anyone know the political leanings of Denzel Washington?

[fleabert]

got an email about him today that I thought was great, until it bashed Madonna, Penn, and Baldwin further down.

here's the text, I am going to google the story, but the email had pics of denzel with the military types, so....

forgive the spaces if they appear, I c&p'd

>snip>

The Media Missed this one!!!!

Please read this, then send it to everybody you know. They'll thank you as they forward this to others as well.
Subject: Denzel Washington, and Brooks Army Medical Center

Don't know whether you heard about this but . Denzel Washington and his family visited the . troops at Brook Army Medical Center, in
San Antonio,Texas (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers who have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized in the United
States, especially burn victims. There are some buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a Hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the Hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time.

While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his checkbook out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear his story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it.

The question I have is why does:

Alec Baldwin, Madonna, Sean Penn and other Hollywood types make front page news with their anti-everything America crap and Denzel Washington's Patriotism doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the Local newspaper in San Antonio.
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My answer is this: it should get just as much press as the patriotic dissent that other celebs participate in, and those people also support the troops and democracy by getting involved.

my brother, (he's in the Navy and is a huge Bush hater) sent this to me, I am so confused. I think he's been brainwashed.

[opiate69]

1. Snopes.....

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp

[fleabert]

6. i am a dipshit. :-)

I am usually the first one to hit snopes. 'doh!

but I also found this...
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA121804.1B.PurpleHearts.197536ca.html

" With his wife and four of his children nearby, he drew a roar of applause when he pledged support of America's military.

"I guess you read a lot about quote-unquote 'celebrities' being anti-war, and anti-this, or whatever they anti-," he said. "But you know this particular celebrity supports you 100 percent."

that is frustrating. Whether the story is completely true or not, why can't people accept that dissent does not equal non-support of the troops? it irritates the fuck out of me.

[swag]

2. clarification

http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp

[Cha]

5. In the first place...Sean Penn is

not "anti-American"..he's anti-fascist bush..so whoever wrote this should buy a fucking clue.

[fleabert]

7. thanks. that is usually my first step.

it's been so long since I got an email like this (I use 'reply-all' a lot) that I didn't even think of it...

[Rainscents]

3. I don't think he is... I saw the list of Bush supporter someone posted

here yesterday and his name was NOT on the list.

[Cha]

4. I have no idea..when he made

"The Manchurian Candidate" with Meryl Streep there seemed like there was some bone of contention when they were doin' some pr together but I didn't quite catch it.

I did wonder how he could possibly buy into all this bullshit, though, if that were the case?

[flyarm]

8. he is avid * supporter!! ..n/t

[bluestateguy]

9. The movies he has done sure carry a left wing message

The Hurricane, John Q, Malcolm X, Crimson Tide

[ticapnews]

10. No political donations since 1999....

by either Denzel or his wife.

His movies mostly have left-wing messages though...

John Q, Hurricane, Crimson Tide, Manchurian Candidate and Philadelphia...

[Crazy Guggenheim]

11. He did attend a fundraiser for Janet Reno. Here's the link.

http://www.click10.com/mia/news/stories/news-154793020020708-130705.html

Bold mine.

Janet Reno Makes 'Dance Party' Reality
Campaign Trail Leads Reno To Level
Carla Field, Managing Editor

POSTED: 2:55 p.m. EDT July 8, 2002

MIAMI -- What was once a comedy routine will now be a real part of Janet Reno's run for governor. The former attorney general will hold a "Janet Reno Dance Party" at Level nightclub on Miami's South Beach.

"Saturday Night Live" regularly featured a skit with Will Farrell portraying Reno at a dance party. Before she left Washington, Reno made a surprise appearance on "SNL" as herself, "crashed" the dance party, and danced with Ferrell, who was dressed in drag, portraying Reno.

The dance party at Level is expected to draw some big names, including Damon and Marlon Wayans and singer Ziggy Marley, according to club owner Gerry Kelly, who said Denzel Washington, and several other well-known actors are also expected to attend.

The dance party, which is a fund-raiser for Reno's campaign, will be held at Level on July 19. Tickets for the event cost $25, and all proceeds will go to the campaign.