Parrish digs deeper

Since the media denied her desperate request to not have her "axis of idiots" comment reported, Carolyn Parrish has decided to go on the offensive - probably a smart move, politically, since it may help her sew up the Rubert McClelland vote next time around:

Parrish, who had to apologize for her "bastards" remarks last year, at first denied using the word idiots, and when reporters pointed out they had her remarks on tape, she said: "I don't mean Americans are idiots."

Parrish then begged reporters not to use the remarks: "Please guys don't put that on tape," she said. "I already got into trouble once.... Really, please, I've had enough trouble."

Four hours later, however, she hardened her line.

"The last one was a really stupid thing to say," she told Reuters. "Bastards is an inappropriate word. Idiots is a term people use in everyday conversation," she told Reuters.

"They tortured people in Iraq, they (the Iraqis) have no weapons of mass destruction. Could somebody explain to me whether you think they're idiots or geniuses?"

Now Parrish is concerned about people being tortured in Iraq. Actually, while her anti-American comments get all the media attention, it's Parrish's blatant pandering to extremist Muslim organizations - peppered with warnings about the power of the "Jewish lobby" in Canada - which really have me worried. What can you say about a woman who believes the Toronto Star is too biased in favor of the Israelis?

Posted by damian at August 26, 2004 07:06 AM