For what it's worth, I'm trying not to write about Sarah Palin, but the article in the Guardian about Palin's attempt to have a photo-op with Margaret Thatcher tickled my funny bone.
A firestorm on the US right has erupted after the Guardian reported that Sarah Palin will be denied a meeting with Lady Thatcher on the grounds that it would be "belittling" for her to meet the darling of the Tea Party movement.
Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio host, devoted the opening section of his radio show to denouncing the "preposterous" Guardian report, as Palin supporters accused Thatcher's circle of disgracing the former prime minister.
The US conservative right reacted furiously after the Guardian reported that Thatcher's aides had decided it would be inappropriate for her to meet Palin, who is planning to visit London next month en route to Sudan.
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One Thatcher ally told the Guardian: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts."
I don't know about the rest of my fellow Americans, but I take the aide's remark as a personal affront. My favorite radio talk show host was right there with me in high dudgeon. You ain't seen nuthin' yet, until you've see Rush in firestorm mode, which he's in nearly every day. What a wonder that Rush so often finds an issue, or two, or three to set him on fire.
Lady Thatcher will be busy on July 4th attending the unveiling of a statue of Ronald Reagan in front of the US Embassy on the 100th anniversary of his birth. My question: Will Palin crash the event?
Thanks to Doug for the link.
