Hi there BELLY, HASBEEN & INDIVIDUAL...

What a brilliant idea ! Anthony Mundine and Sonny Bill Williams entering federal Parliament. Both these two gentlemen could really liven up proceedings during question time. The only difficulty that I could see, is which lucky Party would get the benefit of their immense perspicacity and goodwill ?

Somehow, I don't think the Labour front bench would necessarily welcome their imput, nor would the Opposition Party either. Their combined intellect, giant as it is, would simply immerse both Parties in a sea of indisputable logic and intuitive dialogue. For that reason, the welcome mat most probably, would not be laid out.

Of course there's always Bob Katter's Party, and if Pauline Hansen was still around, they'd be of immeasurable benefit to either. There again, perhaps I'm wrong on all counts.

I guess the only realistic option open to them, is to once more return to the world of academia. A place where both are highly valued, and they'd feel far more comfortable in such a scholarly and cerebral environment, a place that would cater to their strong altruistic values too. I guess we all have a niche ?

A political "Progressive" would support both, just on account of.

The Greens welcome anyone who claims victim "isms". It is good for getting the front page. As any Greens seat warmer in the Senate would attest, that IS what it is all about. Too easy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH_MBwQhGgA

I guess we all have a niche ?
o sung wu,
yes we do. Hm, that rhymes :-) Anyhow, the only difference is that our niches aren't handsomely supported by Taxpayers' dollars.

Hi there INDIVIDUAL...

Yeah of course your right. The thing that always intrigues me, is how a couple of dullards like these two get such a following ? And somebody else said earlier, Anthony Mundine's not a patch on his father Tony. Tony is a humble bloke who doesn't have a need to 'bluster' his way around the place like his extraordinarily stupefied son.

Still, it takes all kinds I suppose ?

I would suggest that Mundine is 'stupefied' because of numerous head injuries from boxing over many years o sung wu.

The violent sport of boxing should be banned.
Too many people end up like Ali, with long term brain injuries...

>>The violent sport of boxing should be banned.
Too many people end up like Ali, with long term brain injuries...<<

Just reintroduce bare-knuckle boxing. The gloves are there for hand protection not head protection. They might actually increase the risk of brain injury because they allow fighters make harder strikes to the head without hurting their hands. From wikipedia:

>>Hitting to the head was less common in the bare-knuckle era because of the risk of hurting the boxer's hand. Gloves reduce the amount of cuts caused, but British Medical Association research has stated that gloves do not reduce brain injuries and may even increase them, because the main cause of injury is acceleration and deceleration of the head, and fighters wearing gloves are able to punch harder to the head.<<

Cheers,

Tony