See the idiotic lengths Corporate Scientology went to in order to try to prevent Mark Bunker from shooting the ribbon cutting ceremony of the “Ideal Org” in “Scientology City” (known to the rest of the world as Portland Oregon). Tony Ortega has had a running commentary provided by Mark Bunker documenting the events on his blog.
One has to ask the question: Why bother?
Miscavige jets into Portland to speak, along with some other duped “OLs” to “the public” on THE STREET. Yet he is absolutely paranoid about Mark Bunker accessing a vantage point to film the proceedings. The church pulled some sort of film permit that allowed them to limit access to a 4 block area. You can sort of understand that a movie studio may not want the key scene of a movie given away many months before it is released to the public. But an event supposedly to “announce the opening of our new facility to SERVICE this community and people from all walks of life” (and believe me, that WILL be in the speech by Miscavige and probably by the other “officials” they conned into taking the stage with the Chairman of the Blind).
Miscavige is terrified he will be mocked. He goes to astonishing lengths to prevent access to “public” events where he appears. He says NOTHING. It’s the same old drivel every time.
It’s a little contradictory for a church that claims it has an “open door policy”, “welcomes the community” and gets incredibly upset when anyone calls them “secretive”. What could possibly be the harm of the video going on the internet? You would think if they are REALLY trying to get new people in they would be happy to have his magnificent words seen by as many people as possible.
This Squirrelbuster-style effort to intimidate Mark Bunker and prevent him shooting the event at all costs comes across as pretty secretive to me. This event was apparently for “us” only.
Miscavige is becoming increasingly paranoid that something will put him in direct contact with the outside world. In his mind, anyone could be a protester or internet reader, or worse yet a reporter or OMG — a process server! His world is populated exclusively by sycophants inside his self-created bubble. Anyone seeking to enter his bubble uninvited is seen as a hostile agent trying to destroy his life.
It really does suck to be Miscavige. He lives a life of fear and paranoia.
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Hmmm, mockery … I’m told I have a wicked sense of humor in that department. Especially with memes …. going to have some thoughts on this. You can’t hire security for the interwebs, eh? 😉
Nice great comment.
It looks like the Church had to spend more on security ,,,,,,,I mean, when security is your biggest expense at an event you have some issues going on. Looks like they had to clear a four block area and hire half of the police department.
Do you realize it does not cost a city that much to transport a serial killer from prison to court?
It makes it so unfriendly to see all these cops around, people with dark glasses threatening anybody who gets closer to the fences of tress they built to protect what? May be to protect DM’s nose which is bigger as, like the story of Gepetto who with every lie his nose grew longer. Well…Miscavige needs nose surgery by the minute as he expresses nothing but lies by the second…
As Mike says- paranoid – a person with delusions especially of persecution…
http://vimeo.com/18313704
Mike, first I just wanted to say thanks for creating this blog. I’ve always had a great deal of respect for you. I used to read Marty’s blog and even posted something on Steve’s site, but I have been staying away from most things Scientology for a while. However, I got very riled up recently when I read a ‘response’ from the church about Jenna Hill and her book. I was just going to lay low and continue about my own business, but that just really was the last straw. I’m planning to go finally go public, although I was never anyone important. Even so, I think it’s right to throw my name into the ring and publicly disavow any association with this terrible organization. I’ve only been holding back for the sake of my daughter, but she has said that if I want to go ahead that I should.
As for the opening, this level of paranoia is absolutely dumbfounding to me. It’s so damaging to the Church’s image, but they don’t seem to realize it. This sort of thing creates such bad will and just further fosters the view that the church is secretive. The amount of bad will generated just in the neighborhood is outrageous.
I wanted to defend the police’s actions here, though, knowing first hand how OSA manipulates them. I am sure they got tired of the constant badgering and false alarms by OSA and didn’t have any good impression created of the church.
