Michael Chisholm, a Saskatchewan Party MLA for Cut Knife-Turtleford, has resigned as a legislative secretary after calling the NDP's Deb Higgins "a dumb bitch."And yet, it was. So much for a man known for his reputation for professional conduct. He even mentions Wall's lip-service to not letting people hear you saying stupid shit like this, but so often in these cases we see how a wolf in lamb's clothing is still a wolf. The only thing we're missing here is a statement that he'll work for the rest of his career to redeem himself for these remarks.
Chisholm apologized for the comments that he made towards Higgins on Wednesday in a legislative committee.
"I have no excuse for this remark," he said Thursday in the legislature. "I was wrong and it shouldn't have been thought or said."
(Saskatoon StarPhoenix, May 8/2008)
I know Deb Higgins. She's hardly a dumb bitch. She's polite and intelligent, and Saskatchewan people of all political stripes ought to be proud to have someone like her representing them. Which is more than I can say for you, Mike.
Deb would never reduce herself to your level. But I'm not Deb Higgins, you stupid sack of shit. Every time the topic of women in politics gets raised, I'm going to make sure your remarks are held up high as an example of the barriers, difficulties, and double-standards that exist.
At least Wall did the right thing by firing your sorry ass.
Edit: The Regina Mom has a similar perspective, though she tends to rag more on the NDP than I do.
Edit: Giant Political Mouse has the text from Hansard and a video. But unlike me, he refrains from swearing at Mr. Chisholm.
Edit: Fixed formatting.
