Posted on 04/13/2013 10:14:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
An amazing example of the power and possibilities of social media. Thatcher haters in England have made the "Wizard of Oz" classic song "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" the number one selling single in the country.
And the "munchikins" who appeared in the film are none too pleased:
Ruth Duccini, 94, and Jerry Maren, 91 -- who sang the ditty -- said: "It's terrible."
Saddened Munchkins said it was monstrous to hijack the song -- as the BBC fudged a decision whether to play it. Ruth, among those who sang the song in 1939's Wizard Of Oz, believes the campaign to get it to No1 insults Baroness Thatcher -- and threatens the legacy of the much-loved Judy Garland movie.
Speaking from her US home, she said: "Nobody deserves to be treated in such a way. When we were filming the movie no one intended it to be used in this way. I am ashamed, I really am."
And fellow Munchkin Jerry said: "It is shocking that the song is being used to celebrate the death of someone."
They spoke after it emerged that tomorrow's BBC1 Radio 1 Chart Show would not ban the 51-second song -- but nor would it play the whole track.
The Beeb is treating the campaign as a "news story":
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
But for the new Globe and to have walked in Shakespeare’s footsteps, I’ll never go back to that God forsaken Britain.
Governing While Conservative.
Coming to a FEMA center nearest you.
Being white
simple as that
Doctor Who, during the reign of Russell Davies, was vehemently anti-conservative. It showed in scripts and in the comments of the actors, notably Sylvester McCoy, the 7th Doctor.
With the departure of Davies, and with Steve Moffat taking the helm, the script writers have gotten better, and more respectful.
Appears that within our lifetime the British have gone from being the most admired people on Earth to becoming loathsome. These vermin are not worthy of Maggie Thatcher.
It’s amazing that a nation can descend so quickly into a moral abyss; America beware.
RIP, Classy lady you have earned your wings..
She proved leftism a failure.
Huh?
At least our witches do not actually look like witches.
England is not long for this world anyway. I hope the good ones leave right before the third world rapes and pillages the rest of them. I may actually enjoy it. Hopefully Rupert will install cameras in strategic locations so we can watch highlights on TV and on YouTube...
Stupid left can’t even find a full version cover of the song;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvDFTiHQfU
Known about this one for decades.
I heard that one on Boss Radio 93 KHJ.
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