Monday night’s Q&A has been widely described by viewers as the most bizarre they’ve seen in years.
From the outside, the person representing the Liberal Party seemed to be trying to offend, oh, just about everyone with her comments – including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Liberal Party federal vice president Teena McQueen – who holds a position that is elected by her party, not the wider public – created several awkward moments during the program.
These were the most uncomfortable.
1. Accusing Jacinda Ardern of ‘copying’ John Howard.
During a discussion about New Zealand’s response to the Christchurch terror attack, McQueen tried to diminish the achievements of the country’s prime minister, who, within days of the mass shooting, legislated changes to the nation’s gun laws.
“We did that years ago. The Liberal Party did that years ago with John Howard,” she said when asked about the swift move to ban semi-automatic weapons.
Audience members started laughing because, well, it was such a bizarre response.
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She is right about living in a bubble, only someone living in a bubble could spout such nonsense and believe it to be correct.
McQueen seems to be the stereotypical supporter of all things right-wing.
She has such an unpleasant demeanor I thought at first she was a caricature but then I realized she's for real.
Sitting her beside the humble, patient & eloquent Roxanne Gaye was genius.
Most of us who have been engaging online over the past 3 years would have noticed the extreme-right thread "slithering through our zeitgeist" and anyone who's ventured out into our densely populated urban landscape would have seen the increase in white supremacist images, grafitti & posters.
Even Facebook posts from "other people's friends & relatives" can show a distinct amount of support for those clumsy Extreme-Right memes posing as righteous pro-Australia messages.
They just don't get how their well-intended patriotism is being exploited.
Her fan-girl reading of Trump's personality is laughable and misguided - almost childish.
The attempt to diminish Jacinda Ardern's recent & capable handling of NZ's nightmarish massacre was blatantly & typically cynical.
The demonizing of Di Natale's compassionate response to Andrew Bolt's comments was wildly inaccurate but typical of a trend that surfaces whenever the right-wing lack the critical thinking and verbal dexterity required to explain why they feel uncomfortable at undeniable truths that make "their side" look bad.
And , oh yes........the "entertaining Mr Yiannopoulos".
She's clearly prone to putting so much faith in "smiling fascists" - she'll even pay money to see them spew their bile all over their rich, clueless, entitled audience.