David Miscavige's First And Only Media Interview | Ted Koppel

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  • @Peter-y7j1v
    @Peter-y7j1v Рік тому +1464

    The worst thing that could have happened to Scientology was the Internet.

    • @GhostofJamesMadison
      @GhostofJamesMadison Рік тому +14

      Frfr

    • @Vulhala
      @Vulhala Рік тому +73

      Yep. The ability to communicate widely. The irony 😂

    • @bandlehars
      @bandlehars Рік тому +33

      It’s a great information tool for the victims though.

    • @bandlehars
      @bandlehars Рік тому +11

      @@KH-3414 It’s a good information tool, but it still will not help them find his wife or prosecute the establishment for all of their crimes against people.

    • @bandlehars
      @bandlehars Рік тому +19

      @@KH-3414 ughh….because people were said to have been held captive and unable to leave. That’s kidnapping. I don’t see anyone prosecuted for this. Or held accountable by any other means or measures.

  • @lionharpmusic
    @lionharpmusic 2 роки тому +1066

    “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire

    • @janetmcarthur5257
      @janetmcarthur5257 2 роки тому

      He doesn't have any wealth---or political power, ability to sentence people to his own private prison, or the ability to physically beat anyone with his own hands as punishment---that people haven't willingly given him.

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 2 роки тому +35

      Jan 6

    • @gr8oone007
      @gr8oone007 2 роки тому +27

      men can get pregnant

    • @janelleabbott2227
      @janelleabbott2227 2 роки тому

      Lil man syndrom.....this is what David Miscavidge is suffering from. I can also see he becomes angry easily. Whydoesnt &e ask David Miscavidge where he gets his $ from? How does he live. He says over and over again I don't take any $ check with the IRS. Well then why is he a millionare?

    • @fbg5678
      @fbg5678 2 роки тому +12

      Love the quote.

  • @ChrisMhiclochlainn
    @ChrisMhiclochlainn 2 роки тому +3593

    You can easily see why David Miscavige has only done one interview. To a Scientologist he probably sounds like a strong defender of their faith, to the average viewer he sounds like an incoherent, accusatory, paranoid, question dodging politician. Thank you Aaron for uploading the entire interview for our entertainment, Miscavige’s accusations are just wild!

    • @mariannerivera2720
      @mariannerivera2720 2 роки тому

      HECIS DISGUSTING, HE'S NOTHING BUT A CON, A SNAKE OIL SALESMEN
      HE IS SO FULL OF IT, SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER
      CON PSYCHOPATH TRUMP!!

    • @terricarroll9679
      @terricarroll9679 2 роки тому +241

      ...and arrogant, rude, and obnoxious.

    • @ronilittle7028
      @ronilittle7028 2 роки тому +223

      @@wlm4981
      YES! Sounded EXACTLY like Tom Cruise! UNBELIEVABLE!
      Even the body language! Wow!

    • @captainfancypants1877
      @captainfancypants1877 2 роки тому +81

      @@ronilittle7028 Chicken and egg...or does TC sound like him?

    • @mrjohnklake
      @mrjohnklake 2 роки тому +117

      @@terricarroll9679 I was thinking narcissistic which includes those traits

  • @rockingroby6060
    @rockingroby6060 10 місяців тому +54

    Ted Koppel is the best in the business. I've been a fan 45 years.

  • @LuigiMordelAlaume
    @LuigiMordelAlaume 2 роки тому +4662

    Man, the good ol' days when news included investigative journalism.

    • @thescarletgraywitch8052
      @thescarletgraywitch8052 2 роки тому +95

      My thought exactly

    • @GrowingUpInScientology
      @GrowingUpInScientology  2 роки тому +97

      Thank you for watching and commenting

    • @wordsleuth992
      @wordsleuth992 2 роки тому +39

      I know - that was truly fascinating. And the interviewer was brilliant… I wish I knew his reputation or had seen him before!!!

    • @RMBlake007
      @RMBlake007 2 роки тому +132

      @@wordsleuth992 Ted Koppel is a legendary journalist...in the 80's and 90's perhaps one of the worlds best known news anchors (ABC - Dateline) 42 years, many awards for his work, in a day when journalistic integrity was everything. They don't make them like that anymore.

    • @montalvoken
      @montalvoken 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah!

  • @Randy_Loafers
    @Randy_Loafers 2 роки тому +2703

    It never ceases to amaze me how much Tom Cruise talks like Miscavige.

    • @Randy_Loafers
      @Randy_Loafers 2 роки тому +292

      @Hannah Bride like clones of each other. Very creepy indeed.

    • @tomschmitz261
      @tomschmitz261 2 роки тому +176

      think, this is the man, tom cruise, who worships him, salutes him and emasculates himself for over 30 years to miscavige! who calls miscavige, the leader of his "religion" his best friend (who in reality in laughing behind his back and using him), and who seemingly does not understand that a religious leader HAS no best friend because it's improper, immoral and unethical to treat any member above other members. And i'm pretty sure most "religious leaders" do not hang out doing all kinds of non religious activities with a member like attending car races, riding motorcycles together, and so on. And i'm pretty sure most "religions" don't have "handlers" to "handle' a member by giving them access to their professional and personal life...

    • @brianwalsh1401
      @brianwalsh1401 2 роки тому +10

      @Hannah Bride Both of them are narcissist.

    • @Dorothysslippers
      @Dorothysslippers 2 роки тому +65

      i imagine they read these comment together and are really flattered

    • @amymalski
      @amymalski 2 роки тому +67

      Omg I was thinking that too. Thought maybe it was just me.

  • @arghyetlol
    @arghyetlol Рік тому +1455

    For a man so opposed to Psychiatry, he's the perfect candidate for an evaluation.

    • @TheNinnyfee
      @TheNinnyfee Рік тому

      For people opposed to psychiatry they are awfully interested in controlling people's minds.

    • @teeellecee
      @teeellecee Рік тому +76

      Narcissistic people rarely seek out therapy. And even if they do, they are rarely self-aware enough to actually change.

    • @polkadotsuzanne9306
      @polkadotsuzanne9306 Рік тому +11

      Hilarious

    • @LerwickH
      @LerwickH Рік тому +9

      @@teeelleceeso true

    • @ky9933
      @ky9933 Рік тому +29

      He tried to be a psychiatrist and the officials told him he didn't qualify, so like the child he perpetually was he made his OWN version of mental issue health and vilified the (actually effective) psychiatry.

  • @TizerisT.
    @TizerisT. 10 місяців тому +76

    Ted Koppel is/was a master interrogator. Such a classic gent but when he's probing you and reading you, quite intimidating.

    • @owengaul3226
      @owengaul3226 6 місяців тому +1

      @@thereturnofthemacfound the Scientologist cultist

    • @nate87799
      @nate87799 5 місяців тому +4

      @@thereturnofthemacit’s more of David gets off topic, evading the original question.

  • @dugongsdoitbetter
    @dugongsdoitbetter 2 роки тому +578

    What saved me from Scientology when I was young??? I had and have zero follow through and never finish anything I start. Super grateful for this shortcoming now.

    • @JasonSmith-jr7jh
      @JasonSmith-jr7jh Рік тому +18

      !!!!!!!!!!!!!😂

    • @solitary-sun
      @solitary-sun Рік тому +75

      Missed opportunity to leave your comment unfinished

    • @TheEsotericLeftist
      @TheEsotericLeftist Рік тому +16

      Hey twin

    • @neanda
      @neanda Рік тому +19

      🤣 abilities some consider to be unnatural, but are actually useful

    • @joshua-nf3rx
      @joshua-nf3rx Рік тому +16

      Love it man!! Keep going 100 percent ! Ooopppsss I mean 50 percent !

  • @ninasteil7315
    @ninasteil7315 2 роки тому +1189

    Can totally see why Miscavage no longer does interviews. He comes across as a complete nut job. I’m sure he hates that this interview is on UA-cam for anyone to watch at anytime. Kind of makes me smile.

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 роки тому +41

      Miscavige did a pretty damn good job for a first time interview that was also on live tv. You're just jealous

    • @benjaminhawthorne1969
      @benjaminhawthorne1969 2 роки тому +87

      At least he did not jump up and down on Ted's desk! 😂

    • @Sanctified57
      @Sanctified57 2 роки тому +33

      To be honest I think he comes across very well

    • @BeeLZBeeb
      @BeeLZBeeb 2 роки тому +113

      He’s the kind of man who sounds good to those who are already taken in, if not by Scientology then by other systems and beliefs that use these tactics. I feel for those people because they don’t understand how easily taken in they are.
      He comes across as a bully and narcissist who is comfortable in the centre of his web.

    • @funny3scene
      @funny3scene 2 роки тому +2

      @@Sanctified57 you come across as an insane brainwashed cultist for defending him

  • @xpatzorsx
    @xpatzorsx Рік тому +461

    God, you can just tell in his eyes that he wants to pitch a fit and yell or try to hit Koppel. He knows he can't, and it's throwing him off. He isn't in his controlled environment where everyone lets him do whatever he wants. He's a spoiled brat that's finally run into someone that isn't having his bullshit. It's wonderful.

    • @wooshbait36
      @wooshbait36 Рік тому +5

      Okay mister psychologist, didn't recognize you in UA-cam comments

    • @MCO18
      @MCO18 Рік тому +47

      And he’s not given another interview since

    • @thinktankcritic5267
      @thinktankcritic5267 Рік тому +3

      You are full of BS. See what in his eyes exactly? You must be psychic lol 😂

    • @upfront2375
      @upfront2375 Рік тому +5

      He's under pressure.. so of course he's gonna look crazy! We've all been there, except for it wasn't on TV heheh

    • @xpatzorsx
      @xpatzorsx Рік тому +29

      @@upfront2375 1) Are you actually sticking up for David Miscavige??
      2) PLENTY of other people who aren't used to being on camera have been under a similar or more intense level of scrutiny on camera and haven't acted that way. It's also important to note that he's trying to promote a belief system(essentially a for-profit church) that's supposed to provide people with the ability to handle any hardship and is falling apart because of high school level critical thinking questions.

