On Thatcher: "A woman... not on MY terms" - Glenda Jackson rocks the house!

[dogknob]

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Hell. Yes!

[warrior1]

1. kr

[rurallib]

2. Hell YES!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Glenda made a great queen.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. My god..she is looking more and more like John Hurt!

I respect her decision to enter politics but sure miss what would have the rewarding career of a great actress.

[tblue]

30. Yeah. What was that about?

She's beautiful, if you ask me. Exquisite and wonderful.

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. I happen to adore both Jackson and Hurt, actually.

[jmondine]

44. I don't care. I would still do her!

[dixiegrrrrl]

46. Brains ARE sexy, aren't they?????

[dogknob]

6. Almost makes me wanna watch The Music Lovers again.

That's a tough film.

So glad it wasn't just her. Seems like Labour was united on Thatcher today.

[LongTomH]

48. How about Hopscotch (1980)

Where she played with the late, great Walter Matthau and Sam Waterston. A literate spy comedy.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080889/

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. Very interesting. Thanks for posting it.

[DURHAM D]

7. Love her...

She is fearless.

[tblue]

28. Fearless! And good at heart.

Oh my gosh. I did not know she was a pol. I am blown away.

[steve2470]

8. k&r nt

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. Love it!!! Would that we had such civilized disagreement over here!!

[trumad]

13. Oscar winner as well.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hHda6JqqlTM/S3xTWOarzkI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/eFF8i3Mywuc/s320/glenda+jackson.jpg

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. Loved her in "A Touch of Class" with George Segal.

Miss Jackson knocks on upstairs neighbor's door, of which it is implied she is a prostitute:

"Miss, do you have oregano?"

"Oh my God no, I was tested for it just last week!!!"

[whathehell]

33. Glenda's doing a great job, but in reality, their disagreements are frequently

less "civilized" than ours...They get into big rowdy shouting

matches, and I think that's great.

[UTUSN]

10. R#12 & K n/t

[trumad]

11. LOL---John Bercow about 7 minutes in ate that conservatives lunch

Glenda rules!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

19. not so much "eating" as informing him and all who watch this video. It's fantastic!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

36. Reminded me of "Ask the Administrators" here at DU.

[ceile]

14. The actress?

I had no idea she was a politician...smart, smart lady.

[Bluenorthwest]

17. Ms Jackson retired from acting when she entered the House of Commons in 1992

So 21 years in office.

[barbtries]

16. i really enjoyed that.

in fact i would have happily listened longer.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

21. I've not seen Glenda Jackson's house, but was in one of her neighbor's home in the 70s.

That has always stuck with me. I know the constituency she represents.

[JDPriestly]

22. Have you seen the list of her personal accomplishments?

Jackson was born in Birkenhead on the Wirral, Cheshire where her father was a bricklayer.[2] Jackson was educated at the West Kirby County Grammar School for Girls, then worked for two years in a Boots chemist shop, before studying at RADA in Bloomsbury.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Jackson

She did not inherit wealth. She uses what she has earned to fight the corporate monster. Good for her.

I wish that more people who earned two Academy Awards and millions making movies would advocate for the poor and for the middle class as she does.

It isn't just a matter of how much you have. It's what you do with what you have. Glenda Jackson serves in parliament, representing those who do not have what she has. She speaks on the behalf of ordinary Britons. Good for her.

[JDPriestly]

20. Glenda Jackson sure knows her Shakespeare.

What moral courage! What a wonderful voice!

She is the proof of what I am always saying about politicians.

They need to study voice and diction. Glenda Jackson is a pleasure to listen to. And a very elegant, beautiful lady. And yes, I'm a woman, and I will mention her appearance. She has the elegance that comes with moral courage and love of fellow man.

This is a video to watch.

That made my day. Thank you.

[dogknob]

42. My friend who posted this on Facebook had one word for it:

GODDESS!

Maybe not the word I would have chosen, but I didn't record an album titled The Power of Pussy, either.