Since this was the Portland opening, I knew right away that OSA would use the shooting that happened at the church there in the late 90’s to create the appearance of a real threat for the police. The officer searching Mark’s bag in one of his videos confirmed this. He mentioned that there had been a shooting, so they were being cautious. I’m 100% certain OSA played this up to the police, trying to make it look like the shooting had been done by someone just like Mark and others who are ‘anti-Scientology’ (for lack of a better term). The police were likely told that these people were ‘dangerous individuals, some of whom have histories of violence and have made threats against the church’ or some such thing.
MF — thanks for your comment. You are absolutely correct. The shooting in Portland was a tragic thing, but it was decades ago. But it still gets trotted out along with the guy with a car full of weapons heading to LA who threatened to kill Karen Hollander (who I note was out of the Hole and in attendance…. ) ANd you can be guaranteed that the police were briefed on that, along with Henson’s conviction for making terroristic threats and discrimination in Germany and Anonymous and, and, and…. And add to that “major international celebrities may be in attendance.” They probably hired a well connected local lawyer to get an in into the PD. And the cops assigned to the job simply do as they are told. Investigate every report of suspicious people and activity. The police activity that Bunker documented was quite polite. Those guys were just doing their job. Mark was very polite back which is always advisable.
Look forward to you “throwing your hat in the ring…”
Actually the turnout was TREMENDOUS when you consider that every person currently on lines in the USA and Canada showed up. Oh ….. wait a minute …… this just in ……. 400 were staff and SO members …. but all 50 of the currently active public in the western hemisphere were there. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT TURNOUT!!!!!!
What “church” needs to have a four block buffer to keep protesters out????? Is ther any religion in the world where such a large percentage of people leave and become anti the “church”?
Good point!
The same police that were hired to protect the 400 or so attendees, will be arresting Narconon and CoS fraudsters in the not too distant future.
No Heber. No elected leaders. No celebrities. Small crowd drummed up by a huge advance PR campaign. Large piles of money dumped on this modest event.
Bottom line? The whole Portland do — squirrelbusting Bunker and all — doesn’t even qualify as the big Scientology story of the week. That honor probably goes to the legal drama in Georgia, though there’s so much to choose from at the moment.
I’m sure, Mike, you’ve got some particular insight into David’s state of mind these days. But even from the viewpoint of a total outsider, it seems evident that this schmuck’s nightmares are coming true.
What is the dilapidated building next to the org?
DM’s nose is getting longer!
Man o Man…when DM sees there are about 400-450 people, he lectures using a forced smile….but I bet heads were ROLLING when he didn’t see thousands in front of him!
And Mike, thank you so much for this blog….you have such a great way of putting things. If the Co$ really wanted PR, they should let EVERYONE there to see it and experience it. But they KNOW that there would be more hecklers than anyone
Today is Mother’s Day….I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all the Mothers out there. I watch what mine does everyday, and it’s still the toughest job in the world. I especially have my attention on all the Moms who have lost the relationship with their children because of the Church. This, sadly, makes the toughest job in the world even tougher.
It is my hope for all of you that the insanity around the church ends soon, and the truth is exposed. And that all families can be reunited based on real love and not strong-arming people into whom they associate with.
My postulate today is for all moms who have worked so tirelessly to be reunited with their children and can once again experience the love of being a mom.
Looks more like a line for a new movie showing at the cineplex, not the huge “we’re getting the band back together” event promoted for months across the entire US. I’m sure more Scientologists would have liked to shown up for this momentous event, but it’s Saturday afternoon and staff members would rather be in a nice air-conditioned movie theater watching the new Iron Man 3 release, which I hear is pretty good. Once you have seen one Idle Morgue event, you’ve seen them all. No doubt Miscavige himself would have rather been at the seedy “exotic dancer” theater next door having a stiff drink and getting a few lap dances before he had to blow town.
Dalai Lama : His religion of free spirituality was terrorized by a country which fears anything it can’t control. Is on a vow of poverty and guides millions on this path with love and enlightenment who are treated as God..
DM: His mock religion of money-driven manipulative control and terror is protected by a country which professes freedom. He has high end cars, a mansion, jet, and hundreds of clergy who are treated as slaves while he is regarded as god.
