Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 note

[T_i_B]

Never mind the GOP ideological wanking, how about an American woman?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34276001

US Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has picked the UK's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, as his choice for the face of the $10 bill.

The former Florida governor made the surprise suggestion during a televised debate for the top Republicans vying for the presidential nomination.

All 11 candidates were asked who they would choose, now the US Treasury has announced plans to put a woman on the redesigned note.

Mr Bush's choice drew applause.

[morningfog]

1. What an idiot.

[hobbit709]

2. Runs in the family.

[LuvLoogie]

77. I think Dubya is smarter.

[wordpix]

32. my thought exactly when he said it - please no more bushit!

[akbacchus_BC]

83. Even if he had said Emelia Earhart, that would show he is

knowledgeable!

[Stellar]

3. Not even an American, an he want her face on our money,

as does the audience?

[LeftishBrit]

4. Whaaaaaattttttt????

Eww, wish I hadn't clicked. She did quite the reverse of making Britain 'great'.

And why would an American political candidate want Maggie, rather than Ronnie or someone American from that era if it has to be some 80s RW nut?

[T_i_B]

5. Margaret Thatcher $10 bills to be double-quilted for extra softness

http://newsthump.com/2015/09/17/margaret-thatcher-10-bills-to-be-double-quilted-for-extra-softness/

Ten-dollar bills featuring the face of Margaret Thatcher are set to be soft, strong and thoroughly absorbent.

Following Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush’s suggestion that the former PM’s face should adorn the money of the USA, the United States Mint received the unusual request for the notes to be “quilted yet strong”.

“I can only imagine they wanted to reflect the simultaneously delicate yet strong leadership of Margaret Thatcher” said Martin Kloons, Head of Money Printing, “it is a wonderful tribute and very thoughtful.”

Demand for the new bills has been unprecedented, particularly in the North of England, for reasons which remain unclear.

[Jamastiene]

6. ROFL!!!!

Good one.

[LeftishBrit]

8. Snort!

[randome]

19. Subtle. Nicely played!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]No squirrels were harmed in the making of this post. Yet.[/center][/font][hr]

[wordpix]

33. haha, true, not one repuke said St. Ronnie

[former9thward]

49. The question was "What woman would you put on the $20 bill"

[wordpix]

65. oh yeah, I forgot that part

getting old can do it

[T_i_B]

81. Ronald Reagan in drag?

[Capt. Obvious]

7. If that happens

Let's put Bobby Sands on the 20.

[ALBliberal]

9. Clear demonstration of his low regard for women .... he couldn't quickly

think of a strong American woman...or his mental gymnastics and fear of his base's reprisals wouldn't let him answer with any of the women that have been discussed for the honor like Rosa Parks or Eleanor Roosevelt.

[NJCher]

12. what I thought, too

In fact, true for others, too. Some wanted their mother on the bill. Sheesh, you can't think of a woman other than your mother?


Cher

[wordpix]

35. "mother on the bill" - I guess they never heard of Sojourner or Rachel Carson or other

great women in history. Eleanor Roosevelt would be good, too. Hell, Taylor Swift is better than some guy's mother - at least she's giving money to African wildlife preservation and making it possible for musicians to make money off Spotify's freebies.

[Thor_MN]

75. He was bright enough to recall that Ronald Reagan was a man,

so he went with a woman that was associated with Reagan. Ronald Reagan is the answer to every question, in John Ellis tiny little brain.

[ALBliberal]

79. I think you're right

Off the top of my head it's tough to think of a conservative heroic American woman so I sympathize with him there. Sandra Day O'Conner? First Supreme Court Justice? Completely drawing blanks here.....just googled how the candidates answered....only four answered with American women that weren't relatives or duplicated by other candidates. Rubio (Rosa Parks) Christie (Abigail Adams) Walker (Clara Barton founder of Am. Red Cross) and Paul (Susan B Anthony)

[Maru Kitteh]

80. Bingo.

Nancy didn't do shit so - Maggie was next up to bat. Old republicans still seem to regard her as kind of some stern handmaiden. They see her as St. Ronnie's "business wife" and subordinate. John Ellis Bush knows his peeps.

[tanyev]

10. We'll just forget about all that unpleasantness that started in 1776, then?

[T_i_B]

11. Are there any heroines of the revolutionary war that could be considered?

It's a question that's well worth asking.

