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Pinellas County Sheriff Candidate Eliseo Santana: Scientology Shill

September 27, 2020 By Mike Rinder 29 Comments

Eliseo Santana just sent me this mailer as a resident of Pinellas County. Last month, he became the democratic candidate to challenge the incumbent Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. I would not normally comment on this, except earlier this year, Eliseo Santana also ran for Clearwater City Council against Mark Bunker. Santana was a scientology shill in that election. (You can watch some of the videos of Santana in action at that link).  Scientology is afraid of running any scientologist candidates -- they know they will lose -- so they try to curry favor with candidates by promising them their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Bob Gualtieri, Clearwater, Clearwater City Council, Eliseo Santana, Mark Bunker, Pan Bondi, Pinellas County, Pinellas County Sheriff

Mark Bunker Settles In at City Hall

April 1, 2020 By Mike Rinder 64 Comments

Mark Bunker was sworn in to the Clearwater City Council seat 2 on Monday. There is a public ceremony being held in City Hall on Thursday evening. This is his new desk. And his first visitor. Mark tells me Bobblerinder will be a permanent fixture at his desk. It is quite an honor. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: City of Clearwater, Clearwater, Clearwater City Council, Mark Bunker

Clearwater Elections Today — Vote for Mark Bunker

March 17, 2020 By Mike Rinder 22 Comments

If you are a resident of Clearwater, please exercise your right to vote today. As I have said since he announced his candidacy, I wholeheartedly support Mark Bunker for Seat 2 on the Clearwater City Council. Mark has changed the landscape of city politics in Clearwater by simply being in the race. He has forced those running for office to have to confront the issue of scientology and its impact on the local community. With no political history and no real "campaign" organized, it has been a word of mouth, grassroots effort. If you don't want scientology to hoodwink the city into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Clearwater, Clearwater City Council, Elisio Santana, Mark Bunker

Clearwater City Elections — Scientology Endorsements

February 29, 2020 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

A recent article in FlaPol (FloridaPolitics.com) reports on recommendations from scientologists "Citizens for Social Reform" (Brett Miller, Joanie and Steve Sigal) These are the surrogates who deliver the political direction of the church without being a formalized statement from the institution. Why do they do it this way? Because if the church itself published them it would run afoul of 501(c)3 prohibitions against political endorsements (though the Evangelicals don't seem to be too concerned about that). But make no mistake, the "Citizens for Social Reform" are just another scientology … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Clearwater City Council, Clearwater Florida, Elisio Santana, Frank Hibbard, Kathleen Beckman, Mark Bunker, public relations, Scientology

Elect Mark Bunker

February 3, 2020 By Mike Rinder 21 Comments

A very simple message for Monday morning. If you live in the local area, these yard signs are now available. I put this one in front of our house yesterday even though we don't live in Clearwater. Perhaps someone who does live there and can vote will see it. If you want one, or you want to help get Mark Bunker elected to the Clearwater City Council, contact him at his website Mark Bunker for Clearwater City Council. Stand up to bullies. Support Mark Bunker. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater Tagged With: Clearwater, Clearwater City Council, Mark Bunker, Scientology

Clearwater Politicians Weigh In

October 21, 2019 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

An interesting follow up piece by Tracey McManus quoting reaction from members of the Clearwater City Government to her bombshell expose from yesterday. Unsurprisingly, the Clearwater politicos don't have much to offer in terms of how this happened to their city, what they think it means or more importantly, what they are going to do about it. They have been overwhelmed by a far more sophisticated and well-funded opponent that doesn’t care whether they hurt anyone’s feelings as long as they get their way.  Politicians in Clearwater in the last couple of decades have been more concerned … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, David Miscavige Tagged With: Bob Cundiff, Church of Scientology, Clearwater City Council, Clearwater Florida, David Allbritton, David Miscavige, George Cretekos, Hoyt Hamilton, Jay Polglaze, Mark Bunker, tampa bay times, Tracey McManus

Scientology ALWAYS Comes First

October 12, 2019 By Mike Rinder 23 Comments

Here is a perfect example of why scientologists cannot be trusted in positions where they are supposed to act in the public interest. Paris Morfopolous is the poster child of a fundamentalist scientologist. He has been a scientology business owner that has relied on scientologists' patronage in downtown Clearwater for decades. He is the head of Clearwater's Downtown Development Board. Tony Ortega's article describing Morfopolous' rant against Mark Bunker at the most recent DDB meeting tells the most recent story of his dedication to following the dictates of L. Ron Hubbard. With the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clearwater, Scientology Tagged With: Clearwater City Council, Clearwater Florida, Downtown Development Board, Mark Bunker, Paris morfopolous, public relations, Ray Cassano, Scientology

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