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March 08, 2014

No Accounting For Taste - [Niedermeyer's Dead Horse]
— Open Blogger

You can steal a nation's wealth but you cannot steal good taste.

It looks like Donald Trump vomited all over the place.

Speaking of ostentatious, this is Denzel Washington's California home:

Open thread.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 03:41 PM | Comments (181)
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1 The SCOAMF is a gutless pussy.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 03:42 PM (GdUWB)

2 Yet America is racist.

Posted by: CMU VET at March 08, 2014 03:43 PM (ejB0r)

3 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable jagoff.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 03:43 PM (sdi6R)

4 It's the Byzantine Way.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:44 PM (30eLQ)

5 Denzel's got a nice pad.

Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2014 03:44 PM (QupBk)

6 Srsly, who doesn't love a Persian palace? Proper staffing is the key, of course.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:44 PM (8lmkt)

7 Okay, then Daylight Savings Time sucks (and not in the good way).

Posted by: CMU VET at March 08, 2014 03:45 PM (ejB0r)

8 At least it's colour-coordinated.

As for Denzel... meh. How bad of a liberal is he? Actually, scratch that - if he's conservative, that's even worse.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:45 PM (30eLQ)

9 Yesh, I stand with the daylight savings haters!!! Dumbest thing since AlGore.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:45 PM (8lmkt)

10 Here's something you don't see every day: http://tinyurl.com/jwu5plo

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 03:45 PM (sdi6R)

11 Needs moar mini giraffes.

Posted by: alexthechick - come for the Global Warming stay for the SMOD at March 08, 2014 03:46 PM (Gk3SS)

12 8 At least it's colour-coordinated. As for Denzel... meh. How bad of a liberal is he? Actually, scratch that - if he's conservative, that's even worse. Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 07:45 PM (30eLQ) Well, at least he didn't make his money by looting the public till.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 03:46 PM (GdUWB)

Bush lied to our black president and this really bothers me. This is a high crime and should be dealt with now!!!

Posted by: Dorcus Blimline at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (5zv74)

14 Also the female statuettes need nip-slip to be properly Hellenistic.

Admittedly some of those Greeks weren't all that into the female form IYKWIM

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (30eLQ)

15 Here's something you don't see every day:

http://tinyurl.com/jwu5plo

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 07:45 PM (sdi6R)

What. The. Fuck.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (8lmkt)

16 I only see 3 Michelle Obama dresses in the top picture. Maybe it's not done loading for me.

Posted by: fartist at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (Rztl0)

17 California needs to give Hollywood tax breaks!!!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (Aif/5)

18 11 Needs moar mini giraffes. Posted by: alexthechick - come for the Global Warming stay for the SMOD at March 08, 2014 07:46 PM (Gk3SS) Opulence. They has it.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (GdUWB)

19 Mooch wore those exact curtains to the last Beyonce and Jay-Z fundraiser, if I remember correctly.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 03:47 PM (6dA1+)

20 Opulence..... I haz it

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at March 08, 2014 03:48 PM (jucos)

21 Needs moar mini giraffes.

We will kill them and feed them to the lions. Pikers!

Posted by: Copenhagen Zoo at March 08, 2014 03:48 PM (8lmkt)

22 Trump always has been and always will be a huckster. Just the thought of him makes me[\i] want to puke!

Posted by: bergerbilder at March 08, 2014 03:48 PM (8MjqI)

23 My opulence this year will be limited to replacing the iron ring in the jockey's hand out front.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 03:49 PM (6dA1+)

24 Sarah Palin's stunning CPAC speech (CSPAN HD video). Stunning.

LINK: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lfbnajp

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2014 03:49 PM (JBggj)

25 Here's something you don't see every day: I imagine they were seeing things you don't see every day either.

Posted by: toby928© at March 08, 2014 03:49 PM (QupBk)

26 You will NEVER believe who is listed to get a piece of the Chevron Settlement PIeÂ….. The Honorable Willie Lewis Brown of California. (Yes, THAT Willie Brown) Listed as an Â“advisorÂ” or some such nonsenseÂ….(p. 104, 109) And the HuffPo Â“contributorÂ” Karen Hinton was receiving funds all along to write press that made sure to disparage Chevron in every possible way Â– to the tune of $293,000. (p. 56) Kerry Kennedy got a cool $120,000 Â– for what, I donÂ’t know.(p. 57) http://is.gd/O7QNnN And the Plaintiffs stood to get $0 as a result of the settlement Â– it all goes into a trust to be managed, of course, by the guy whoÂ’s been at the center of it all for the last 20 years. I. Hate. These. People.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX (@Teresa_Koch) at March 08, 2014 03:49 PM (PZ6/M)

27 damn tablet

Posted by: bergerbilder at March 08, 2014 03:50 PM (8MjqI)

28 Well, at least he didn't make his money by looting the public till.

True. Denzel earned it. "Crimson Tide", "Inside Man", "Training Day" - he has chops, and he takes risks.

