You have to laugh

A sense of humour would seem a prerequisite for membership of a party led by Adam Bandt, the little fellow’s wince-worthy grandstanding on matters of which he has loud and little grasp being a near daily occurrence. But it seems that when funny bones were being issued, Greens stalwart Mehreen Faruqi was nowhere to be found. Going AWOL — absent without laughter — hasn’t impeded the NSW Senator’s rise, nor her enjoyment of all the opportunities Australia has to offer. Diversity is a strength, as they say, and aren’t we to rejoice that a New Australian has settled in so comfortably and with such confidence?

But definitely not The Australian‘s Johannes Leak, who has been on the receiving end of a stern letter from the Senator’s lawyers asserting that the sketch is racist and … well let the learned friends lay out their client’s gripe:

The Cartoon’s publication has caused, and is likely to cause, ongoing serious harm to Senator Faruqi by associating her with a listed terrorist…