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Related: About this forumRep. Stockman On How To Honor Thatcher: ‘Crush Liberalism’ And Sweep It ‘Into The Dustbin Of History
Rep. Stockman On How To Honor Thatcher: Crush Liberalism And Sweep It Into The Dustbin Of HistoryAs his fellow conservatives memorialized the late former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) paid tribute to the conservative icon in characteristically combative fashion.
Rep. Steve Stockman @SteveWorks4You
The best way to honor Baroness Thatcher is to crush liberalism and sweep it into the dustbin of history. What are you doing this morning?
1:01 PM - 08 Apr 13
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American Conservatives Flock To Twitter To Memorialize Thatcher
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John McCain ✔ @SenJohnMcCain
RIP Margaret Thatcher, one of the great leaders of the 20th century
12:07 PM - 08 Apr 13
Eric Cantor ✔ @EricCantor
You inspired the world to empower people and families over government. In doing so, you helped save it. Rest in peace, Lady Thatcher.
12:50 PM - 08 Apr 13
John Bolton ✔ @AmbJohnBolton
My thoughts and prayers with Margaret Thatcher and family. A courageous leader and staunch defender of freedom, she will be greatly missed.
12:15 PM - 08 Apr 13
Steve King ✔ @SteveKingIA
Lady Thatcher, "My positions were very soundly based. I saw no reason to change them." Storm Lake, IA 1994. Reagan & Berlin Wall. #thatcher
12:42 PM - 08 Apr 13
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Rep. Stockman On How To Honor Thatcher: ‘Crush Liberalism’ And Sweep It ‘Into The Dustbin Of History (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2013
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blm
(113,019 posts)1. Pretty sure Stockman has no clue Thatcher tried to lead conservatives on climate change.
Dumb@ss.
Wounded Bear
(58,605 posts)2. Oh, good. Another round of pathetic memorializing of RW heroes...
Couldn't stand the whole Reagan celebration. Will do my best to ignore anything down this path, too.
May they rest in piss.
Mz Pip
(27,433 posts)3. She supported gun control
And raised taxes, too.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)4. As terrible as Thatcher and Reagan were
modern American conservatives are even worse.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)6. Agree 100%
Truth is, the Conservative Party in Britain is closer to the U.S. Democratic Party in its domestic policies than it is to the Republican Party.
lastlib
(23,168 posts)5. Hey, Stockman, you f*ckwad wet turd-smear:
I.WILL.NOT.BE.CRUSHED.
GO.TO.HELL.WITH.MAGGIE.
SunSeeker
(51,523 posts)7. Thank you. I could not have said that better myself. nt
libodem
(19,288 posts)8. Anymore liberal equates to labor
They hate the working class. We have the audacity to want not to be wage slaves. Hurrumph.