01/15/2008
Tom Cruise's Scientology Speech
You may have heard about Tom Cruise's 9-minute acceptance speech for the Freedom Medal of Valor award he accepted at an International Association of Scientologists event. It keeps disappearing from YouTube, but here it is, while it lasts.
A former Scientologist commenter at RADAR has offered some of the definitions for Cruise's Scientology-speak:
KSW (short for Keeping Scientology Working): A policy written by
Hubbard in the 1960's that requires all Scientologists to follow his
words and his rules exactly.
Orgs: Orgs is an abbreviation for "organizations" and describes
all churches of Scientology throughout the world.
David Miscavige: He is the current leader of Scientology.
He's the equivalent of the Pope to the Catholics.
Out-ethics: any behavior that violates any of Hubbard's
rules of conduct.
Put ethics in on someone else: make others conform
to Hubbard's rules of behavior.
Criminon: Scientology front group that tries to recruit through the prisons.
SP: Suppressive Person. Anyone that doesn't like Scientology and/or criticizes Scientology.
PTS/SP: another bogus Hubbard term to define behavior that goes
against Scientology rules.
LRH technology or "tech": all the Scientology policies, rules, mandates, procedures.
Basically everything Hubbard wrote that controls the behavior of Scientologists.
Kind of makes those Andrew Morton claims a lot more believable, eh?
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Transcript highlights, via US Weekly, AFTER THE JUMP...
Tom Cruise: ...I think it’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist, and it’s something that you have to earn because a Scientologist does... has the ability to create new and better realities and improve conditions. Being a Scientologist, you look at someone and know absolutely that you can help them.
"When you're a Scientologist, and you drive by an accident, you know you have to do something about it, because you know you're the only one who can really help. We are the authorities on getting people off drugs. We are the authorities on the mind.... We are the way to happiness. We can bring peace and unite cultures. Now is the time. Being a Scientologist. People are turning to you. If you are a Scientologist, you see things the way they are, in all their glory, in all their complexity... It's rough and tumble. It's wild and woolly. It's a blast. It really is. It is fun. Because damn it, there is nothing better than going out there and fighting the fight, and suddenly you see -- boom! -- things are better. I want to know that I've done everything I can do, every day... I do what I can. And I do it the way I do everything."
"But that’s what drives me... I know that we have an opportunity to really help... effectively change people’s lives and I am dedicated to that. I am absolutely, uncompromisingly dedicated to that.
"We have a responsibility.
"We are the authorities on getting people off drugs, we are the authorities on the mind, we are the authorities on improving conditions... we can rehabilitate criminals.
"...We can bring peace and unite cultures...
"Traveling the world and meeting the people that I’ve met, talking with these leaders in various fields, they want help and they are depending on people who know and who can be effective and do it and that’s us. That is our responsibility to do that.
"It is the time now. Now is the time... Being a Scientologist, people are turning to you, so you better know it, you better know it and if you don’t, go and learn it, but don’t pretend you know it. It’s like we’re here to help.
"If you’re a Scientologist, you see life, you see things the way they are, in all its glory, all of its complexity and the more you know as a Scientologist, you don’t become overwhelmed by it.
"Look, I wish the world was a different place. I’d like to go on vacation and go and romp and play and just do that, you know what I mean. That’s what I want it to be. There’s times I’d like to do that, but I can’t because I know I have to do something about it.
"I have to do it because I can’t live with myself if I don’t, and that really is it.
"So it’s our responsibility to educate, create the new reality. We have that responsibility to say, 'Hey, this is the way it should be done because we do it this way and people are actually getting better.'
"And let’s get it done. Let’s really get it done and have enough love and compassion and toughness that you’re really going to do it and do it right.
"I have to tell you something – it is rough and tumble, and it’s wild and wooly, and it’s a blast, it’s a blast, it really is fun because, dammit, there is nothing better than the going out there and fighting the fight and suddenly you see things are better.
"I want to know that I’ve done everything I could everyday, and I think about those people out there who are depending on us. I think about that and it does make me feel that we’ve got more work. I need more help, get those spectators either in the playing field or out of the arena. Really, that’s how I feel about it.
"I do what I can, and I do it the way I do everything. [laughs] There’s nothing part-of-the way for me."
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He wins the Britney Spears Wacko Award (previously awarded to Michael Jackson)--"creating new and better realities"
Posted by: Used To Like Cruise | Jan 15, 2008 10:47:20 AM
holy flying f*ck.
Posted by: le_sacre | Jan 15, 2008 10:53:44 AM
Sweet jumpin Jesus. That man is crazy. And speaking of Jesus, Messiah complex much? Wow.
I mean...
Posted by: John | Jan 15, 2008 10:58:25 AM
Wow, over 1.3 billion people of Earth! Just wait until they start releasing his movies for people of other planets to cringe at.
Posted by: Krypenthorff III | Jan 15, 2008 11:03:20 AM
What an arrogant fool he seems, laughing at his own non-jokes.
What a dark, rigid, frightening system Scientology appears to be.
Katie really is in a Rosemary's Baby situation.
Posted by: Miles | Jan 15, 2008 11:06:05 AM
WTF? What was he talking about? He is nuts!
He just needs a Kabbalah bracelet. Madonna should bitch-slap him into shape.
