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Carly Fiorina, American 'Iron Lady'
The Hill ^ | 9/22/15 | Lee Cohen

Posted on 09/22/2015 7:42:51 AM PDT by jimbo123

One of Britain's greatest prime ministers, Margaret Thatcher — the only woman to hold the position, to date — famously addressed her 1980 Conservative Party Conference with the phrase "The lady's not for turning," which became synonymous with her confident, principle-based approach. An impressive figure has burst on the American political stage who embodies a similar style and America might just need her now as Britain needed Thatcher then.

With Carly Fiorina's emergence as a formidable Republican presidential candidate — and as the only woman in the lineup — naturally, comparisons are being made to Thatcher. While it is easy to connect the dots as both are strong women leaders who espouse conservative principles, when specifics of policy ideas, background and even timing are considered, Fiorina's donning of the "American Iron Lady" mantle is quite compelling. Delving a bit below the surface, the similarities between the two are surprising.

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KEYWORDS: cantbepresident; fiorina; fiorino; thatcher
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To: erod
Iron Lady??



21 posted on 09/22/2015 7:55:59 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: jimbo123

What an insult to Mrs. Thatcher


22 posted on 09/22/2015 7:58:37 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: jimbo123
You mean like steam iron lady, because her positions and accomplishments are so vaporous?
23 posted on 09/22/2015 7:59:50 AM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: from occupied ga
from occupied ga :" Carly Fiorina, American 'Iron Lady'
Gag me with a turd.
More like "Carly Fiorina, female version of Mitt Romney."

True Dat !
She is the darling choice of the GOPe, that's how she got from 'the second row' to front page 'rising star'.
She was the one who the GOPe slected to confront Trump on his alledged offense to females, and is being promoted by the GOPe and the Dems , even now.
The GOPe and the Dems want anyone who can get Trump off the front page, and whose message is that neither party is listening to their core and base voters .

24 posted on 09/22/2015 7:59:53 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (The GOPe and Karl Rove got Obama elected twice. .. How'd that work out for ya ?)
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To: jimbo123

“Carly Fiorina, American ‘Iron Lady’”

Um...no.


25 posted on 09/22/2015 7:59:54 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Establishmentistas - RINO's that are for Amnesty. (I think it is worthy of FR Lexicon")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Lol


26 posted on 09/22/2015 8:00:49 AM PDT by erod (Chicago Conservative | Cruz or Lose!)
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To: jimbo123

She ain’t no Margaret Thatcher.


27 posted on 09/22/2015 8:01:30 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: jimbo123

Carly FioRINO, RINO Hillary.


28 posted on 09/22/2015 8:01:59 AM PDT by I Hired Craig Livingstone (DT16. Deal with it.)
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To: jimbo123

I knew Margaret Thatcher.

Carly ... you're no Margaret Thatcher.

And I most certainly am not talking about your 'face'.

29 posted on 09/22/2015 8:02:16 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: jimbo123

That’s no Iron Lady. That is a tinsel travesty.


30 posted on 09/22/2015 8:04:14 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Behold the Yebetable. It is something like a vegetable, but with less energy.)
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To: jimbo123

If she was a man, nobody would think her career was even slightly remarkable. And nobody would imagine her a president.


31 posted on 09/22/2015 8:06:25 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: jimbo123

Margaret Thatcher and Carly Fiorina don’t belong on the same internet.


32 posted on 09/22/2015 8:07:19 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: jimbo123

Anyone comparing Carly to Margaret Thatcher is out of their frickin’ mind.


33 posted on 09/22/2015 8:08:06 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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To: DesertRhino

Funny sort of equality...


34 posted on 09/22/2015 8:08:11 AM PDT by relictele (Principiis obsta & Finem respice - Resist The Beginnings & Consider The Ends)
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To: jimbo123

A face of Iron! Due to Facelifts, botox, and fillers. Wooohoo, yeah nope.


35 posted on 09/22/2015 8:11:49 AM PDT by MARKUSPRIME
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To: jimbo123

40 lashes with a wet noodle for not posting a barf alert warning.

Barf Warning: Another beltway pundit under the influence of Severe Trump Derangement Disorder, tries to compare Fiorino to Thatcher!


36 posted on 09/22/2015 8:12:32 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Either the ruling class gets new people or we the people get a new ruling class. Trump/Cruz 2016)
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To: jimbo123

Carly? Iron Lady? Barf! She is eminently malleable with very little heat necessary to make her react.


37 posted on 09/22/2015 8:15:02 AM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: jimbo123

Nope. Not even in the same class.


38 posted on 09/22/2015 8:16:07 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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One of the things I like about her is that, like Thatcher, she doesn’t do the “vote for me because I’m a woman” garbage. Barry did identity politics (his faux “black” persona) and Hillary is obviously doing them too.

The other thing I think is that Fiorina will be tough enough to actually cut government and get rid of the deadwood, which Thatcher also did.


39 posted on 09/22/2015 8:16:13 AM PDT by livius
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To: jimbo123

Is this satire?


40 posted on 09/22/2015 8:17:16 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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