And other works of fiction
Apparently the Niagara Foundation is once again courting politicians in more affluent areas, like that of Rochester Hills, Michigan. In particular an eclectic collection of Rochester Hills bankers, educators, Rochester Community Schools Board of Education members, and the city’s mayor, made the “almost all expenses paid,” pilgrimage to Gulen’s Mecca – Istanbul.
One of the invitees, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett has been updating the city on his Turkish travels – supposedly to legitimize his absence in Rochester Hills. According to updates from the Rochester Patch,
Barnett feels like he’s on a sort of fact finding mission – in search of the origin of the current Turkish riots/protests. According to Barnett, he believes that he can decipher the current Turkish crisis by meeting with journalists at “Turkey’s leading newspaper.” I guess no one told Barnett that meeting with a Turkish journalist at Today’s Zaman, is a little like asking a Queen Bee to give up her nest. Sure, you might be able to reach into the honeycomb and get a little taste, but guaranteed you’ll also get stung – a lot.
To recap, the mayor and the rest of the locals felt “honored” to be among the many naïve and greedy Americans who have accepted subsidized trips to Gulenland, foolishly believing that the boys from Niagara are just trying to spread their variety of brotherly love. But what the travelers apparently don’t know – nor care about, is the fact that Niagara is being funded by American tax dollars money laundered through the American Gulen charter schools via the Turkish employees and other creative accounting methods. So in other words, the mayor and his cronies are not getting a free ride, in fact their tax dollars have already paid for the trip in full.
And do the mayor and the rest of the entourage think that it’s simply a coincidence that their itinerary has been planned to include Gulen’s media empire and other Gulen-related agenda items?
It’s clear that the Gulenists are trying to get a better foothold into an affluent area like Rochester Hills, using the same approach as their failed attempt in Loudon County. With an average income of over $75,000, it behooves the Gulenists to work their magic in Rochester Hills, versus spreading their resources (our tax dollars) into more impoverished areas like Detroit -- where there might actually be a legitimate need for charter schools.
It’s all about the mesmerizing process of lobbying for unfettered tax money just sitting in city coffers waiting to fall into Gulen’s bank account. Schmooze the citizens with free trips, campaign contributions, and phony awards, and they will come…greenbacks in hand and heads up their asses.
We predict that in the relatively near future – if in fact the process has not already begun, that the citizens of Rochester Hills will be presented with Concept-run charter school proposal. But like Loudon County, Virginia, we also predict that if it is presented to the public -- it too will be shut down faster than the Gulenists can say “Oh! Bok herif,” what happened?
As for the mayor, let us know how your fact-finding mission went and if you had any success in squelching the Turkish riots -- if so, the strategy might come in handy when the boys propose their charter school in your hometown.
Below is an article published on June 7, 2012 by John McKay of the Rochester Patch:
http://rochester.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/rochester-hills-mayor-visits-turkey-to-meet-with-government-officials
Rochester Hills Mayor Visits Turkey to Meet With Government Officials
Mayor visiting Instanbul, other Turkish communities in trip sponsored by Niagara Foundation.
Posted by John McKay (Editor), June 7, 2013 at 01:34 am
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett arrived in Turkey on Thursday with representatives from the educational, financial and medical fields to share best practices and discuss future opportunities with their overseas peers.
Barnett joined officials from the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education, Crittenton Hospital, Federal Republic Bank of Germany, Rochester College and Lawrence Technological University on an invite from the Niagara Foundation, which organizes trips to Turkey to strengthen relationships between western and eastern parts of the world.
Aside from airfare costs, the foundation is funding the weeklong trip, while Rochester College coordinated the visit.
"It was an incredible honor to be selected to attend at the invitation—and expense—of the Niagara Foundation," Barnett said Thursday in an email to Patch.
The trip will take the delegation to Istanbul, Kayseri, Izmir and Antalya, Barnett said.
Barnett said the group would be meeting with Turkish government, health care and higher education officials. He said he was most looking forward to a meeting with the area's leading newspaper to discuss the role the media plays in government.
"This should be of particular interest because the eyes of the world have been on Instanbul for the past week largely centered around the same topic," Barnett said.
Instanbul has made international headlines with widespread anti-government protests during the past week in opposition to the city's redevelopment of Gezi Park, a local landmark.
Barnett said he also will be meeting with several local mayors in Turkey.
"It's interesting, but no matter where in the world you are, mayors still face the same general challenges," he said. "Additionally, this cross-cultural experience will hopefully open the dialogue on future economic development opportunities as well."
Barnett said being selected to visit Turkey also reflects well on Rochester Hills and its employees.
