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Nye Bevan

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106. You AGAIN?

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Mon Apr 8, 2013, 11:53 PM

Apr 2013

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President Obama hails Thatcher as "great champion of freedom." [View all] Aquavit Apr 2013 OP

Sigh ... Myrina Apr 2013 #1

my thoughts exactly. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #48

Of course he would. Cleita Apr 2013 #2

Oh my god. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #3

+1 Liberalynn Apr 2013 #50

+2 byeya Apr 2013 #74

I know that he had to come out with a statement, Beacool Apr 2013 #4

That's the thing - he has to play nice - that's expected from the President. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #8

Well she did BeerIsClear Apr 2013 #29

I don't buy this one for her or St. Ronnie... rwsanders Apr 2013 #31

No. She didn't. mac56 Apr 2013 #32

exactly! Carolina Apr 2013 #65

Thank you so much for saying that! tavalon Apr 2013 #113

Perfect! City Lights Apr 2013 #125

That one's a keeper--"roosters taking credit for the sunrise." nt raccoon Apr 2013 #127

Bullshit. Gorbachev and the people of Eastern Europe and Russia did that. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #70

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA Doctor_J Apr 2013 #77

The Soviet Union was collapsing on its own. Beacool Apr 2013 #88

hahahahaha Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #105

Interesting... Hugabear Apr 2013 #115

Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #123

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Zoeisright Apr 2013 #133

that is pretty benign. he didn't say she was a great economic force for good. pansypoo53219 Apr 2013 #42

She was a "Champion of Freedom & Liberty" for whom, though??? KoKo Apr 2013 #56

For the proper people, the better sort, the ones who matter. If you weren't riff-raff, she'd approve Bucky Apr 2013 #82

He could have said . . . markpkessinger Apr 2013 #83

I got to remember that phrase. Beacool Apr 2013 #89

nothing shocks me carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #5

Relax. It's all politics. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #6

Relaxing is the hard part. Democracy is hanging by a thread thx in part to Reagan & Thatcher. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2013 #10

+10 n/t whathehell Apr 2013 #14

There's no possible political reason to do this. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #68

Getting warmed up for the GWB Library grand opening Blue Owl Apr 2013 #7

Great champion of freedom for the .001%, most certainly. They can do valerief Apr 2013 #9

One more reason this week to reassess Mr. Obama. leveymg Apr 2013 #11

Sadly, I've come to the same conclusion. firenewt Apr 2013 #58

It's your job as a world leader to say what is expected of you... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #12

And I was called a "RW Shitstain" for pointing out that she didn't start an illegal war. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #13

no she merely advocated very loudly for that war dsc Apr 2013 #15

Did you know they deployed nukes? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #33

I was actually refering to Iraq dsc Apr 2013 #36

Maggie was trying to prove she was tough to her own base. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #30

LOL. nt SunSeeker Apr 2013 #61

How can anyone who posts as "Nye Bevan" use a picture of Winston Fucking Churchill as his icon? Ken Burch Apr 2013 #72

I picked "Nye Bevan" because of his role in setting up the NHS, Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #78

I guess it always surprises me to see the name you post under Ken Burch Apr 2013 #84

The irony is, I almost certainly support more of President Obama's policies than you do. Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #85

I don't always agree with you. But you shouldn't let people bully you here. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #128

I support a lot of Obama's policies, it's just that I wish he'd go further. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #130

seems accurate. RetroLounge Apr 2013 #103

You AGAIN? Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #106

Public discussion board RetroLounge Apr 2013 #108

President Obama didn't start any illegal wars treestar Apr 2013 #110

I'm pretty sure a current head of state has to be respectful to a deceased former head of state . . HughBeaumont Apr 2013 #16

Really? Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #52

+1 XemaSab Apr 2013 #92

Just a point that's not intuitive. The British Prime Minister is the Chief Executive but is not 24601 Apr 2013 #63

In all seriousness, WTF else could he have said? Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #17

Something not quite as false? Hissyspit Apr 2013 #18

Just about anything else? Aquavit Apr 2013 #19

How about. "She Was Prime Minster Of the Uk. Some people will miss her. Thank you." Katashi_itto Apr 2013 #21

Read his statement about Chavez. nt alsame Apr 2013 #22

England is one of our top 3 allies, so the situation is just a *little* different... Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #25

My point is that you can express alsame Apr 2013 #27

She was not a "great champion of freedom" so for starters he could have refrained totodeinhere Apr 2013 #23

He's also called her "a true friend" of the US. Aquavit Apr 2013 #44

Great example in post 116 suffragette Apr 2013 #120

I think Obama now feels liberated to show himself as truly a "centrist Republican". LoisB Apr 2013 #20

