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July 12, 2005

Tom Cruise Not Welcome in Paris

(Paris) If you're a communist, socialist, anarchist, or jihadist, you'll likely not be hassled in France. Unfortunately, Tom Cruise picked the wrong "ist."

From The Australian:

THE Paris city hall has pledged not to make US actor Tom Cruise an honorary citizen - because of his membership of the Church of Scientology.
In a debate late yesterday, the Socialist-controlled municipal assembly approved a resolution "never to welcome the actor Tom Cruise, spokesman for Scientology and self-declared militant for this organisation."

The French, along with many other European countries, have deemed that Scientology is a dangerous cult and Cruise is considered a "sect-symbol" for the cult.

My take is that one doesn't have to be European to suspect that Scientology is a cult. Just take a close look at Tom Cruise's eyes while he's being interviewed.

Posted by: Mike Pechar at 11:08 AM | Comments (17) | Add Comment
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1 Well I'll be damned, the froggies do at least have one scrap of sense. Of course the irony of the fact that they can't extend the same derision to islamofascists will no doubt be lost on them.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at July 12, 2005 11:16 AM (0yYS2)

2 IM

I will swallow my general dislike for French politicians and state that they are very good at putting Islamic agitators on planes and getting them the hell out of their country.

Posted by: Defense Guy at July 12, 2005 11:25 AM (jPCiN)

3 It IS a dangerous cult!

But only spiritually. I've not yet read about any of them ever blowing up people.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 12, 2005 11:31 AM (x+5JB)

4 "...one doesn't have to be European to suspect that Scientology is a cult. Just take a close look at Tom Cruise's eyes while he's being interviewed."

Yes, he could almost be a Stepford Wife.

The Hubbard Wives???

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 12, 2005 11:35 AM (x+5JB)

5 Anyone who seeks to control the lives and minds of others, especially by means of lies and force, is my enemy. This leaves me precious few allies in the world, but one ally of true integrity and honest intent is worth an army of fair weather friends.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at July 12, 2005 11:51 AM (0yYS2)

6 IM: Plus, he's a dweeb.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 12, 2005 12:32 PM (x+5JB)

7 From sex-symbol to sect-symbol. That's gotta suck. Cruise is a lot of things - gullible being one - but militant? Sheesh. To the French, suicide bombers and be-headers are insurgents, but Cruise is a militant. Wow.

Posted by: Oyster at July 12, 2005 12:35 PM (fl6E1)

8 scientologists don't go around bombing trains and schoolbuses.

Posted by: Carlos at July 12, 2005 12:36 PM (8e/V4)

9 A girlfriend I once had called him "Ratboy."

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 12, 2005 12:56 PM (x+5JB)

10 Still, the bufoon who squirted him with water was a jerk. I don't blame Ratboy for getting angry.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 12, 2005 01:15 PM (x+5JB)

11 The last time I checked he was still free to choose his own "religion" regardless.

Posted by: Oyster at July 12, 2005 01:19 PM (fl6E1)

12 And we are still free to ridicule him. Vive la liberte!

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at July 12, 2005 01:21 PM (0yYS2)

13 Who's this 'Tom Cruise' you speak of?

Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at July 12, 2005 02:22 PM (JQjhA)

14 The cad who used to me married to Nicole Kidman, Australian goddess. Otherwise, his life and works are of no concern.

Posted by: Flea at July 12, 2005 03:20 PM (/xoLB)

15 I certainly believe that prople are free to choose their own religion,as long as they can keep their noses out of others.The problem with this particular group is their musing re:medicine. I have a brother-in-law who was attending some "church" down in Texas, I cannot say that I know for sure whether it was Scientology or not,but they professed that same belief and told my B-I-L to quit his meds,and he did. A few days later he went totally KAZOO and rammed his truck into rent-a cops around a University. He's now in Tex.Corrections doing at least 10 years.TC needs to keep his mouth shut re:meds, he's not a doctor.And yes he looks quite Stepford-ish.

Posted by: sumerose at July 12, 2005 04:22 PM (8IMNe)

16 In all fairness to Tom (can't believe I'm typing this), there has to be a balance here. Obviously some people with serious conditions need meds, but we are, these days, a little too quick to slap a prescription on someone--especially children diagnosed with ADD. Some restraint is called for on the medical profession.

Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at July 13, 2005 08:10 AM (x+5JB)

17 I'm with Flea.

Posted by: greyrooster at July 13, 2005 11:15 PM (CBNGy)

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