  • @michaelhughes743
    @michaelhughes743 Рік тому +69

    "Why didnt we think of this' - The Mafia

  • @lesliewells1062
    @lesliewells1062 2 роки тому +1179

    I love it how Ted Koppel is not letting David Miscavige steam roll over him no matter how hard he tries to. How many lies can one person tell per minute?

  • @laurarominger2073
    @laurarominger2073 2 роки тому +591

    Man I wish there was a Ted Koppel today. He was the best.

    • @GrowingUpInScientology
      @GrowingUpInScientology  2 роки тому +16

      👍🏻👍🏻

    • @jackieblue9536
      @jackieblue9536 2 роки тому +2

      He died???

    • @cotati76
      @cotati76 2 роки тому +28

      @@jackieblue9536 he’s still alive but he retired ages ago.

    • @carissalamkahouan699
      @carissalamkahouan699 2 роки тому +14

      @@cotati76 actually he did a piece talking with Trump supporters pretty recently

    • @cotati76
      @cotati76 2 роки тому +6

      @@carissalamkahouan699 he did? I’ll have to find it and watch it. I haven’t seen him in ages.

  • @thensingsmysowell
    @thensingsmysowell Рік тому +598

    I’m not even sure how anyone could listen before coming to the obvious conclusion: David is nuts. It’s all in the eyes.

    • @shantishanti1949
      @shantishanti1949 Рік тому

      and even thee is a little strange.

    • @sandypatty19
      @sandypatty19 Рік тому +37

      Tom Cruise has the same eyes

    • @PatsyJay
      @PatsyJay Рік тому +21

      Glad you noted the eyes. I just wrote a comment then resumed watching and took note of his eyes..was so struck by what is there I was about to make a 2nd comment but decided to read comments to see if anyone else sees it. Glad you did and hope others see it too cuz it is really profound. ? for you..nuts or evil? You can guess my opinion.

    • @thensingsmysowell
      @thensingsmysowell Рік тому

      @@PatsyJay both!

    • @genevabecker8441
      @genevabecker8441 Рік тому +18

      I'm a secular retired therapist...when I listen to these conversations I can only conclude that the reason that Scientologists so fear therapy is because they believe that you will diagnose them, or they may have to consider the possibility that maybe they are a little crazy (that is the professional term ;) ) when, in fact, in my experience EVERYONE is a little crazy, including myself...:)

  • @smokinbones1618
    @smokinbones1618 11 місяців тому +56

    That look in his eyes is haunting. Even when he smiles, I want to look away.

  • @ChristianNewsandInterviews
    @ChristianNewsandInterviews Рік тому +772

    Ted Koppel retained control of the interview. He was a master of interviews.

    • @ChristianNewsandInterviews
      @ChristianNewsandInterviews Рік тому +47

      P.S. - WHERE is Shelley Miscavige?

    • @TDOLLA
      @TDOLLA Рік тому +45

      haha Ted Koppel was the real deal. You can really tell David Miscavige is a man used to having the final word and used to being in charge. You can almost see flames in his eyes anytime Ted cut him off or pushed back.

    • @roxieolemeda3196
      @roxieolemeda3196 Рік тому +24

      ​@@TDOLLAHe's a little bully I guess he's assaulted people physically 😮

    • @stephanie-atarahrose.8149
      @stephanie-atarahrose.8149 Рік тому +5

      Testosterone levels are plummeting nowadays. Relates to communication.

    • @anastasiarose9003
      @anastasiarose9003 Рік тому +15

      I noticed he squeezed his hands together a few times to maintain control.

  • @VerdadTruth
    @VerdadTruth Рік тому +139

    Mr. Koppel gave David the biggest ass whooping without having to move a finger or even get loud. True master of his craft.

  • @mayscough72
    @mayscough72 Рік тому +944

    For me as a Brit these old school American news presenters and journalists were untouchable

    • @cookiesnruntz
      @cookiesnruntz Рік тому +19

      How they are introduced after commercial is nostalgic

    • @qprfan1977
      @qprfan1977 Рік тому +2

      @@cookiesnruntz uupiii😊ppppipp😊ipi😊ppuj. U have have to to get get back back from i

    • @ethanwashoe5868
      @ethanwashoe5868 Рік тому +22

      That interviewer is also British born but grew up in america

    • @TaylorTrask
      @TaylorTrask Рік тому

      Sadly, we no longer produce real journalists.

    • @JamesC1981
      @JamesC1981 Рік тому +2

      @@ethanwashoe5868 yes i was gonna say also

  • @michaelkepesky5635
    @michaelkepesky5635 9 місяців тому +93

    the eyes don't lie!! His eyes are filled with Contempt and Rage!!

    • @kaechan9590
      @kaechan9590 8 місяців тому +7

      He's a well known abuser

    • @billj4525
      @billj4525 6 місяців тому +1

      According to people in the church he beats up other members and snaps on people if they have disagreements. This is speculation and what others have said.. I have no idea if it's true or not.

  • @kelleymcbride4633
    @kelleymcbride4633 2 роки тому +823

    It's clear why this cult leader stopped doing interviews. You can hear the lawyers pulling thier hair out listening to him spew this nonsense. This is a man who is used to being agreed with 100% of the time. Thanks for the upload!

    • @thescarletgraywitch8052
      @thescarletgraywitch8052 2 роки тому +11

      Consummate Yes man for sure!!

    • @GrowingUpInScientology
      @GrowingUpInScientology  2 роки тому +20

      Thank you for watching and commenting!

    • @micahmcallister5554
      @micahmcallister5554 2 роки тому +15

      That’s a good point. He exists In his own bubble.

    • @lisanewman5378
      @lisanewman5378 2 роки тому +27

      @@LadyPamela63 While I definitely hope not, I don't believe Shelly is still alive.

    • @wordsleuth992
      @wordsleuth992 2 роки тому +19

      @@lisanewman5378 I don’t either. They may have someone speaking for her, until I see her in person I’m afraid she is not with us.

  • @Iamtierrahogan
    @Iamtierrahogan Рік тому +224

    The man talks in circles. He answers questions with questions and word salad analogies.

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +23

      Kamala Harris has studied dave for decades.

    • @Eyes_dont_Lie
      @Eyes_dont_Lie Рік тому +3

      U cant deny he gives irs the finger everyyyyy year though 😂

    • @Frip36
      @Frip36 Рік тому +4

      He was actually articulate and coherent. Whether it was all factual I don't know. But he defended his church about as well as the pope could defend his.

    • @ArtsyTartsyKelli
      @ArtsyTartsyKelli Рік тому +1

      @Frip36 I absolutely disagree with you! Are we watching the same interview? P.S. And uh....no! It was certainly NOT all factual!!!!

    • @jmpayne333
      @jmpayne333 Рік тому +7

      He’d be a great politician.

  • @JessicaC.
    @JessicaC. Рік тому +659

    This is back when journalists still had balls! Back when the media wasn't scared to possibly " hurt feelings " using words. I remember watching this live when I was younger. Ted was a mfn G!

    • @mattdad8429
      @mattdad8429 Рік тому +25

      The way David kept trying to run the interview and Ted was like "yeah, nah kid" and steamrolled over him was hilarious.

    • @feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808
      @feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 Рік тому +9

      ​@@mattdad8429Koppel was masterful, wasn't he. I saw this at the time.

    • @cherylgarry460
      @cherylgarry460 Рік тому +3

      The grift. Some people will believe anything.

    • @dortjuorfu478
      @dortjuorfu478 Рік тому +1

      You lost me at 'mfn G'

    • @mattdad8429
      @mattdad8429 Рік тому +12

      @@dortjuorfu478 Sheeeit, she HAD me at mfn G

  • @freethinker13
    @freethinker13 Рік тому +171

    It’s so crazy how David’s wife has been missing for 17 years and no one cares👀 David also hiding out. I don’t know how Scientology is still active.

    • @t.h.337
      @t.h.337 11 місяців тому

      They are active because of $. Paying the law off. Selling absolute bullshit to people at a high price so that they can. $ really is the root of all evil.

    • @japonte173
      @japonte173 11 місяців тому +11

      they’re just insanely secretive and reclusive. people report shelley missing and LAPD investigates and says she isn’t missing, so unless scientology controls the entirety of the LAPD i think it’s more logical to assume they have their own insane reclusive church thing going on and she never leaves wherever she is.

    • @MegaasAlexandros
      @MegaasAlexandros 11 місяців тому +7

      She's not missing, she's been sighted and spoken to.

    • @berzerkfury1459
      @berzerkfury1459 9 місяців тому +7

      ​@@japonte173or high ranking officers are members??

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому +5

      ​@@japonte173LAPD said they spoke to her and she's fine. People need to let it go.

  • @michellestelletos9265
    @michellestelletos9265 2 роки тому +755

    Absolute pleasure to observe a GENUINE journalist. They are extinct in this generation.

    • @gombocdimensional9050
      @gombocdimensional9050 2 роки тому +2

      @@mustaffa1611 wait, are you for real? you do know they've been exposed time and time and again for being fake news right? hell, if you fell their bullshit you're probably the type of person who falls for the scientology con in the first place.

    • @gombocdimensional9050
      @gombocdimensional9050 2 роки тому +1

      @@mustaffa1611 it's a cool concept really, but they edit out the context all the time to make people look worse then they actually are and hell weren't they apart of the whole "stolen election" shit, yeah those losers are very trustworthy...to people who are easily swayed (i.e. those qanon cunts). hell if you consider yourself, a truly intelligent skeptic who doesn't fall for every asshole who caters to you and your beliefs than you should watch timbah on toast's career deep dive on his entire career, all the good and the bad he's done in a balanced and thoughtful way. then you'll fully understand what i mean.