Posted by: Jordan | Jan 15, 2008 11:06:48 AM
"We're Here To Help"... I knew it!! Walmart must be owned by the Scientologists! And by the way, it's great to use the term "The Scientologists" just as jokingly as many use the term "the Gays".
Posted by: Wayne | Jan 15, 2008 11:09:16 AM
Girl's rockin the turtie neck tho. Hide all that loose skin. creepy little f*ck.
Posted by: Tomasyalba | Jan 15, 2008 11:09:48 AM
Oh ... did I miss the memo about Tom Cruise being relevant again? Oh I didn't? There was no memo? thought so...
Posted by: yoshi | Jan 15, 2008 11:10:43 AM
He sounds just like any other religious zealot talking about their own religion.
Posted by: gay as life | Jan 15, 2008 11:11:58 AM
N-U-T
Posted by: chims | Jan 15, 2008 11:15:52 AM
He can't go on vacation because he "knows"? What does he "know" that keeps him from the Ozarks?
Posted by: Brian | Jan 15, 2008 11:16:20 AM
It gives me shivers to see how he's gone off the deep end. I really never want anything to do with hm again.
Posted by: jerry | Jan 15, 2008 11:18:41 AM
Wow. That guy's an idiot. Who edited this video? His people or someone wanting him to look like a fool? He spoke for 9 minutes without saying a damn thing.
Posted by: Michael W. | Jan 15, 2008 11:19:32 AM
What's scary about the editing are the many, many cuts. If this is the best they can do, imagine what's on the cutting room floor? I love the fake laughing... just as believable as his "I'm in love" couch-jumping performance. Note to Tom: people in love don't get engaged atop the Eiffel Tower in front of paparazzi.
Posted by: Undawater | Jan 15, 2008 11:26:42 AM
crazy. and crazy editing. I like the part where they jump in on him laughing out of no where like the joker.
Posted by: Dan B | Jan 15, 2008 11:27:24 AM
I thought he'd sound less crazy if I replaced the word "Scientologist" with the word "Catholic".
I was wrong.
Posted by: Murray | Jan 15, 2008 11:36:23 AM
whew,...! no offense to tom, but, talk about a purpose driven life...SIDENOTE: on the hand, where is the wedding ring? i didn't notice one, does that mean he's available for a little 'SP' play on the side? i'm just curious...lol
Posted by: yeahisaidit | Jan 15, 2008 11:44:05 AM
A cult is a cult is a cult is a cult. Organized religion has kept direct spiritual experience at arm's length from followers for millenia, and Scientology is no different. Call yourselves a religion, and you fall into the same trap - a religious organization is bent on one thing only: the perpetuation of the organization. This takes it many steps further, however, in that the man clearly is trapped in a mind fuck that reaches pathological. The constant repetition of meaningless jargon and jigoistic phrases only indicates the lack of any substantive experience, and worse, disintegrating psychology.
Posted by: epyglottis | Jan 15, 2008 11:48:18 AM
Wow! What a very ill, deeply disturbed man. Watch his eyes and body language, I think he is frightening and at the same time pathetic. I've never been a real Tom Cruise fan. I thought he was cute in "Risky Business" and liked him in a "Few Good Men", but to me Cruise movies are Cruise playing Cruise. And he always seems to come across as a little effeminate. I've never thought he was convincing as a leading man. But now the more I see of his Scientology addiction the more I'm convinced that this cult has completely erased whatever was the real Tom Mopather and replaced him with RoboCruise. I just wonder how much longer before Cruise makes his Jim Jones exit from this reality.
Posted by: Bob R | Jan 15, 2008 11:53:22 AM
I'm surprised there aren't any Scientologists on this forum defending him. I'd love it if somone would edit together all this great footage (including his infamous Oprah apperances). That would be hee-larious!
Posted by: Fausto Fernos | Jan 15, 2008 11:57:56 AM
He's totally channeling the character he played in Magnolia. Except now it's unconscious; he's living it. So scary!
I can't stop watching this. Though that repetitive guitar bit throughout is about to make me as insane as Tom.
P.S. How long until we have a Scientologist running for President? Have any Scientologists held major elective office?
Posted by: Miles | Jan 15, 2008 12:03:32 PM
OMG... This guy needs some mental help. Talk about how the mighty have fallen. I swear I was looking at this clip in disbelief. I no longer think Britney is the Craziest person in the U.S. anymore (but she's a very close 2nd)
Posted by: Dee | Jan 15, 2008 12:11:59 PM
if you want to know what the church of scientology is capable of, you should do a google search on "operation freakout." it's pretty scary to see documented evidence of the things they've done to people.
Posted by: alguien | Jan 15, 2008 12:26:19 PM
And ye harm none, do what thou will.
I see and am thankful to be a citizen of a country that allows us to follow whatever spiritual delusion we desire, so long as we don't [provably] harm another.
What mystical mumbo-jumbo informs your own spiritual, and/or sexual, life? How willing are you to endure public ridicule for its sake?
I wonder why it matters one whit to anyone what Tom Cruise (or any other pretend "personality") says or does or believes?
These are fools that men adore; both their Gods & their men are fools. -Aleister Crowley
For myself, I will continue to worship the cock with my lips, my hands, and my inviolate ass.
Posted by: Princess Superstar | Jan 15, 2008 12:29:06 PM