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Conservative MP Brian Pallister said he would give a "woman's answer" to a question about his future in politics, a comment that has drawn fire from the Liberals.

Pallister is running for re-election in his south-central Manitoba riding of Portage-Lisgar. But he's also testing the waters for a possible run to become the next leader of the provincial Progressive Conservatives.

"I am copping what's known as a woman's answer, isn't it? It's a sort of fickle kind of thing," he said, responding to criticism that a federal election campaign is no time for a candidate to be examining other job prospects.

"I can do that, and I'm doing it now. There are always people on the sidelines that are going to be critical. I'm not worried about them. I'm not concerned about the critics." http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006 ... ickle.html

   

Did this happen somewhere or did you imagine this?
Can you provide a link that isn't horribly biased?

   

well considering you find almost everyone who isn't a card carrying Tory horribly biased that might be difficult

   

It was published by the CBC, that does not change the fact that these were comments that he made.http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006 ... ickle.html

   

It's just polite to provide details. Thank you.
So he didn't know if he was going to run again so he dithered a bit, playing on the old saying that it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind.
It was a dumb thing to say but not really damning.

   

My MY grasping at straws.

All Liberals are becoming members of the 'Straw Graspers Society'

After you get your fourth degree you become "Royal Straw Grasper Extraordinaire"

   

I was going to say "Don't worry you're pretty little head over it"
but I was worried it might be misconstrued.

   

I knew this wouldn't bother you guys, after all, it's not like he spoke out against white christian males or something.

   

Are you assuming we are white christian males?
did you consult notes with Xerxes on this because he made the same wild ass assumption.
I can't speak, nor would I, for PluggyRug, nor should you.

Do you even know how many different races & cultures live in Surrey?
Do you even know where Surrey is?
I'll give you a hint, It's not Asia!

   

This is the internet so either I'm a 16 year old Japanese school girl, a 9 foot tall police officer/secret agent, or a government worker!

   

Wots a Christian?

   

Food for Lions

   

Come on Liberals, stop grasping at straws and tote the party line!

When all else fails, resort to the "Stephen Harper's vision of Canada is much like the United States".

   

It happened right here in Manitoba and CTV and Global both had it in their local TV news coverage. Pallister said it.

   

What Pallister said was stupid and demonstrated a degree of chauvinism that we know exists in a lot of the older males who are in the House. I am sure lots of other sexist comments have been made by members of the other parties too. The difference I think is that he made it during an election period....which is pretty dumb and makes me wonder how good his judgement is. Enough said about that.

This is hardly grasping for straws to make an issue out of his comment....if neo-cons are going to make an issue out of something that is as irrelevant as the gas mileage of the Lib campaign airplane, then this is fair game too.

   

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