John Coale, currently advising Sarah Palin on running for president in 2012, is a Scientologist.
And according to a memo obtained by Gawker, Coale once plotted to use friendly politicians to advance the power-hungry cult's agenda. Coale is a prominent Washington power broker and husband to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren.
According to the Washington Post, he is running Palin's political action committee behind the scenes and "guiding [her] political image in Washington."
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The Newsweek cover (right) would really be more suited for the above article, and it's too bad Palintology.com is down as of this writing, but this isn't the first time Scientology has been caught with it's hands in the government's cookie jar.
You've probably seen it, but have you ever taken the time to research it? Of course we're talking about Operation 'Snow White'. In the 1970's, under this program, Scientology operatives committed infiltration, wiretapping, and theft of documents in government offices, most notably those of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Eleven highly-placed Church executives, including Mary Sue Hubbard (wife of founder L. Ron Hubbard and second-in-command of the organisation), pled guilty or were convicted in federal court of obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property.
Maybe we should stop chasing imaginary WMD's and start paying attention to fanatical para-military religious groups that are trying to hijack the presidency. Just a thought.
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