9e744b-c17e-4ca6-88b1-4686b17512d1

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued the following statement regarding the loss of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher:

“I join Margaret Thatcher’s family and the British people in mourning the loss of one of the 20th century’s most consequential leaders.

“From a young age, Margaret Thatcher understood what limited government and free enterprise could do for people and helped modernize Great Britain’s economy. Her passion for freedom and in advocating for the dignity of people trapped behind communism’s Iron Curtain helped bring about the Soviet Union’s end.

“As someone who grew up in the Ronald Reagan era, I admired the special bond he had with Margaret Thatcher. Through her work with Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher helped deepen and solidify the special relationship between our two countries, which continues to benefit both nations to this day.

“We have lost a great leader, but Margaret Thatcher’s memory and legacy will always live on through the leadership lessons that defined her career. May God bless Margaret Thatcher and provide comfort to her family and those who admired her in Britain and around the world.”

Rubes already has a statement out. Rand better get his staff on it ASAP.

[itshappening]

Thatcher on socialism:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw

[green73]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWN6Qj98Iw

[A Son of Liberty]

Her passion for freedom and in advocating for the dignity of people trapped behind communism’s Iron Curtain helped bring about the Soviet Union’s end.

Passion for freedom... unless someone was suspected to be IRA. Trapped behind the Iron Curtain, sure; trapped in H-Block? So what, according to Thatcher.

[compromise]

https://www.facebook.com/congressmanstockman/posts/354122344689826

This morning we mark the loss of one of the greatest champions of human freedom, Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who as the United Kingdom’s first female Prime Minister led a nation out of economic misery and into a new age of strength and prosperity.

Like Barack Obama, Baroness Thatcher inherited a country that was demoralized, economically broken and bankrupted by expansive government. Unlike Obama, Baroness Thatcher restored prosperity and optimism. Where Obama has failed, Baroness Thatcher succeeded. While Obama forges chains of dependency and government bloat, Baroness Thatcher took a sledgehammer to the machinery of liberalism. Baroness Thatcher’s record of creating explosive economic growth and a stronger nation by embracing conservative values makes the utter failure of Obama’s stale liberalism starker and more disturbing.

Baroness Thatcher created prosperity by rejecting politics of consensus demanded by her liberal opponents, which she derided as “the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects.” She believed in one thing, the power of human freedom to improve lives, create prosperity and renew a nation’s spirit.

She is still hated by leftists who would rather live in equalized misery than allow people to achieve as much as they can work for, leftists who now hold the levers of government in the United States and hurl personal invectives because they cannot deny she left her countrymen stronger and more prosperous.

While many mourn, Baroness Thatcher reminded us “I fight on I fight to win.” The best way to honor Baroness Thatcher is to crush liberalism and sweep it into the dustbin of history. What are you doing this morning to defeat liberal politicians?

Stockman's statement.

[compromise]

British left wing celebrates.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305760/Margaret-Thatcher-dead-George-Galloway-leads-chorus-celebration-left.html

http://www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk/

[itshappening]

British left wing celebrates.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305760/Margaret-Thatcher-dead-George-Galloway-leads-chorus-celebration-left.html

http://www.isthatcherdeadyet.co.uk/

Yeah well, they're stupid. She's a world revered figure the likes of which are not seen often.

[abacabb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWN6Qj98Iw
Look in the background. You'll see a couple people smiling.

[compromise]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/893853_10151602247281419_1358230990_o.jpg
Jeff Flake with Senator Barry Goldwater, William F Buckley and Thatcher.


We woke up to the news today that Margaret Thatcher has passed away. Allow me to recount a few memories.

When I was living in the fledgling southern African country of Namibia in the late 1980s, one of the parties to the agreement providing for Namibian independence had violated the accord, putting the timetable for Namibian independence in jeopardy. There was a question as to how Britain, the United States and other parties to the agreement would react to the breach, which the United Nations, who was overseeing the agreement, seemed willing to countenance.

Margaret Thatcher happened to be traveling through southern Africa at the time. According to those present, Prime Minister Thatcher walked into the offices of the United Nations in Windhoek, Namibia, pounded the table and demanded that the UN enforce the agreement. They did so, and the agreement held.

Five years later I had the privilege of welcoming Margaret Thatcher to the Goldwater Institute in Arizona. I reminded her of the incident in Namibia. She remembered it well, and seemed to tense up and clinch a fist just thinking about it. There was no going wobbly on her watch.

I’ve often wondered what it would be like to serve in parliament with Margaret Thatcher. Traveling home from Namibia in 1990, Cheryl and I stopped off in England and visited the House of Commons, where we were awestruck watching the Prime Minister field questions from the opposition.

Just as well Margaret Thatcher didn’t serve in the United States Senate, I’ve concluded. The world’s most deliberative body would cease to deliberate were the Iron Lady ever to speak from this chamber.

[compromise]

http://www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=963

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement today on the passing of Lady Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

"Lady Thatcher was a towering figure and a hero of mine. She - with President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II - was instrumental in bringing down the Soviet Union, changing the face of Eastern Europe and bringing freedom to millions. A shop keeper's daughter, she reshaped her county's politics and its economy with her conservative convictions. She championed free markets, labor union reform and sensible tax and spending measures. She updated her government and rejuvenated the nation's foreign policy with her ideas and the force of her personality. Margaret Thatcher was a trailblazer who never thought there would be a woman prime minister in her life time. She shattered that glass ceiling herself."

[Zippyjuan]

Economically, her biggest impact was her efforts to privatize vast numbers of government enterprises- reducing the role of government. Did get to see her in action in Parliament when I lived in London.

[jmdrake]

Well she got turned down by the Bilderberg group. That counts for something I guess, though I'm not sure what.

[compromise]

http://www.marksanford.com/2013/04/sanford-issues-statement-on-thatcher-passing/

Charleston, SC – April 8, 2013 – Former Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on the passing of Great Britain’s former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher:

“I join with many others saddened to hear the news of Margaret Thatcher’s passing,” Sanford said. “While many rightfully admire her for standing up for conservative ideals in Great Britain when it was anything but popular to do so, I think regardless of one’s political affiliation, her tireless perseverance toward her goals are something everyone can admire. She will be missed, but her contributions to history won’t be forgotten.”

[gwax23]

Sad Day. She was a great leader and someone to be admired.

[compromise]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtUP5Lg9S6E&feature=youtu.be