Saturday, August 30, 2014

CANBERRA EMPRESS CHALLENGED

 In  the   House of  Representatives  , Speaker  Bronwyn  Bishop  is  as  powerful  as  the  Dowager  Empress  Cixi  of  China . Annoy her ,  and  you  can   lose  your  tongue   and  barely   keep  your  head  as  you  are  booted  out  of  her  court .  In  a certain   unnamed Asian  country, if  you  upset  the  Lord High Speaker/Executioner  you  can  be  dragged out  and  shot by  your  own  comrades  .  Astonishingly ,  there  appears  to have  been  a  challenge  to  Madam  Speaker’s   life  and death  powers   during  the   current sitting

This exclusive photograph , above , taken by  a  war surplus drone,  captures the mysterious  moment  when   something unexplained  happened   in   the House of  Reps   and  Ms Bishop, unkindly  known as  the Perfumed Steamroller  , demanded  , “ Where  did  that come from? ” Was it a paper plane , a  brickbat  or  a  recycled  Chinese Fortune  Cookie ?

Of course , it came from the left  field , where  the rowdy  Opposition  sits  when  not  being hurled out in  numbers  greater  than  animals   boarding  Noah’s  ark.  The  Speaker , also nastily nicknamed  the Perfumed Piranha in the past,  seemed  to  be  glaring  up  higher , above the  Non-U Alp seats,  towards  the  gallery  area .  

In the photo , parliamentary  staff , Sweaty Joe, the PM and Bill Shorten  also  appear   somewhat taken  aback by  what took  place . There was   no explanation  and , as often happens, the illustrious political reporters  failed to  explain or  notice, perhaps  due to  the  fact  that  they  have  been  decimated  in  number, turned   into  churnalists  or  social media  monitors.

 
Question Time  resumed ; at one stage during the  chamber (potting ) ,  Ms Bishop  kindly beamed  at  and  welcomed  a  Chinese  delegation  in  the  gallery , unfortunately  seated  on  the  left , in what looked like a brand new terracotta  extension of  the Great Wall of China . A  bemused member  managed a  wave to one and all , especially Clive Palmer.  In  another offbeat  event,   Education Minister Christopher  Pyne   looked  like a  real  swot  when  he donned a pair of  horn- rimmed  glasses  and  read  his  briefing  notes .  It  is to be hoped  that  there is  more  uprising  on  the  left . It is good for a democracy clearly  under challenge by forces of  darkness . However,  just in case  people  feel like  taking on  the  Speaker  in parliament , remember the Dowager Empress set  the  bloodthirsty  Boxers on  the  foreign devils.  When  the Boxers were beaten  , the  smart concubine Dowager Empress, described  as the most  vilified  lady  in  history , returned  to the Forbidden  City  and , like Ms Bishop, invited representatives  of  powerful  countries  and  organisations  in  for  a  cuppa , showing  off  her  fine  new  china.