"she absolutely hated working people"

[Enrique]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/margaret-thatcher-dies-criticism-of-her-policies-132906942.html#qZvhWJC
The death of Baroness Thatcher was a "great day" for coal miners, David Hopper, general secretary of the Durham Miners' Association said today.

The ex-miner, who turned 70 today, spent all of his working life at Wearmouth Colliery.
[Prime Minister who took on the unions - and won]


He said: "It looks like one of the best birthdays I have ever had.

"There's no sympathy from me for what she did to our community. She destroyed our community, our villages and our people.

"For the union this could not come soon enough and I'm pleased that I have outlived her.

"It's a great day for all the miners, I imagine we will have a counter demonstration when they have her funeral.

"Our children have got no jobs and the community is full of problems. There's no work and no money and it's very sad the legacy she has left behind.

"She absolutely hated working people and I have got very bitter memories of what she did. She turned all the nation against us and the violence that was meted out on us was terrible.

[malaise]

1. But she loved apartheid

and never forget that her own party kicked her out of office after the poll tax.

[sibelian]

2. Well spoken, sir.

The truth will out, though it takes decades...

[tavalon]

4. Was there anything good about Margaret Thatcher?

I mean, at least with Ronald Reagan, one can say that he fathered Ron Reagan, who turned out to be a pretty decent guy. That's pretty much it for Ronald Reagan though.

[Smilo]

8. She resigned in 1990!

that was a good thing she did.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Well he and Maggie were 2 little peas in a pod. Both distroyed their countries and the

working poor got the worst of it. Ding dong the witch is dead.

[Arugula Latte]

11. I will say one good thing about Thatcher and two about Reagan.

Thatcher inspired a lot of great post-punk British protest music.

Reagan turned me into a liberal at age 14.
Reagan sired a fine child, Ron Jr.

Oh, wait, I see I repeated your Ron Jr. point .. but still ... a fine child ...

[tavalon]

16. Yeah, Ron Jr must have jumped from the tree

because he sure fell far from it.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. She allowed people to buy council homes they were living in....

Of course, those later became rental property owned by landlords that out-Scrooged Scrooge.

[idwiyo]

20. She died. Can't really think about anything else.

[tavalon]

5. Happy Birthday, Mr. Hopper

I hope they remember to stick the stake in the area where her heart might be.

[rhett o rick]

6. Ding Dong, the witch is dead.....

[forestpath]

13. +1000

[xtraxritical]

7. True dat, she was about as clean as "clean coal".

[penndragon69]

9. She's a lot warmer now...

since she is in the lower bowels of HELL
chatting about trickle down "VOODOO"
economics with SAINT ronnie.

GOOD Riddance to her !

[ReRe]

12. Let's remember this forever...

... as David Hopper's Birthday! Thanks Enrique for this OP...

"Ding, dong, the witch is dead,
which old witch?
The wicked witch.
Ding, Dong, the wicked witch is dead!"

[Arctic Dave]

14. +1 n/t

[Comrade_McKenzie]

17. Her death is bringing an economic stimulus to places that sell beer and cake.

I love it.

[senseandsensibility]

18. There's something to be said for plain speaking and truth telling.

He did it. I was raised not to speak ill of the dead, or in extreme cases, to at least wait a decent amount of time. I admit I am squeamish about this kind of talk on the very day of her death, but I find his words truthful, necessary, and without rancor. He is merely telling what happened because of her policies.

[idwiyo]

19. Rust In Pieces. Witch.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Any who follow Hayekan economic policies

(The market is great, long live the market) can't have any love for labor, especially organized labor...how...dare they...want a voice.

That said, with all her warts and horrors, on most social welfare issues, see the National Health Service, she was to the left of the American Democratic Party leadership.

That...is astounding.