Cruise Causes Ultrasound Crackdown

[thewayne]

From IMDB News:
Tom Cruise has prompted a Californian politician to introduce legislation to ban the sale of ultrasound machines to anyone but licensed medical professionals. Last year, Cruise announced he had purchased a $200,000 ultrasound machine and admitted he performed sonograms on pregnant fiancee Katie Holmes "a lot." Assemblyman Ted Lieu believes the Mission: Impossible III star has gone too far and wants to prevent unqualified people from buying the machines for personal use. Lieu explains, "If someone sees Tom Cruise buy one, they think this is the thing to do." The assemblyman fears copycat fans might buy the ultrasound machines, which doctors say could harm the baby if used improperly. Doctors and technologists receive extensive training before they are qualified to perform ultrasound exams.

The comedy goes on and on and on!

Comments

[hollygrahm.livejournal.com]

"If someone sees Tom Cruise buy one, they think this is the thing to do."

Absolutely. I heard about Tom Cruise's ultrasound machine, and I went right out and bought my own. At $200,000 it was a bit of a splurge, but it seemed like the thing to do.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Must be nice to have that amount of free money lying around, or did you use a credit card with frequent flyer miles on it?

[deborak]

Yeah, like CA has no other problems this politician could solve.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

But... but... politicians have to do things topical! :-)

[spaceoperadiva.livejournal.com]

WHAT!!! You're telling me that as an OT10 or whatever, Tom couldn't just use his powers to see into Katie's womb without primitive earthling machinery?

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

LOL! Is he actually a 10? I thought there precious few 10s.

[spaceoperadiva.livejournal.com]

I don't know if Tom Cruise is an OT10, but shouldn't he be, just 'cause he's Tom Cruise? I love GoFugYourself's Tom Cruise commentaries, btw. I'm not much of a TC fan these days.