Senator Pauline Hanson's next impression: Cousin ITT

"Senator go for laugh. No get." Or was she trying to make a serious point? Why in the world was Seantor Pauline Hanson sitting among the wombats (or whatever the Aussies call their elected officials) dressed like a beekeeper?

OH.No, no, not a beekeeper. A RELIGIOUS MUSLIM. Let's remember, everyone, if you believe in leprechauns, you're nuts. If you believe in flying saucers, you're nuts. But if you believe there's an invisible Allah-kazam who insists you're too damn ugly to appear in public...RESPECT! You know what's missing from recordings of The Bible and The Koran? A laughtrack. Stick one on, because the stuff in those books is pretty damn funny. Those books don't have any pictures, but the people reading INSIST that you better wear a beanie on your head in a certain shape and style. Or a certain type of satin dress, guys. Or a collar turned around. Or a burqa. Was it Jesus who suggested that people remind him of how he died? Was that shot down from heaven via paper plane? "Addenda to the New Testament...you can't be a Christian without wearing a crucifix." Not funny. Not funny at ALL. If you believe in an invisible friend, to the point where you KILL other people, then you better be taken SERIOUSLY. Or, well, you'll KILL other people. As in, "He told a joke about my religion. I killed!" Oh, wait, that happened at the Charlie Hebdo office. Getting back to Senator Pauline Hanson, she's apparently a member of some crackpot right wing group Down Under. So, what, instead of a practicing Koala she's a Tasmanian Devil. Or a Platypus. (Look, if America has Democrat Donkeys and Republican Elephants...) She put on the burqa to point up how creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky Muslim women are. And perhaps Muslim transvestites. What? That doesn't look creepy? We want to add to the lack of security in the world by saying it's ok to cloak yourself? Wear a ski-mask? Oh, a ski-mask is not ok? What about if you're with the Sacred Order of the Ski Mask, which believes the Ski Mask should be worn with the Magical Underpants of the Mormons? Don't discriminate against the Ski Mask cult! The mask was designed by L. Mother Hubbard herself, the Betsy Ross of religious fanatics! Right thinking, or rather, LEFT thinking Wombats immediately complained that Senator Hanson was way out of line. (They assumed Senator Hanson was under there). She announced that as a member of the "One Nation" party she was anti-immigration and felt the burqa was a threat to national security. "There has been a large majority of Australians (who) wish to see the banning of the burqa," said Hanson. Attorney-General (that's sort of like a kangaroo but without the pouch, and more privileges) George Brandis thundered at Hanson's cunning "stunt." He declared: "To ridicule that community, to drive it into a corner, to mock its religious garments is an appalling thing to do and I would ask you to reflect on what you have done!" Remember, "RELIGIOUS" is the key word when it comes to garments. Believing in a God of some kind, confers upon the believer a certain, oh, sanctimonious superiority to everyone else. A certain, shall we say, INTOLERANCE to others, especially other less enlightened religions? Ever hear of Holy wars? A politician named Penny Wong (I am resisting a Beatles song joke here) told Hanson: "It is one thing to wear religious dress as a sincere act of faith; it is another to wear it as a stunt here in the Senate." Yes, it's the difference between being a religious fanatic nut who thinks there's a God who is a fashionista, and somebody trying to make a point about getting along and assimilating. Next time out, Senator Pauline Hanson will put on a hairy outfit and a little black hat and sunglasses, and be COUSIN ITT. I hope that this doesn't displease the chief wombat presiding over the Aussie politicians. I hope he might even laugh, and see how ridiculous COSTUMES are.