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Sarah Palin Lines Up UK Trip – and a Visit to Lady Thatcher
The Daily Mail ^ | Sunday, June 13, 2010 | Simon Walters

Posted on 06/12/2010 5:58:18 PM PDT by kristinn

Controversial US politician Sarah Palin could soon be on her way to Britain to boost her hopes of challenging Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential election.

Her representatives approached Margaret Thatcher to ask for a meeting as part of a bid to enhance her claim to be the ‘heir to Ronald Reagan’ and prepare to challenge Mr Obama.

And Lady Thatcher has agreed to see Mrs Palin, who stood as the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008. A spokesman said: ‘We had an informal approach asking if Lady Thatcher would meet Mrs Palin if she comes to Britain and we said yes.’

SNIP

Any trip by Mrs Palin to Britain could cause potential problems for David Cameron.

Embarrassingly, Mrs Palin’s team have not contacted No. 10 so far.

One individual involved in the talks about the visit said: ‘Palin’s people haven’t said anything about meeting Cameron. Their main interest is getting a picture of her with Lady Thatcher. I’m not sure they know who David Cameron is.’

It would also pose a delicate diplomatic protocol dilemma for the Prime Minister, who is trying to defuse an acrimonious confrontation with Mr Obama over the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Outspoken Mrs Palin has launched a series of savage personal attacks on the US President.

Mr Cameron would have to decide whether to pose for photographs with her on the steps of No 10, invite her in through the back door – or meet her elsewhere more discreetly.

SNIP

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: maggie; margaretthatcher; palin; sarahpalin; tea4two; teatime; thatcher
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To: kristinn

Wouldn’t it be up to 10 Downing this time to invite her? Afterall she is a private citizen.


41 posted on 06/12/2010 6:37:26 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: hennie pennie

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

MY TWO FAVORITEST LADIES EVER!!!


42 posted on 06/12/2010 6:38:11 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (When I survey the wondrous cross...)
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To: kristinn

I have been of the opinion that Sarah wasn’t going to run but this story does give me pause.


43 posted on 06/12/2010 6:39:12 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: SoCalPol

I wonder if John O’Sullivan may have been involved in setting this up. He’s an admirer of Palin and he’s close to the Baroness...used to work for her.


44 posted on 06/12/2010 6:40:57 PM PDT by Al B.
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To: kristinn
I’m glad she is going. Maybe she can salvage our relations with a former great ally the UK.
45 posted on 06/12/2010 6:43:41 PM PDT by rodguy911 ( Sarah 2012!!! Home of the free because of the brave.)
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To: justsaynomore; neverdem; narses; patton
That statement by the Brits is pretty loaded, if you think about it. If they expected her people to set up a meeting with Cameron, they are treating her as if she were already a head of state.

Even more subtle a hint is in this line:

“Mr Cameron would have to decide whether to pose for photographs with her on the steps of Nbr 10, invite her in through the back door – or meet her elsewhere more discreetly.”

Palin’s influence and recognition abroad is so striking that the British Prime Minister is asking for an “unofficial” (not-very-hidden) meeting with her.

46 posted on 06/12/2010 6:44:05 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: mainepatsfan
“I have been of the opinion that Sarah wasn’t going to run but this story does give me pause.”

Her endorsement of Terry Branstad for governor here in Iowa, was a very strong sign to me she is running.
There was not a logical reason for her to do that; except to call in favors down the road in 2012.

47 posted on 06/12/2010 6:45:38 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post):)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ya gotta realize, the Simon Walters's of the moribund UK media are the same wankers who teabag moslems for a living, and call it multiculturalism.
48 posted on 06/12/2010 6:46:26 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: kristinn

Begad! That deuced, demmed, controversial Mrs. Palin! (Would they call 0bama controversial? I get into controversy with people about him all the time.)


49 posted on 06/12/2010 6:46:37 PM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (STOP the Tyrananny State.)
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To: dfwgator

The main leaders of the fall of the Soview Union:

Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II
and Lech Walesa


50 posted on 06/12/2010 6:50:23 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: libh8er

Hillary’s “anointed” status wasn’t earned. It was a gift from the media and from Bill, over the years.

Sarah’s popularity comes from recognition by everyone that she’s actually done things. Because it’s not an artificial anointment, it won’t break easily.


51 posted on 06/12/2010 6:52:27 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("Ye shall know them by their fruits." (Matthew 7:16))
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To: justsaynomore
"That statement by the Brits is pretty loaded, if you think about it. If they expected her people to set up a meeting with Cameron, they are treating her as if she were already a head of state."

The Brits can read: They know Mr. Obama is a one-term failure along the lines of President Carter and that Governor Sarah Palin is our next president. I don't think most of them are buying the hopium anymore.

52 posted on 06/12/2010 6:52:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Don't care if he was born in a manger on July 4th! A "Natural Born" citizen requires two US parents!)
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To: SoCalPol

When Giants Walked Amongst Us.

53 posted on 06/12/2010 6:52:57 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: kristinn

>> Embarrassingly, Mrs Palin’s team have not contacted No. 10 so far.

Does No. 10 have any affiliation to MI 5, 007, or Dr No?


54 posted on 06/12/2010 6:53:46 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: SoCalPol

BTW SCP, Palin posted a note on her FB page today noting today was the anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the “tear down this wall” speech. While FR was down, I watched it again at the link she posted. What a marvelous trip back in time.


55 posted on 06/12/2010 6:53:56 PM PDT by Al B.
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To: Gene Eric
Embarrassingly, Mrs Palin’s team have not contacted No. 10 so far.

Does No. 10 have any affiliation to MI 5, 007, or Dr No?

Wayne Rooney?

56 posted on 06/12/2010 6:56:32 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Al B.

>>I wonder if John O’Sullivan may have been involved in setting this up>>

You may be correct. Another Brit who lives here now
Nile Gardiner, Ph.D. who was part of the Thatcher adm.
Director, Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
Nile Gardiner is Director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
could have also been a source


57 posted on 06/12/2010 6:56:59 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: kristinn
Excellent news.

I would suggest that she should also try to schedule a meeting with Japan's best post-war Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi.

58 posted on 06/12/2010 6:57:54 PM PDT by snowsislander (In this election year, please ask your candidates if they support repeal of the 1968 GCA.)
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To: dfwgator

Great Pics!


59 posted on 06/12/2010 6:57:59 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: snowsislander
I would suggest that she should also try to schedule a meeting with Japan's best post-war Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi.

Koizumi Rocks!

60 posted on 06/12/2010 6:59:05 PM PDT by dfwgator
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