What I find interesting is that if members of this group are not permitted to vote, then what possible reason would Howard have to meet with them?

As a pragmatic politician, he would only respond to a group if this would increase or maintain his voting base.

From the other side, what would be the EB have to offer Howard besides moral support. If they can't provide him with electoral support with votes then what are they good for?

If there was the chance that such a meeting could influence others outside the EB, then it would have been typically announced with the usual amount of positive publicity but it was kept somewhat quiet.

Therefore only reason why he would do this must be for financial assistance and the resulting donation to campaign funds.

It seems you are happy for Mr Rudd to meet with Mr Burke and then upset that Mr Rudd meets with someone from a Christian sect. How pathetic! Your loathing of Mr Howard has blinded you to your own hypocrisy!

runner please make a note to indicate who you're addressing your diatribes to. Makes it easier to figure out who you're talking to.

MR, HOWARD THIS CULT YOU ARE INVOLVED IN ARE THEY LIKE THE STAFF THAT ABUSED AND RAPED US CHILDREN WHILE WE WERE UNDER THE STATES CONTROL IN THE STATE RUN INSTITUTIONS BY THE GOVERMENT OF AUSTRALIA , SIR YOU WILL NOT SPEAK OUT LOUD FOR US FORGOTTEN AUSTRALIANS THAT WERE RAPED AND ABUSED BY THE STAFF PEDOPHILES THAT WORKED FOR YOUR GOVERMENTS , INSTITUTIONS, AND WHY IS THE GOVERMENT COVERING UP THE ABUSE THAT WE OCCURRED AND ENDURED BY THESE SICK PEDOPHILES , IM A VICTIM OF THE RAPES AND ABUSE OF DARUK BOYS HOME , HAVE SOME GUTS AND ADMITT THE TRUTH OF WHAT WE CHILDREN SUFFERED , WE WERE PUT IN THESE PLACES TO BE LOOKED AFTER AND TO LEARN RIGHT FROM WRONG , NOT TO BE THE PLAY TOYS FOR THE EMPLOYERS TO DO TO US WHAT THEY FELT AND LIKED TO DO TO US ,, WHY DON;T YOU JUST COME CLEAN AND THEN WE CAN ALL GET ON WITH OUR LIVES , AND TRY AND REGAIN SOME NORMAL LIFE STYLE , WE HAVE OUR OWN CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN , TO BE MORE FEARFUL ABOUT AS WE KNOW WHAT AND DOES AND CAN HAPPEN TO A CHILD AS WE WERE THE REAL VICTIMS , OF THE STATES PEDOPHILES THEY EMPLOYED ,KIND REGARDS MICHEAL BROWN

JOHN HOWARD
WHY DON;T YOU JUST COME CLEAN

I mean this is becoming ridiculous.

What I heard was one of those he met with is a constituent as he lives
in the Bennelong electorate. I suppose if John Howard refused to meet
with him the rants here would all be about how your member of
parliament is refusing to see a constituent !

Time for you all to take a Bex and have a nice lie down.

Bazz,

Meeting his constituents is fine, that's his job as a member, its the ongoing criminal investigation into the donation of very large chunks of money to the liberal party which is causing concern.