The over-ostentation does kind of take away from "Book of Eli" though (the one I like best of his movies).

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:50 PM (30eLQ)

29 Dude has 3 faberge eggs!!! Shit I want just 1!!! Anyone see sweater puppy's speech yet?

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 08, 2014 03:51 PM (j6Axb)

30 This is Mariah Carey's house. holy crap http://bit.ly/1ghQhtM

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 08, 2014 03:51 PM (DmNpO)

31 The straw poll at CPAC and also Drudge's preference poll gives me heart. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are 1 and 2. No Fuckabee or Fat Boy or Bush. It seems like the conservatives are longing for REAL leadership.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at March 08, 2014 03:51 PM (jucos)

32 Kerry Kennedy got a cool $120,000 Â– for what, I donÂ’t know.

It should be obvious. It was for the "Kennedy."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 03:51 PM (6dA1+)

33 Drudge has a poll up. Jeb Bush has more votes than Teh Sarah. We are doomed.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 03:51 PM (sdi6R)

34 29 Dude has 3 faberge eggs!!! Shit I want just 1!!! Hell, I'm happy with a Cadbury creme egg.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 03:52 PM (GdUWB)

35 Those aren't drapes. Those are an artist's interpretation of Moochellee bending over.

Posted by: 8-) at March 08, 2014 03:53 PM (ZEgxN)

36 Sarah Palin's stunning CPAC speech (CSPAN HD video). Stunning.

LINK: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lfbnajp

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2014 07:49 PM (JBggj)

Oh, cool, thanks so much for the link, mrp. Listening now.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:53 PM (8lmkt)

37 Jeb Bush is electable.

Posted by: Karl Rove at March 08, 2014 03:53 PM (Aif/5)

38 Jeb Bush is electable.

Posted by: Karl Rove at March 08, 2014 07:53 PM (Aif/5)

I will beat you until you cry like an abused puppy. Srsly, buddy, time to stfu and go away. Take that fuckin' Johnny Mac with ya, eh?

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:54 PM (8lmkt)

39 Shit Won't let me see the speech on my iPhone

Posted by: Navycopjoe at March 08, 2014 03:54 PM (j6Axb)

40 37 Jeb Bush is electable. Posted by: Karl Rove at March 08, 2014 07:53 PM (Aif/5) We just have to change his name to Baback Orama

Posted by: Karl Rove at March 08, 2014 03:55 PM (bRL1M)

41 Drudge has a poll up. Jeb Bush has more votes than Teh Sarah.

A poll without Walker. I voted "Other".

I call "astroturf" on Bush's numbers. No damn way has he that much support from conservatives. His support is in the northeast (among those who've actually been voting Obama last two cycles) and in the Chamber of Commerce.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:55 PM (30eLQ)

42 10 Here's something you don't see every day: http://tinyurl.com/jwu5plo Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 07:45 I wonder if they saw the lines in their floor tiles turn into ants marching in perfect parallel and perpendicular lines, or if they saw the hedge outside the house turn into a giant (and thankfully cuddly friendly) caterpillar. Not that any of that happened to me. I may have seen my pecan tree be a giant talking Elmo though.

Posted by: traye at March 08, 2014 03:55 PM (CLpIq)

43 Is Kerry Kennedy one of the Kennedy's that hasn't actually killed a woman? I'm trying to keep track.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 03:56 PM (6dA1+)

44 I'm going to vote in Drudge poll.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 03:56 PM (z4WKX)

45 I gots nuthin'

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2014 03:56 PM (JMmQ9)

46 Top picture, so that is how Michelle will decorate their retirement palace?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 08, 2014 03:57 PM (lnUO4)

47 I like DST.

Posted by: Soona at March 08, 2014 03:57 PM (aMbwl)

48 37 Jeb Bush is electable. Posted by: Karl Rove at March 08, 2014 Who do you like for NC Senate Karl?

Posted by: traye at March 08, 2014 03:57 PM (CLpIq)

49 It's frying my ass that Son of Luap Nor is beating Cruz at the Drudge poll. Although, sadly, President Perry is down in the dregs, dammit.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 03:57 PM (8lmkt)

50 DESIGN TIP: Those two gold chicks holding the candy dishes need to hold them lower.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 03:58 PM (6dA1+)

51 The golfing guy has his hands in the wrong position. Left hand should be on top.

Posted by: SARDiver at March 08, 2014 03:58 PM (ci7Fe)

52 24 Sarah Palin's stunning CPAC speech (CSPAN HD video). Stunning. LINK: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lfbnajp Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2014 07:49 PM (JBggj) Thanks. I don't feel like listening to a 40 minute speech at the moment, but I'll save it for later. I already know it's stunning. I don't even have to hear it to know that. Boy, did this country make a wrong turn in 2008.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 03:59 PM (sdi6R)

53 For Peaches:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EE0_gd8OA

(Seriously, that poll is less than nothing.)

