<![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, scientology videos]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: defamer, scientology videos]]> http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/scientologyvideos http://gawker.com/tag/defamer/scientologyvideos <![CDATA[Newly Unearthed Scientology Orientation Video Reveals Church's 'Mind Control' Tactics; But Without It, Kirstie Alley 'Would Be Dead'!]]> Who knew L. Ron Hubbard was such a superhero? In this recently unearthed clip from Orientation: A Scientology Information Film, two robotically-pitched Scientology mouthpieces claim that LRH singlehandedly unmasked "the government's" system of "mind control" using nothing but his creative genius (saving millions of Earth Human lives along the way). That is, when he wasn't busy being "fully professional" in 29 other fields. The video also includes cultish quippets from "Actress" Anne Archer and "Actress" Kirstie Alley, the latter of whom calmly explains that "without scientology, I would be dead." But it's not just popular-in-the-`80s actresses giving Hubbard praise; hear from opera singers! Fashion designers! Exercise physiologists! And the most flamboyantly gay chef we've ever seen, or heard, in our collective lives.

If our clip left you salivating for more nutcases, don't fret. All 35 freaky minutes of the video can be found here. And there's no shortage of crazies: everyone from "watercolorists" to "country western singers" and "deep sea divers" wax on about how Hubbard's system of Dianetics and self-improvement therapies have allowed them to realize their dreams. Eerier still is the suspicious authenticity of these members, all dressed according to their respective careers a little too well. The difference between this video and those 4am infomercials for business-suit-wearing graduates of online GSD programs is practically nil.

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<![CDATA[ Been stuck on the picket line all week without...]]> Been stuck on the picket line all week without a decent WiFi connection? We've still got those Tom Cruise Scientology videos that even your grandmother is talking about. Take a gander at the one that started it all, the nine-minute Scientology indoctrination video. When you're done with that, wash it down with the official Defamer remix. If you're still thirsting for more, try out the video that definitively proves that Tom Cruise saved America after 9/11 (the one that got Page Six in a belated tizzy this morning). But if you're all Cruised out (frankly, we are), why not take a moment to learn how American Idol antihero Simon Cowell deals with his cryptkeeper crotch rot? Allegedly!

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<![CDATA[Tom Cruise: "Why ask permission? We are the authorities."]]>
Well, in case you hadn't heard the news, we got hit with a copyright infringement notice from the Church Of Scientology earlier today. Frankly, we've been too busy watching repeat after repeat of Defamer's appearance on The Today Show this morning to pay it much mind. After all, that's what they pay lawyers for, right? Anyhoo, we managed to get our paws on another outtake from the DVD from whence the "Freedom Medal Of Valor" speech came*. In it, Tom Cruise helps explain how he saved America after 9/11 ... without even asking for permission!

Here's the thing. We applaud the way that T.C. lent his fame and stardom to helping the cause in the wake of the terrible events of 9/11, we really do. There are countless numbers of celebrities (who shall go unnamed) that didn't help out in the way that Tom did. The thing that gives us pause, more than anything, is Tom's continued insistence on using hand gestures and onomatopoeia to express his point. In this clip, he gives an energetic "phooot!" to demonstrate the urgency with which Scientologists must leap to action when the going gets tough. Anyone else find this unsettling?

Also, in case you missed it, here's the self-congratulatory clip from The Today Show this morning. We heart you too, Meredith! Tell Natalie Morales to step off for us, will ya?


For more clips, head over to Gawker. They've got scads.

*Everytime you say "Freedom Medal of Valor", we are suggesting that it immediately be followed with a rousing chant of "America, fuck yeah!" Make it happen, people.

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