According to the fable, the spider said to the fly, “Welcome to my parlor” and then made a feast of the fly. On Monday in Australia’s national capital, Canberra, we saw a totally different reenactment of the fable when the fly, aka Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, said to the spider, better known as Chinese President Xi Jinping, “Welcome to my Parliament” as Mr Xi entered to much applause.
Oz Premier Abbott Goes Tone-Deaf at G20 Meeting
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Oz Premier Abbott Goes Tone-Deaf at G20 Meeting
According to the fable, the spider said to the fly, “Welcome to my parlor” and then made a feast of the fly. On Monday in Australia’s national capital, Canberra, we saw a totally different reenactment of the fable when the fly, aka Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, said to the spider, better known as Chinese President Xi Jinping, “Welcome to my Parliament” as Mr Xi entered to much applause.
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