Isn't it amazing when comments by normal people bring out the gits en-masse !

Dear plantagenet,

I don't care if Lambie is intelligent or not. Most of the intelligent people in the world were never able to use their intelligence to achieve anything with it. The real test is whether she knows anything that can be put to use in explaining the world we live in and using that knowledge to solve problems. And in that respect she is a complete failure. Like most people she just good in talking crap and putting forward her views even if her views are nonsensical, meaningless and irrational.

Mr Opinion,

Don't knock talking crap or nonsensical, meaningless
and irrational shat. Take a look at who recently got to be
President of the US doing just that.

There's a good lesson there for all politicians.
People are sick of clever words and complicated policies,
abstract figures, and reasoned argument. Ordinary people feel
inarticulate and stupid. They want someone who speaks
their language.

There's a good lesson for communication professionals
with university degrees there. The logic that worked
in college often doesn't in the real world. They want
language they can understand. And Jacqui just like
Trump - knows the language well.

She won't ignore the real facts of her constituents
lives.

Dear Foxy,

Unfortunately it seems to always be people with little knowledge of the world that make it in politics and it's always the demagogues and charismatic types that appeal to the hoi polloi. Unfortunately Australia seems to have an oversupply of ignorant politicians and we don't have an educated population to see them for what they are not!

Every time Lambie puts out her hand for Tasmania it's at the expense of Australians in other states. The idea of governing for the common good is not one she cares about, though that's how she'd like to come across.

She should oppose legislation she opposes, or support what she supports, on principle and for all Australians. That's what I expect of our politicians, not some mercenary cash grab to the detriment of those in other states who may even share her politics.

Having said that, human nature is rarely altruistic, and this has to be accommodated to get anything done.

Mr Opinion,

I agree with you about the general public.
You can get intelligent, articulate more
prepared politicians, experienced and knowing every
data on how government works - yet still fail
in getting elected. Perhaps because they tend to
focus more on winning than on listening to what
the public really wants to hear. The public is
tired of too much information being given to them.
They think of it as double-speak.

The politicians can hold up graphs showing that
unemployment is lower than its ever been but
that means squat to someone who doesn't have a
job.

And people feel that many politicians don't seem
to care whether or not people had a job.
The politicians seem to care more about winning the
argument. And they may have won the argument with
graphs and stats and expert reasoning. But they
lost the election.

I'm talking here about Bill Shorten and Labor - in this
last election. Especially in Queens;and - where jobs were
a big concern.