Newsgasm: Are You Kidding Me Edition

14 Comments

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   JasonR
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 9:17 am

   Another brainwashed Hollywood Scientologist. Everyone should check out the expose on Scientology in the current Rolling Stone. I’m sure Isaac got a call from headquarters telling him he had better resign from the show or else he’d be locked in some auditing room for a year. Oh, Isaac, how could you let these people turn you into such a pussy??

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   hardly@work
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 9:37 am

   Isaac…what planet has he been on? Did he just now watch the show? What a moron.

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   Leah3t
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 9:41 am

   wow, and i was happy enough when they took down the supid rollergirls ad over grand central that i had to look at on my way to work every day

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   EdHill
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 10:03 am

   Isaac Hayes doesnt care if you mock other peopels religions, Just his. Hes a scientologist adn they just did an episode making fun of those freaks. THAT kind of intoloernce is bad:

   “Past episodes of South Park have skewered Catholics, Jews and Mormons, among others. However, according to Stone, he and Parker “never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. “He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin,” Stone told the Associated Press. ”

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   BigTeebo
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 10:46 am

   Rollergirls CANCELED? I just thought they were skipping it 1 week for that polygamy special(to compete with Big Love?). Ah, so THAT was what the petitions were all about. I initially assumed the petitions were about A&E not wanting to do a second season of the show(hopefully with a different league entirely). Well, that explains it then. Better cancel my tiVo season pass of it. Thankfully I know someone who has the DVD already for the remainder episodes. That still doesn’t explain why A&E skipped one episode(where Luna was screaming at the announcers).

   Well, that craze is over, but I am still going to the local bouts.

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   plethLaura
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 3:33 pm

   I just read the article in RS about Scientology.

   Given the insight into the inner-workings of that, um, organization, it sounds like Isaac had no choice but to quit. They were probably holding family members hostage until he did.

   They sound creepier than Amway!

   http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/9363363/inside_scientology

   it’s a scary read

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   anonym.
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 4:27 pm

   isacc hayes, father of one billion children and the “chocolate salty balls” thinks satirizing scientology is immoral..hmm, what’s wrong with this picture?

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   ATCmurph
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 6:05 pm

   Thabks for the link, plethLaura…takes a while to read, but worth it. It seems clear from reading it that Isaac Hayes must be under tremendous pressure after the Scientology episode, and were he to stay at his job the repercussions would be scary. I don’t usually talk bad about people’s religions, but HOLY GEEZ that one’s a doozy!!!

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   zoobabe
   Posted March 14, 2006 at 10:04 pm

   What does Scientology say about commercials for Lay’s potato chips?

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    TinkerbellAPixie
    Posted March 15, 2006 at 5:12 am

    Read the article – DAMN how scary is that group? I mean I always thought it was a little off – but mannnn it’s beyonddddd creepy.

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    djo8901
    Posted March 15, 2006 at 7:06 am

    I am so pumped by Isaac Hayes quitting like this. It is complete insanity. I am loving this crazy Scientology implosion. Seriously — what is going on with them????!!??! Anyhoo — I cannot wait to see how the South Park guys handle Chef’s story line after Isaac’s not voicing him anymore. Will Chef talk like a girl? Will Chef be killed off by some crazy cult? Will Chef join a crazy cult that believes the dead spirits of aliens inhabit our bodies and need to be purged? Can’t wait.

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    Trent880
    Posted March 15, 2006 at 9:57 am

    Rollergirls cancelled? That’s a shame. Watching a bunch of women chanting “I am a strong woman” race around in circles seemed like an instant hit. …Kinda like watching the homeless people across the street in the park around the fountain chanting “I am not an alcoholic”.

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    hardly@work
    Posted March 15, 2006 at 10:07 am

    wow, read the article, can’t help but feel sorry for Katie Holmes, I guess the “free Katie” shirts were not off base.

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    AbbyAnn
    Posted March 15, 2006 at 12:20 pm

    So can Tom Cruise fling objects across the room with his mind and transport himself through time and space? You’d think the Mission Impossible 3 stunt team could’ve used his help with stuff.