Apparently if the CONS ever want to get into power again then yes, it is unacceptable. I suppose if he said she (well okay, Lisa Rait) was manly that may not go over well.
But it all plays into her past statements after becoming the temporary leader she stated that the 'New Cons' would be nicer and deal with actual facts and not dribble off into the personal attacks that helped them lose the election but maybe someday they will figure that out....
Rona Ambrose's office says may have misspoken — or at least was misinterpreted — when she suggested in her speech Friday at the Conservative convention that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a woman.
Ambrose’s swipe was part of a long pattern of attack on Trudeau’s masculinity.
Quibbling over quip
But not all CONs are thinking the same way......
Michelle Rempel rolled her eyes and paused, choosing her words carefully.
Standing in the lobby outside the House of Commons, the Conservative MP for Calgary Centre had just been informed that she had been voted Sexiest Female MP in an Ottawa newspaper’s annual poll.
“I get the opportunity to speak to a lot of women’s groups about encouraging women to run for office, and about women’s leadership issues and the number one thing I always say is women should be judged and evaluated by their merit.”
If only her boss would heed her message.
Her Conservative Party’s negative ad campaign against Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau may, as some have claimed, be successfully rallying the Tory base, and thus helping the party fill its coffers. But it’s also alienating a section of the electorate vital to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chances of winning another majority government: female voters.
Trudeau’s
poll numbers are overwhelmingly positive among women. A recent Harris/Decima poll found that 61% of Canadian women view Trudeau favorably, whereas Harper is viewed favorably by only 37% of women.
more at.....
Harper’s Gendered Attack on Justin Trudeau | Gender Focus
