It appears as if Lambie is the self elected whipping girl in this Australian partiamentary term.

There's always one politician in one country that cops a lot of flak.  Prior to this year's New Zealand election it was NZ First MP Asenati Lole Taylor who faced a torrent of abuse.  Then it was former Labour leader David Shearer for being inarticulate and too weak.  Then it was former Labour leader David Cunliffe for being too arrogant.  In Australia former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd received flak for being difficult to work with, Gillard for allegedly lying.  Going back to the 90s, Pauline Hanson copped a lot of grief for her views on race relations.  Well, it seems the girl everybody hates is Tasmanian Senator for the Palmer United Party Jacqui Lambie.

A while ago she copped it for saying she wants a man who is well endowed.  Then she copped it for saying she's worried about the Chinese invading and today, sure to form in the media, and Twitter, she's copped it for asking a question of the Senate, "is it possible for ebola to be used by suicide bombers?"

On the surface we think, "what an idiot" and that it's not possible, but lets look at things another way.  Say we go back to September 11 2001, did you think it would be possible for aircraft to be flown into a building.  We didn't think a subway bombing in London would be possible, or that the Bali bombers would attack a night club.  If you remember then back in 2001 Anthrax was a threat.  That was biological terrorism.  So what's to say Lambie's hypothetical situation of ebola being used couldn't happen?  There's no doubt that there are plans in place and maybe that's actually what she was asking, and wanting detail on.  Remember, we wouldn't have thought someone born in Australia with Aussie citizenship would want to kill the Prime Minister of the country.

Do I think it's likely that ebola is a threat?  No, do I think it's possible though?  Yes, given recent history which shows the impossible can be possible and that the unexpected can happen, I do think we need to be prepared but I have faith that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will already have this contingency plan in place should such an event ever arise.

When it comes to Lambie, she may be bad at expressing herself and come across as a bogan, but she's doing more for Australia than you or I, so even if we don't agree with her, we need to give her a break because she's actually trying to make a difference and because she cares more about the future of the country than others.

It seems as if she's become the whipping girl this year now that Rudd and Gillard are gone.