[csziggy]

28. I nominate Laodicea "Dicey" Langston Springfield

She's a great (however many greats) aunt of mine and is noted for standing up for her family and for the patriots during the revolution:

http://www.diceylangston.com/womenofrevolution.php

"Dicey was a Revolutionary War Heroine. She was married to Thomas H. Springfield and had 22 children - 17 of which survived to adulthood."
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7493556

[wordpix]

36. they were too busy running farms and estates alone while hubbies got the fame/glory

[LeftishBrit]

44. Or early American female political figures?

Although women didn't have the vote yet, some were quite influential. One that comes to mind is Abigail Adams, who like Barbara was wife of one president and mother of another, but unlike Barbara had a brain of her own. She was a serious intellectual scholar, and a campaigner for women's rights and against slavery.

Of somewhat later individuals - what about the amazing heroine Harriet Tubman?

[DetlefK]

13. Breaking News: Jeb Bush siding with the red-coats!

[gollygee]

14. The most neo-liberal woman he could think of

Doesn't matter if she's American, only that she hates unions and poor people.

[Frank Cannon]

15. And the crowd applauded that horseshit.

What happened to "USA! USA! USA!"? Unbelievable.

He could've suggested Lizzie Borden or Ma Barker and those donuts would still have applauded, and at least those two were American.

[CTyankee]

16. Great satire T_i_B!

Even tho it is only humor, I can see where the idea comes from...idiocy and lack of ideas in the GOP.

[Ichingcarpenter]

20. It wasn't satire........... he really said it

and Rubio wanted mother Terresa.

[CTyankee]

21. holy shite! Unbelievable...

life imitates art...or something...

that is scary...

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. I thought it was satire too at first.. Borowitz.. the onion or some other site

but noooooooo........... BBC.......... holy crap

Oh and mother Terresa? I hope they don't dig too far into who she really was and what she really did.

[CTyankee]

24. Excuse me for asking this, but isn't it customary to put Americans on our currency?

I guess there is no regulation saying we have to but... WTF???

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. History, the constitution, federal law, common sense have

no bearing on reality with these guys

[Blasphemer]

27. To his credit, Rubio chose Rosa Parks

Kasich was the one who chose Mother Theresa - he was doing some religious flag-waving as part of his canned self-promotion.

[beac]

31. Rubio probably only learned of Rosa Parks

when Kim Davis was compared to her by the wingnut fundies. ( )

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Jeb! clearly has binders full of women that he admires

they just don't seem to be American.

Imelda Marcos, perhaps? She seems a Bush kind of woman.

[lanlady]

56. he probably secretly lusts after Marine Le Pen

Definitely his kinda strong right-wing femmaNazi.

[Javaman]

18. I could say something about jebbie, but my post would be hidden.

I'll just say this: he's dumbass.

[lonestarnot]

23. Bwwwa hahahaha. OMG!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

26. Jeb's mom is on the dollar bill

Oh, wait.....

[PADemD]

30. LOL

[hifiguy]

52. DUzy!

[TBF]

54. Right? And for years they've called him the smart one. nt

[SwankyXomb]

85. That's not really the highest bar, though, is it?

[TBF]

88. For real ..

[Initech]

29. I thought that they have to be American citizens to be on American currency?

[spanone]

34. thank gawd he's the smart one, otherwise he fits the description of a true dumbass

[ellisonz]

37. ...

[Jimbo S]

38. I don't think he was being serious when he said it.

Just from his face and body language.

[TBF]

89. If that's his idea of a sense of humor he's

going to have big problems talking to people on the campaign trail. Reminds me of his tone-death mother with her comments about the Katrina refugees being "better off" after they lost their homes. What is it with this family?

BTW, love your avatar ... I'm a UW grad also.

[Filibuster Harry]

39. Unfortunately I missed that part of the debate. Someone in the office

told me what Bush and Kasich responses were and I was -- what?? They are not American.

I need to go back and watch it.

But the post about Ma Barker or Lizzie Borden and the donuts applauding just floored me!!

What does those answers say about 1) thinking and answering off the cuff and 2) Love of this country?

I mean: Betsy Ross, Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Earhart (apology for misspelling), Mary Todd Lincoln, how about the Woman's Right to Vote Movement ?? But please pick an American woman -- damn it guys it is our country or maybe you don't really care about OUR COUNTRY??

