Tom Cruise: 'U.S. Is Terrifying'

NewsMax ^ | 7/01/02 | Carl Limbacher

[OPS4]

With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story...

Monday, July 1, 2002 Tom Cruise: 'U.S. Is Terrifying'

America turned Tom Cruise from an obscure, undereducated yahoo into a multimillionaire star, but is he grateful? Just the opposite.

"I think the U.S. is terrifying, and it saddens me," he told the British newspaper Daily Express. "You only have to look at the state of affairs in America."

And his adopted children are too good for the U.S., the pampered Hollywood actor says. They'll be raised overseas, probably in Australia, the homeland of his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman.

"Cruise, whose character became similarly disillusioned with America in 'Born on the Fourth of July,' said raising children in the U.S. is a risky business. He said he could no longer keep his 'eyes wide shut' to America's terrorism threat, crime, faltering financial status and corporate corruption," Fox News Channel reported today.

"I do worry about my children. As a parent you are always concerned," Cruise told the British paper.

"I just want them to be in a place where they are going to be strong enough to make the right choices. Unfortunately, we're in a position where people are so irresponsible that human life holds such little value to them."

As a NewsMax reader wrote: "Can you please get a scoop on another sorry of sack of ---- out of Hollywood trying to make this country the villain and cause of all that is bad in the world. Tom Cruis is now an official left-wing ass! Fox is running the story now. Let's get it out there too."

Consider it done.

[OPS4]

Tom Cruise, Anti-America, Who is this Guy, who does he represent? Many Hollywood Millinonares are on the side of the those trying to destroy our Federal Republic. Lets boycott his films, and spread the word! God Bless America! Ops4

[RobRoy]

already posted

[RetiredArmy]

Hey, I am all for the Hollyweird types moving out of the country. How about moving to Iran Tommy boy?

[SerpentDove]

He might as well pack his bags now; he will NEVER live this down!

[NittanyLion]

Unfortunately, we're in a position where people are so irresponsible that human life holds such little value to them.

I know, Tom. Abortion sickens all of us.

[KantianBurke]

To give Cruise the benefit of the doubt maybe he's only removing his kids due to fears of terrorism rather than a distaste or Bush or Ashcroft. After all he doesn't explicetly denounce the political environment in America.

[montag813]

"I just want them to be in a place where they are going to be strong enough to make the right choices. Unfortunately, we're in a position where people are so irresponsible that human life holds such little value to them."

Look, I find Cruise as loathsome as the next guy. However these sentiments sound vaguely conservative. Human life does indeed hold little value in this nation, particularly amoung his abortion-loving Hollywood peers. And Americans are extremely irresponsible, from abortion to obesity.

I may dislike the messenger, but I agree with the message. Unfortunately instead of trying to FIX these problems like a good American, he want to bail out, and that means that he remains loathsome in my book.

[TADSLOS]

Maybe L. Ron Hubbard will swoop down in his spaceship and save him.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

America turned Tom Cruise from an obscure, undereducated yahoo into a multimillionaire star,

He's still an undereducated yahoo.

[tet68]

Dear T. Cruse,
RUN! Run you little weasel! We don't want you to die with us, only men die here.

[HarryDunne]

How is this Breaking News? He's just an actor with an opinion. Ignore him. And what did he say that should give me cause to boycott him?

[APBaer]

Of course, Tom, it's terrifying for a dwarf like you.

Short People

Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
Short People got no reason
To live

They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet

Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
`Round here

Short People are just the same
As you and I
(A Fool Such As I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's A Wonderful World)

Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
Short People got nobody
To love

They got little baby legs
That stand so low
You got to pick 'em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time
Well, I don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
Don't want no Short People
'Round here

[steve-b]

America turned Tom Cruise from an obscure, undereducated yahoo into a famous, undereducated yahoo.

[OPS4]

If one loves the country one realizes that it is
people like him in Hollywood who have led the charge
between the sex, drugs and violence, against our
Children, if he wants change, he should attack the
Hollywood left and call a spade a spade!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ops4

[utahagen]

Tom Cruise is not one of the anti-America celebs. He's just not bright enough to speak honestly about the problem of terrorism without sounding like he blames the USA.

[Drew68]

Australia, the homeland of his ex-wife, Nicole Kidman.

Nicole Kidman was born in Hawaii.

[Gunner9mm]

Hey, Tom! Don't let the door hit you in the butt on your way out! Adios, dirtball.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

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[Drew68]

already posted

Actually, this is a different story from Newsmax.

The one that has already been posted was taken from FoxNews: Tom Cruise Tells British Media That He Doesn't Like America!

[beckett]

Cruise's remarks are too vague to carry an explicit political message. He needs to expand upon them before I would venture any judgment on his meaning.