    • @neuropsychroberts8922
      @neuropsychroberts8922 2 роки тому +11

      Notice how much time Koppel was given to interview one person on a given topic. TV journalism nowadays is much more formulaic & searching for some sensory driven viewings not uncovering deeper meaning on a topic.
      When news is profit-driven, we get schlock. Viewers are as responsible as greed journalism for where we are.

    • @adamseddon2572
      @adamseddon2572 2 роки тому +3

      Yes I know. Seems an actual genuine and fair interview

    • @_5_675
      @_5_675 2 роки тому +2

      No they are not

  • @Oturtlegirl51
    @Oturtlegirl51 2 роки тому +489

    Mr. Koppel teaches a master class on interviewing here. Perfection.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому +1

      If you want to be a Washington bully on television and tell the American people what to think,
      this is a major American media master class. Ted has bags under bags under his eyes, and that wig!

    • @sinatra222
      @sinatra222 2 роки тому +48

      @@johnwattdotca found the Scientologist 🤣

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому +1

      @@sinatra222 I see you don't like to think at all. Anything else totally stupid to say?

    • @namename4012
      @namename4012 2 роки тому +27

      @@johnwattdotca Koppel called out a bully, which Miscavige clearly was then, and still is now. And Koppel was masterful in not letting that little dictator pull any crap. BTW: This episode won an Emmy award.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому +1

      @@namename4012 I'm not surprised the episode won an Emmy, intended to validate the content. You are still wrong, and for someone who can type as an intelligent person I'm surprised you want to keep spouting off lies. Koppel was over-bearing and directive, asking questions but cutting off answers. Miscavige was explanatory, probably too much for the average American, while he was calm and always reasonable. I stress, and you should understand, Scientology isn't a religion or a cult. It's about Science, and yes, it's expensive. What is the life problem you have that makes you such a hater?

  • @astreaward6651
    @astreaward6651 Рік тому +571

    David Miscavige: "Scientology cured my asthma!"
    Also David Miscavige: Wheezing throughout the entire interview.

  • @kalebarancelovic
    @kalebarancelovic Рік тому +26

    If this guy handed me a glass of water to drink, I wouldn't drink it.

    • @lahih
      @lahih Місяць тому

      bill cosby joined the chat

  • @guitaoist
    @guitaoist Рік тому +449

    “Convince me why I should be a scientologist”
    “Because you love yourself”
    Straight out of cult leader 101

    • @TheNinnyfee
      @TheNinnyfee Рік тому +34

      Always addressing the ego and hoping that it is unchecked.

    • @shellymorey1732
      @shellymorey1732 Рік тому +1

      Exactly

    • @steve-0493
      @steve-0493 Рік тому +2

      I can help you,and u will benefit, but I benefit more off u and the others that Hear the exact same message, regardless of the way the 'individual ' hears!!at the end of the fucking cycle/season/day,I will benefit off the stepping stones aka..PEOPLE..
      notice that whoever speaks the religion, whoever has this power,accumulates more power,more money,now MORE POWER..
      Answer:every single fucking 'religion ' conceived...dont ever come at me about bad and hell,cause while living, I have experienced hell,at my own fault,an with other folks on MY journey..and I still acknowledge that somewhere out there-SOMEONE HAS IT BETTER THAN YOU!!AAAANNNNNDDD
      SOMONE HAS IT WORSE THAN YOU!!
      ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS,IF U HATE UR LIFE,OR LOVE IT LOL..ALWAYS...SOME ARE BETTER OFF,SOME ARE WORSE OFF!! Find this balance, accept/respect YOUR own Thread!!threads are different, despite this same 'look'...that's us..threads...some feel weak enough to sacrifice family,money,love,children,ANYTHING to feel what??Important???EARTH IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT U WILL BE IMPORTANT (in ur head)COMPARED TO THE ENDLESS.....VASTNESS....OF SPACE.....smile and be insignificant!!!😂🤷‍♂️✌️😑🍻💯🤔🙃

    • @TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru
      @TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru Рік тому

      Same as christianity... creepy

    • @lizmiller3325
      @lizmiller3325 Рік тому

      He is the most dangerous cult leader I have ever seen. And trust me I have seen a few. The fact that he is still in control is sickening. I think he murdered the leader. He is a sick sick man

  • @yellowblanka6058
    @yellowblanka6058 2 роки тому +880

    30 years after this damning feature, and not only have there been no investigations/arrests, but Scientology is still allowed to operate in the United States. Mind boggling.

    • @kareem8533
      @kareem8533 2 роки тому +58

      The question is: How can Biden still be "operating".

    • @tomschmitz261
      @tomschmitz261 2 роки тому

      money talks and bullshit walks... they have bribed and have their fingers in the i.r.s., various police forces (lapd), and other authorities and politicians...add in our WAY OVERBOARD freedom of religion amendment and there you go!

    • @tomschmitz261
      @tomschmitz261 2 роки тому +31

      @@happydayz7857 true... unfortunately, in this country, "freedom of religion" seemingly is more important than anything even illegality!

    • @2shel171
      @2shel171 2 роки тому +30

      ...as a non-profit....tax free corporation

    • @goodmorningbeautifulhumans1638
      @goodmorningbeautifulhumans1638 2 роки тому +24

      Follow the money?

  • @1trumantucker1
    @1trumantucker1 Рік тому +290

    The ability to say so much without actually saying a thing is a remarkable talent...

    • @edpoe1108
      @edpoe1108 Рік тому +13

      Yeah, I've always had a little bit of respect for individuals that are able to to that and remain composed and confident. I don't like them or what they're doing, but it is impressive on some level.

    • @alainlalonde
      @alainlalonde Рік тому +4

      Yeah, Ted really didn't let him finish most points. I was interested, but he kept interrupting and steering it. "Well get back to that in a moment", but he mostly doesn't... weird.. Seems pretty full of himself to be honest.

    • @thorinbane
      @thorinbane Рік тому

      J Peterson agrees

    • @MrMiar94
      @MrMiar94 Рік тому +4

      @@alainlalondewhat points? 😂😂😂

    • @giantfatberg
      @giantfatberg Рік тому +4

      ⁠​⁠@@MrMiar94I think @alainlalond is a Scientologist

  • @aarontimberlake
    @aarontimberlake 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks!

  • @Uarehere
    @Uarehere Рік тому +431

    Remember when journalists used to be skeptical of con artists rather than propping them up? We need more people like Ted Koppel in this world!

    • @commonsensical9409
      @commonsensical9409 Рік тому +13

      @@k1_w3 Joe Bidan

    • @Brainbaskit
      @Brainbaskit Рік тому +5

      You're referring to tucker Carlson?; They are literally entertainment, and have used that claim to defend themselves against defamation in court, brainiac.

    • @thomasluby1754
      @thomasluby1754 Рік тому

      @@Brainbaskit Not "literally" dum, dum. One of the definitions of literally is NOT "Use for emphasis". So annoying and uneducated.

    • @harrycgrace4504
      @harrycgrace4504 Рік тому

      Ted is a damn biased hack for the democrats.

    • @MrRaulstrnad
      @MrRaulstrnad Рік тому

      @@k1_w3 lots of these tech start ups are quite obviously scams but they get reported uncritically in the media these days

  • @angela1984a
    @angela1984a Рік тому +476

    "It never ceases to amaze me how much Tom Cruise talks like Miscavige." I approve this message.

    • @mr.niceguy1498
      @mr.niceguy1498 Рік тому +26

      It’s like they are twins!

    • @CarlaLou-ov8yc
      @CarlaLou-ov8yc Рік тому +1

      I’m sure you do approve

    • @angela1984a
      @angela1984a Рік тому +1

      @@CarlaLou-ov8yc And how about you "CarlaLou"?... Are you a troll/bot paid for by the Cult and Complete and Utter Delusion that is 'scientology'?...

    • @bvdsovereign1553
      @bvdsovereign1553 Рік тому +12

      Tom imitates him or he toms🤔

    • @Charles-in3zt
      @Charles-in3zt Рік тому +23

      In the motion picture industry it is widely known Tom Cruise is of very poor intelligence.

  • @09rja
    @09rja Рік тому +707

    This guy needs to run for something: he's mastered the art of talking forever and not saying anything.

    • @bkohler89
      @bkohler89 Рік тому +30

      That's called a politician bro

    • @Pretermit_Sound
      @Pretermit_Sound Рік тому +41

      @@bkohler89 which is why the OP said he should run for something. Everybody knows that’s called a politician 🫤

    • @trickortrump3292
      @trickortrump3292 Рік тому +11

      @@bkohler89 That was the point of the comment.

    • @debrabader806
      @debrabader806 Рік тому +19

      Former Scientologists, who decided to leave, the church, said that David was a sociopath. He actually tortured some people by beating him physically and psychologically. This should be outlawed. In addition to the above claims, another one of the Scientologists that wanted to leave said “
      You cannot be poor and be a Scientologist”. Now that’s a real red flag right there Debra Bader.

    • @nedtaylor1983
      @nedtaylor1983 Рік тому +3

      Exactly what interests liberals. Why they vote Democrat.

  • @TinkerBellaMama
    @TinkerBellaMama 9 місяців тому +36

    Omg the sound of the Nightline starting took me back about 25 years instantly

  • @mitersangeeta2576
    @mitersangeeta2576 2 роки тому +266

    No wonder that was David’s only interview!!! Dude was owned by the legend himself, cool 😎 Ted Koppel!!

    • @alison2649
      @alison2649 2 роки тому +26

      Ted really did his homework! Most interviewers don’t

    • @paulcolburn3855
      @paulcolburn3855 2 роки тому +11

      David was not prepared to deal with an interviewer so intelligent and knowledgeable of his "church." Ted did his homework AND he was rational and lucid. At the very beginning, Ted saying that he was quite happy with his life, his family, his job, what could the church POSSIBLY have to offer him, and David never really had a concrete answer for him.
      I have my own issues with psychology and psychiatrists in general. But I am not going to throw them all under the bus because psychology was used as a tool to convince German people the good that could be achieved with the Holocaust.

