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'Motherly' Margaret Thatcher cleaned bodyguard's shoes and tidied their rooms
Telegraph ^ | November 2, 2012 | Hannah Furness

Posted on 11/03/2012 11:05:07 AM PDT by billorites

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To: abb

When Giants walked amongst us.

21 posted on 11/03/2012 11:46:58 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

We will not know leaders like them again in our time.


22 posted on 11/03/2012 11:51:19 AM PDT by xp38
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To: xp38

Sad, but probably true..... :^(


23 posted on 11/03/2012 11:55:46 AM PDT by machman
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To: billorites

“popular literature has depicted former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a formidable Iron Lady, putting politics before her personal life and not suffering fools gladly”
*****
Literature written by a bunch of liberals who no doubt resented her for her convictions, courage and class.


24 posted on 11/03/2012 12:03:49 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: billorites
"Ask yourself, "What would Barry do?" "

He'd lick their boots.

25 posted on 11/03/2012 12:16:41 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: billorites
'a colleague had once feared getting into trouble after accidentally treading in dog mess outside and walking over a white carpet.

the Prime Minister reassured him with the words "Never mind, we're in the country now," before getting on her “hands and knees” to scrub his shoes and carpet with soap and water.'

Ask yourself, "What would Barry do?"

There wouldn't have been a mess as he would have previously eaten the dog.

26 posted on 11/03/2012 12:22:11 PM PDT by Redcloak (A founding member of Drunkards for Romney)
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To: gaijin

I have heard some stroies from people who had worked with George H W Bush and Barbara. They treated the staff like extended family.

Here’s to having grown-ups in the White House again.


27 posted on 11/03/2012 12:43:25 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is the operational wing of CPUSA.)
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To: skeeter
History and popular literature has depicted former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a formidable Iron Lady

It was Gorbachev who first called Thatcher "Iron Lady." Typical Soviet propoganda - they meant it as a slander, but it wound up having the opposite effect. Some fictitious history continue to try to portray Thatcher as a devil, and many leftists have swallowed the narrative whole.

28 posted on 11/03/2012 1:03:09 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: no-to-illegals
Wish Maggie was ours

Personally, I feel more kinship to a Brit like Maggie than I do with most of my fellow Americans in the 'rat party.
29 posted on 11/03/2012 1:03:54 PM PDT by chrisser (Starve the Monkeys!)
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To: billorites

I was taught as a child and lived by it that you can tell if a person has class by how they treat hired help, waitresses, maids, cashiers, etc.


30 posted on 11/03/2012 1:32:40 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: abb

Hmmm...that pic made my screen all blurry! ‘;’^(


31 posted on 11/03/2012 2:07:35 PM PDT by b9
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To: dfwgator
"When Giants walked amongst us. "

You simply can't be posting stuff like that. It gets me really depressed when I look around and then back at what once was. What a damned shame we have become.

32 posted on 11/03/2012 4:15:18 PM PDT by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: billorites; All
The book some of you are referring to is called In the President's Secret Service by Ron Kessler.

The SS HATED Johnson, Hillary Clinton and worst of all, Carter -- loved the Bushes, especially Barbara and Laura Bush. Agents said both Mrs. Bushes were warm and personable, always checked on them and made sure they were well fed, sent food and asked about their families.

33 posted on 11/03/2012 4:20:40 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (The Road to Ruin is Always Kept in Good Repair)
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