Patsy's Belinda diatribe - day two
Thank you, so much, Anne McLellan/Judy Sgro/Sarmite Bulte for standing up for Belinda Stronach in her time of need. I mean, honestly, she was just following her conscience - right? Why won't the mean old Conservatives just leave her alone?? (dripping sarcasm intended)
Full disclosure right off the bat here - the "whore" comments I read on a lot of blogs last night about Belinda were unacceptable: typical sexist, knee-jerk reactions -- but let's not read too much into them. And please, for the love of God, would the Liberal Party please SPARE ME any more grandstanding by blaming the scary Conservatives for the reaction of some dumbass, retrograde, idiot male bloggers? (Some of the "whore" and "dipstick" comments came from PROVINCIAL MLA/MPPs, not federal ones.) Haven't y'all won enough points over this defection? This fearmongering is getting to be a tad much. (Problem is, nervous Ontario voters - god bless 'em - lap it up, so the Libs keep doing it.)
Let's be truly honest here - didn't Belinda sell something to the Liberal Party yesterday? I'll say she did! Not her body, mind you, but she did sell her budget vote to a take-no-prisoners, no-holds-barred, Machiavellian party. Keep in mind that the Liberal tactics just echo the end justifies the means. Isn't that what's truly scary? Let's remember that Stephen Harper wants to decentralize the federal government's power -- he wants to GIVE AWAY some of the PM's power, not horde it.
But, I digress. Let's not be fooled by the Liberals' fuzzy warm exterior - these people will STOP AT NOTHING to hold on to power. Do Ms. McLellan and her colleagues (who are well-educated, professional women) really NOT MIND that Belinda swept in with her billions and took a Cabinet seat away from someone that has likely put in YEARS as a backbencher?
What about Martha Hall Findlay, who was asked to step aside her Liberal candidacy in the Newmarket-Aurora riding so Belinda could take over - is this whole escapade fair to her? Take a look at her resume, for crying out loud - very impressive!
So Anne, Judy, Sarmite - I'm an educated, professional woman who is pro-choice and pro-gay marriage - I'm no SoCon - but I'm also not afraid of the big, bad Tories. I'm not afraid to think for myself AND be angry with a government that has regularly stolen money from the ever-faithful Canadian taxpayer. As intelligent women, I have to ask how you all can keep towing the party line and doing the bidding for a party that shows disrespect for the tax dollars of many hard-working Canadian women. What's the rationale there?
I'm asking the Liberal women to stop doing the bidding for a corrupt government, which, as we speak, is earning increasing brownie points by cashing in on your over-the-top, righteous anger.
As a voter, and as a woman, let me say that I take offence at the Liberal Party SELLING CABINET SEATS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. So please spare me the rhetoric and the feigned outrage - Belinda voted to take you all down last week and now you're all welcoming her with open arms? You call her selling out her party for a Cabinet post (she's not even qualified for!) GUTSY?
I encourage my fellow women to read Margaret Wente, Chantal Hébert, Christie Blatchford - see what they have to say on the issue. See what they have to say about the systemic corruption within the Liberal party. See what they have to say about a governing party that passed out envelopes stuffed with cash to their friends and associates - with YOUR money. I also ask my fellow women to think about how they are being blackmailed by the Liberals (the budget promises) WITH THEIR OWN MONEY. The Liberals aren't handing out money for cities, money for health care, money for childcare to be nice! They're handing out your hard-earned tax dollars to win your vote! Let's not fall for it!
OK -rant concluded. I need to go take my heart medication now because I can't take much more of this!
Full disclosure right off the bat here - the "whore" comments I read on a lot of blogs last night about Belinda were unacceptable: typical sexist, knee-jerk reactions -- but let's not read too much into them. And please, for the love of God, would the Liberal Party please SPARE ME any more grandstanding by blaming the scary Conservatives for the reaction of some dumbass, retrograde, idiot male bloggers? (Some of the "whore" and "dipstick" comments came from PROVINCIAL MLA/MPPs, not federal ones.) Haven't y'all won enough points over this defection? This fearmongering is getting to be a tad much. (Problem is, nervous Ontario voters - god bless 'em - lap it up, so the Libs keep doing it.)
Let's be truly honest here - didn't Belinda sell something to the Liberal Party yesterday? I'll say she did! Not her body, mind you, but she did sell her budget vote to a take-no-prisoners, no-holds-barred, Machiavellian party. Keep in mind that the Liberal tactics just echo the end justifies the means. Isn't that what's truly scary? Let's remember that Stephen Harper wants to decentralize the federal government's power -- he wants to GIVE AWAY some of the PM's power, not horde it.
But, I digress. Let's not be fooled by the Liberals' fuzzy warm exterior - these people will STOP AT NOTHING to hold on to power. Do Ms. McLellan and her colleagues (who are well-educated, professional women) really NOT MIND that Belinda swept in with her billions and took a Cabinet seat away from someone that has likely put in YEARS as a backbencher?
What about Martha Hall Findlay, who was asked to step aside her Liberal candidacy in the Newmarket-Aurora riding so Belinda could take over - is this whole escapade fair to her? Take a look at her resume, for crying out loud - very impressive!
So Anne, Judy, Sarmite - I'm an educated, professional woman who is pro-choice and pro-gay marriage - I'm no SoCon - but I'm also not afraid of the big, bad Tories. I'm not afraid to think for myself AND be angry with a government that has regularly stolen money from the ever-faithful Canadian taxpayer. As intelligent women, I have to ask how you all can keep towing the party line and doing the bidding for a party that shows disrespect for the tax dollars of many hard-working Canadian women. What's the rationale there?
I'm asking the Liberal women to stop doing the bidding for a corrupt government, which, as we speak, is earning increasing brownie points by cashing in on your over-the-top, righteous anger.
As a voter, and as a woman, let me say that I take offence at the Liberal Party SELLING CABINET SEATS TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. So please spare me the rhetoric and the feigned outrage - Belinda voted to take you all down last week and now you're all welcoming her with open arms? You call her selling out her party for a Cabinet post (she's not even qualified for!) GUTSY?
I encourage my fellow women to read Margaret Wente, Chantal Hébert, Christie Blatchford - see what they have to say on the issue. See what they have to say about the systemic corruption within the Liberal party. See what they have to say about a governing party that passed out envelopes stuffed with cash to their friends and associates - with YOUR money. I also ask my fellow women to think about how they are being blackmailed by the Liberals (the budget promises) WITH THEIR OWN MONEY. The Liberals aren't handing out money for cities, money for health care, money for childcare to be nice! They're handing out your hard-earned tax dollars to win your vote! Let's not fall for it!
OK -rant concluded. I need to go take my heart medication now because I can't take much more of this!
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