Posted on 04/15/2013 9:17:25 PM PDT by Steelfish
Thatcher Has Left Hurt And Anger, Says Funeral Dean
Valentine Low, Roland Watson and David Taylor April 16 2013.
The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral entered into the debate over Baroness Thatcher’s legacy yesterday when he said that Britain has not recovered from the hurt and anger caused by her policies.
The Very Rev Dr David Ison, who will give the bidding at the former Prime Minister’s funeral service tomorrow, added that the memory of her policies was being revived by the present Government in its attempts to reduce the deficit.
“There is some real work to be done here about what’s the relationship between the rich and poor in our society,” he said.
Dr Ison’s remarks came in an interview with CNN International, to be broadcast today, when he was asked if the funeral was a great moment in British history.
“I think it’s emblematic of a particular point in British society,” he said. “You have to ask yourself the question why it is, 23 years after she left government, Margaret Thatcher is still such a controversial figure and I think part of the answer is we still haven’t come to terms with the hurt and anger many parts of society have felt because of the legacy of her policies.”
• None of the four surviving American Presidents — Jimmy Carter, George Bush Sr, Bill Clinton and George Bush Jr — will attend the funeral. Nor will Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton. Instead George Schultz, President Reagan’s former Secretary of State, is expected to attend on behalf of the Obama Administration. Michelle Bachmann, the failed Republican presidential hopeful who said “I want to be America’s Iron Lady”, will be part of a three-person delegation from the House of Representatives.
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Amen to that Brother.
F*** em all.
I hate to be crass, but I'd like to get into that "religious man's" face and say that. More and more I'm just growing to absolutely despise these people and what they are doing to our country and the world. And I'm especially despising those that are supposed to be on the right that kowtow to them. Sarah Palin is about the only really prominent one that doesn't mince words. She continues to be a breath of fresh air in this stagnant pool in which we are mired.
I can kind of see with Bush Sr. not going as he might be too frail having just been so sick in November and December, but what about George W? I wish Palin would go. I don’t know if she can just do that. The lady was a great woman. More people need to come out and stand up for her and tell these haters they are full of sh!t!
We may hear afterwards that Bush 41 flew over there in a SR-71 and is already back.
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