madangela
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We made it! Welcome, President Biden!
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Mar 20, 2006 13:52:38 GMT -4
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Post by madangela on Sept 16, 2017 9:27:42 GMT -4
I was so envious of Liz's hair! Shallow. I'm glad I'm not the only one that's envious of Liz's hair, it is indeed glorious. I love how Leah keeps re-tweeting the Scieno hate-bots on Twitter and dragging them. Like she could ever be intimidated by that. She must feel so incredibly FREE. I can't even imagine the weight of what she has finally been able to shed. I absolutely love watching this series and seeing people moving toward healing. So much is painful to see, but seeing all the victims coming together and not being alone anymore is so hopeful. And the truth keeps spreading. It's also powerful to see how obviously sincere and determined Leah and Mike are. I admire them so much. Sure, Leah has her celebrity as a bit of a cushion of safety, and luckily her family followed her out. But poor Mike. He can only be doing this for all the right reasons. He lost so much, and has such guilt besides.
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Post by Ginger on Sept 16, 2017 10:21:58 GMT -4
Liz's hair screamed "wig" to me.
The fact that other people noticed the unusual perfectness of it makes me think I was right.
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Post by kateln on Sept 21, 2017 8:48:02 GMT -4
Yesterday while driving home my boyfriend and I were at a stoplight to turn on 16th street, when we saw the COS building next to us. They were advertising IQ tests. There were a couple of women outside on their phones waiting out there and, then I saw Sea Org members in uniform crossing the street. I did get excited, and cracked jokes.
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Post by kostgard on Sept 21, 2017 19:36:03 GMT -4
The "celebrities" episode was interesting, and Paul Haggis is so well-spoken that it's always interesting to hear from him (Man, do I hate "Crash" and it's hard to forgive him for that movie, but he does have a pretty impressive resume and he worked on one of my silly favorite 90s guilty pleasures - Due South. The first two seasons, anyway).
It must be just heartbreaking to watch your family members do these videos trashing you after you leave (like his sister making a video where she tried to make it sound like he lucked into a couple good movies and that's it and he's not actually at all successful. Nevermind that his showbiz resume is as long as your arm). And I loved Leah's reaction to the story where he tried to reason with his friends by using MLK as an example of a good man who had flaws and they were outraged, screaming "Don't you DARE compare Miscavige to MLK!"
And I also thought that it was very revealing that after Paul praised Leah for still talking to him after he released his letter and not disconnecting from him, she said that she still felt like a coward because she didn't investigate the things he said in the letter. That she didn't speak out until a few years later when she left. She just refused to disconnect and was still his friend (which in my mind, is still very brave). She seems to very much be motivated by the guilt she feels for being part of this group.
The next episode looks totally crazypants. Too bad I don't think it airs until October 10th.
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ElleCee
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Oct 19, 2005 21:09:38 GMT -4
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Post by ElleCee on Sept 22, 2017 17:29:59 GMT -4
I liked this episode a lot. Seeing all of those celebs in full Scientology denial mode was super creepy. Travolta and Cruise especially. I loved that Paul's wife left with him and that story about Leah continuing to be his friend. The MLK story was fucked up but totally believable. This show so deserved its Emmy win.
kostguard yes! Due South first few seasons were the best. Thank you Paul Haggis.
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Post by MrsOldManBalls on Sept 23, 2017 9:24:25 GMT -4
I have a soft spot for Paul Haggis because he's from where I live ( went to my HS and college), so I'm glad he left scientology and is doing well.
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Gigiree
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Post by Gigiree on Oct 12, 2017 22:22:57 GMT -4
COS is throwing down! I went on YouTube tonight to catch up on some recommended videos, and two out of every three videos had some kind of anti-Leah Remini ad beforeit. One featured a man claiming to be her father talking about how she promised to pay for a cancer test of some sort but did not. Another showed her in an interview talking about the vetting process of the people featured on her show claiming she does properly research the guests. A third was some guy talking about how she is doing this show for publicity and cash.
This last season must really have the COS running scared. Good--I hope they are completely destroyed.
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Post by prisma on Oct 12, 2017 22:44:36 GMT -4
I love seeing the Scientology YouTube ads! It's what makes them real to me and not some crazy Hollywood story that's not really real. I live in Alabama, which is totally not their recruiting ground, so YouTube is the only place I get to brush shoulders with them in the real world.
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Post by kostgard on Oct 13, 2017 17:16:25 GMT -4
COS is throwing down! I went on YouTube tonight to catch up on some recommended videos, and two out of every three videos had some kind of anti-Leah Remini ad beforeit. One featured a man claiming to be her father talking about how she promised to pay for a cancer test of some sort but did not. Another showed her in an interview talking about the vetting process of the people featured on her show claiming she does properly research the guests. A third was some guy talking about how she is doing this show for publicity and cash. This last season must really have the COS running scared. Good--I hope they are completely destroyed. I've been seeing those too, and it's so ridiculous. Especially since this show is revealing how the sausage is made and if people are watching the show, they know the true reasons why the people are doing these ads against Leah. They've talked about the way Mike's ex-wife has done the same thing, as has Paul Haggis' sister. The kid work camps from this most recent episode sounds just insane. I mean, these kids were dropped off at "camp" and didn't "graduate" for THREE YEARS?! And barely seeing their families the whole time. And it's stupid the way the CoS is all, "Hey! We had no idea what is going on and we closed those camps!" Which they did, but the people behind the camp still run centers for children in Florida for the CoS.
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Post by smitten on Oct 13, 2017 20:09:46 GMT -4
Very tempted to troll them somehow when I'm near Clearwater this December, but it would probably just result in being on a mailing list for the rest of my life.
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