before you trash Tom Cruise, read this:

[pres2032]

While filming (War of the Worlds) nearby, Tom Cruise along with a 20 member entourage including Steven Spielberg visited a Lexington, Virginia, Dairy Queen. Cruise saw a jar on the counter with a photo of Ashley Flint and her story. Flint was in a go-cart accident a few months earlier, leaving her family with a mountain of hospital bills. Cruise put $5000 cash into the jar.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/trivia

[ikojo]

1. Wow! What a mensch! Maimonides had a scale of charity giving and

giving anonymously was among the highest forms of charity. That way the receiver is not shamed.

[pres2032]

2. sure, giving anonymously is definitely the best

but gotta give credit where credit is due. What he did is certianly commendable.

[ikojo]

4. I'm applauding Tom Cruise for this act of kindness

I think it's great.

[pres2032]

5. hehe, ok

i was unsure of what mensch meant.

[ashmanonar]

6. i'll bet the family likes tom cruise tho

those people have a ton of hospital bills to go through, and 5000 dollars go a long way. (probably not such a long way anymore...x()

but even so. tom cruise is a right good guy by my opinion.

on edit: heh, i thought the same thing as pres did. :dunce:

[liberalhistorian]

12. Yes, it is, indeed, better

to give anonymously. The problem is, how do you do that in the situation described when you're Tom Cruise, one of the most recognizable faces in the world?

[ashmanonar]

3. wow.

that's insane!

awesome of him tho. kudos tom!

[Enraged_Ape]

7. He does stuff like this all the time

He's a good guy. I think he's grown quite a bit as an actor, too. It used to be that I couldn't stand him, but he's been quite good in his last few movies, and I have to credit him for always choosing interesting projects.

[amazona]

8. good for him

I agree that he has grown and he has worked to grow. He really does try to choose interesting projects, doesn't he? He was born with a pretty face rather than talent but instead of just riding the face he is trying to stretch himself. Gotta admire that. Compare that with someone like Arnie who never even bothered to get decent voice lessons to lose/vary the accent. Cruise would have money at this point no matter what he did but he really does try.

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[njdemocrat106]

9. That's awesome

I never was a fan of his (though the Color of Money is a great flick, IMO). Good on him!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. He Was Awesome In All The Right Moves And Risky Business*

as was Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman and Steel Magnolias...


Why do some actors do their best work when they are young..


* and Born On The Fourth Of July...

[vpigrad]

11. How many times is this going to be posted?

What is this, three or four now? What's your agenda?

[pres2032]

14. um, this is the first time i've posted it

and i've never seen it posted before.

[Floogeldy]

15. C'mon. Admit it.

You're Tom Cruise's publicity agent!

I KNEW IT!

[pres2032]

16. I'm actually Tom Cruise

hi, it's nice to meet you! what was your favorite movie of mine?

[Floogeldy]

20. Eyes Wide Shut

Say, can I have your autograph?

And, by the way, did Nicole leave any old underwear around that you could send me?

Heh heh. :D

[pres2032]

21. ooo, i liked making that one too

hehe, sorry, any underwear she left behind, is mine and mine alone. :evilgrin:


here's my autograph though:

[Floogeldy]

22. Thanks, Tom

I'll frame it.

[auntAgonist]

19. I've not seen this before!

good on Tom C.

[Wapsie B]

13. That's what I'd like to do in a way.

Start a foundation that woul anonymously pay the hospital bills of sick children. But I'd rather there be no need for something like this, ie: guaranteed health coverage like the rest of the civilized world.

[Cadence]

17. Very cool. I like Tom Cruise.

I've heard of many things he does like this.

[LeftistGorilla]

18. well...

you can't hate on that....