Actually here he is picking up the award.
That video kept screwing up for me-it would stop right in the middle, even though it’s ten minutes long. The gist of it?
(Oh, and where were the puppies? I want to see the puppies!)
The shot of Tom at ground zero with a Diet Coke in one hand and a cell phone in the other is genius.
“The EPA came along and said that the air was clear to breath and as a Scientologist you just know [snap] that’s just a lie”.
What???
:smack:
Yeah. Even more fucked up: Here’s the fucking uncut version.
Fucking insa-a-a-a-a-ane!
I would reiterate the question asked above - was this edited to intentionally make Cruise look stupid? Because it certainly seems that way.
If I didn’t already think Cruise is a little coo-coo for Coco-Puffs, the video in the OP wouldn’t convince me. He’s enthusiastic about Scientology, but so? I’ve seen people get orgasmic about noodle makers in infomercials.
Probably the most sinister thing about the video is when he implies you’re either an active part of the solution or you should get out of the way, but I’ve heard lots of people say basically the same thing.
It wasn’t any less sinister when Bush said it, that’s for sure.
There are some pretty funny comments on the gawker page as well:
I had and accident and Tom was right there to help me clean it up.
This is like watching one long tracking shot of craaazy. And seeing it crash into a wall at the end.
He really meant it. We are supposed to worship The Cock.
I’m so happy I just Thetened in my pants a little.
It was like listening to the “deep” philosophy major after one too many bong hits. I kept waiting for him to get distracted by some Ho-hos.
The Charlie Brown teacher “waa-waa” voice makes as much sense as Tom did.
Oh he’s carrying a load all right.
I’m worried that the graphics at the bottom were some sort of hypnosis
I was waiting for the camera to pull back and reveal that he was talking to himself in the mirror
He had me at hello
Not on board! Not on board!
Klaatu Barada Nikto Tom- I thing your ride is waiting is waiting for you in Texas.
I’m struck by how fucking inarticualte he is. Tom is truly the Tab Hunter of his generation.
Never before has batshit crazy been so boring.
Well, I kind of could see the logic of doing that.
See, if youre a newcomer to the Scientiology cult you may get a bit worried about the load of crapola youre being fed. You see the tape of Tom, a successful, well known and important person looking like a raving lunatic and you think, well, if hes such a cool dude and yet hes flyning high with this shit maybe its just that Im too obtuse to see the truth behind this seemingly deranged buisnes… errrr, religio… ehhh, philosop… ehh… well, you get the point.
Don’t use “COS” when referring to these people. “COS” is most commonly used for Anton LeVey’s Church of Satan, which in comparison is a perfectly rational group of people.
This song seems appropriate: Tom Cruise Crazy
I actually, until this moment, thought people were being a bit too hard on the guy. I thought Scientology was goofy, but never really caught the sinister underpinning. Now it’s just plain creeping me out, and so is Mr. Cruise. I’m wondering just how dangerous this organization actually is. Is the speculation warranted? Is there some kind of powerful Scientology mafia oppressing people left and right? What’s the deal?
There is a half-hour bootleg Scientology orientation video (what they show when you show up for their “free personality tests”) floating around Google video. The mods will not allow me to post the link (copyright) so you’ll have to search it out for yourself.
Well worth watching though, creepy and hilarious.
Thanks for making that point, it’s one that irks me too.
Websites;
Operation Clambake,
The Secrets of Scientology,
The Secret Library of Scientology,
XENU TV
Online Books;
“A Piece Of Blue Sky - Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed” - Jon Atack,
Inside Scientology/Dianetics, How I Joined Dianetics/Scientology and Became Superhuman - Robert Kaufman,
L.RON HUBBARD, Messiah of Madman? - Bent Corydon and L. Ron Hubbard, Jr. a.k.a. Ronald DeWolf,
The Scandal of Scientology - Paulette Cooper
Google search “Scientology related deaths”, but start with Lisa McPherson, who didn’t live long enough to fulfill her one billion year employment contract with the Sea Org.
That’ll get ya started, unfortunately I’ve got more. :smack:
The interesting thing is a lot, if not most, of this is from former members.
CMC +fnord!
I don’t think so. $cientology is a tightly controlled cult. You’re limited as to what you can discuss, even to other members of the organization! A level 5 person can’t talk about what he/she knows with a level 3 person because that’s against the rules. If Katie and Tom are in bed and Katie’s reading a book about $cientology and Katie has a question about something she’s read, Cruise is forbidden to answer it. Cruise has be somewhat enigmatic in how he’s talking or he might spill the beans about the DC-8s before some people are ready to hear about them.
Did you mean pedal to the metal?
Or peddle to the mental? 
I would berate you for discussing this in public, but I would be breaking the rules, which do not exist, I assure you.
Yep. It’s rumored that those wanting to join the ranks of Scientology must first “make their bones” i.e. participate in a hit on a psychiatrist. You must use a sock full of herbal supplements and a copy of Dianetics to beat the psych to death. After that, it’s just a signature pledging your soul to the alien lord Xenu and bingo, bango, you’re ready to bilk the elderly and infirm out of their disability checks.