"It's important to note that even being selected suggests that we are doing something right here that communities across the ocean feel they could benefit from," Barnett said. "For that recognition, I certainly tip my hat to our team."
One of the invitees, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett has been updating the city on his Turkish travels – supposedly to legitimize his absence in Rochester Hills. According to updates from the Rochester Patch,
Barnett feels like he’s on a sort of fact finding mission – in search of the origin of the current Turkish riots/protests. According to Barnett, he believes that he can decipher the current Turkish crisis by meeting with journalists at “Turkey’s leading newspaper.” I guess no one told Barnett that meeting with a Turkish journalist at Today’s Zaman, is a little like asking a Queen Bee to give up her nest. Sure, you might be able to reach into the honeycomb and get a little taste, but guaranteed you’ll also get stung – a lot.
To recap, the mayor and the rest of the locals felt “honored” to be among the many naïve and greedy Americans who have accepted subsidized trips to Gulenland, foolishly believing that the boys from Niagara are just trying to spread their variety of brotherly love. But what the travelers apparently don’t know – nor care about, is the fact that Niagara is being funded by American tax dollars money laundered through the American Gulen charter schools via the Turkish employees and other creative accounting methods. So in other words, the mayor and his cronies are not getting a free ride, in fact their tax dollars have already paid for the trip in full.
And do the mayor and the rest of the entourage think that it’s simply a coincidence that their itinerary has been planned to include Gulen’s media empire and other Gulen-related agenda items?
It’s clear that the Gulenists are trying to get a better foothold into an affluent area like Rochester Hills, using the same approach as their failed attempt in Loudon County. With an average income of over $75,000, it behooves the Gulenists to work their magic in Rochester Hills, versus spreading their resources (our tax dollars) into more impoverished areas like Detroit -- where there might actually be a legitimate need for charter schools.
It’s all about the mesmerizing process of lobbying for unfettered tax money just sitting in city coffers waiting to fall into Gulen’s bank account. Schmooze the citizens with free trips, campaign contributions, and phony awards, and they will come…greenbacks in hand and heads up their asses.
We predict that in the relatively near future – if in fact the process has not already begun, that the citizens of Rochester Hills will be presented with Concept-run charter school proposal. But like Loudon County, Virginia, we also predict that if it is presented to the public -- it too will be shut down faster than the Gulenists can say “Oh! Bok herif,” what happened?
As for the mayor, let us know how your fact-finding mission went and if you had any success in squelching the Turkish riots -- if so, the strategy might come in handy when the boys propose their charter school in your hometown.
Below is an article published on June 7, 2012 by John McKay of the Rochester Patch:
http://rochester.patch.com/groups/editors-picks/p/rochester-hills-mayor-visits-turkey-to-meet-with-government-officials
Rochester Hills Mayor Visits Turkey to Meet With Government Officials
Mayor visiting Instanbul, other Turkish communities in trip sponsored by Niagara Foundation.
Posted by John McKay (Editor), June 7, 2013 at 01:34 am
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett arrived in Turkey on Thursday with representatives from the educational, financial and medical fields to share best practices and discuss future opportunities with their overseas peers.
Barnett joined officials from the Rochester Community Schools Board of Education, Crittenton Hospital, Federal Republic Bank of Germany, Rochester College and Lawrence Technological University on an invite from the Niagara Foundation, which organizes trips to Turkey to strengthen relationships between western and eastern parts of the world.
Aside from airfare costs, the foundation is funding the weeklong trip, while Rochester College coordinated the visit.
"It was an incredible honor to be selected to attend at the invitation—and expense—of the Niagara Foundation," Barnett said Thursday in an email to Patch.
The trip will take the delegation to Istanbul, Kayseri, Izmir and Antalya, Barnett said.
Barnett said the group would be meeting with Turkish government, health care and higher education officials. He said he was most looking forward to a meeting with the area's leading newspaper to discuss the role the media plays in government.
"This should be of particular interest because the eyes of the world have been on Instanbul for the past week largely centered around the same topic," Barnett said.
Instanbul has made international headlines with widespread anti-government protests during the past week in opposition to the city's redevelopment of Gezi Park, a local landmark.
Barnett said he also will be meeting with several local mayors in Turkey.
"It's interesting, but no matter where in the world you are, mayors still face the same general challenges," he said. "Additionally, this cross-cultural experience will hopefully open the dialogue on future economic development opportunities as well."
Barnett said being selected to visit Turkey also reflects well on Rochester Hills and its employees.
"It's important to note that even being selected suggests that we are doing something right here that communities across the ocean feel they could benefit from," Barnett said. "For that recognition, I certainly tip my hat to our team."
