CBC:
McDonough and MacKay were sparring about constituency races in Nova Scotia. When he said she was using her reputation to drag NDP candidates across the finish line, she defended the NDP candidate running in his riding."We'll just see what happens," MacKay replied. "I think you better stick to your knitting and win your own riding."
McDonough immediately asked him if that was a sexist reference, and he said it wasn't. Then she said she would be delighted to have time to knit after the election because she has five grandchildren.
But after the radio program, McDonough told reporters she was surprised by his "sexist slur."
I can't find a link for it, but in the 2000 (I think) federal election, the oh-so-finicky Ms. McDonough had this to say about Premiers Ralph Klein and Mike Harris:
Is it the testosterone that makes them so stupid?
Maybe you should stick to your knitting, dear.
Update: Commenter blueright verifies my recollection and provides a link to a similar quote. So it looks like it was one of her standard [insert stupid male here] talking points.
Comments (4)
"stick to your knitting" is a term to say stick to your work
he was impling that she should worry about her own riding
she accepted the explination and the appology
in fact shes sending him a copy of knitting for dummies
Mr Makay relised his error, apologized, and then explained the term
man of integrity he is
Posted by robm | January 20, 2006 9:29 PM
Posted on January 20, 2006 21:29
Good memory. Found the qoute here. http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/view?/news/2000/11/06/mcdonough001106
Posted by blueright | January 20, 2006 10:25 PM
Posted on January 20, 2006 22:25
Oooh, I like knitting and I'm not even 30 yet! And my friend Brian just learned to knit. And no, he is not gay. I bet MacKay can't even knit a scarf, eh!
Posted by Maria | January 22, 2006 4:48 PM
Posted on January 22, 2006 16:48
Well, my grandfather on my mother's side was a crusty old Scotsman named McRae, and he loved to knit -- he found it relaxing.
Mind you, he wasn't very good at it, but no one dared tell him that. :)
Posted by gnotalex | January 22, 2006 7:41 PM
Posted on January 22, 2006 19:41