If Florida Republican congressman David Jolly has his way, he will become the first Scientologist U.S. senator. Jolly, who represents the city of Clearwater, the international headquarters for Scientology, is running for senator to replace Marco Rubio, who is not running for re-election.
Jolly is part and parcel of the almost-total takeover of Clearwater by the Scientologists, a mind-control cult started by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard that would make Jonestown’s infamous Reverend Jim Jones envious. The Scientologists first made their foray into Clearwater in 1975. Purchasing the historic Fort Harrison Hotel using a front called the “United Churches of Florida,” the Scientologists eventually expanded their downtown real estate holdings, which now include their “cathedral,” the Flag Building. The Flag Building is derisively known as the “Super Powers Building,” where wealthy Scientologists like Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Lisa Marie Presley, Anne Archer, and Kirsty Alley attend courses on how to obtain super-human abilities. The Flag Building concept actually appears to be a rip-off of the X-Men’s mansion, where Professor Charles Xavier teaches human mutants how to effectively use their super powers for good and against evil.
The local government attempted to limit the control of Scientology over the community, which had been known as a retirement center for aging pensioners seeking to escape the harsh winters in the northern states, but a vicious harassment campaign by Scientologists against the mayor and city council members eventually gave the cult political sway over Clearwater. The Scientolgists abhor the independent media and the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) found itself the target of many Scientologist lawsuits. The Clearwater Sun’s exposés of the church resulted in its editors, reporters, and publisher being subjected to surveillance by Scientology spies. The Clearwater Sun did not survive the onslaught and eventually folded.
Scientology’s leader David Miscavige, who has been accused ot abusing church members in Jonestown-like settings, has continued his war against the Tampa Bay Times. A church front called Freedom Magazine has delved into the Times’ business dealings and seems to think that an unpaid $28 million loan taken out by the Times is somehow newsworthy and reflects wrongdoing. For many years, Germany and France restricted Scientology operations because of the Nazi-like tactics and structure of the group.
Jolly’s Senate campaign staff was recently discovered to have deleted references to Scientology from Jolly’s Wikipedia entry.
Now, Clearwater’s downtown area, which was refurbished with Scientology money, resembles a Soviet-era “Potemkin village.” What appear to be storefronts are actually Scientology operations.
Scientology owns a total of 67 buildings in a 10-square mile area and they jealously guard their ever-expanding enclave from outsiders. Scientology recently lobbied against the relocation of the Clearwater Aquarium into their downtown zone because they do not care for non-Scientologists in their midst. Taking over Clearwater was a goal of Hubbard, who visited Clearwater in 1975 to commence “Project Normandy,” a top secret plan to assume control of the city. One of the first targets of the Scientologists was Clearwater mayor Gabe Cazares, who warned that Clearwater was the target for a Scientologist occupation. Church documents seized in an FBI raid of Scientology headquarters in Los Angeles confirmed that Scientology sought “area control” after “penetration” of Clearwater.
Jolly and his wife continue to attend Scientologist functions and the Jolly campaign is believed to have accepted sizeable campaign donations form Scientology members. Church officials are also found as senior members of Jolly’s campaign staff. Scientology has not only embraced Jolly but also Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is said to have gubernatorial ambitions. Bondi recently endorsed Donald Trump for president.
If Jolly’s campaign for the Senate succeeds, he will have an avid fan in Fox News’s Greta van Susteren, who is also a worshiper of all things “Xenu.”
Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journalist and nationally-distributed columnist. He is the editor and publisher of the Wayne Madsen Report (subscription required).
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Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) hopes to become first Scientologist senator
Posted on April 18, 2016 by Wayne Madsen
If Florida Republican congressman David Jolly has his way, he will become the first Scientologist U.S. senator. Jolly, who represents the city of Clearwater, the international headquarters for Scientology, is running for senator to replace Marco Rubio, who is not running for re-election.
Jolly is part and parcel of the almost-total takeover of Clearwater by the Scientologists, a mind-control cult started by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard that would make Jonestown’s infamous Reverend Jim Jones envious. The Scientologists first made their foray into Clearwater in 1975. Purchasing the historic Fort Harrison Hotel using a front called the “United Churches of Florida,” the Scientologists eventually expanded their downtown real estate holdings, which now include their “cathedral,” the Flag Building. The Flag Building is derisively known as the “Super Powers Building,” where wealthy Scientologists like Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Lisa Marie Presley, Anne Archer, and Kirsty Alley attend courses on how to obtain super-human abilities. The Flag Building concept actually appears to be a rip-off of the X-Men’s mansion, where Professor Charles Xavier teaches human mutants how to effectively use their super powers for good and against evil.
The local government attempted to limit the control of Scientology over the community, which had been known as a retirement center for aging pensioners seeking to escape the harsh winters in the northern states, but a vicious harassment campaign by Scientologists against the mayor and city council members eventually gave the cult political sway over Clearwater. The Scientolgists abhor the independent media and the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) found itself the target of many Scientologist lawsuits. The Clearwater Sun’s exposés of the church resulted in its editors, reporters, and publisher being subjected to surveillance by Scientology spies. The Clearwater Sun did not survive the onslaught and eventually folded.
Scientology’s leader David Miscavige, who has been accused ot abusing church members in Jonestown-like settings, has continued his war against the Tampa Bay Times. A church front called Freedom Magazine has delved into the Times’ business dealings and seems to think that an unpaid $28 million loan taken out by the Times is somehow newsworthy and reflects wrongdoing. For many years, Germany and France restricted Scientology operations because of the Nazi-like tactics and structure of the group.
Jolly’s Senate campaign staff was recently discovered to have deleted references to Scientology from Jolly’s Wikipedia entry.
Now, Clearwater’s downtown area, which was refurbished with Scientology money, resembles a Soviet-era “Potemkin village.” What appear to be storefronts are actually Scientology operations.
Scientology owns a total of 67 buildings in a 10-square mile area and they jealously guard their ever-expanding enclave from outsiders. Scientology recently lobbied against the relocation of the Clearwater Aquarium into their downtown zone because they do not care for non-Scientologists in their midst. Taking over Clearwater was a goal of Hubbard, who visited Clearwater in 1975 to commence “Project Normandy,” a top secret plan to assume control of the city. One of the first targets of the Scientologists was Clearwater mayor Gabe Cazares, who warned that Clearwater was the target for a Scientologist occupation. Church documents seized in an FBI raid of Scientology headquarters in Los Angeles confirmed that Scientology sought “area control” after “penetration” of Clearwater.
Jolly and his wife continue to attend Scientologist functions and the Jolly campaign is believed to have accepted sizeable campaign donations form Scientology members. Church officials are also found as senior members of Jolly’s campaign staff. Scientology has not only embraced Jolly but also Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is said to have gubernatorial ambitions. Bondi recently endorsed Donald Trump for president.
If Jolly’s campaign for the Senate succeeds, he will have an avid fan in Fox News’s Greta van Susteren, who is also a worshiper of all things “Xenu.”
Previously published in the Wayne Madsen Report.
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Wayne Madsen is a Washington, DC-based investigative journalist and nationally-distributed columnist. He is the editor and publisher of the Wayne Madsen Report (subscription required).