Lol!...Banjo,

Palmer said:

"On Monday night's Q&A program, Mr Palmer called the Chinese government "bastards" and "mongrels" that "shoot their own people"."

Fair enough, he was having a go at the govt of China...although he quickly changed tack and accused a Chinese company of not paying for Oz resources.

I wonder why, then, runner is making such a big deal out of Penny Wong not stepping in, as in...

"loved the way Ms Wong remained silent on Q & A last night as Palmer called Wong's people of origin..."

He appears to be criticising Wong for not stepping in to berate Palmer and defend her "people of origin".

runner, appears to dismiss the possibility that Wong, being an intelligent person, realised Palmer was mouthing off (as usual) in regard to the Chinese Govt/whoever in China has upset him lately...and decided to let the public critique take its course.

So, if, as it seems, it was not a racist swipe...why is runner deriding Wong for not defending her people or origin. Is she supposed to step up and defend the Chinese govt every time a disaffected business man-cum-pollie gets his knickers in a knot?

Seems the catalyst for this thread was a furphy....

It was fair enough that runner took up the racist accusations by the commentariat in the media and then asked why Suseonline's 'Minister' for every possible victimhood going didn't have the bottle nor the inclination to murmur some protest.

Runner was perfectly right to ask that Penny Wong be judged by her own ideals, after all she has ridden the discrimination, victimhood and affirmative action wagons mercilessly to get where she is. To add the obvious, her excesses in that and those of the gender and class warring Julia Whatshername saw them out of government to boot. Or should that be booted out of government?

Anyone who could not see her patting and stroking her previously declared enemy, and the opposite message of her non-verbals in his respect is either in denial or is lacking in the sight department. More likely it is those 'special' partisan glasses again.

Labor buddied up to the Greens and paid the price for that. Labor's credibility and membership are still being eroded and compromised by the Greens. Cynical back-room deals with the Palmer Party will come to haunt them too.

Having said that, it is still incongruous and gross, creepy gross, to witness Penny Wong trying her feminine wiles out on Palmer himself and on national television. From one of the Big Hitters of the infamous Handbag Hit Squad and expert on 'sexism' and misogyny who bats for the other side it was inappropriate, double standard, and creepy-gauche.

Runner is entitled to his views. The main stumbling block here seems to be that he is once again pricking egos made very thin-skinned (where they want to be!) by the prevailing political correctness that is a scourge.

Tough game for the PC crew to play all angles on this one but that doesn't ever stop them from trying. Funny to watch.

All here seem to agree that Clive is a joke.

you are wrong Susie to claim

'The fact she is an Asian female politician who supports gay marriage would have to put her in the worst category of politician for someone like you. '

It certainly would put her last as far as the good policy for this nation but I would be happy to vote for an Asian female pollie who had any decent policies.

What the Labor/Greens supporters are in denial about is how they let Clive get away with what he said simply because they need him as a wrecker. Had Truss said that Chinese were mongrels who shot their own Wong would of gone straight to one of the disrimination agencies. Again she showed as she did by backing Rudd that she is not the intelligent reasonesed pollie that the 'progressives 'like to laud but willing to tolerate anything if it serves the party cause.

Now you're being silly, runner.

As if Truzzzzz would say that kind of thing.

Even foot-in-mouth Abbott and Hockey wouldn't go there "in that particular manner".

otb,

I know how much you like to put the boot into female lefties, but...

"It was fair enough that runner took up the racist accusations by the commentariat in the media and then asked why Suseonline's 'Minister' for every possible victimhood going didn't have the bottle nor the inclination to murmur some protest."

The "racist" commentary in the media - is just that.

After the fact, as well.

So is Wong supposed to deduce in the seconds after Palmer opens his big trap and slams the Chinese Govt, that the commentary in the media is going to opt for a racist slant....Is she supposed to do that? - And then come howling out of the boxes defending her Chinese antecedents?

She didn't make the foolhardy comment - Palmer did.

It sure is fascinating how you guys reach way down into the barrel to find something to throw at a female politician on the left.

(..and, otb, I'm sure you'll have fun putting Poirot through the ringer for the "Truzzzz" comment - my gift to you - yawn...)

'It sure is fascinating how you guys reach way down into the barrel to find something to throw at a female politician on the left. '

You can't be serious Poirot. Your Abbottphobia (conservative male)is without equal. Yep just play the victim in order to excuse incompetence or anything else for that matter.

LOL Poirot, you are having problems sorting it.

Because it suits your discourse on this occasion, you deliberately underrate the PC sensitivity of members of the Handbag Hit Squad, who could (and did!) find sexism and misogyny in a man looking at his watch. Finding 'racism' in what Palmer said would ordinarily be child's play for Ms Wong. She is usually so hair-triggered as to lay the charges prior to the event - speculative gossip to create a story line.

Ordinarily they (and you, LOL) would experience no difficulty at all in finding racism everywhere. Penny Wong could instantly turn the indignant outrage 'ON' over a wee li'l meow in the House, a place where she herself is a tricky and ferocious berater and insulter, with a hide like a rhino.

Runner is talking about the B.S. and hypocrisy of the outrageous censorious political correctness that is endemic in Australia. Runner has wielded his pin deftly to again prick that huge smelly balloon of political correctness, fraud.

Amusing watching the PC crew trying to play all of the bases on this one. Maybe after some of the leftist gurus have indulged in their mental gymnastics and wordsmithed a tricky, contorted explanation to suit. You and others must be hanging on something to appear in The Drum, Crikey, NM and so on. Never mind, soon all will be 'On Message' after being told what to think and say.