More Belinda Bashing...

Not only is Belinda Stronach getting blasted by London's Dave Burghart but she has also recently been bashed my Alberta's Premier Ralph Klein. While Klein was at a charity roast in Calgary last Tuesday he made fun of Stronach's defection from the Conservatives, similar to how Burghart did. Klein said this: " "I wasn't surprised she crossed over. I don't think she ever had a Conservative bone in her body -- well, except for one." In case anyone in the audience missed the punch line, he continued: "Speaking of Peter MacKay..." And if that wasn't bad enough, after he made that joke he said that he was "making no apologies" and that he read the copy of what he said and approved stating "I thought it was a funny line." If that sexist and petty comment doesn't make you sick to your stomach I don't know what would. And to think that this man was democratically elected to lead a province is completely baffling. I feel terrible for Belinda and for how much hurtful slander has been thrown her way simply because she is a liberated and powerful female. I'm hoping that Miss Stronach is paving the way for future female politicians but I'm afraid it doesn't look like equality is in the near future. Whether it be making inappropriate comments about Belinda's sex life or kidding around that Rona Ambrose spends more time doing her hair than her job, it looks as if women's actions, no matter how great they are, will be overshadowed by gender stereotypes for some time to come.

Check out the actual video footage at this site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_JgdWb5WZU