    • @CoolGobyFish
      @CoolGobyFish 2 роки тому

      @@paulcolburn3855 he told him that scientology would make him more productive. it's pretty good answer. but generally, it's pointless trying to get a real answer from a psychopath

    • @paulcolburn3855
      @paulcolburn3855 2 роки тому

      @@CoolGobyFish yeah I got that part "more productive." But that is an entirely "subjective" answer on what was entirely "objective" reporting. It doesn't really mean anything.
      I am sure that is the same answer you would get from John Travolta and Tom Cruise, more "productive."

    • @CoolGobyFish
      @CoolGobyFish 2 роки тому

      @@paulcolburn3855 well. productivity can be measured. so it's an objective answer. not that I support this cult leader, but he has a pretty good answer for everything (as most psychopath in power)

  • @johnsjohnson448
    @johnsjohnson448 2 роки тому +511

    Mr. Koppel was brutally intelligent and truly terrific.

    • @alfredeneuman6966
      @alfredeneuman6966 2 роки тому +22

      Driving in his Mercury arriving at his spaceship, L Ron Hubbard took off for Mars, Starburst, reaching the Milky Way ... he then left the supermarket aisle and took the candy bars home with him and wrote a phantasmagorical story.

    • @janetmcarthur5257
      @janetmcarthur5257 2 роки тому +3

      Nice interview. I would have liked to see him interview groups that are infinitely worse than the Church of Scientology, such as the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

    • @thomkatt3385
      @thomkatt3385 2 роки тому +5

      and remarkably patient.

    • @suzanneblaylock9598
      @suzanneblaylock9598 2 роки тому

      And...? Yes ??

    • @alwayswatching1650
      @alwayswatching1650 2 роки тому +1

      @@janetmcarthur5257 infinitely worse in what way? Not arguing - genuinely curious.🙂🤔

  • @c.s.christopher5801
    @c.s.christopher5801 Рік тому +424

    I’m amazed how similar David’s mannerisms is to Tom Cruise’s. It’s like Tom admired this man so much and spent so much time with him, he adopted his whole shtick.

    • @aronrosas4191
      @aronrosas4191 11 місяців тому +35

      They actually believe their doppelgangers of each other, there's a bizarre practice in scientology where members have "twins".

    • @itsrightbehindyou
      @itsrightbehindyou 11 місяців тому +8

      Bingo. This is exactly what I felt - Tom Cruise in a other body and a different face, basically.

    • @VoiceAndPianoByChristaFord
      @VoiceAndPianoByChristaFord 10 місяців тому

      It is called twinning and it is directly from mk ultra trauma based mind control with also includes Satanic Ritual Abuse! See Jessie Czebotar ​@@aronrosas4191

    • @jamiemccornack5770
      @jamiemccornack5770 10 місяців тому

      I thought the exact same thing before coming across this comment, so I had to weigh in.. it's actually scary. And I actually like Tom cruise, but I'm also aware that he's a nutball.. brainwashed by the CULT of scientology

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 10 місяців тому +1

      that's the power of love

  • @GamesCooky
    @GamesCooky 11 місяців тому +28

    Man, this guy really wants to sell me this car.

  • @ediemarie13
    @ediemarie13 2 роки тому +343

    I had never had the pleasure of seeing this interview before, and I now have a much deeper respect for the journalism integrity of Mr. Koppel. His cool, calm demeanor is a stark contrast with Miscavige's flustered answers.

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ 2 роки тому +14

      This was once the norm and, since I was a child raised during the time when this level of journalism was the norm, I had forgotten how important (and frankly, impressive) it was to strengthen the fabric of society.

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 роки тому

      Koppelv and this show do not have integrity. They were going to run the hit pieces after interviewing Miscaviage but Miscaviage demanded they play first so he can respond. This show was sued for running a story about a defect causing cars to explode when the show actually rigged cars with fireworks and intentionally made them explode

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому +1

      Edie Marie Young: I will take your comment at face value. Look at Ted Koppel, a media talking head.
      He's got bags under bags under his eyes, and look at that wig. He doesn't look like a happy camper.
      The other man looks healthy and talks quickly. That's the problem you have with him, he talks fast.
      You must be one of those Americans who has problems reading and blames the words.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому +2

      @@le_th_ Are you talking about the good old days of the Kennedy assassination, the magic bullet,
      and everything else as cover-ups? It took a civilian with a camera who found his family movie
      a year later, the Zapruder film, that changed their "history" and "analytic reporting".

    • @kathyrule2580
      @kathyrule2580 2 роки тому

      @@johnwattdotca was s

  • @alexkasper5029
    @alexkasper5029 2 роки тому +487

    oh man, ted koppel DESTROYED him with such a calm rational demeanor that just highlighted the mounting defensive paranoia david miscavige was completely unable to hide. i would LOVE for the behavior panel to analyze this interview! they always appreciate an interviewer who is calm, unshakable, and relentless with hard questions. fantastic!

    • @thescarletgraywitch8052
      @thescarletgraywitch8052 2 роки тому +8

      What is the behavior panel? What am I missing!? As someone with a Master's in behavioral psych that sounds right up my alley.

    • @alison2649
      @alison2649 2 роки тому +13

      And I appreciate that Mr Koopel did his homework before this interview

    • @kmartens8872
      @kmartens8872 2 роки тому +8

      @@thescarletgraywitch8052 it’s a you tube channel with 4 body language experts. They analyze different peoples interviews and reactions. It is really good! I highly recommend! Channel is called The Behaviour Panel

    • @alexkasper5029
      @alexkasper5029 2 роки тому +14

      @@thescarletgraywitch8052 ooooh they are a great youtube channel! their channel is The Behavior Panel and they are 4 behavior experts who do work for police interrogations and other areas of behavior analysis! they look at body language and statement analysis mostly and it is fascinating! I highly recommend! :)

    • @alexkasper5029
      @alexkasper5029 2 роки тому +5

      @@alison2649 seriously! he read the books and everything!

  • @jojowynne233
    @jojowynne233 2 роки тому +294

    Ted Koppel is a great interviewer who doesn’t back down. DM came off like a creepy deflector of questions with paranoia. Thanks so much for sharing this.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому

      You must be one of those Americans who has problems reading and listening, and you blame the
      words and the speaker. You weren't around to see Ted Koppel as a Washington propagandist,
      when it was called "psycho-babble" and "baffle-gab". Look at Ted, bags under bags under his eyes.

    • @jojowynne233
      @jojowynne233 2 роки тому +2

      @@johnwattdotca definitely not even American. I have no interest in your politics or propaganda. TK didn’t back down in this interview and that’s all I was commenting on. Nothing else I haven’t seen.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому

      @@jojowynne233 It looks like you have no interest at all except for your own, despite how misguided, or limited, it is. It's best to live for ordinary reality because it doesn't go away.

    • @jojowynne233
      @jojowynne233 2 роки тому +15

      @@johnwattdotca I’ve not been nasty to you in the comments like you just were to me. So I looked up your previous comments on this channel and to me, it looks like you are a CoS member. I don’t know why you bother to watch the channel because you disagree with everything.

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому

      @@jojowynne233 What you call nasty must be different from me. I don't know what a "CoS member" is. So you're using this spy technology to "search" me. What a waste of time and electrical energy. As far as doing comments for videos I see as racist and brain-washing, someone has to try and create a balance in there.

  • @danielgloverpiano7693
    @danielgloverpiano7693 9 місяців тому +19

    I used to watch Nightline every night. Now I remember why. Ted Koppel is the best of the best. We need that level of journalism again. He cuts through the BS and gets to the point.
    This interview just reminds me why all cults are the same. The deeper you dig, the more crazy it is. If people knew from the outset the crazy train they were jumping on, I’m sure they’d jump off immediately.
    😮😮😮😮

  • @christid.8912
    @christid.8912 Рік тому +78

    I love how he sings the praises of "communication improvement" in Scientology, then proceeds to be one of the worst communicators I have ever witnessed.

  • @speakingofcouragepodcast8437
    @speakingofcouragepodcast8437 2 роки тому +379

    Anyone else notice how eerily similar his communication style is to Tom Cruise?
    Eye contact, aggressive posture, etc. they definitely train these people

    • @daakrolb
      @daakrolb 2 роки тому +20

      Good point. CULT-Y.

    • @aujuliawod
      @aujuliawod 2 роки тому +23

      I thought the same thing! Just like Tom Cruise!

    • @DamienDrake
      @DamienDrake 2 роки тому +24

      That was one of the most disturbing things about this interview.

    • @jamesmclennan666
      @jamesmclennan666 2 роки тому +7

      Spot on

    • @shellybuttrum8869
      @shellybuttrum8869 2 роки тому +18

      I can't believe how similar TC and DM mannerisms are.

  • @thomasmaner5652
    @thomasmaner5652 2 роки тому +148

    I am 30 minutes in and I can already see why Dave does not do interviews with the media anymore. This is a train wreck.

    • @jamoin4310
      @jamoin4310 2 роки тому +8

      Brah he was 28 back then and doing his first Tv interview he’s a good talker.

    • @GrowingUpInScientology
      @GrowingUpInScientology  2 роки тому +9

      💯💯

    • @thomasmaner5652
      @thomasmaner5652 2 роки тому +4

      @@jamoin4310 at one point he contracted himself! Anyone watching back then would have spotted it.

    • @MrDavital1
      @MrDavital1 2 роки тому +10

      He’s actually very good. Anyone who can’t see that is insane .

    • @rotem1437
      @rotem1437 2 роки тому

      @@MrDavital1 Yup..he is good, this is how he got to the top...and he is a psychopath

  • @kridler112
    @kridler112 Рік тому +22

    Wish we had more interviewers like this these days

  • @JeffinTD
    @JeffinTD Рік тому +201

    Ted Koppel did a really excellent job. I really feel a free press and unbiased investigative journalism is critical for any free country or democracy, and I worry about the decline of newspapers and journalism in favor of click-bait and partisanship.

    • @feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808
      @feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808 Рік тому +2

      100%!!!

