Oh fer cryin' out loud

I was going to keep my (blog) mouth shut on the whole affair, really I was, but then Taliban Jack decided to open his yap.

Okay, if he told the Liberal MP that they've already got her (in dual reference to his dog and Belina), he should apologize. Soon and get it over with. Because really, it was silly and I imagine in the heat of the moment and not meaning that much. And besides, with what Belinda's done (to both him and Mrs. Domi), I don't know if I were in MacKay's shoes that I'd be able to have the decorum he had only to infer she's a dog. MUCH more offensive things would come out of my mouth.

But.

a) he should not apologize for telling Alexa McDonut to stick to her knitting--it's a common expression used especially on the east coast, one that means that a person should stick to what he/she knows about and not delve into unknown territory, especially against someone who knows the topic inside out; this is not a sexist comment for a couple of reasons--first, because of its real intent--to be a colloquial way of saying "stick to what you know"; but second, because if any part of it is sexist, it's because Taliban Jack is making it so by inferring that knitting is solely a womans' endeavour.

b) if Taliban Jack had a little more credibility (read: A LOT) it wouldn't sound ridiculous for him to tell MacKay to resign; I mean, how much credibility can a guy have when insisting we negotiate with the Taliban?

c) "it certainly will discourage women from seeking public office" -- hmm, let me see; politics? Isn't it called a bloodsport somewhere? If someone can't handle the rough and tumble of making it through their teens then yes, maybe he/she doesn't have the jam to make it as a politician; otherwise, I say to Jack, stick to your knitting. And no, you won't get an apology out of me for that.

Later on in the article, the oft-repeated line about the dog not actually being Peter's is used again. I suggest that that's not true, that the dog is a family dog. If the reporter had bothered to do his/her homework.

Finally about this topic, I'd like to say that this is really much ado about nothing. Or much ado about very little. Doesn't this pale in comparison to Reg Alcock saying about Asian-Canadian Inky Mark "frankly, if I was going to recruit somebody, I'd go further up the gene pool"? Or for that matter, how about the only communist Prime Minister in Canadian history, PET, telling an honourable member in the chamber to "f--- off", later passing it off as "fuddle duddle"?

Hello pot, meet kettle. And here's the nice cauldron you've been searching for.