Dear Shadow Minister,

No. Miriam's comment are not racist. But yours
are slanderous.

And she would
not lose in court on your reliance that her comment
was wrong. They're not. They are based on facts,
and on her own experiences.

Miriam's comments come in the wake of
anti-Semitic terror attacks in Paris and Copenhagen
and anti-Semitic incidents being on a record-high in
the UK, and so on which prompted Israeli PM Benjamin
Netanjahu to invite European Jews to come and live in
Israel.

If you don't find anything wrong with your "dwarf"
description of Miriam Margolyes - then I guess there's
nothing more to be said afterall you still insist on referring
to our former PM Julia Gillard as "Juliar."

Foxy,

What MM said is easily interpreted as racist, and in proving defamation the onus is on her to prove not only that she didn't mean what she said to be racist, but that it was unreasonable for anyone to do so. As I certainly was not the only person to do so, the chances of a successful defamation suit would be very slim.

If you don't like poison dwarf, how about Toxic Gnome, pestilent pixie or best of all Malicious Gargoyle.

SM,

"If you don't like poison dwarf, how about Toxic Gnome, pestilent pixie or best of all Malicious Gargoyle."

I'm so glad you've returned to regular political commentary in the General section.

I kinda miss all those carefree days in the school playground...but reading your childish name calling brings it all back so vividly.

Thanks, Shadow Minister, we can all depend on you to take us straight back to Grade 3.

Dear ConservativeHippie,

Moderate? Rubbish! Your own words betray you I'm afraid.

Just look at your opening post.

“That old witch Miriam Margolyes is absolutely disgusting.”

Why did you find her disgusting? Because she is a “Self proclaimed 'dyke' and Palestinian activist”.

This is something a Bill Heffernan or Cory Bernardi might come out with though not many others within the Coalition would stoop to such an attack. They are solidly identified as the far right in parliament and your diatribe puts you firmly in their camp.

You may well take a moderate stance on a few issues but what you posted reveals is your default position and frankly my friend it ain't pretty. And yes the vast majority of people would rightly judge your comments as deeply conservative and belligerent.

If you really don't think this is a fair assessment it might be time for a little introspection.

Bite me

Dear Shadow Minister,

You do have a way with words.

However, its best to remember
that an ignorant person's summations are never accurate,
because they unconsciously translate what they hear
(or read) into something they can understand.

However, don't let that deter you. Our current
PM has shown us - in politics, stupidity is not a
handicap.