MEDIA RELEASE: Election 2010: Thursday, 19th August, 2010
Spot the difference between Greens rhetoric and action
The Australian Democrats’ Senate candidate for the ACT, Darren Churchill, is encouraging voters to spot the difference between the rhetoric and action of The Greens when it comes to campaign donations.
Greens campaigning material
“The Greens are not funded by big corporate donors and special interests.”
Fairfax media 18th August
“The Greens have received their largest-ever political donation with a disaffected Victorian blue-collar union giving $325,000 to help the party win the seat of Melbourne and its first Victorian Senate spot.”
Mr Churchill argues that The Greens have obviously got a different understanding of the English language than the rest of the population.
“They have tried to paint themselves as whiter than white, but their own campaigning material shows the truth of the matter: they have accepted a very large donation, and it has come from a very big ‘special interest’ group.
“In their self justification they have shown themselves to be little different to other political parties.
“In accepting money from what is a powerful interest group, The Greens are trying to portray themselves as just a little bit pregnant.
“Hypocrisy just doesn’t wash,” said Mr Churchill
Further comment:
Darren Churchill
Australian Democrats Senate candidate for the ACT
Tel: 0412 196 473
Note: The Australian Democrats have actively sought corporate funding, albeit selectively by avoiding businesses involved in, for example, nuclear and “defence” industries, and have always been very upfront about those donations.
Darren Churchill: Australian Democrats Campaigns 