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On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:38 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > that idiot Vice President should have > attended the funeral. > --- > for what reason? > > As the greatest, most powerful Nation in the world, yes, we have an > obligation to attend the funeral of a deceased Prime Minister to our > most > staunchest ally. > --- > what obligation? > > On Apr 17, 10:31 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Our delegation to Great Britain for Lady Thatcher is outright insulting > to > > Great Britain. At a minimum, that idiot Vice President should have > > attended the funeral. > > > > As the greatest, most powerful Nation in the world, yes, we have an > > obligation to attend the funeral of a deceased Prime Minister to our most > > staunchest ally. > > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:14 AM, plainolamerican < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > Obama sends presidential delegation with no serving politicians to > > > Thatcher funeral > > > --- > > > a waste of US tax dollars. > > > so was sending a delegation to the appointment of a new pointy-hatted > > > man-god. > > > > > On Apr 17, 8:32 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are only a handful in Congress and none in the administration > > > worthy > > > > of attending Thatcher's funeral. > > > > > > ** > > > > DCG posted: " Margaret Thatcher funeral: US opts for low-key > official > > > > representation Guardian: The US is to send distinctly low-key > official > > > > representation to Lady Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday, with a > delegation > > > > led by George Shultz and James Baker, who both serv" Respond to > this > > > > post by replying above this line > > > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > > > > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Obama sends > > > > presidential delegation with no serving politicians to Thatcher > > > > funeral< > > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside.. > .> > > > > by > > > > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > > > > > Margaret Thatcher funeral: US opts for low-key official > representation > > > > > > Guardian< > > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/16/margaret-thatcher-fune.. > .>: > > > > The US is to send *distinctly low-key official representation to Lady > > > > Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday*, with a delegation led by George > Shultz > > > > and James Baker, who both served as US secretary of state while > Thatcher > > > > was in power. > > > > > > While Barack Obama was invited, *he has opted to send a presidential > > > > delegation comprising no serving politicians*. Shultz was secretary > of > > > > state to Ronald Reagan while Baker served the elder George Bush. Also > > > > representing Obama will be Barbara Stephenson, chargé d'affaires at > the > > > US > > > > embassy in London, and Louis Susman, the recently departed > ambassador to > > > > Britain. > > > > > > Separately, the Republican party is sending three members of the > House of > > > > Representatives: Marsha Blackburn, who will lead the delegation, > along > > > with > > > > Michele Bachmann and George Holding. Blackburn is a leading fiscal > > > > conservative, while Bachmann, a member of the hardline conservative > Tea > > > > Party faction, became internationally known during her spectacular if > > > brief > > > > bid for the 2012 presidential nomination. > > > > > > Another leading Republican conservative and attempted 2012 nominee, > Newt > > > > Gingrich, is also among the confirmed attendees. Ronald Reagan's > widow, > > > > Nancy, was invited but has said she felt unable to make the trip > aged 91. > > > > > > The somewhat ambiguous nature of Thatcher's funeral, which is not a > state > > > > event but nonetheless has many of the trappings of such a ceremony, > given > > > > the involvement of the Queen and members of the armed forces, has > > > prompted > > > > a varying response from other countries in terms of representation. > > > > > > While some are also sending former leaders, for example Australia's > John > > > > Howard, several serving prime ministers have said they will attend, > > > > including Stephen Harper of Canada, Italy's Mario Monti, and Donald > Tusk > > > > from Poland. > > > > > > *"The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other > > > > people's money."* - Margaret > > > > Thatcher<http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/thatcher.asp> > > > > > > RIP Iron Lady. > > > > > > DCG > > > > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | > April > > > 17, > > > > 2013 at 4:30 am | Tags: Margaret > > > > Thatcher< > http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=margaret-thatcher>| > > > > Categories: > > > > Obama <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=376320> | URL: > > >http://wp.me/pKuKY-lgn > > > > > > Comment< > > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside.. > .> > > > > See all comments< > > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside.. > .> > > > > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > > > > Subscriptions< > > >https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf.. > .>. > > > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/obama-sends-preside. > .. > > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > > > -- > > > -- > > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > > * It's active and moderated. 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