Margaret Thatcher disses the Quitta from Wasilla

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Maybe the American political media should take a clue from the Iron Maiden, former British PM Margaret Thatcher.

The Guardian of London reported that Margaret Thatcher's aides had decided it would be inappropriate for her to meet with Sarah Palin, who is planning to visit London next month en route to Sudan.

One Thatcher ally told the Guardian: "Lady Thatcher will not be seeing Sarah Palin. That would be belittling for Margaret. Sarah Palin is nuts."

That didn't sit well with Oxycontin-adled Rush Limbaugh. The Guardian reports Sarah Palin snub by Margaret Thatcher aides infuriates US rightwing:

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.

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Limbaugh opened his show on Wednesday with a lengthy denunciation of the Guardian after the New York Daily News and a host of US publications picked up on the comments.

"There's a story out there today, and it's an illustration of how things happen, how things are said and reported," Limbaugh told his listeners. "This is preposterous, and I have personal knowledge of this."

And what is the response from the Iron Maiden's aides?

The ally who criticised Palin said the Thatcher circle would not change their minds despite the backlash. "Margaret will not be meeting Sarah Palin. If necessary we will make sure that Margaret has an off day when Palin is in London."

Ouch!