    • @charliebrownie4158
      @charliebrownie4158 Рік тому

      You don't need to worry there's no such thing.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Рік тому

      No one cares about your feelings.

    • @Tyrfingr
      @Tyrfingr Рік тому +3

      Goes hand in hand with the drop in reading comprehension. Cellphones and pads have murdered that part of it more effectively than any poor schooling ever could.

    • @loonaya
      @loonaya Рік тому

      What is so unbiased here? It's very biased. During the whole interview he is trying to impose his opinion about something he obviously doesn't know much about instead of having a conversation. Unbiased is not opposing somebody but letting someone tell you their view and then let you and your audience decide for themselves. This interview was an attack from the beginning.
      And before somebody attacks me that I am insulted scientologist... No. I don't even know of there is a church in my country

  • @GetOutsideYourself
    @GetOutsideYourself 2 роки тому +270

    Koppel's Emmy came as a result of his incredible ability to keep calm in the face of this madman's insane ramblings.

    • @SUNSHINE-t-m
      @SUNSHINE-t-m Рік тому +17

      and legend says Miscavige got a replica because he claims Ted only got it because of how good a job he did explaining himself. lmao

    • @sandralybrand9425
      @sandralybrand9425 Рік тому

      Well deserved too!

    • @davidfrey5654
      @davidfrey5654 Рік тому +2

      Because he wasn't the one getting attacked. When you're not getting attacked, it's not hard to stay calm.

    • @thinktankcritic5267
      @thinktankcritic5267 Рік тому

      What ramblings you gaslighter? I heard a very coherent man defend his beliefs - whatever they are, regardless of u agreeing or not. Have you even heard a real rambler? Calling an eloquent speaker a madman just shows how inept you are

  • @ilikebeingsmart
    @ilikebeingsmart 2 роки тому +313

    I have always wanted to see this entire interview. For me, this has been the holy grail of Scientology interviews/media coverage. Thank you for posting this!

    • @alt_wespe
      @alt_wespe 2 роки тому +3

      It certainly is the best piece together with Jason Beghe's interview with Mark Bunker

    • @ilikebeingsmart
      @ilikebeingsmart 2 роки тому +3

      @@alt_wespe That one is also a classic!

    • @chalinofalcone871
      @chalinofalcone871 2 роки тому +1

      "Of interest, furthermore, is the fact that on Monte Circeo itself stand the ruins of a Roman temple supposed to have been dedicated to Circe, the sorceress who not only transformed Odysseus' men into swine but also introduced the great voyager himself to the cavernous entrance to the Land of the Dead."
      [The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology, Joseph Campbell, 1991, Part 4: "..."]

    • @yourkiwimate
      @yourkiwimate 2 роки тому

      his wife is a lucky lady

    • @Roscoe.P.Coldchain
      @Roscoe.P.Coldchain 2 роки тому

      Why the holy grail?

  • @jjbeersydney
    @jjbeersydney 9 місяців тому +69

    For a guy who says “let me tell you” an unbearable number of times, he tells us curiously little … 🙄

    • @charlottewebster4233
      @charlottewebster4233 4 місяці тому +4

      "And by the way" is another. Hear a lot of "Let me tell you / and by the way / you have to remember" from scientologists past and present.

    • @mandywood3327
      @mandywood3327 4 місяці тому +2

      ...and you have to understand...

  • @mutestingray
    @mutestingray 2 роки тому +290

    The brilliant thing Ted did was to keep him talking. The more he talks, the more insane Dave sounds.

  • @angelshrader263
    @angelshrader263 2 роки тому +234

    Ted Koppel has such amazing restraint and professionalism with one of the most frustrating and ridiculous characters ever. Thanks for posting Aaron!

    • @matilda4406
      @matilda4406 2 роки тому +4

      yes, it's not easy to talk with such a personality. He is a sophisticated liar

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому

      @@matilda4406 You sound jealous. I'm sorry you know sophisticated liars in your life, American.

    • @matilda4406
      @matilda4406 2 роки тому

      @@johnwattdotca the Bible says that all men are liars

    • @johnwattdotca
      @johnwattdotca 2 роки тому

      @@matilda4406 There are no white-skinned people in the Holy Bible. How does that work for you?

    • @matilda4406
      @matilda4406 2 роки тому +2

      @@johnwattdotca well the way it works for me is this. Since we all have some amount of melanin in our skin, therefore none of us human beings are white. We are all a shade of melanin.

  • @mikeseal2266
    @mikeseal2266 Рік тому +205

    I can really see why him and Tom Cruise get along so well. They’re like smug maniacal twins.

    • @thenightporter
      @thenightporter Рік тому +7

      I can't stand Tom Cruise. That 💩 he said about Brooke Shields was reprehensible. What an 🍑

    • @snorttroll4379
      @snorttroll4379 Рік тому +1

      What did he say?

    • @Frip36
      @Frip36 Рік тому +1

      They are not smug. They are the opposite of smug. People like to call people smug as a way around calling them an asshole.

    • @woodyforest7308
      @woodyforest7308 10 місяців тому +2

      Boyfriend's

    • @meghanmisaliar
      @meghanmisaliar 8 місяців тому

      ​@@thenightporterhe was right tho

  • @zeldahopper
    @zeldahopper 11 місяців тому +50

    I have low-key anxiety just listening to him gaslight. Total maniac.

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому +1

      Then stop listening.

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому +2

      He sounds like every single politician Ever. A lot of words, not really saying much, never answering a question in a direct manner, slightly condescending, touch of arrogance, etc etc.

    • @Jedi_Mind_
      @Jedi_Mind_ 8 місяців тому

      😅😂🤣
      Make it plain brother minister !!

    • @luc00144
      @luc00144 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@mrsx7944hahaha dude youre responding to everybodies comments defensing Scientology. Zealot

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 7 місяців тому +2

      @@luc00144 I'm a woman. And that's my business. And I'm neither a zealot OR a scientologist , Detective!

  • @lulukazhila6309
    @lulukazhila6309 2 роки тому +540

    This is such a great reminder of what great journalism used to look like. The time when journalists would challenge their guests whilst wittingly roasting them like this 🤣

    • @DustinRodriguez1_0
      @DustinRodriguez1_0 2 роки тому +24

      And also have on a guest that society opposes and detests without getting accused of 'giving them a platform' and inherently supporting them. That scares a lot of interviewers out of being willing to have those sorts of people on to be challenged.

    • @rebeccaduboise285
      @rebeccaduboise285 2 роки тому +7

      Good times. Miss um

    • @paulcolburn3855
      @paulcolburn3855 2 роки тому +10

      Many (almost all) of journalists who are in the business today got their jobs because #1) they are great looking AND #2) their parents were rich enough that they could afford unpaid internships in the business until they got their first shot. That is it. Looks and money. What journalism does NOT require today (something that Ted Kopel possessed) is intelligence and quick thinking. Ted was able to respond (in turn) to each of David's points. There pretty much isn't a journalist working today that could do that without following a perfectly worded script. They can't think like that because they can't think.
      In 2002, Katie Couric interviewed Ann Coulter. All Katie could do is ask gotcha questions from a script and when Ann responded (in turn) Katie would dismiss all of Ann's rebuttals with the comment "well I am conducting the interview and I will ask the questions." Katie could never match wits with Ann Coulter (that could never happen) BUT she got her position in the media because of her looks and connections. She can't do any investigative anything, but she made the big bucks.
      Journalists and reporters, they do not want to be challenged on their own shows. To be challenged might expose the fact either A) they don't know anything or B) they can't think or possibly C) they don't know anything AND they can't think. Those are not pre-requisites' for an industry where the people working in it are focused on looks and money.

    • @TuckFrump-r9h
      @TuckFrump-r9h 2 роки тому +18

      The journalists who can do this still exist. They just don't have the platforms they once had because media companies have been allowed to conglomerate to ridiculous levels. Serious journalism is not what advertisers want to sponsor. End of story.

    • @clarecatherine1488
      @clarecatherine1488 2 роки тому +5

      @@TuckFrump-r9h Precisely put.

  • @RyanAustinDean
    @RyanAustinDean 2 роки тому +223

    This is how the media should confront ALL corrupt authorities, whether political, corporate, academic, or religious - right, left, and center.

    • @JohnSmith-yd5wq
      @JohnSmith-yd5wq 2 роки тому

      Well facts don't matter to many. People like to be pandered and lied too.

    • @cjdayne3033
      @cjdayne3033 2 роки тому +7

      They absolutely do it to the right, if they would do it to the left with the same energy this country would be in a much better place

    • @davidhull2426
      @davidhull2426 2 роки тому

      Breed?
      Avarice / feudalism....

    • @barbarakauppi9915
      @barbarakauppi9915 2 роки тому

      That's supposed to be their very function, their only "raison d'etre", the very key to sustainable democracy, truth, and freedom everywhere. They've all completely sold out now, petty traitors to their own realm.

    • @stinger51505
      @stinger51505 2 роки тому +3

      AMEN! Please bring back real investigative journalism. If you are corrupt you should be afraid of the press… not comforted by the knowledge that they will work for you.

  • @thematthew.effect
    @thematthew.effect Рік тому +226

    I can’t stop laughing imagining that Miscavige is standing the entire interview.

    • @tjmackie4815
      @tjmackie4815 Рік тому +12

      Don’t understand how this isn’t the top comment

    • @egt9093
      @egt9093 Рік тому +4

      Lol

    • @missmew5240
      @missmew5240 Рік тому +3

      This!🙌🤣

    • @roxieolemeda3196
      @roxieolemeda3196 11 місяців тому +3

      Ha ha ha 😊 That's a good one

    • @Nozarks1
      @Nozarks1 11 місяців тому +4

      I don’t get it

  • @jesusisGod1434
    @jesusisGod1434 7 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for reposting this… hilarious! Even back then journalists did t really do a good job.

  • @manueladarazsdi9675
    @manueladarazsdi9675 2 роки тому +237

    This highlights the dangers of giving your mind over to others. It reminds me of how important critical thinking really is.

