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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:23 pm
After googling, Keep Scientology Working.
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:27 pm
Thanks, Goddess.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:27 pm
Gawker.com has a copy of the video and they are adamant that they will NOT be taking it down.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:27 pm
Oprah was a co-founder of Oxygen and was a $ investor but never had any kind of editorial control. In this morning's press conference about OWN, her new network (I was there), she said that shortly after launch, Oxygen was not something that she felt spoke for her or her values. For her new network, OWN, she will have editorial control and is CEO.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:31 pm
Apparently actor Brad Renfro has been found dead at the age of 25. (edited to add): He starred in Apt Pupil and The Client. He's had a history of drug problems.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:35 pm
Well, I guess Scientology is only for the rich. Who else would have the time to devote to this 'promotion' aspect? (Nothing in that video made one bit of sense to me. Scary. I did catch that he was saying, "You're either in or you're out" with respect to Scientology. I feel sorry for him. There must be a BIG void in his life to latch onto this belief system.) Watching Stephen Colbert right now. He is a delight.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:35 pm
I don't know Brad Renfro but it's tragic to die that young. What might I have seen him in?
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:37 pm
holly, i edited above
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:41 pm
Here's more on the Oprah/Oxygen stuff. It's from an article in the New York Times. The author was at the press conference today: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/arts/television/16oprah.html?ref=arts ---------------- (excerpted) Asked about the difference between Oxygen, which was sold to NBC in October for $925 million, and the latest venture, Ms. Winfrey said Oxygen “did not reflect my voice.” That assertion is subject to interpretation, however; Ms. Winfrey was host of a 12-part series called “Oprah Goes Online” on Oxygen. The show was sort of a primer on the Internet. She also was frequently referred to as a co-founder of the channel in news reports at the time. “I was not a participant in the development of the channel,” she said. “That’s why after a couple of board meetings I took myself off the board.” With the Oprah Winfrey Network, “I will have editorial control,” she said. “I have a vision for what we want to accomplish with this network.” ...
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:45 pm
Oh jeez, that's sad about Brad. And according to IMDB he was in the middle of two big projects with some big names.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:52 pm
Thanks, Yankee but I still can't place him. I'll google.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 6:56 pm
Dreadful about Brad Renfro. He was a talented young man. God I hate drugs - Renfro, Chris Bowman, etc. You know what else I hate but not quite as much? Oprah having her own network. Enough already, lady.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:00 pm
I loved Brad Renfro in The Client. Some pics:
This is how I remember him. Not like this:

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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Here's the AP story about Brad Renfro: Brad Renfro AP story
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:01 pm
LOL Op-rah! Queen of the Universe! There is no one I find funnier than Oprah.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:02 pm
KSW = keeping scientology working Cruise. OMG! Recently got rid of my Top Gun and Jerry Maguire DVDs. No use for him.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:37 pm
I wondered how Oprah felt about that sex toy infomercial thats on Oxygen every morning!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:38 pm
Cruise comes across so wacky yet Travolta is scientologist and he couldnt seem more normal (well and sexy )
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 7:43 pm
So sad about Brad Renfro.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:01 pm
I cannot believe Brad died. I loved him as an actor...I remember him and Johnathan Taylor Thomas in Tom & Huck. Man oh man...that makes me tear up...so young. He has had a terrible history with drugs...
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:02 pm
Actually Pamy there are quite a few rumours about Travolta as well. The one that concerns me is that his eldest son (Jet?) is autistic but has never been treated because scientologists consider autism one of THOSE conditions that people should be strong enough to just get over on their own. Like I said, just a rumour, I don't think Jet has been spotted publically in years and that is what is fueling the rumours. He is 15 yrs old now, where the heck is he? LOL His wife was also pushing one of their sub-companies at one point.. something about naturopathic cleaning products. Sounds great on the surface until you figure out where the money goes. ETA Oops on the age, will learn to count any day now.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:05 pm
That Cruise video on Gawker.com was interesting. I loved reading the comments posted by viewers, and this one especially made me laugh out loud: BY HOWDYBEEP AT 10:47 AM It was like listening to the "deep" philosophy major after he took one too many bong hits. The entire time, I kept waiting for him to get distracted by some Ho Hos.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:09 pm
LOL!!!! Rissa, well darn I hadnt heard that. is kinda weird if no one has seen Jet out in public though. sigh
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 8:21 pm
Rissa, I saw a picture of Jett Travolta earlier this year, he was as tall as his dad and walking on his toes (no shoes) with a hoodie pulled up over his head (in the LA heat heading towards one of his dad's planes). His mom was encouraging him toward the plane stairs. Kid gives every indication of mid/severe autism. John Travolta gets no pass from me, that young man could likely benefit tremendously from modern progress in treating autism.
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