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That is true.

I think Paisley, like Thatcher, is an unsung hero of this island - many people don't seem to realise that their tough stand against both Hibernofascism and Anglofascism is actually a good thing for the people of the island of Ireland.

35 posted on 05/14/2006 11:48:42 AM PDT by Irish_Thatcherite (~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~| IRA supporters on FR are trolls, end of story!)

No worries I_T!

But I wouldn't go so soft on Paisley. He made it difficult for Catholic politicians to openly oppose the IRA for 20 years. It wasn't until Mr. Hume and others came on the scene and everyone was just plain sick of the IRA could real progress could be made. He was not good for Ireland as a whole.

And as for Margaret Thatcher, she was a breath of fresh air for the British (though reviled even by the socialists among them) and for the entire world. She also routinely snubbed Charles Haughey and accused him of running guns up to the North in the 60's. Maybe she anticipated the tribunal that would take place 20 years later!