'morning Poirot,

Can you give me an example where either you or Foxy have acknowledged to OLOer's when you get something wrong?

Glass Houses meet Stones Poirot!

'morning Foxy and Poirot,

Since I'm competing with our favourite "last word queens" I might as well keep my original and undiverted point going.

The SMH headline says;

" Foreign Minister Julie Bishop casts doubt on Prime Minister's 'stop-the-boats' policy for European nations".

Foxy "Beckham" bends this to;

"Even our Foreign Minister Julie Bishop casts doubt on the PM's "stop the boats" policy"

You see Foxy/Poirot, it is not the content of the link that is in question, it is the way you dispense with context and relevance to turn it into political rhetoric.

We all know you misrepresent quotes to reinforce a weak argument, it's just that now and then you both need a good old "yank on your reins".

Are there any "husbands" in your lives or are you free to roam through your social lives without any form of balance or moderation?

"We all know you misrepresent quotes to reinforce a weak argument..."

Says the poster who has a PhD in misrepresenting data and conclusions on climate.

(Smile)

"Since I'm competing with our favourite "last word queens" I might as well keep my original and undiverted point going."

One of your coterie said something similar to me recently.

I think that the next time you're all communing outside the forum, you should get it straight as to who is using which lines.

Dear Spindoc,

After reading your last post I now fully understand
what's been troubling you.

You want to get the last word in every discussion.

Goodness me - all you had to do is ask.

You can easily have the last two words.
Just make sure the words are -
Yes dear!

Foxy,

I must admit that Julie Bishop's diplomatic comment in Europe saying it might not work for them to your conclusion "Even our Foreign Minister Julie Bishop casts doubt on the PM's "stop the boats" policy." is a bit of a stretch.

The EU is now faced with the same dilemma, which is more unpalatable, turning back migrants, or fishing out the bodies of 1300 dead men women and children in a single week.

The second problem from Europe's lax border control policies is that with the migrants numbers jumping from 250 000 p.a. to 60 000 per week is that all these people are arriving in Italy and Spain, and no one else in Europe is taking them as their annual quotas are filled in a month, so there are vast camps of unemployed migrants in Italy and Spain living on handouts, and not even receiving social security.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Yes it is a dreadful situation and as I stated to
Poirot it shall be interesting to see what the
world decides to do with this huge glabal refugee problem.
As Julie Bishop stated what works for one nation may not
work for another. The situation in Europe is entirely
different as is the geography. The UN High Commission
For Refugees has made it quite clear that it will take
global cooperation to resolve this problem. Financial
aid is needed (amongst other support).

It's not something that has a one-size fits all solution.
Hopefully our leaders will decide to assist in whatever way
they can. We have an excellent Foreign Minister who I'm sure
will advise our PM on this matter. As will other experts I'm
sure.