*facepalm* sakabatou Apr 2013 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #26

What a fucking stupid thing to say... truebrit71 Apr 2013 #28

Let the corpse-f**cking begin! pink-o Apr 2013 #34

And the media has already begun to use this as alsame Apr 2013 #35

Argh and Nat Geo is having an "80s week" or something LeftInTX Apr 2013 #51

The prisoners that were locked up in the H-block in No. Ireland CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #37

Freedom for what? Freedom for the elite to garner wealth on the backs of the working class? Roland99 Apr 2013 #38

Freedom from lots of things! Aquavit Apr 2013 #40

Yup. The same "freedoms" all Right Wingers care about: "freedom" of the wealthy and powerful to Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2013 #55

Freedom to starve for what you believe in Ghost of Tom Joad Apr 2013 #75

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan were the leaders of the "Greed is Good" political movement... TeamPooka Apr 2013 #41

Well...our President has always admired Reagan... KoKo Apr 2013 #57

I think he admires their success as "politicians" at heart. Being elected and re-elected is a skill TeamPooka Apr 2013 #80

Um maybe a speech writer .. we don't know for sure. He had to say something PC. YOHABLO Apr 2013 #86

Oh yeah, who can forget that he compared Ronnie favorably over Bill Clinton. Beacool Apr 2013 #90

meh, she was an important leader of an important ally charlie and algernon Apr 2013 #43

He could have just left it as "the former PM of the UK died today, condolences to her family." n/t Aquavit Apr 2013 #45

it's still needlessly creating conflict charlie and algernon Apr 2013 #47

+1 SunSeeker Apr 2013 #62

If Obama said nothing... tarheelsunc Apr 2013 #46

Saying nothing is better than saying untruthful things Aquavit Apr 2013 #49

+1 n/t tammywammy Apr 2013 #60

Exactly treestar Apr 2013 #111

Presidential equivalent of a Stepford Wife. no_hypocrisy Apr 2013 #53

What did you expect? Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #54

Freedom? Ask any unemployed miner in the UK how much "freedom" Mag created Ken Burch Apr 2013 #59

She's just his type. forestpath Apr 2013 #64

oh well...... madrchsod Apr 2013 #66

very sad Carolina Apr 2013 #67

unless you were a Chilean Adenoid_Hynkel Apr 2013 #69

Or South African JVS Apr 2013 #107

Pinochet, too? Octafish Apr 2013 #71

That bastard better be in Hell!!!!!!!!!! Beacool Apr 2013 #91

Someone saw him at the bookstore... Octafish Apr 2013 #93

Thank you, I had never seen that. Beacool Apr 2013 #100

the whole rest of the world disagrees Doctor_J Apr 2013 #73

He was just being nice. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #76

She'd be proud of him tularetom Apr 2013 #79

Well, what do you expect? Bucky Apr 2013 #81

I agree and I think Clinton has a touch of masochist in him too olddots Apr 2013 #94

It's meaningless to us, whatever Obama says about Thatcher the day after she died. Quantess Apr 2013 #87

Obama is a diplomat. mia Apr 2013 #95

Oh, brother. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #96

Obama drooled all over daddy Bush, too. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #97

I've gotta agree with the President on this one. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #98

WTF? What fucking freedom and liberty? Oh, you mean freedom for the 1% to rob the country idwiyo Apr 2013 #99

I Think This Likely Will Be A Bad Week For Obama rsmith6621 Apr 2013 #101

Some of you people are being silly jzodda Apr 2013 #102

This place gets dumber every day BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #104

Exactly. Obama = BAD! BAD! BAD! All day long! it's ridiculous. Trashing thread. Liberal_Stalwart71 Apr 2013 #118

If he called her an asshole and danced on her grave treestar Apr 2013 #109

The guy liked Reagan too, tavalon Apr 2013 #112

In the words of George Carlin... Fearless Apr 2013 #114

That was NOT being PC Celefin Apr 2013 #116

Great example of the difference of paying respects and of actually praising her suffragette Apr 2013 #119

Well, he can't piss on her grave like us. Arkana Apr 2013 #117

Of course he would since he admires Reagan so much Catherina Apr 2013 #121

it's what i would expect from him, I am sure he admired her greatly! nt boilerbabe Apr 2013 #122

Good grief! City Lights Apr 2013 #124

He seems determined to go off the rails with a vengeance, in this second term... villager Apr 2013 #126

You can say it's politics, but this goes beyond what was necessary for him. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #129

Sure. People were liberated right out of their jobs. alarimer Apr 2013 #131

Politics as usual. Still Blue in PDX Apr 2013 #132