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 03:59 PM (30eLQ)

54 LSD tainted beef?

if I was Wal-Mart I would be checking the personnel.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 08, 2014 04:00 PM (lnUO4)

55 Interior decorating? Show Tunes thread coming right up! I keed, I keed

Posted by: kbdabear at March 08, 2014 04:00 PM (aTXUx)

56 53 For Peaches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9EE0_gd8OA (Seriously, that poll is less than nothing.) Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 07:59 PM (30eLQ) See that and raise: http://24hoursofhappy.com/

Posted by: MikeH at March 08, 2014 04:00 PM (bRL1M)

57 Sarah looks good. She's on fire with her speech. Good for her! She won't be the nom, but I am hopeful that she will put a lot of energy into the race and get those fuckers who didn't vote last time to the polls. This is really crucial. Again.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:01 PM (8lmkt)

58 I like Sarah too. She's uplifting.

Posted by: Soona at March 08, 2014 04:01 PM (aMbwl)

59 Is Kerry Kennedy one of the Kennedy's that hasn't actually killed a woman? I'm trying to keep track.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 08, 2014 07:56 PM

No, she's the one who drove after taking her sleeping pill in the morning and ran into a truck. Her daddy was Attorney General and her Mommy had to raise them alone after he was assassinated.

Posted by: huerfano at March 08, 2014 04:02 PM (bAGA/)

60 sounds like she's all in for Cruz . . . aka, the "new" Ted . . . the one who hasn't killed anyone!

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:02 PM (8lmkt)

61 Hah, check out that Uke Attorney General's portrait of himself as a centurion.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 08, 2014 04:03 PM (RnvrB)

62 Cruz & Paul are winning DrudgeÂ’s poll. I do not see Huckabee on it. I canÂ’t stand Huck.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:03 PM (z4WKX)

63 Well, some kind of Roman military dude anyway.

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 08, 2014 04:03 PM (RnvrB)

64 Denzel may live pretty high, but as I understand it, when touring a housing facility in TX for families of wounded soldiers home from overseas, he found that there was a lack of enough such housing. He askedmhow much one cost and was told 2 Mil. He wrote a check for that amount. I'll happily pay to see his movies.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:03 PM (ojnk6)

65 NDH, it looks like Mariah recreated Versailles. But it is far more tasteful than that top picture. Orientalist kitsch would accurately describe it I think.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 08, 2014 04:03 PM (lnUO4)

66 No, she's the one who drove after taking her sleeping pill in the morning and ran into a truck.

What, a Kennedy driving while impaired on substance abuse?

*faints*

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:04 PM (30eLQ)

67 bonque bonque on le tete

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 08, 2014 04:05 PM (V4CBV)

68 Watch Perry build slowly.

I think he did some real examination of what he was going to have to do.

Plus most all the bad stuff's been dredged up about him. They'll have to really dig and lie to come up with deal breaking stuff.

Unless he can't talk. But I think that was nerves and drugs.

He's really one of the few with proven governmental executive experience. (I know; Sarah, Jindal do and Trump has executive experience. But still he's got a proven track record about so much more than the others. One of his main negatives is that he's a governor from Texas and we had one of those not too long ago but that's mild compared to the rest.)

Plus I'd like to see someone sane and normal in the WH and not someone who you wonder are they there because of their skin or gender or some other thing that doesn't have to do with how well they can plan and think.

Jindal's a little flaky and Sarah has shown herself to be politically myopic in some ways.

To me, Cruz could just be saying what he thinks we want to hear and he's got this citizenship thing he should've realized was going to be a problem.
Rand's got too many questions about how far from the oak his little acorn fell. And I think he's too liberal at heart.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:05 PM (LSDdO)

69 If you say Sarah Palin three times the trolls will come running in here like cars hearing a can opener.

Posted by: eman at March 08, 2014 04:05 PM (AO9UG)

70 NDH, it looks like Mariah recreated Versailles. But it is far more tasteful than that top picture. Orientalist kitsch would accurately describe it I think. *** Mariah's style can be summed up in one word: Uncomfortable

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 08, 2014 04:05 PM (DmNpO)

71 68 You're forgetting about Walker.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:06 PM (ojnk6)

