Confessions of a Misguided Trio

It seems ironic that after commenting on the Governments proposed anti-terror laws that I sit down for a read of The Australian, only to find out that Senator Amanda Vanstone is telling Adelaide Rotarians how to counter-anti-terror measures…

During her Adelaide speech Senator Vanstone implies the use of plastic cutlery on planes to thwart terrorism was foolhardy. “Has it ever occurred to you that you just smash your wine glass and jump at someone, grab the top of their head and put it in their carotid artery and ask anything?”

Now, I'm not sure which airline the Senator is flying (thank God) but my wines always served in plastic, I hope she's not getting special treatment because she's anti-boat travel!

But wait it gets better apparently she retold a story of a previous encounter with PM Howard…

“I asked him (John Howard) if I was able to get on a plane with a HB pencil, which you are able to, and I further ask him if I went down and came and grabbed him by the front of the head and stabbed the HB pencil into your eyeball and wiggled it around down to your brain area, do you think you’d be focusing? He’s thinking, she’s gone mad again.”

So the question is will Vanstone be arrested for threatening the stability of the government? Will the journalist of the article Matt Price be arrested for printing the comments? Or even more importantly, will the Australian Protective Services division of the Federal Police be reassessing Ms Vanstone’s access to little Johnny?

My guess is that nothing will come of this.... Kind of disappointing isn't it?

EDIT: It has been bought to my attention that I may have misinterpreted Senator Vanstone's comments as they could be interpreted to be of a somewhat sexual nature, as anyone who has seen Ms Vanstone and Mr Howard this should be a further offence punishable by lifetime imprisonment… (For those who doubt me re-read the paragraph above in relation to her HB pencil antics)