Remember when Tom Cruise was fun?
Ah, the good old days.
Word travels fast on the Internet. The nine-minute video of Tom Cruise extolling the virtues of the Church of Scientology is still available on Youtube (as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17), despite the efforts of the Church to have it removed. If you haven’t seen it yet, proceed with caution. I haven’t seen this much concentrated crazy in quite a while.
Among the highlights, besides nine minutes of the same four bars of music looping over and over and over and over (the song, by the way, is an updated cover of the Mission: Impossible theme):
– Apparently, if you have a wreck, you better hope a Scientologist happens to be in the area. They’re the only ones that can help.
– If you’re a drug addict, an alcoholic, a criminal, find a Scientologist. They are “the authorities on the mind.”
– Tom Cruise wants you to “do it.” What “it” is remains unclear. But he says it enough times that it’s almost the only thing you come away with from a viewing of the rant. Maybe this piece is actually a bit of clever viral marketing by Nike.
Get it? “Just do it.” I’m old.
I do my best not to be judgemental, especially when it comes to someone’s religious beliefs. If I think someone is wrong, I can let them be wrong without feeling the need to get militant about it. I’m a Christian, and I believe Christianity is right. It’s not my place to tell someone they’re wrong if they’re not a Christian. All I can do is explain myself to that person without sounding preachy.
Still, Tom’s slip into insanity impacts more people than just Tom. Remember when Katie Holmes was the cute, mousy little chick on Dawson’s Creek? Look at her now. Suri doesn’t stand a chance.
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Okay, you're not that old, I remember "Just do it." It's Nike. I get it. =)
Hmm, I haven't had my fill good ol' fashioned crackpot crazy today; I'll have to check it out.
And thanks for reminding me once again just how very old we are. :p
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