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Head over to Gizmodo for the heads up on how Scientology’s PR department made Saturday’s big, secretive event look like a massive success—with the help of computer magic! Poorly used computer magic!
Meanwhile, Mercury pal Tim Nelson checked out the scene on Saturday. His tweets are worth a read. I hope he eventually got to Silverado.
[View the story “Scientology, 5/11” on Storify]
With honor and distinction, Erik Henriksen served as the executive editor of the Portland Mercury from 2004 to 2020. He can now be found at henriksenactual.com. More by Erik Henriksen
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I would have attended via Photoshop as well, if I’d known it would be raining Cheetos.
You guys just don’t know a crowd of Thetans when you see one.
After the fluoride fiasco and the upcoming Scientology lawsuits, I’m looking forward to next week’s Mercury, “Just 90 Pages of Nude Junkies Shitting on the Prophet Muhammed.”
I DEMAND THAT SCIENTOLOGY USE TOM CRUISES MONEY BETTER!
I THOUGHT I SAW SOME PEOPLE DOING THETAN STUFF THE OTHER DAY. KEEP THAT SHIT IN PRIVATE, YO.
One “source”, the Daily Mail pulled their article. It was false, and that was easy to see to anyone who knows how to do wide angle shots. Shame on you for your shoddy research and your willingness to discriminate minorities. Yes, it means, the photo was NOT manipulated. With a little research you could have prevented lying to the world. For example, check the original high resolution photo: http://www.scientologynews.org/press-relea…
HAHAHAHAHHA SCIENTOLOGISTS AS A MINORITY. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
WHAT’S NEXT? DISCRIMINATION AGAINST COSPLAYERS?