Hockey got bullied

[donnashuggy]

by the nationals

[freddie*rooster]

Wahhhh!!

[lakeland27]

its in the nationals interest'  it is if they don't want more independents taking their seats . is educating the nations children 'in the national interest '?

[donnashuggy]

He looks and sounds as sick as a dog uttering those words. If he didn't let himself get bullied his tone would have been totally different.

[izabsmiling]

I've actually been  feeling  sad for Joe.If reports are true, it must be really hard for him.His words have been from the heart imo.

Several sources have described harrowing scenes on Christmas Island last month when Immigration officers forced two unaccompanied Sri Lankan children aged 12 and 14 on to a plane to return home. They were part of a group of 84 Tamils who had arrived on the Coco Islands after 34 days at sea and within 48 hours were put on a plane and sent back to Colombo.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/asylum-policy-of-deterrence-threatening-famili...

I will never ever support a people swap where you can send a 13-year-old child unaccompanied to a country without supervision. Never. It'll be over my dead body.

Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey 2012

[catsnknots]

I have spoken to many farmers that did not want to have the farms made answerable to American companies.... 

They did not trust that they would look after Aussie farmers over American ones... 

I think the farmers are justified in their concerns. I think this is a good choice. All those that live in big cities and feel that a foreign country would do a better job that an Aussie one maybe needs to go and speak to a farmer. 

I know there was some farmers that wanted the deal to go ahead but I am yet to meet one. 

[spotweldersfriend]

It's pretty easy to bully a spineless vertebrate. Natsi Party:1 Libs:0

[spotweldersfriend]

Oops typo.Should be Nats.:-)

[spotweldersfriend]

Graincorp share price has plummeted on the share market.

[donnashuggy]

25% wow!

Hockey wasn't speaking from his heart at all because his heart told him differently. When you are doing something good for the nation you don't speak like that, nor use that type of body language - did you watch his eyes?