A final farewell to the 'Iron Lady' and Obama isn't there By: Diane Sori
Sadly, but with honor and accolades, one of last great leaders was laid to rest...
Revered and reviled in death as in life, the 'Iron Lady, the woman who rescued Britain from her postwar economic decline, was honored yesterday day as the bells at St. Paul's Cathedral nobly rang in honor of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher...rang as a procession route lined with British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel stood solemnly by paying their respects.
Lady Thatcher’s funeral, a ‘ceremonial’ one with military honors (equal to the ceremonies that marked the passing of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana) was NOT an official state occasion per se despite the military trappings. However, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who by tradition do NOT attend the funerals of ‘commoners' NO matter how celebrated that 'commoner' was, broke with that tradition and were among the more than 2,000 mourners comprised of dignitaries from 170 countries (including 11 serving prime ministers and 17 serving foreign ministers), attended the Memorial Service and Mass for Lady Thatcher...but notably absent was President Barack HUSSEIN Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden.
Think back and remember the pictures of Lady Thatcher
kneeling at her dear friend Ronald Reagan's casket, deep in
thought and remembrances, tears in her eyes as she gently touched his casket with
tenderness, honoring the man who she said she loved only second to her
husband. What class, elegance, dignity, and
honor she showed that day NOT only to our beloved Reagan, her closest Cold-War
ally, but to our America as well, and yet when it was our turn to honor her our
current President, First Lady, Vice-president or anyone from this
current administration were NOT in attendance to send the respects of the American people.
And why... because tomorrow Barack HUSSEIN Obama has to be in Boston for his all important photo-op at the Memorial Service for the Boston bombing victims. And as for the others, a US Embassy spokesman said that both the First Lady and the Vice President were "the President’s point people on gun control" adding: "This is a week when there is a lot of movement on Capitol Hill on gun control issues."
So damn what...they should have been there to honor the memory of this great lady...a lady who never wavered in her support and love of America. This was just another in a long line of disgraceful excuses covering for a disgraceful man who heads a disgraceful administration.
Lets make it clear, Obama was indeed invited...Obama said NO...Obama willingly chose to send low-key representation to the funeral instead of going himself...representatives led by George Shultz and James Baker, who both served as US Secretary of State while Thatcher was in office. And while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attended to pay their respects, along with three Congressional Representatives (Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding), these notables are either from former administrations or are, as in the the case of the Representatives, way down on the protocol list.
And what a slap
in the face to Britain, our closest ally, for Lady Thatcher was a staunch and dedicated ally of
the United States, of capitalism, and of the free market system we base our economy upon.
A proper show of respect to the memory of Margaret Thatcher was of utmost importance, but proper respect is NOT something you can expect from a man who, as a gift from America to her Majesty, gave her a Walkman with his favorite tunes on it.
Classless, clueless, and operating within his own narcissistic orb of shunning and disrespecting those country's and leaders who support America's ideals instead of his brethren's ideals, this man and his wife are an embarrassment to America so maybe his NOT being at Margaret Thatchers funeral was actually a blessing in disguise.
Revered and reviled in death as in life, the 'Iron Lady, the woman who rescued Britain from her postwar economic decline, was honored yesterday day as the bells at St. Paul's Cathedral nobly rang in honor of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher...rang as a procession route lined with British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel stood solemnly by paying their respects.
Lady Thatcher’s funeral, a ‘ceremonial’ one with military honors (equal to the ceremonies that marked the passing of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana) was NOT an official state occasion per se despite the military trappings. However, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who by tradition do NOT attend the funerals of ‘commoners' NO matter how celebrated that 'commoner' was, broke with that tradition and were among the more than 2,000 mourners comprised of dignitaries from 170 countries (including 11 serving prime ministers and 17 serving foreign ministers), attended the Memorial Service and Mass for Lady Thatcher...but notably absent was President Barack HUSSEIN Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden.
Think back and remember the pictures of Lady Thatcher
kneeling at her dear friend Ronald Reagan's casket, deep in
thought and remembrances, tears in her eyes as she gently touched his casket with
tenderness, honoring the man who she said she loved only second to her
husband. What class, elegance, dignity, and
honor she showed that day NOT only to our beloved Reagan, her closest Cold-War
ally, but to our America as well, and yet when it was our turn to honor her our
current President, First Lady, Vice-president or anyone from this
current administration were NOT in attendance to send the respects of the American people.And why... because tomorrow Barack HUSSEIN Obama has to be in Boston for his all important photo-op at the Memorial Service for the Boston bombing victims. And as for the others, a US Embassy spokesman said that both the First Lady and the Vice President were "the President’s point people on gun control" adding: "This is a week when there is a lot of movement on Capitol Hill on gun control issues."
So damn what...they should have been there to honor the memory of this great lady...a lady who never wavered in her support and love of America. This was just another in a long line of disgraceful excuses covering for a disgraceful man who heads a disgraceful administration.
Lets make it clear, Obama was indeed invited...Obama said NO...Obama willingly chose to send low-key representation to the funeral instead of going himself...representatives led by George Shultz and James Baker, who both served as US Secretary of State while Thatcher was in office. And while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attended to pay their respects, along with three Congressional Representatives (Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding), these notables are either from former administrations or are, as in the the case of the Representatives, way down on the protocol list.
And what a slap
in the face to Britain, our closest ally, for Lady Thatcher was a staunch and dedicated ally of
the United States, of capitalism, and of the free market system we base our economy upon.A proper show of respect to the memory of Margaret Thatcher was of utmost importance, but proper respect is NOT something you can expect from a man who, as a gift from America to her Majesty, gave her a Walkman with his favorite tunes on it.
Classless, clueless, and operating within his own narcissistic orb of shunning and disrespecting those country's and leaders who support America's ideals instead of his brethren's ideals, this man and his wife are an embarrassment to America so maybe his NOT being at Margaret Thatchers funeral was actually a blessing in disguise.
Double Dittoes Joshua Zorn
ReplyDeleteWhat did Joshua Zorn say?
DeleteDitto Joshua Zorn. I would not want this clown within a hundred miles of my funeral. Any event he chooses to attend, is nothing but a time for him to use the event to his political and narcissistic need for attention and power. I am sure that even should he have attended, he would have figured out a way to be about an hour late, in order for him to make a Grande Entrance, thereby disrupting the entire event, as he slowly moves through the throngs of the drooling media who want to touch his cloak and kiss his royal ass.
ReplyDeleteWell spoken. Lady Thatcher would not have wanted the Traitor in Chief of the US to attend her funeral anyway.
DeleteYou might very well be right.
DeleteGreyhawk, I so agree with you about Anonymous...who doesn't even have the courage to show his face or give his name. Lady Thatcher was a great and honorable lady who, like her dear friend Ronald Reagan, will be treated so well in the history books. May she Rest in Peace.
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