Not content merely to discuss his nomination of Elizabeth Matthews for a seat on the offshore regulatory board, Danny Williams took some pretty heavy shots at his former cabinet members on Monday in a 10 minute interview with the CBC’s Chris O’Neill-Yates.
In my opinion, Elizabeth Matthews – of all the women I have met in politics including my ministers – was the most competent woman I had come across.
Williams went further.
He claimed to have significantly advanced the place of women in politics in the province during his term of office.
Williams claimed he was instrumental in getting Joan Burke and Kathy Dunderdale nominated, claiming that “in those days it was more of a man’s world.”
You don’t have to read hard to between the lines to see Williams was making a very pointed jab at two key cabinet ministers in his administration.
The fact he is full of crap - as if 2001 was the political stone age in this province - is largely irrelevant.
Interesting too that he mentioned a recent comment about the fact there are very few women seeking office in this election.
But that comment about Matthews and the implicit idea that Dunderdale and Burke owe their place to Williams is not going to sit well with a great many Tories.
Heck, it was so bad that even talk show caller and Danny fan Club charter member Minnie H burned Bill’s ears on Monday night calling Danny down to the dirt for his remarks.
Whatever Dunderdale and company did to Danny after he left, the Old man is certainly going to claim his pound and a half of their hides, one way or the other.
Payback is a mother.
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