How can their names even be on the same page?.
The Dalai Lama had only 10 000 People at his Event.
They didn’t make any call-ins or bus in People.
No Squirell Busters or sp handlers and one the things he said:
“In many cases, religious practice is simply lip service,” he said. “Talk compassion, do something different. Sometimes religion teaches us hypocrisy.”
LOL
Hey,
Great work Mike!
Okay I am new here, been around dot dot dot Marty’s site mostly.
I was stuck drunk over there lol.
nevertheless, what are we doing about this? I see two options; The most obvious: Let Miscavage get old and die of old age, as he’s looking… extended by some puppet he controls and replaces Himself with dragging our agony to 2030 (if he Miscarriage live to 90 like Castro, of Cuba , what a dick in every-way!)
Or we be OT over the ODs. The Operating Dysfunctional.
As you ARE. Now lets not confuse these two.
holdtheline
DM = Modern Wizard Of Oz.
Comparing the events around the dahli lahma coming to Portland and the leader of my old church fills me with shame on how a self help activity philosophy or religion whatvrer Scientology is or has become fills me with shame how I fell in with that group. It was a stark contrast to see the leader of Buddhism with incredibly loving speeches on current relevant topics and to see the crowds reactions. Love true respect. Hope for leading a better life. . He was doing it to really help make a difference. Dm does it to control others through false PR and to raise money money and more money. Tue purpose so many of us bought into was completely usurped and insteadbof helping people we soon started only making quotas and controlling others like we were controlled and manipulated. How we all should feel cheated. Portland Guy.
Hey Ptld Guy,
Your comments were spot on! After reading about the Dahli Lahma, his comments it bought tears of joy to me. As opposed to the Sp that is running my former church. It pains me to see my “former friends” still deaf, dumb and blind.
Kat
450 attendees—-looks about right. But it will be “thousands” in the June 6th Maiden Voyage event videos!
🙂 you speak sooth gr….
Based on the ever growing numbers every event while I was still there, it has to be at least 5 -6 thousand people. It was always an interesting point with me that every single event was bigger than the last. And also every Int event was THE BEST EVENT EVER. It was always funny to me. I guess I developed an antidote to kool aide just didn’t know it. 🙂
I attended a campaign rally during the 2008 campaign season held in a large hangar at the Anoka County Airport. One could actually play Football in the hangar. A TSA officer told that 13,000 people showed up.
Miscavige must be freaking out. Who’s gonna get reamed for that low attendance? How many false reports did he get weeks and days before this event? Did his majesty really think that he was flying out to Portland, taking time out from his busy schedule of abusing others, to speak to a mere 450 people? What would Tom Cruise think?
The pathetic condition of his empire has got to be dawning on him.
Look Miscavige, you cannot force people to do anything. Sooner or later, people stop playing the game and there is nothing you can do about it. The ONLY thing you EVER had was the willingness of the parishioners. They owed you nothing but they were willing. You’ve squandered that goodwill. You’re a creep just like the thugs (Allender, et al) you allow to represent you even on the day you are supposed to be making a grand and eloquent appearance in a city that knows not of you. Your small, nasty little game is coming to a halt. Enjoy the fruits of your labor, it’s all downhill form here.
Certainly “more than 1400”:)
It is noteworthy that OSA knew exactly where Bunker was going to be shooting from. Some things never change.
Actual attendance, based on a head count of my shot from the parking garage, and extrapolating for the sections hidden by the trees, about 450. Considering they were bringing people in from all over the US, that’s pretty pathetic.
350 staff and 100 public, maybe? It couldn’t be 450 public. There aren’t that may who care.
Love to know who the OSA creep was. Gawd, you feel the slime through the video!!!!!
I believe I recognize the guy – Doug Carter, used to be a Miami public, married to the former Miami FBO. They moved back to Portland in 2008.
