'Motherly' Margaret Thatcher cleaned bodyguard's shoes and tidied their rooms

Telegraph ^ | November 2, 2012 | Hannah Furness

[dfwgator]

When Giants walked amongst us.

[xp38]

We will not know leaders like them again in our time.

[machman]

Sad, but probably true..... :^(

[Starboard]

“popular literature has depicted former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a formidable Iron Lady, putting politics before her personal life and not suffering fools gladly”
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Literature written by a bunch of liberals who no doubt resented her for her convictions, courage and class.

[mass55th]

"Ask yourself, "What would Barry do?" "

He'd lick their boots.

[Redcloak]

'a colleague had once feared getting into trouble after accidentally treading in dog mess outside and walking over a white carpet.

the Prime Minister reassured him with the words "Never mind, we're in the country now," before getting on her “hands and knees” to scrub his shoes and carpet with soap and water.'

Ask yourself, "What would Barry do?"

There wouldn't have been a mess as he would have previously eaten the dog.

[Fred Hayek]

I have heard some stroies from people who had worked with George H W Bush and Barbara. They treated the staff like extended family.

Here’s to having grown-ups in the White House again.

[PGR88]

History and popular literature has depicted former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a formidable Iron Lady

It was Gorbachev who first called Thatcher "Iron Lady." Typical Soviet propoganda - they meant it as a slander, but it wound up having the opposite effect. Some fictitious history continue to try to portray Thatcher as a devil, and many leftists have swallowed the narrative whole.

[chrisser]

Wish Maggie was ours

Personally, I feel more kinship to a Brit like Maggie than I do with most of my fellow Americans in the 'rat party.

[Rusty0604]

I was taught as a child and lived by it that you can tell if a person has class by how they treat hired help, waitresses, maids, cashiers, etc.

[b9]

Hmmm...that pic made my screen all blurry! ‘;’^(

[FunkyZero]

"When Giants walked amongst us. "

You simply can't be posting stuff like that. It gets me really depressed when I look around and then back at what once was. What a damned shame we have become.

[Bon of Babble]

The book some of you are referring to is called In the President's Secret Service by Ron Kessler.

The SS HATED Johnson, Hillary Clinton and worst of all, Carter -- loved the Bushes, especially Barbara and Laura Bush. Agents said both Mrs. Bushes were warm and personable, always checked on them and made sure they were well fed, sent food and asked about their families.