[seafan]

40. Jeb Bush backpedaling on putting Margaret Thatcher on $10 bill.

Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 note, BBC, 17 September 2015




And, just like clockwork, twelve hours later:

Jeb Bush Walks Back Pitch for Thatcher on $10 Bill, NBC, September 17, 2015

Jeb Bush might be changing his mind about his statement that he'd like to see former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the $10 bill.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Bush instead said that he'd like to see the American people decide which woman deserves to be on U.S. currency, suggesting that a question about the bill during the second GOP presidential debate Wednesday night was not "the most relevant thing in the world."

.....

While Republicans harbor plenty of admiration for the former leader of the Conservative Party in the U.K., Bush was ridiculed on social media for saying that he would nominate Thatcher for the honor rather than an American citizen.

.....

It just runs in the family, ya know?

[merrily]

43. What a dumbass thing to say while you're running for US President.

Or ever.

[seafan]

45. Social media exploded in shock and confusion when Jeb Bush uttered it.

What the.....??

His choice confounded many viewers watching on CNN, not only because Thatcher was not American but also because she was a very polarizing figure in politics as prime minister in the U.K. from 1979 to 1990.

The surprise pick quickly sparked both a confused and shocked reaction on social media from users confounded by the late head of the Conservative party being thrown into the GOP debate.

“Still can’t believe Jeb picked Margaret Thatcher for the $10 bill. I’m trying to imagine his thought process there and can’t,” wrote one Twitter user.

While another simply called it “the wrong answer in many ways.”

While a favorite of Ronald Reagan’s supporters, the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century and the only woman to have held the office in Britain, Thatcher was hated by many in her home country for her uncompromising politics and leadership style.

She was nicknamed the “Iron Lady” (also the title of a 2011 biographical film starring Meryl Streep) and news of her death at 87 in April 2013 sparked the celebratory song “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead.”

See the tweets below.

I just… MARGARET THATCHER????

— Hannah Bowman (@hannahnpbowman) September 17, 2015

Jeb has retracted his previous pick of Margaret Thatcher. Imelda Marcos is his new choice.

— Mike Gibbs (@mwgfla) September 17, 2015

What horrible event took place today to get Margaret Thatcher trending again? Please tell me she is still dead.

— Jacqueline (@_Cuddlefish_) September 17, 2015

Jeb Bush wants to put Margaret Thatcher on the $10 bill. Kind of a slap in the face to every American woman ever. #GOPDebate

— Sarah Goldberg (@supergoldie) September 17, 2015

The GOP, Ann Coulter, South Park, and Margaret Thatcher are all currently trending in the USA. Today is the most conservative day on Twitter

— Shadow (@SykoShadow) September 17, 2015

Wait…Jeb! named MARGARET THATCHER as the woman he'd put on a $10 bill? Well, I guess if we're revising Reagan's legacy…

— B. Clay Moore (@bclaymoore) September 17, 2015

Hey remember that time Margaret Thatcher let Irish Hunger Strikers starve to death instead of give them a voice?

— Guerrilla Prophet (@jaykelly26) September 17, 2015

The saving grace for Jeb's Margaret Thatcher gaffe: Only 14 people are still watching this #GOPDebate

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) September 17, 2015

Margaret Thatcher is the wrong answer in so many ways.

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) September 17, 2015

.@JebBush says he'd put Margaret Thatcher on the $10 bill. Um, does he know who she was?! #AnotherDumbya

— LBFernandez (@FactsVsOpinion) September 17, 2015

Jeb Bush was asked which American woman would he want on the $10 bill & he says Margaret Thatcher? Is it possible GW isn't the dumbest Bush?

— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) September 17, 2015

As we all see, that is entirely possible. And likely.

[merrily]

46. call me jingoistic, I think the first women on American currency should be American women, ffs.

[smirkymonkey]

64. LOL!

Great responses!

[wordpix]

69. "I'm trying to imagine his thought process" +1000

:

[merrily]

90. I would have exploded in shock, too, but I expect this from Jeb! and his brother.

"He can't help it," anymore than his brother could.

Some of those tweets are great.

[treestar]

87. so dumb you have to think maybe he does not really want it

and is responding only to family pressure.

[merrily]

91. Because they wanted him to seem stupid and tick off American women no end?

Mission Accomplished!