Bruce
Mike, here’s my video of the event, including the last shot which clearly shows the actual attendance.
http://youtu.be/lSMBU-lhMU0
Jeff — Thanks so much for posting this. For an event that was hammered for SO long and SO hard across the ENTIRE US, your video is very revelatory. Not only secretive, also shrinking.
The Vulture Culture is eating itself alive.
I am not qualified to say this, but in my personal opinion, Mike, you are a genius. This blog is a brilliant idea. I have added it to my must-read along with Marty’s and it is fast becoming my favorite. VVWD sir. And Thank You. I am anxious for the time to come when little king Davie goes away (however it happens). Having spent 10 yrs. in the S.O. (no where near your level), I know that the vast majority of S.O. staff are incredibly great people — caring, loving people. They all want to help mankind over and above being helped themselves — which has always been the case. But, I know from my acquaintances who were on the ship with LRH, LRH made sure that staff were serviced to their benefit. No such luck under the little one. I am hopeful that when little Davie is gone, sanity will reign supreme uplines (I can dream can’t I)) and the church, which I notice Marty no longer has any faith in, will revive and return to the values that LRH had intended. God (or whatever Supreme Being) willing.
OMG! I laughed out loud at Greg’s apt description: sawed off little bastard” of the Demented Maniac (my name for him), alias David Miscavige: ” Karma cannot come soon enough.
And a note on Mike, whom I’ve had the privilege to meet, I say he’s trying to make up the damage of his past actions and I feel he’s gone above and beyond that condition. Well done Mike on trying to get people to see the truth. This craziness has to stop and it absolutely blows my mind how all my friends who are still drinking the kool-aid get so indignant when anyone tries to get them to OPEN THEIR EYES AND JUST LOOK AT THE SCENE AND REALLY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.
There is a witch hunt (also known as “roll backs”) going on in the orgs as we speak and people are having to name names to protect themselves so that they can continue to have a relationship with friends and family. They are being forced to “recant” and donate and pretend they care. If that isn’t a cult mentality, I don’t know what is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQxoDMw2jA
The Dalai Lama pulled in a better crowd here in Portland.
http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2013/05/the_dalai_lama_in_portland_com.html#incart_river_default
About 25 times as many people
John Allender “OT VIII: lunatic “squirel buster” shows up with Head camera….on cover of Marty’s book is policing the “PRIVATE PROPERTY” fo the 4 square blocks they blocked off in their terror while opening a new Org !
http://youtu.be/IjfzfTo8uUM
http://youtu.be/tdfajt0AHWI
Warfare ! Spying ! Call the Police ! Get off the property ! Them vs US ! Hunker down for a battle !
Well, well, well, …. Looks like they brought John “Head Cam” Allender out of retirement to provide security detail. Of course you would want someone with refined, Squirrel-Buster approved TRs to handle someone as dangerous as the Wise Beard Man. Allender fits in perfectly with Miscavige’s inner circle Gestapo thought police. One can’t help but look at the pathetic creature and think “at what point did he go crazy?”
Did Miscavige let Heber out for this?
Heber was not there, that I saw. I spent a lot of time walking in big circles around the block to get 20 yards from where I started, so maybe I missed it, but I most certainly did not see him represented at all.
Mike I was never “in” although I did a couple courses back around 1990. I lost my son 4 1/2 years ago to scientology when, on the advice of his mom he disconnected from me. He was probably there today, as he attended Delphi in Sheridan Oregon. I pay attention to what is going on in hopes that this destructive church goes down in flames so my son can rise up from the ashes. I read your blog daily as well as Tony Ortega’s and Marty’s too when he has something relevant to my concerns. I know you and Marty have been accused of doing some dastardly things when you were in. I am not qualified to judge and I believe most everyone deserves a second chance. I appreciate what you guys are doing now. Thanks for the updates.- As far Miscavige is concerned, karma is real and that sawed off little bastard will get everything that’s coming to him. As Emerson said, “Every act rewards itself.”- Greg S
Hi Greg, The breaking up of families, the enforced disconnection – there really are no words for how evil this is. I don’t know the numbers of people horribly effected by this Church Policy, but the number is large. I am so sorry about your son. My hope is that he comes to see the truth soon or the Church Enforced Disconnection ends – whichever is sooner.
