Friday, July 17, 2009

Quick, Into the Wayback Machine!

I don't believe the latest dropping out of the HarperCon$. Susan Delacourt has the story.

As if I needed more evidence to reinforce my opinion that the knuckle draggers are in control of the HarperCon$, we find the "Honorable" Helena Guergis creating a program that basically is built around resurrecting the neanderthal notion that sexual violence is a function of how girls dress (and, apparently by extrapolation, that males are simply unable to control themselves).

Talk about stepping back into the dark ages. What's next? Rape defences along the lines of "but your honor, she was dressed provocatively!" coming back?

Do we really have to keep these idiots around?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Quick!! Get rid of all the womens fashion stores and install state run Burka boutiques. Can't have the uncontrollable male animal getting all randy over seeing a _gasp_ bit of female skin. Maybe the Taliban has it right after all. The Harper Cons couldn't possibly want to make 50% of Canadians into second class citizens?? _sarcasm_

SB

MgS said...

The Harper Cons couldn't possibly want to make 50% of Canadians into second class citizens??

When it's the 50% least likely to vote for them, they would.

... and neoCon politics don't generally appeal to women.

Anonymous said...

"...When it's the 50% least likely to vote for them, they would. ..."

Ahhh yes, totally correct. The Nasty Cons have a penchant for punishing those who don't vote for them, be it a group, a region, or a province.

SB

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