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dflprincess

(29,336 posts) Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:54 PM Saturday

When the great day comes

I truly hope that at least one member of Congress, either in the House or Senate, will have the spine to stand up and speak the truth about Trump.

For inspiration that can watch the speech Glenda Jackson gave in the House of Commons two days after Thatcher died. (Someone should have given this speech when Reagan died).

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When the great day comes (Original Post) dflprincess Saturday OP

I believe this is the transcript. mahatmakanejeeves Saturday #1

The Lady and the Chair stand on principle bucolic_frolic Saturday #2

Yes, that was a very judicious and polite butt kicking at the end. flashman13 Saturday #4

Kick dalton99a Saturday #3

A while back SmoothDunk illustrated what will be my response, should I live long enough: Grokenstein Saturday #5

That wouls be Dame Glenda Jackson. soldierant Saturday #6

She was CBE but she turned down a Damehood dflprincess Sunday #9

If a CBE can be an MP, I don't see why a Dame couldn't soldierant Monday #11

She said she refused the damehood dflprincess Monday #12

Ah. Well, she's probably right there. soldierant Monday #13

I never heard that dflprincess Monday #14

Much if not all could be said about tsf 2nd term blue blues Saturday #7

Impressive. Isn' oasis Sunday #8

Brilliant malaise Sunday #10

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,689 posts)

1. I believe this is the transcript.

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:04 PM

Saturday

https://genius.com/Glenda-jackson-mp-house-of-commons-speech-on-baroness-thatcher-annotated

An excerpt:

In coming to the basis of Thatcherism, I come to the spiritual part of what I regard as the desperately wrong track down which Thatcherism took this country. We were told that everything I had been taught to regard as a vice—and I still regard them as vices—was, in fact, under Thatcherism, a virtue: greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker, sharp elbows, sharp knees, all these were the way forward. We have heard much, and will continue to hear over next week, about the barriers that were broken down by Thatcherism, the establishment that was destroyed.

I heard some fireworks earlier tonight, too early for anyone to be setting off fireworks. I thought, "Could it be?"

bucolic_frolic

(55,064 posts)

2. The Lady and the Chair stand on principle

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:13 PM

Saturday

We are not hearing that in our politics these several years. We've got little moral ballast in the well. The Brits just do it better. Their law stands on common law and common sense. Ours stands on bombast.

flashman13

(2,378 posts)

4. Yes, that was a very judicious and polite butt kicking at the end.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 10:58 PM

Saturday

dalton99a

(94,093 posts)

3. Kick

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 09:15 PM

Saturday

Grokenstein

(6,354 posts)

5. A while back SmoothDunk illustrated what will be my response, should I live long enough:

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:14 PM

Saturday

imagine if it happens on tv
— Smooth Dunk (@smoothdunk2.bsky.social) 2026-01-19T19:49:15.095Z

I mean the comic could be about ANYTHING couldnâ€™t it? u certainly cannot ban me for it
— Smooth Dunk (@smoothdunk2.bsky.social) 2026-01-19T20:03:25.664Z

soldierant

(9,348 posts)

6. That wouls be Dame Glenda Jackson.

Reply to dflprincess (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 11:33 PM

Saturday

Xhe was a CBE.

dflprincess

(29,336 posts)

9. She was CBE but she turned down a Damehood

Reply to soldierant (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 01:09 AM

Sunday

She was a MP when she made this speech.

soldierant

(9,348 posts)

11. If a CBE can be an MP, I don't see why a Dame couldn't

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 04:25 AM

Monday

dflprincess

(29,336 posts)

12. She said she refused the damehood

Reply to soldierant (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:42 AM

Monday

Because it lacked any real meaning.

soldierant

(9,348 posts)

13. Ah. Well, she's probably right there.

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 08:10 PM

Monday

Do you know the old joke about an American who was so confused - I think it involved Dame Judith Anderson, which gives you an idea how long ago it was - confused because he just couldn't see "why they would call a dignified broad like that a dame."