    • @ninamartinez5171
      @ninamartinez5171 2 роки тому +6

      Amen to that look around us today 🙏

    • @FactStorm
      @FactStorm 2 роки тому +3

      Yet the vast majority of people remain religious.

    • @timcasady4750
      @timcasady4750 2 роки тому +6

      @@FactStorm What is the difference between religion and cults ?
      Answer : 100 years

    • @angelozachos8777
      @angelozachos8777 2 роки тому

      @@FactStorm
      How about believing that a 🦠GERM 🦠 is going to end all of mankind , simply because the tv people say so ?
      What do you make of all these new ‘END OF THE WORLD’ eschatological statements proliferating in our society today ?
      •CLIMATE CHANGE WILL END US !
      • TRUMP SUPPORTERS WILL END US !
      •GERMS FROM CHINA WILL END US !
      Are not these eschatologies a bit religious in tone too ?
      Seems that the GOD HOLE in our head is not a mind-virus but , rather , some kind of evolutionary FEATURE that every human seems prone to 🤷‍♂️

    • @cherylwoodward
      @cherylwoodward 2 роки тому +2

      Looks familiar, doesn’t it?

  • @ModernSunlight
    @ModernSunlight Рік тому +199

    Miscavige did a great job of displaying the need for quality mental health....wow.

    • @Th3Downz
      @Th3Downz Рік тому

      Don't give this little goblin any credit. Any humanity he shows is just an act. He doesn't give a shit about you or anyone else... he wouldn't run a cult that strips people of their money promising answers otherwise

    • @loyisog4795
      @loyisog4795 Рік тому +3

      Excuse me??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Green.heron24
      @Green.heron24 Рік тому +15

      Why do they call themselves a church when they don't believe in God. It's a successful cult which is scary. I worked for a bookstore years ago and remember LRon Hubbards's bks in the science fiction section. It is a testimony to the ignorance of many people that a scifi writer would become a rich cult leader.

    • @genevabecker8441
      @genevabecker8441 Рік тому

      LOL

    • @genevabecker8441
      @genevabecker8441 Рік тому +13

      @@Green.heron24 They call themselves a church so they won't have to pay taxes...

  • @allisonod8575
    @allisonod8575 2 роки тому +410

    ted Koppel correcting Davey boy everytime he calls a grown woman a girl is the energy I want to bring to every work meeting

    • @taratee
      @taratee 2 роки тому +41

      @@charleschristianson2730 Pretty easy. Calling grown women girls (suggesting she's a child still) is just plain disrespectful

    • @Rick_Cleland
      @Rick_Cleland 2 роки тому +11

      In Northern Ireland we call men and women "Guys" and "Girls" all the time, regardless of age.

    • @taratee
      @taratee 2 роки тому +35

      @@charleschristianson2730 lol okay 👍 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

    • @taratee
      @taratee 2 роки тому

      @@charleschristianson2730 a woman is a woman when she becomes an adult. Your opinion is 🗑️

    • @Trenchant468
      @Trenchant468 2 роки тому +48

      @@charleschristianson2730 So…despite women of all ages objecting to the diminutive label “girl”, you persist, and believe it’s flattering because you apply it to women whose looks haven’t yet faded at the ripe old age of 30! Thanks for the trip back to the 1950’s.

  • @Rita-nx6fg
    @Rita-nx6fg 9 місяців тому +15

    Ted Koppel has Miscavige on the run.

  • @Rykiz_Vidz
    @Rykiz_Vidz Рік тому +191

    David Miscavige looks just like almost any super villain CEO from movies or videogames.

    • @rossl5908
      @rossl5908 Рік тому +6

      It's the hair

    • @ediewall6360
      @ediewall6360 Рік тому +1

      LOL

    • @eduardonava1291
      @eduardonava1291 Рік тому +2

      Watchmen comes to mind

    • @MCO18
      @MCO18 Рік тому +5

      “You know, I’m something of a Scientologist myself”

    • @CPiz321
      @CPiz321 4 місяці тому +1

      @@eduardonava1291 He could play Adrian Veidt quite well

  • @daveowens271
    @daveowens271 2 роки тому +235

    Ted Koppel totally owned Miscavige.
    This is what happens when the guy who is USED to being the smartest guy in the room, actually has a discussion with THE SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM!

    • @Girlhead
      @Girlhead 2 роки тому +17

      He did!! I love it when David said Scientology had been voted the Community Outreach Group of the Year and Ted doesn't miss a beat.. "By Whom?"

    • @StarCityAudits
      @StarCityAudits 2 роки тому

      No, he did not.

    • @Girlhead
      @Girlhead 2 роки тому +12

      @@StarCityAudits Hey- how's the Sea Org these days David?

    • @joeyholly5259
      @joeyholly5259 2 роки тому +14

      Correction: the guy who THINKS he's the smartest guy in the room, because he will only allow rooms to be filled with sycophants. This interview was amazing and Ted Koppel is my new hero :)

    • @Syv_
      @Syv_ 2 роки тому +7

      @@StarCityAudits Found the scientologist!

  • @JASPER0007
    @JASPER0007 Рік тому +236

    He's got more Tom Cruise mannerisms than Tom Cruise.

    • @Francis-xl2gu
      @Francis-xl2gu Рік тому +26

      They both come out the same mould

    • @Abrookesong
      @Abrookesong Рік тому +12

      Came here to say this! They look soo much alike

    • @toph8298
      @toph8298 11 місяців тому +20

      More like Tom Cruise has adopted David Miscavige mannerisms

    • @stefanbernhard2710
      @stefanbernhard2710 10 місяців тому

      Same haircut, same impoverished intellect.

    • @rayannaandrade6337
      @rayannaandrade6337 10 місяців тому +4

      I think they are lovers

  • @jaaxxone
    @jaaxxone 9 місяців тому +22

    Decades after this expose came out and still not one politician or gov't body has done jack s**t. At the minimum their tax exempt status should be rescinded. And in an ideal scenario there would be jail time.

    • @Benjamin-zp5ds
      @Benjamin-zp5ds 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm sure higher-ups are getting paid. There's no other reason for them not to rescind their tax exemption.

  • @swedishgrrl7287
    @swedishgrrl7287 Рік тому +124

    31:26 Miscavige is clenching his hands so tightly his knuckles are white while trying to contain his anger. This was probably the first and last time he tolerated someone challenging him without physical lashing out at them. Such a scary little man.

    • @Frip36
      @Frip36 Рік тому +1

      He seemed like a composed and articulate executive defending himself and his company with vigor.

    • @Handle19901
      @Handle19901 Рік тому

      lol he was not clenching his hands

    • @sosa7k169
      @sosa7k169 9 місяців тому +9

      @@Frip36You under every comment defending him😂😭

    • @mikehoncho5764
      @mikehoncho5764 6 місяців тому +4

      He actually struck a producer befoee this aired

    • @Kastafore
      @Kastafore 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Frip36Seems more like an ancy used-car salesman that is being audited for fraud.

  • @dancingappaloosa8926
    @dancingappaloosa8926 Рік тому +134

    Ted Koppel is such a brilliant interviewer!

    • @littleflower23
      @littleflower23 Рік тому +6

      Brilliant is the perfect descriptor of Ted Koppel...flawless.

    • @zoer7338
      @zoer7338 Рік тому +5

      ​​@@littleflower23l used to have a crush on him. My husband said (very surprised) "but he's so cerebral!" Mmm hmm... ❤

  • @JonnM
    @JonnM Рік тому +71

    This guy is absolutely nuts. There is no lie too great that this Miscavige won’t spout.

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому +1

      Sounds like Biden. Only coherent.

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому

      Bidens twin

  • @ghostpuppolter3207
    @ghostpuppolter3207 11 місяців тому +11

    I like how David was talking about how upset he was that a guy wanted scientologists to get kidnapped and he believes that would be an awful thing to do to a person, to hold them against their will for religious reasons. Where is Shelly, David?

  • @MugRuith
    @MugRuith 2 роки тому +153

    This guy apparently never heard of childhood asthma. I had asthma as a child, never spoke to a Scientologist or went to their church, and now as an adult I don't have asthma. I guess staying away from Scientology cured me.

    • @imjoeimjoe
      @imjoeimjoe 2 роки тому

      Good for you

    • @fredthomas4916
      @fredthomas4916 2 роки тому

      Mental illness and Scientology l how are we letting this happen it’s worse-than a concentration camp American technology where are you

    • @fredthomas4916
      @fredthomas4916 2 роки тому

      Diabetes is not real Iam living with people with mental illness you are a criminal org they all will never forget this guy

    • @miata350
      @miata350 2 роки тому +1

      It is truly ironic how a "science-based" religion ignores actual medical science.

    • @Daydreamer-ok6jj
      @Daydreamer-ok6jj 2 роки тому

      😂

  • @ericschranz6958
    @ericschranz6958 2 роки тому +139

    It's shocking how Tom Cruise and he share such similar mannerisms. WOW.
    And incredible interview skills and digging by Mr. Koppel.

    • @shelleymartin1451
      @shelleymartin1451 2 роки тому +16

      My observations exactly! Here's the comment I wrote about just that: "Tom Cruise was the natural succession to this guy, a born actor, a much better actor than this character, with more charisma. Learned the abrasive & aggressive hard sell vernacular with the over- repeated phrases such as "Now you've got to understand", & "No, you're missing my point". Cruise was Groomed to be the next spokesperson For Scientology and Against Psychiatry. He ended up doing David Miscavage better than David Miscavage does David Miscavage lol."

    • @minskie
      @minskie 2 роки тому +7

      No kidding they could be brothers

    • @canmima6529
      @canmima6529 2 роки тому

      Sadly Tom Cruise has allowed himself to be brainwashed and groomed by sadistic narcissists whose main goal is to alienate people from their loved ones and steal their money. Any TRUE religion will allow their members to leave it and welcome them back with open arms if and when they decide to return. Also all socioeconomic walks of life are welcome and are NEVER required to pay for direction or to become or stay a member. Also there are NO secrets in any REAL religion, period! This Miscavige is full of crap, he talks circles without saying anything.

