Abbott accuses his party critics of sexism - OMG

Christ on a crusket! WTF?

In the face of ongoing criticism about the operational style of his most senior adviser, Peta Credlin, Abbott made the extraordinary suggestion today that she would not be "under this kind of criticism if her name was P-E-T-E-R as opposed to P-E-T-A", and that "people need to take a long, hard look at themselves with some of these criticisms".more

*faints* 

I have no words. 

Update:

 Liberal MPs are reacting furiously to the Prime Minister's claim that internal critics of his powerful chief of staff are sexist, with one questioning her influence over the Prime Minister. 

But junior minister Jamie Briggs has hit out at his "gutless" colleagues for taking their complaints to journalists instead of directly to Ms Credlin. 

"If they've got any balls, they would go and talk to her herself," he said on Friday. more