[pacalo]

25. You go, Glenda!

And the parliamentary leader (rightfully) backed up her right to pay her tribute honestly, without censorship!

A woman -- not on my terms.

[MFM008]

26. still every inch a queen

[ananda]

27. Wow!

That was great!

Thatcher was not a human being either, by any terms.

[whathehell]

29. Wow...She could be talking about the US, especially when speaking of the homeless & the schools

Go on with your bad self, Glenda!

[dflprincess]

47. You could substitute "Reaganism" everytime she said "Thatcherism" and not be wrong

Can you imagine what would have happened if a Democrat had had the spine (I dream) to stand on the floor of the House when Ronnie died and tell the truth about him? (Maybe one did, but the U.S. media would never tell us.)

You have to admire all the Brits for not feeling the need to shed crocodile tears and the British media for covering all opinions being expressed over the last couple days.

[Robb]

32. She is my daughter's role model.

Inasmuch as she played a slightly eccentric pirate on the Muppet Show.

(My daughter is 3, and believes Glenda Jackson is the queen of all pirates. She says "I'm Glenda Jackson, ha ha! Arr!&quot

[ReRe]

34. "A woman? Not on my terms!"..Glenda Jackson

K&R

Hear! Hear! This speech not only described the "Iron Lady," but Ronald Reagan as well. When vices such as materialism, avarice, and greed were viewed as virtues. An "aspirational society."
A time when we new the price of everything, but the VALUE on nothing! And when Glenda spoke of the hospitals, where patients laid on cots in the halls? Guess what? I have a niece who is a registered nurse with a Masters who works in NYC right now, today, where patients lie on gurneys in the halls!!!! And the mentally ill? Ronald Reagan did the same thing here in this country with the Mentally ill... Mental institutions were closed down, the Mental Health Association...does it even exist anymore??? And the mental health patients were dumped out onto the streets! This, after Roslynn Carter did such a wonderful job on behalf of the mentally ill and mental institutions in this country. Yes, there is nothing good that we can say of Margaret Thatcher OR Ronald Reagan.

[Zorra]

35. Bravo! She nails the defining chacteristic of the Thatcher/Reagan era: Human Damage. nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

37. Teddibly, teddibly proud

of Glenda Jackson and to rec.

BRAVO!

[malaise]

38. Hogarth would have recognized London

Damn this was great

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. Hit the nail on the head. Thatcher and Republicans only value the opinions of the upper class.

They honestly believe the lower classes have NOTHING of value to contribute to society.

It's the classic "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" argument taken to the next logical step that non-rich people are all stupid.

[Yavin4]

40. She was in the 1978 movie, "House Calls"

Yes. That's right. There was a time in America when doctors came to your house to treat you.

[dogknob]

41. That movie's pretty damn funny.

The baseball-owner's funeral with Art Carney...

[Kennah]

55. She was in "Hopscotch" also with Walter Matthau

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080889/

Gawd that movie was funny, and she had some brilliant lines.

"You're making my dog very nervous. He detests the smell of stupidity."

"An American without ice in his drink is unthinkable, if not unconstitutional!"

"Don't look at me like that, no!"

[olddots]

45. the price of everything and the value of nothing

she has soul

[Matilda]

49. Jackson is living proof that you can take the woman out of the theatre

but you can't take the theatre out of the woman.

Superbly and effectively delivered - other pollies everywhere should take note!

[Peace Patriot]

50. Fab speech! My thoughts exactly! Thank you, Glenda Jackson!

And for all the movies, too!

[idwiyo]

51. K&R You go girl! Wish I was living in her constituency so I could vote for her, come next election.

Actually I am seriously considering moving there just so I Will vote for her.

[RGinNJ]

52. NYC was very scary back then.

All the poor mental patients just walking around off their meds.

[NV Whino]

53. If you want to hear another Jackson diatribe against Thatcher

Track down the CDs for Elizabeth R. You will find it on the extras disc.

[avaistheone1]

54. Ms Jackson is glorious!