    • @LauraEllen999
      @LauraEllen999 2 роки тому +1

      Yes! I just commented the same thing. It's like Tom has been portraying him, in his interviews, lol

    • @jonathanse8977
      @jonathanse8977 2 роки тому +7

      Brainwashing is one hell of a drug.
      Cruise is a very dark, intense creature. So is Miscavige.

  • @r.g.9610
    @r.g.9610 2 роки тому +267

    Ted Koppel is one of the greats of journalism for a reason.

    • @daixer3156
      @daixer3156 2 роки тому

      Just "A" reason?

    • @Ohm521
      @Ohm521 2 роки тому +4

      We need more like him now!

    • @spencerwarren9219
      @spencerwarren9219 2 роки тому +6

      If only Ted could see journalism today.

    • @ushireborn
      @ushireborn Рік тому

      ​@@spencerwarren9219 you know he's still alive, right?

  • @stateofkansass
    @stateofkansass 6 місяців тому +12

    He is right about one thing. "Media is controversy" I'll give him that. Learned long ago not to listen to them.

    • @joadbreslin5819
      @joadbreslin5819 20 днів тому

      And who do you listen to in their place? Media isn't controversy; media is exposure.

  • @joelfernandez536
    @joelfernandez536 Рік тому +144

    Ted Koppel was an absolute boss here

  • @monkeywentbananas
    @monkeywentbananas 2 роки тому +217

    Ted Koppel absolutely killed it in this interview!

    • @Mizmilla
      @Mizmilla 2 роки тому +14

      Yes he did! The fact that he could keep his composure with all that crazy babbling is impressive.

    • @mcfcguvnors
      @mcfcguvnors 2 роки тому

      Just like david did his wife

    • @TuckFrump-r9h
      @TuckFrump-r9h 2 роки тому

      @@Mizmilla As a cynical skeptic myself I found myself wanting to wring Miscavige's neck upon heearing his BS and all his logical fallacies. Ted is remarkably restrained.

    • @velveetaslingshot
      @velveetaslingshot 2 роки тому

      Refused to let Miscarriage bulldoze him.

    • @justanaveragejess86
      @justanaveragejess86 2 роки тому +1

      @@Mizmilla LOL right? I would have been pulling my hair out!

  • @bluevol1976
    @bluevol1976 2 роки тому +214

    Ted Koppel and Forrest Sawyer were a great team. Such good journalism. My heart breaks for the lady who had terminal cancer.

    • @y2james2803
      @y2james2803 Рік тому

      But your heart doesn't break for children forced on anti depressants and other drugs that cause male youth to grow breasts, lactate and are choked by their psychologist...?
      The thing I noticed about the anti cos movement is they are so willing to turn a blind eye to the world's problems and real tyranny... They promote psychiatry, which by proxy is them endorsing eugenics, rascism, religious bigotry and anti evolutionary mind set.
      I had a anti cause pro psych guy claim that the Nazis didn't practice eugenics yet their are papers wirtten by Nazis on the subject and video of them going on excursion, measuring faces and bone structure.
      I think the anti cause movement itself work at a lower tone, they have a lack of proper analytical skills which cause them to spend hours making illigetimate arguments, postulations and considerations on what the true nature of reality is.

  • @DavidFendrichwid
    @DavidFendrichwid 20 днів тому +1

    I forgot how good Ted Koppel was at interviewing. Great job.

  • @mikeyg8568
    @mikeyg8568 2 роки тому +244

    I've met people like him throughout my life. Fast-talking obfuscators that refuse to talk about one particular thing, instead using any type of misdirection they can. He talks fast, he moves onto irrelevant topics, he's accusing everybody of coming after them, it's a fuckin joke

    • @Mayelito7
      @Mayelito7 2 роки тому +27

      Is Ben Shapiro a Scientologist? 😂😂😂 (I know he’s not, but he also uses a lot of the same tactics)..

    • @Patricialuna8899
      @Patricialuna8899 2 роки тому

      It’s called Gaslighting. David Miscavage is an evil con man. Lie after lie.

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 2 роки тому +3

      @@Mayelito7
      Pil pulling is what Ben does.

    • @jonathanse8977
      @jonathanse8977 2 роки тому +12

      @@Mayelito7 Well they both push authortian, cult behavior. Both are painfully pious while clearly being b.s artists.

    • @wedge1977
      @wedge1977 2 роки тому +19

      Plain and simple, Miscavige is a textbook narcissist. Every one of us should run away from anyone who talks and behaves like this. Hang around, and you'll definitely get hurt.

  • @jamesanderson6351
    @jamesanderson6351 Рік тому +52

    Amazing interview by a Ted Koppel. I believe Ted had the right personality for this task. Never allowed feelings or emotions dictate this interview. Classic example of being outsmarted.

  • @brandonius78
    @brandonius78 Рік тому +84

    Damn, I think he missed his calling. He would’ve killed it as a used car salesman! 😂

    • @robdre1977
      @robdre1977 Рік тому +7

      Or a sleazy defense attorney

    • @victorfergn
      @victorfergn Рік тому +9

      he's earned way more money by doing this

    • @brandonius78
      @brandonius78 Рік тому +3

      @@victorfergn yep yep, I totally get that. It was more of a joke about how ruthless car salesman can be & he’s just unrelenting like them… 👍

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому

      ​@@brandonius78he sounds like a politician.

    • @maxsmith695
      @maxsmith695 8 місяців тому

      He likely makes 1000 times more.

  • @moonbeamD
    @moonbeamD 9 місяців тому +20

    Giving Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman “American Psycho” vibes

    • @mrsx7944
      @mrsx7944 8 місяців тому +1

      I don't think so. I don't agree w his beliefs but he seems sane enough.

    • @CPiz321
      @CPiz321 4 місяці тому

      @@mrsx7944Funny how you say this, and yet you are under almost every single comment defending Scientology so adamantly.

  • @M-Cherian
    @M-Cherian 2 роки тому +209

    I am just finishing Mike Rinder's: A Billion Years, and even though he mentioned this disastrous interview, I had no idea it was this bad. Knowing that Miscavige and just threatened and assaulted the Executive Producer beforehand, I am impressed and amazed by Koppel's grace, tenacity and patience. I would love to see a return to this quality of journalism This interview is both incredible and exhausting. So much to learn here. Thank you for posting.

    • @thepanel2935
      @thepanel2935 2 роки тому +21

      *More details, please...* are you saying David Miscavige threatened and assaulted a member of the TV crew before going on air for this interview?

    • @M-Cherian
      @M-Cherian 2 роки тому +12

      @thepanel If interested, I suggest reading Mike Rinder's book "A Billion Years". That's where I heard about it.

    • @rebeccahopkins9522
      @rebeccahopkins9522 2 роки тому +12

      It’s called “disciplined use of self”. Simply stated, you don’t use emotion in the course of action, or become emotionally triggered or invested in your own feelings in response to the other person. Only logical analysis and truth finding are utilized. Its NEVER on a personal level. It’s something paramount to the actual, legitimate field of investigative journalism…and funny enough, psychology 😂🤣
      EDIT- I have a minor in psychology, that’s where I learned this. 😉

    • @sheilaabraham4350
      @sheilaabraham4350 2 роки тому +4

      That book was so good. I wish it was way longer.

    • @lindam9018
      @lindam9018 Рік тому +15

      ​@@thepanel2935 That's not that surprising, Miscavige could hardly stay in his seat a lot of the time and a couple times, looked like he was ready to throttle Mr Koppel.

  • @adamortiz1414
    @adamortiz1414 Рік тому +158

    Miscavige is frightening. He and Tom Cruise have a similar quietly rumbling, undercurrent of unhinged narcissism just under the surface

    • @thinktankcritic5267
      @thinktankcritic5267 Рік тому +2

      And what are you .. ? A psychiatrist? A mind reader or a shaman?

    • @matshagstrom9839
      @matshagstrom9839 Рік тому

      I think both Tom and

    • @joeanthony7759
      @joeanthony7759 Рік тому +15

      @@thinktankcritic5267Don’t need to be any of those to see that.

    • @mannutdutd
      @mannutdutd Рік тому +9

      @@thinktankcritic5267people are learning to spot this behaviour, it’s becoming very obvious and transparent… a bit like the reason you’re irritated by it.

    • @thinktankcritic5267
      @thinktankcritic5267 Рік тому +1

      Now everything has a label on it! Every nuance of behavior every twitch of the eye or eyebrow can be construed as something devious, pathological and falling under a label category .. labeled ..! ? Crazy world

  • @jackklenk4352
    @jackklenk4352 Рік тому +372

    “I’m perfectly happy. What can Scientology do for me?”
    “It isn’t for you then.”
    Seems legit.

    • @Malthus
      @Malthus Рік тому +70

      Hands down the best "gotcha" moment in the interview.
      Just like any other cult, and above anything else, Scientology prays on people's weaknesses.

    • @evanstein3011
      @evanstein3011 11 місяців тому +21

      But 48:02 "This is the right religion for anybody." Lol

    • @joesmith-em2cd
      @joesmith-em2cd 11 місяців тому +1

      @@evanstein3011😂😂😂😂

    • @youtbe999
      @youtbe999 10 місяців тому +7

      In the case of a wealthy celebrity ted Koppel, the real question becomes: Don't ask what scientology can do for Koppel, ask what Koppel can do for scientology.

    • @karenleemallonee684
      @karenleemallonee684 10 місяців тому

      😂

  • @PillageMontage
    @PillageMontage 7 місяців тому +6

    If I conversed with someone who said "and you have to understand" more than 1 time, I'd be convinced they're selling me something. idk how people fall for this. You must HAVE to be emotionally vulnerable, or not very smart

  • @CollinThomasEverett
    @CollinThomasEverett 2 роки тому +212

    The “let me finish” that David keeps doing is hilarious. The power struggle between the two throughout this interview is subtle, yet evident. Really interesting watch.

