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Jagger · 01-22-2006, 10:17 PM

Shawnski,

I'll be joining you in the 40 club this June. Where the heck does time go?

I have a different political background than most of you I expect. I was brought up in the UK and was one of the so called "Thatcher's children". I was brought up to despise everything that Maggie stood for. My dad, god rest his soul, had a Maggie Thatcher punching bag which lasted about 15 minutes. (I kid you not!) He was a died in the wool left wing Labourite of the worst kind. Tony Benn, in case anyone knows of him, was a hero to him. Can you imagine the shock and horror when he found out that I fully support a conservative party out here? I'm not sure he ever fully understood how a son of his could support anything but a socialist party no matter how much I tried to explain it to him.

Anyway, I just wanted to say that I've really appreciated reading your input on this coming election.

01-22-2006, 10:17 PM	#21
Jagger First Line Centre Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Red Deer now; Liverpool, England before Exp:	Shawnski, I'll be joining you in the 40 club this June. Where the heck does time go? I have a different political background than most of you I expect. I was brought up in the UK and was one of the so called "Thatcher's children". I was brought up to despise everything that Maggie stood for. My dad, god rest his soul, had a Maggie Thatcher punching bag which lasted about 15 minutes. (I kid you not!) He was a died in the wool left wing Labourite of the worst kind. Tony Benn, in case anyone knows of him, was a hero to him. Can you imagine the shock and horror when he found out that I fully support a conservative party out here? I'm not sure he ever fully understood how a son of his could support anything but a socialist party no matter how much I tried to explain it to him. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I've really appreciated reading your input on this coming election.