Dear Pericles,

Malcolm Turnbull stated:

"If you love your country, have an interest in
politics or policy and care deeply about our nation's
future, there is nothing more certain to arouse
your fury and invite your contempt than listening
to an entire House of Reps Question Time."

It reads, spin, exaggeration and mis-statements.

Politicians need to re-capture voters trust.
Unfortunately for Mr Abbott and Mr Hockey, the
public has grown tired of the kind of theatre
exemplified by - Commissions of Audit, horror budgets,
and so on. Sadly with nothing much better on offer,
its no wonder some are switching to the vaudeville of
people like Clive Palmer.

Certainly, Is Mise.

>>Was Clive right when he said that the Chinese shoot their own people? Remember the incident in the famous Square?<<

But surely, this week of all weeks, you are not suggesting that they are unique in this? Does the town of Ferguson ring any bells? Kent State University?

But as we now know, Clive was referring to a company that apparently shoots its own people, not the nation.

Pericles,

Of course they are not unique, but are you suggesting that in the incidents that you mention the US Government sent tanks against their own people?

Think Tibet.

"And do yer reckon the US would stand idly by under such circs?"

Possibly/probably, depends on the trade advantages and US public opinion.

Perices,
Palmer is a fool that cannot control his mouth. If he had to 'borrow' funds from a company he was doing business with to fund a small election campaign does not say much for his general accounts. Any employees he has would not enjoy job security as he could go belly up at any time.

Would not be surprised if the Chinese quietly suggest their companies stop doing business with Palmer and then where would he be. Probably have a fire sale of assets to other mining interests and end up broke.

I think he may regret his rant and while he may dislike the Chinese company he was doing business with, his rant was disparaging the Chinese nation.

Is Mise,

"Possibly/probably, depends on the trade advantages and US public opinion."

Don't dismiss the strategic advantage of having an ally like Oz in the southern hemisphere.

It's why they set up their bases here and their radar/info installations.

They'd step-in in the blink of an eye...and Australia has always relied upon and known that...which is why we rubber stamp everything US.