Dear Paul,

Thank You for sharing your experience and it was good
to learn that things ended up well for the young girl.
Your advice to her was excellent. And the matter was
handled very well.

BTW - Congratulations on the appointment of your
colleague as a Greens Senator. You must be very pleased.
It should prove to be an interesting year for us all.

Have you read that Oprah Winfrey may be planning to run
for the American Presidency? What on earth is that all
about?

Hi Foxy, can't count the chickens yet, Mehreen has to get elected at the next federal poll. With the membership endorsing her for the number one spot, her chances are rather good. I was always confident that she would win top spot, Mehreen no so, but I spoke with many party members and I was of the opinion beforehand she had the vote 2 to 1 but you never can tell, in the end it was 1000/700.

Oprah Winfrey with her finger on the button, okayyyyy. These days of personality politics, she certainly would be acceptable and electable and rich enough to pull it off. I'm not all that interested in American politics, its all much of a muchness, Republican/Democrat, all Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum stuff to me. Don't know what the Americans get so excited about. Michelle Obama has also been touted as a possible candidate, seems a woman of ability.

Dear Paul,

Fingers crossed that Senator Faruqi wins the seat.

As for Oprah Winfrey running for office. I just don't
get it. What makes Americans want celebrities as
leaders? Ah well.

"Seal calls out Oprah Winfrey for hypocrisy, calls her 'part of the problem'"

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/01/11/seal-calls-out-oprah-winfrey-for-hypocrisy-calls-her-part-problem.html

Now Seal is doing unconvincing backflips. -A study in how the brute power of a billionaire and the grovellers who depend on or seek sponsorship, or even a look from the very wealthy, can distort news and re-write history.

"Seal singles out Fox News' coverage of his Oprah Winfrey Twitter post, ignores other outlets' similar stories"

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/01/12/seal-singles-out-fox-news-coverage-his-oprah-winfrey-twitter-post-ignores-other-outlets-similar-stories.html

Oh dear now its saint Oprah. Psss.

When the yanks were stupid enough to re elect Obama, they did prove they are too dumb to learn from their mistakes, so I guess they could be stupid enough to elect Oprah.