In her first
public outing in Australia since she was deposed as prime minister in June, Ms
Gillard appeared upbeat and buoyed by a strong show of support in a packed hall
at the Sydney Opera House. During a
candid question and answer session, Ms Gillard, 52, was asked by an
eleven-year-old girl how she coped with “all that horrible sexism”. The former
Labor prime minister said one of her strongest motivations when she left office
was not to give her most strident critics the pleasure of seeing her publicly
cry.
“In moments of
some stress and pressure… I certainly did say to myself that I would not give
those people the satisfaction of seeing me shed a tear,” she said. “[It was]
some iteration of ‘don’t let them get you down’”......To Read More.....
My Take – I think it’s pretty clear that she’s no Maggie
Thatcher. Another leftist pity party.
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