Oh, Mike. Well done on your reporting. ((hugs))
One of the guys harassing WBM is John Allender, an actual Squirrel Buster.
That guy is such a pimp-daddy!
http://i.imgur.com/ScG0BLD.jpg
THIS IS A TREASURE!
Allender is one of the sorriest limp cocks in Scientology. What an asshole.
I think a whole bunch of us should show up at his next circus act and just stand there and calmly look at it. That would be a sight to behold – his reaction that is!
Great idea!!
The Dalai Lama was also in Portland. Crowds welcomed him…..Lots of great sane things said.
No warfare, no police being called, no spying, no fracas, no thuggery, no ultra security…
http://www.dalailamaportland2013.net/
I think Karen is because the Dalai Lalama is not an SP like mister mini. Also probably the Scientology Multilevel Network Market Company because is not a church for sure, dont want people knows that is not a lot of people because actually is not a lot of people and probably they arrange bus from all over the place to bring people to Portland, include staff, Sea Org Members, etc.
And the crowd shot looks like 10,000 easily. None of whom had to be pressured to be there.
If those were actual officers from the Portland PD I am filing a complaint with my mayor. I am ashamed that took place in my city. And I have to say, I am so glad I decided to work on my garden instead of going downtown. Mark is loved by many here. I hope the rest of his visit makes up for that disgraceful treatment.
Shelly, it was… interesting. I spent a while talking to the guy who was later assigned to “handle” Mark, and speaking of Squirrel-Busting, ended up talking to John Allender for a while too. Didn’t know it was him until I put pictures online.
Yes, they were PD, but nobody would tell me if they were on-duty or off-duty and hired out. I got the feeling they were on private dollars, but still representing Portland. I had a couple of run-ins with them myself. Some were great, but a few were grumpy and literally being told what to do and who to allow by the OSA folks. One guy followed protesters to the opposite corner, a few dozen yards from the edge of the event boundary, and told them they couldn’t be there – OSA told him to do it. Officer Colbert, if I recall correctly – I have pictures of it.
DM droned on for quite a while, and while the final count is not yet out, I’d estimate 350-450 during DM’s speech. Total, including cops, private rent-a-cops, and behind-the-scenes staff.
Thanks Omnom. Now that I’ve had a chance to see all the video, it’s clear they’re Portland PD. On or off-duty, they are being Portland cops. I haven’t had a chance to check all the local news yet. But I do feel compelled to file a complaint and even send the mayor a link to Tony’s blog on what went down. It’s just wrong and while it can’t be “undone”, it can’t hurt calling the new mayor’s attention to how this downtown church likes to manipulate law enforcement. If any locals want to also, feel free. Grrrr. I am still so mad. And intimidating the Outdoor Store owner? Come on, my grandpa, who would be about 115 now, used to shop there. These people are batshit crazy. Rant over, thanks for listening. 😉 I hope you had a fun day, Omnom (and everyone).
I’ve no idea why, Mike, but I instinctively kind of like you. I think you did reprehensible things while in the cult and I complete disagree with your view of LRH and his teachings. I was in the Sea Org in the 70’s and he was insane then, as always. I was instructed to disconnect from my family then; I doubt that DM was responsible for the policy….
However, I wish you well and totally support your efforts to fight Scientology as it exists today under Miscavige. If people want to follow Hubbard’s wild theories, that is their right. I don’t consider it a religion so I don’t consider it a religious right, but I could really give a flying **** what people want to do as long as they aren’t harming others or, hopefully, themselves.
Best wishes to you and your new family.
DM may as well grow a toothbrush mustache and be done with it. He’s got every other comparison down to a tee.
Actually, he should grow a rather lush mustache. Over the last thirty years, he’s definitely been following the path of a certain Georgian rather than a certain Austrian, to an almost spooky extent. Plus, they’re about the same height.