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Clearwater City Commission Candidate Forum

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Tonight is the official Candidates Forum for the City Commission hopefuls conducted by the city. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the City Council chambers in the Main Library at 100 N Osceola Ave.

The city will broadcast the forum live on the streaming video page at http://bit.ly/ClearwaterCityCouncilMeetings and the city’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/cityofclearwater/. It will also be shown on C-View TV, Clearwater’s cable access channel, on Spectrum (channel 638), Wow! (channel 15) and Frontier (channel 30).

The election is a little more than one month away — on March 17. For some tonight may be their only chance to see the candidates speak.

If you are a citizen of Clearwater, please attend or tune in.

If you care about the future of the city, vote in the upcoming election.

And if you are tired of Clearwater politicians being bullied by scientology, vote for the one person who has a proven record of standing up to the bullies.

Elect Mark Bunker.

Comments

  1. Mike,

    I am a Clearwater resident and am looking for information prior to voting. As Scientology is so prevalent in the area, and it appears that so many of the candidates may not be “Scientologists” but have ties to it, do you know of any websites or literature that show where the candidates stand?

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    • The Tampa Bay Times had an article where they got them all to answer Qs on the subject. I wrote a blog post breaking down their responses.

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  2. He also addressed other issues like education and transportation and jobs, but it’s good to have talking points about any possible question someone might ask.

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  3. I’m not sure I want to wish anything so bad for Mark as winning and having to “play the game” of politics. It’s not a life I’d wish for anyone I like & admire (even though we’ve never met).

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    • Mark I wish you the best. Mike you and Leah have all my prayers and admiration. I am almost finished binge watching your A&E program. I can see the love and concern for your fellow ex Scientologists, you are trying to help. The last couple of episodes have been almost panic producers. I had to turn the program off twice and watch it later because that was affecting me so deeply.

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  4. So… WHEN Mark’s elected, will he be allowed to sit on a particular park bench in a peculiar park in downtown Clearwater, finally?

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  5. I just came home from the debate and I believe it went well. Little nervous as a newbie at the start but loosened up and made my points with what little time I had. One minute for an answer? As someone who likes to yap that is tough.

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  8. Good luck Mark. It is time for the residents of Clearwater to stand up and have their voices heard loud and clear.

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  9. Pockets within pockets as Scientology is good for the economy in Clearwater. I wish the person luck to do something effective. SCN is good at shutting down situations “Sweetness and Light”; especially when money is involved.

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    • “Pockets within pockets, Scientology is good for the economy in Clearwater.”

      How so, alec? How is Scientology doing any good for CW’s economy? Please enlighten me.

      Also, to what are you referring with the phrase, “Pockets within pockets”?

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    • “Pockets within pockets” 😉

      I read that and could only think of the Registrars’ hands emptying your pockets.

      GOOD LUCK, MARK!!!!!! Wish I could help “contribute to the motion”, but I’m stuck up here in the frozen North. It’s only barely above freezing as it rains outside my snug little cave.

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  10. Sent our donation. I love Mark’s calm demeanor. He is level-headed and articulate. He won’t back down to the CoS bullies. He is just what Clearwater needs. Hoping like hell he wins.

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  11. I gave $100 to his campaign last week and I’m on the other coast. There’s nothing I like to see more than a counter-force to the blatant evil in our midst. So Gold bless Mark for running. May the real Force® be with him. (Not that fake made-up by a bad writer Xenu fairytale kind.)

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  12. I just hope the moderators will not allow the kind of disruption $cientologists pulled the last time. And if they do, that dealing with them doesn’t count against Mark’s time to speak.

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  14. So hopeful for Clearwater that Mark Bunker wins. He’s very diplomatic and polite even when he’s been badgered. Though many say “Wise Beard Man” tongue in cheek, keep in mind this is a man who’s calm, pragmatic approach gave even the loose collective of Anonymous activists, back in the day, PAUSE and led them to tone things down, be more respectful and honor the law in their protests… hence the moniker of respect. This is a man who keeps his head even in the face of Scientologists shouting the most outlandish of accusations.

    THIS is a person who understands the complexities and contradictions a believing scientologist balances and can question/answer within their own “language” if you will. He also knows the questions to ask in order to navigate the PR spun answers and “shore stories” the city has so often accepted without question in the past. His love for CW is clear and he brings much to the table in a multitude of areas. But honestly, having a translator truly fluent in the arena of scientologese is priceless is priceless at this obvious turning point for CW and the city’s future!

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    • “…diplomatic…polite even when he’s being badgered…calm…pragmatic approach…keeps his head even in the face of…the most outlandish of accusations…understands the complexities and contradictions…knows the questions to ask…”

      Forget CW’s City Council; could we somehow convince him to run for President?

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