Lambie needs to sack her press manager and the media needs to give her a break. This country does after all have free speech.

Tasmanian Palmer United Party Senator Jacqui Lambie has been quite the controversial MP since taking her seat in the Senate in July this year.  It all started when she said that she wants an Aussie bloke with a big penis and loads of money.  Following that she attracted controversy for her comments and call to ban the burqa and her anti Muslim sentiment.    She has been lambasted by people on all sides of the political spectrum and often appears dazed and confused.

Despite the criticisms from those in the mainstream media I was sympathetic towards Lambie, and still am to a degree.  Although she makes it very easy for the media and social media users to criticise her I do think she is misunderstood to a degree.

However, this week when she said that those in the Australian Defense Force should use Remembrance Day to protest against a low wage increase which doesn't even cover inflation, she went too far. 

Any day where soldiers and other defense force personnel are honoured should be treated as sacred and Lambie should have left it alone.

It's one thing to disagree with her views but people on Twitter and the likes of Piers Ackerman  and co are telling her to shut up and that she shouldn't speak.  This is Australia.  We have freedom of speech.  Remember, you're lambasting her for disrespecting defense force personnel and a sacred occasion yet you're telling her she has no right to enjoy the very freedoms we enjoy today because of them.

This is one issue where Lambie should apologise for what she said but she definitely shouldn't shut up.  She's a politician and we need people to speak their views, but she needs to learn how to better articulate them.

The first step would be for Palmer United Party founder and leader, Clive Palmer to have words with her in private.  Following that it would be beneficial if she hired a new press manager because her current one isn't doing a good job and he's only fueling the fire and anti Lambie sentiment.

And lets not forget, Lambie was fairly elected to the Tasmanian Senate and part of being a politician is of course to speak out on important issues.