[wordpix]

66. yes, now that he's ridiculed for not knowing ANYTHING about US women in history

he looks like the idiot he is. geesh, these 1%ers are clueless

[merrily]

41. Note this, Jeb.

[lunatica]

42. i'm surprised he didn't nominate battleaxe Barbara Bush

I'm sure she let him hear about it later though. LOL! That and the fact that he publicly told everyone he smoked pot in College.

LOL!

[backscatter712]

47. To paraphrase Frankie Boyle.

For all the money spent on Margaret Thatcher's state funeral, they could have given a shovel to everyone in the UK, and dug a hole so deep they could have delivered her to Satan personally.

[hifiguy]

53. That was the state funeral with all the crowds

disguised as empty streets, IIRC.

[Vinca]

48. Prince Harry for the fiver!

[wordpix]

70. I'm going for Princess Diana on replace slave holding T. Jefferson on the $20

[T_i_B]

84. Jefferson wasn't the only one who owned slaves

And isn't the only slave owner on US banknotes

http://thepoliticus.com/content/what-8-us-presidents-owned-slaves-during-their-presidency

[tabasco]

50. Utter disrespect for the soldiers who froze at Valley Forge

and all the brave men and women who fought to gain this country's independence from a corrupt monarchy.

[hifiguy]

51. That boy's head ain't right.

He ever play football without a helmet?

[wordpix]

71. neither of the boys has a lick o' sense, hifiguy

[lanlady]

55. interesting GOP psychology

Bush wants Thatcher because she was a "strong leader" and we need a "strong leader." Nothing about honoring Rosa Parks or Frances Perkins or another notable American woman who made America a better place for millions of its citizens. It's always about strength with the GOP, it's a fixation to the exclusion of everything else. It's so deep in their mindset. I don't know what psychologists call it, but I call it power worship. Only power impresses them - it's never about compassion or intellect or simply doing what's right. Only might makes right in their world.

[LeftishBrit]

82. This was also a common local saying about Thatcher

'I'm voting for her. I may not agree with everything she does, but she's a strong leader'.

To which a friend of mine once replied:

'You can have a strong horse, and it can still pull you over the edge of a cliff.'

[joeybee12]

57. And he wonders why he's sinking in the polls...

I never thought he was as dumb as his brother, but I am now re-thining that assessment.

[book_worm]

58. Yes, Jeb because of course there are no American women who are worthy of being

on an American $10 bill. In many ways I wish this moron would be our opposition in the General election.

[Dont call me Shirley]

59. I knew those bushes were agents of the British empire.

[arely staircase]

60. Tory pieces of shit the whole Bush lot. nt

[Samantha]

61. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher together ushered in the concept Greed is Good

Not surprising that Jeb admires him....

Sam

[MiniMe]

62. That is because Thatcher and Ray-Gun were pals

What else would you say at the Ray-Gun library?

[wordpix]

74. ! referred to her as Raygun's partner

Maybe they had a little fling going

[Renew Deal]

63. He should go all the way and put the queen on

The fact that he can't think of a single American woman is a disgrace

[Hiraeth]

67. what a slap to the face of every Amercian woman out here. R or D makes no difference. Although, how

a woman can vote R this time around baffles the shit out of me.

fuck off, Jeb. No one gives a shit what you want. what a fucking disgusting idea, asshole.

[davidn3600]

68. And change the National Anthem to God Save the Queen

[tavernier]

72. Who are they kidding?

They would ALL put Monica Lewinsky on it, given a chance.

[wordpix]

73. Chris Hayes pointed out tonight that hardly anyone could think of one US woman

with all the answers about "put my mom on there," Mother Theresa and Thatcher. The one that two candidates agreed with was Rosa Parks. Can't recall who those two were, but I was thinking the second guy that went along with the first couldn't think of one woman for himself.

[davidn3600]

78. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

Marco Rubio - Rosa Parks
Ted Cruz - Rosa Parks
Rand Paul - Susan B Anthony
Mike Huckabee - his wife
Ben Carson - his mother
Scott Walker - Clara Barton
Chris Christy - Abigail Adams
Jeb Bush - Margaret Thatcher
John Kasich - Mother Teresa
Carly Fiorina - No one. Keep the bills the way they are.

[pansypoo53219]

76. thatcher is reagan w/ tits.

[T_i_B]

86. I've just eaten

I really don't want to be thinking about Margaret Thatchers thru'penny bits.