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21st November, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘Margaret Thatcher’

Welsh Farming Community Dumbfounded By Palin, Supports Obama

By Denis Campbell • Sep 25th, 2008 • Category: Reflections
As appeared in The Huffington Post Off the Bus Page

For decades I prayed for a woman Prime Minister, then we got Margaret Thatcher,” said Sam(antha) dismissively at a local village store, “this woman [Sarah Palin] scares me.”
Here in the village of Monknash, 38-residents strong and sitting high above the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, is a microcosm [...]


The Brown Mutiny, Chapter One

By Denis Campbell • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Features
It begins with one whose ambition gets ahead of him or herself. Like the proverbial drip, drip, drip of the tiniest hole in the dyke, Labour front bench cabinet ministers sat silently for the first few moments of Gordon Brown’s holiday and then one-by-one began to stick toes or more in to test the waters [...]


“Senator Clinton, You’re No Margaret Thatcher”

By Denis Campbell • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics
(Reprise article)
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen eviscerated GOP VP rival Dan Quayle with this debate remark stating “he was no Jack Kennedy.” Four years ago I cast a vote AGAINST George H. W. Bush’s son rather than FOR John Kerry. I intend to vote FOR a candidate this year.
You are making it very difficult.