(shrug) I just thought his comments sounded stupid. Since I had heard rumors from other sources that Tommy ain't too bright, I just took these comments as more evidence of it.
Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity".
Unfortunately, stupidity and malice often go hand in hand.
Thanks for the responses to my post... Boy, it is a slow week in the Hobbit Hole if we are talkin' about Tom Cruise!
Sounds silly for a guy my age to be enjoying fantasy like that, but Martin can write...(He won't be the groundbreaker or as beloved as JRRT is, but still...).