    • @Dziaji
      @Dziaji Рік тому +16

      Just standard MSM tactics: Ask a question that is actually an accusation, and then interrupt before the person can refute it. I'm not fan of Scientology, but that style of interviewing is shameful.

    • @mshepherd324
      @mshepherd324 Рік тому +13

      i disagree. not subtle at all. Teddy boy walked all over him, and with pity.

    • @minnesotafats8140
      @minnesotafats8140 Рік тому +13

      Koppell was assertive and made it clear that he was in control

    • @nedtaylor1983
      @nedtaylor1983 Рік тому +7

      @@Dziaji I would be willing to bet you are a hard core Scientologist.

    • @tylerjacobson8012
      @tylerjacobson8012 Рік тому +9

      Ted was clearly annoyed lol. After every time miscarriage talked you can hear him audibly letting his breath out. He remained composed like a good interviewer. Miscarriage is clearly mocking and blatantly lying. Koppel is picking apart and clearly using slightly accusatory language to try and make this moron slip up. Which he did the whole time. It’s glorious.

  • @chickenmonger123
    @chickenmonger123 Рік тому +81

    Look at his eyes. You rarely see insanity in such a passive and lucid manner. Yet you can tell it’s lurking in there. Ready to flare into terrible clarity, when that spirit gets tired of riding it’s beast of burden at a trot.

    • @Amalekites
      @Amalekites Рік тому

      Its* beast..

    • @Localrobloxian131
      @Localrobloxian131 Рік тому +3

      Beautifully said

    • @KCS-01
      @KCS-01 Рік тому +5

      Someone passed their English lit with flying colours huh hahah

    • @Johnny_Thunder
      @Johnny_Thunder Рік тому +2

      He is somewhat charming and affable but there is something sinister lurking there

    • @lampad4549
      @lampad4549 Місяць тому

      ​@@Johnny_Thunderthats only cause you know what scientology is and you know what a piece of shit he is

  • @Weissguys6
    @Weissguys6 2 роки тому +79

    “There are 100,000 Scientologists.” Guess what David? You’ve lost 70,000 of them. Your own father escaped.

    • @laurenmakridis9570
      @laurenmakridis9570 Рік тому +5

      Apparently there are actually “millions”. Lol 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️
      He keeps saying 100,000 throughout this interview. He says for every 1 defector there are 100,000 Scientologist who love it. Then he says they saved 100,000 drug addicts lives.
      He just keeps using that number because the actual number of Scientologists is something they’ve been lying about since the start. Lol

    • @Justicia007
      @Justicia007 Рік тому +3

      80,000!!! They are now down to 20,000

    • @JasonSmith-jr7jh
      @JasonSmith-jr7jh Рік тому +7

      ​@@Justicia007 Now down to 18,792!

  • @t.h.337
    @t.h.337 11 місяців тому +6

    If you watch this interview and then compare it to the 60-minute Australian interview Tom Cruise gave, it's uncanny and creepy how similar Miscavige and Cruise seem. But what is really scary to me is the stark difference in the way the interviewer handles Miscavige's aggressiveness (and the nonsense in general). The Australian guy apologizes to Cruise, but Ted Koeppels never backs down. I'm not criticizing the Australian guy. He was good too, but I do wish journalism like this was more mainstream now. Koeppels never loses his cool.

  • @JimmyJames562
    @JimmyJames562 2 роки тому +500

    This video should be used as way to show what real journalism is and what it should be, I don't think there's been an interview conducted this well in the media in the last 10 years or more.

    • @ItsMaisyDaisy
      @ItsMaisyDaisy 2 роки тому

      Absolutely agree! Real journalism is dead. It's been replaced by agenda driven propagandists.

    • @smarieintn5955
      @smarieintn5955 2 роки тому +1

      There's tons of amazing journalists and journalism out there. You won't always find it on the internet however. Our primary news sources took a blow when we had a cult like Pres. named trump who told his followers that the world, specifically journalists, are just a bunch of liars out to get him so don't believe a word they print it say...wow. What could be the motive behind that? Hmm, you're tearing apart the core of free society. So important are journalists that our founding fathers included them in our Constitution. Hmmm? What could it all mean?

    • @smarieintn5955
      @smarieintn5955 2 роки тому +1

      Put him on the spot here's your big moment go: what does he say, " well I'm not going to say Scientology is for you." oh my God give me a break. F'n hilarious.

    • @smarieintn5955
      @smarieintn5955 2 роки тому +2

      How much money does the average person spend for you to tell them in the end, that Scientology may not be for you?" So you don't like aliens and volcanoes and what we're trying to tell you and sell you it may just not be for you.

    • @smarieintn5955
      @smarieintn5955 2 роки тому

      He is lying through his teeth that money goes into real estate have you seen this guy's house or houses rather they're not really houses they're estates. He is lying through his teeth all they do is buy property they're trying to buy up the world and everything that they claim to do for everyone is made in their studios as a film that's a bigger fiction than any of their favorite member Tom Cruise's blockbuster hits. The only thing good they ever did for society was pay taxes in the towns where they buy everything but now thanks to their number one goal in life being recognized as an actual Church and not a sham which is what they are they don't have to pay taxes so they can buy up your whole city and you got maybe the 20 people that aren't scientologists paying for everything that's a fact.

  • @heathersmith65
    @heathersmith65 2 роки тому +322

    Holy crap. My favorite moment was when all he could say that Scientology did for him was that it cured his asthma. 😂. I am an avid fan of Leah and everything you guys are doing. I will be right there with you when we can dance in the ashes of Scientology.

    • @lockandloadlikehell
      @lockandloadlikehell 2 роки тому +1

      *Heather Smith !!*

    • @darkmantis69
      @darkmantis69 2 роки тому +6

      He never asked him about his wife. Sigh

    • @gina.1
      @gina.1 2 роки тому +25

      @@darkmantis69 This was interview was from ‘92. She was last seen in 2007.

    • @jlcollins7673
      @jlcollins7673 2 роки тому +1

      @@gina.1 exactly.

    • @maryconnolly7240
      @maryconnolly7240 2 роки тому +1

      Sooo, a waitress in LA, who lives payck to payck, can walk into their church and

  • @crystalcut2
    @crystalcut2 Рік тому +143

    Wow - I’ve been watching about and interested in this Scientology craziness for a few years and I didn’t realize this interview existed. Ted Koppel was an awesome interviewer - how does someone keep their cool in the face of someone this insane?

    • @danielgonzalez5787
      @danielgonzalez5787 Рік тому

      I just found it to. Ive had the urge to search David's name for a while but just got around to it.

    • @osint6372
      @osint6372 Рік тому +3

      Insane is an understatement.

    • @Geeronimo99
      @Geeronimo99 Рік тому

      He isn't insane. Prozac is deadly. See Jim marrs group the fourth reich. Very interesting. Its also carcinogenic. 97p.c fluoride. Bizarre stuff. I don't think miscavige is crazy. He's stating his case. That's freedom of speech. I'm against all cults. I've never met any cult member that doesn't try to bend yr mind. Then yr wallet. Even christians and Buddhists. No offence intended.

    • @avatarion
      @avatarion Рік тому

      Only a slave who believes in another person's authority would think there is such thing as insane.

    • @DasUhMAZIN
      @DasUhMAZIN Рік тому

      All of you need to take an auditing course. You need to pick up a copy of dianetics and let the E-meter tell you your issues that you stop you from reaching the level of clear. Sure, it may cost over $400,000 to complete the Bridge to Total Freedom, but it is worth it to become an Operating Thetan, you’ll see once you’ve lost- I mean… invested $750,000 and wasted- er… sacrificed 20 years of your life and you finally get to OT X and then to Theta Clear and the TRUTH, shall be revealed! Through this I have learned it was Xenu! Ruler of a galactic confederacy, who, 75 million years ago brought billions of his alien people to Earth in a spacecraft similar to a DC-8, stacked them around volcanoes, and killed them with hydrogen bombs! The thetans (immortal spirits) of these aliens adhere to humans, causing great spiritual harm! You must denounce your religion, denounce “SiEiNcE”, and embrace the great L Ron Hubbard and his magnificent teachings! The ones after he stopped writing fiction… those don’t count, but Scientology, Scientology counts!

  • @ncf1
    @ncf1 2 роки тому +51

    i thought a Church was about love and peace... I've listened to this guy talk for 20 minutes and heard the word 'money' 53 times, and not once love, peace, and I am still waiting.

    • @GrowingUpInScientology
      @GrowingUpInScientology  2 роки тому +7

      Not this church

    • @alicetelford9027
      @alicetelford9027 2 роки тому

      It’s called a church for tax evasion purposes only!

    • @drtenma3744
      @drtenma3744 2 роки тому +1

      And just to point out there are plenty of Churches, t.v. networks, priests etc that ask for money.

    • @Annonymous0283745
      @Annonymous0283745 2 роки тому

      @@drtenma3744 and also churches that advocate for death, destruction, and hate. Scientology is not the only bad guy in the room.

    • @musamanqele6575
      @musamanqele6575 2 роки тому +4

      @@drtenma3744 completely missed the point!

  • @lostangeles86
    @lostangeles86 Рік тому +85

    1/2 an hour in and I understand why this was his first and last interview.

  • @jujubean7254
    @jujubean7254 2 роки тому +92

    Ted Koppel....what an amazing and focused interviewer!!! Well done dude!!!👍

  • @Rita-nx6fg
    @Rita-nx6fg 9 місяців тому +14

    Scientology isn't a faith, it's a faith of money through subtrafuge.

  • @sharonpernes3487
    @sharonpernes3487 2 роки тому +179

    I love that the interview could go over the allotted time to get the rest of it done. What a great interviewer Ted was.

    • @whollymary7406
      @whollymary7406 Рік тому +1

      I see Ted as a great manipulator, watch as he pulls the wool over the eyes of the American public by distracting them from the truth