Creepy Cult Campaigning Kicks Off!

Thanks LarryB

THE Prime Minister has met in private the most senior leaders of the Exclusive Brethren, including a man who is being investigated by police over his huge spending on Mr Howard's election campaign in 2004.

In his parliamentary office two weeks ago Mr Howard met Mark Mackenzie, a Sydney pump salesman whose former company Willmac funnelled $370,000 into pro-Howard advertising at the last election. Willmac's spending was subsequently investigated by the Australian Electoral Commission and then referred to the Australian Federal Police for a criminal investigation, which is continuing.

Also at the August 8 meeting were the secretive sect's world leader, or "Elect Vessel", Bruce Hales, his brother Stephen, and elder Warwick John. A Brethren spokesman confirmed yesterday that the meeting with Mr Howard had taken place, but denied they had asked for Mr Howard's help on the police investigation, or offered support for his campaign in Bennelong.
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A Greens campaigner in Bennelong, Matthew Henderson, said the sect was already working on Mr Howard's campaign. At the Prime Minister's recent walk-through at the Eastwood Plaza shopping centre in his electorate, "there were a bunch of people I went to school with, and who I recognise as Brethren, and they appeared to be more than familiar with the Liberal Party supporters' group".

SMH

This bunch of scummy creeps are in a sticky embrace with the Liberals:

In the 2004 Australian federal election the Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren were linked to political advertisements campaigning for the re-election of John Howard.^[17][19] The advertisements were funded by Willmac Enterprises Pty Ltd, a company wholly owned by Mark William Mackenzie who is a member of the Brethren.^[20] Willmac's contribution to John Howard's election campaign, totaling $340,000, were later investigated by the Australian Electoral Commission and are currently the source of an ongoing criminal investigation by the Australian Federal Police.^[21] In March 2006, members of the Brethren placed press advertisements and distributed leaflets^[22] attacking the Australian Tasmanian Greens in the Tasmanian state election.^[23]

Prime Minister John Howard has confirmed that he has met with the Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren, stating he has no problem with the group and that they are "entitled to put their views to the Government".^[24] In December 2006, The Age reported that Brethren representatives met with the Australian Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock lobbying for family law changes to "ensure that a child is not subject to a radical lifestyle change without compelling reason".^[25] It has also been reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that John Howard had a meeting with Brethren representatives in his parliamentary office on short notice early August 2007. ^[26] It is known that the Brethren contributed significant money to the Liberal Party at the 2004 election, although the amount has not been disclosed; rumours range between about half a million to about ten million Australian dollars. Thus, it is possible that this latest meeting between the Prime Minister and the Bretheren was related to funding for the 2007 election campaign but the Prime Minister refuses to disclose any information about the subject of the meeting.

And morons keep going on about how Muslims are trying to change Australia. There will be a pay off. That money isn't free, some secret deal has been done to allow a criminal cult to whisper in the government's ear. Seriously, anyone who plans on voting Liberal at the next election is either ignorant or insane.