72 Denzel may live pretty high, but as I understand it, when touring a housing facility in TX for families of wounded soldiers home from overseas, he found that there was a lack of enough such housing. He askedmhow much one cost and was told 2 Mil. He wrote a check for that amount. I'll happily pay to see his movies. *** He's earned his money, it's just not my style. That said, I am thrilled to learn of his assistance to wounded soldiers.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 08, 2014 04:07 PM (DmNpO)

73 Didn't Hugo Drax build a French palace in California too?

Posted by: Waterhouse at March 08, 2014 04:07 PM (RnvrB)

74 Seems Huck made an ass of himself in his CPAC speech. Fiery damnation? Really?

At least when Enoch Powell's eyes rolled back in his head and he foresaw Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno, there was a point to it

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:07 PM (30eLQ)

75 41 Me too. Voted Other in the Drudge poll because no Scott Walker. Speaking of Drudge he has a link to a great part of the Palin speech--she does her own version of Green Eggs and Ham.

Posted by: Emily at March 08, 2014 04:07 PM (7Rn+/)

76 It's a shame a black man can't get ahead in this raycist country

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 08, 2014 04:08 PM (Q6pxP)

77 Watch Perry build slowly.

from your lips to God's ear, BC. he's my hand's down fave.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:09 PM (8lmkt)

78 Walker hasn't declared yet.

I could consider him also.

I'd like to see Sarah try to run to see if she could push back some of the crap they dumped on her but I think she likes the money too much now to take the trouble.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:09 PM (LSDdO)

79 Sarah Palin flipped Obama's talking points. Winning on substance while losing on talking points means losing LIVs. In addition, attacking Obama's greatest hits revs up the HIVs in the base sick of hearing the same crap go unchallenged over and over. Win-win.

Posted by: Beagle at March 08, 2014 04:09 PM (1Smzx)

80 chores to tend to...see you on the ONT...

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2014 04:09 PM (JMmQ9)

81 I like Sarahcuda as long as she's not talking. Michelle Bachman has the same effect on me. Can't stand the accent.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at March 08, 2014 04:09 PM (jucos)

82 Cats not cars Fucking ipad

Posted by: eman at March 08, 2014 04:10 PM (AO9UG)

83 I could go for Allen West but I think he's a bit rough edged yet.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:10 PM (LSDdO)

84 I want to see a PRESIDENT who acts PRESIDENTIAL and has some CLASS.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:11 PM (LSDdO)

85 Huck, which autocorrects to hick on my phone go effing figure, needs to go far far away and continue to keep walking even farther.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2014 04:11 PM (y7PFk)

86 I want to see a PRESIDENT who acts in OUR BEST INTEREST and has some BAWLS.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (8lmkt)

87 I was tripping on acid in Wal-Mart once. Don't do it, folks. If you choose to drop some blotter, STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM WAL-MART. I was depressed for a decade.

Posted by: Taqiyyologist at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (e7KZr)

88 Rand Paul also won the CPAC straw poll. By a lot more than what the Drudge poll is showing.

Maybe they can run as co-prezzies. Announce an agreement to switch spots for the top of the ticket after 4 years.

That would blow some minds; mine included.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (cHZB7)

89 Another thing about Denzel is that he has been married to the same woman for over 20 years. Something to be admired in a man that has to run in that shitty Hollyweird circle. I will always consider a Denzel flick.

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (jucos)

90 If by "myopic" you mean Palin's good at tactics and poor on longterm strategy, then yeah.

Perry's got a shot. I'd prefer Walker because he actually had to fight in his state, more than a governor of Texas has had to fight.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (30eLQ)

91 81 I like Sarahcuda as long as she's not talking. Michelle Bachman has the same effect on me. Can't stand the accent. Posted by: Truck Monkey, Gruntled New Business Owner at March 08, 2014 08:09 PM (jucos) I love their accents. I think they're endearing. I've only been to Minnesota once in my life and I've never been to Alaska.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 04:12 PM (sdi6R)

92 The GOP will do everything it can to undermine a Conservative GOP candidate.

Posted by: eman at March 08, 2014 04:13 PM (AO9UG)

93 78 I don't see Palin as able to make a good run, or even wanting to try, frankly, much as I like her stances. The Media (I know) would lose their collective shit. I like Walker because he was able to succeed as an R in a Blue state, unlike a Christie, who hasn't accomplished much except getting elected.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:13 PM (ojnk6)

94 I was tripping on acid in Wal-Mart once.

At least it wasn't ecstasy. Given the women (and men) who go there

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:13 PM (30eLQ)

95 Rand Paul also won the CPAC straw poll. By a lot more than what the Drudge poll is showing.

I don't trust him. That said, if he's the nom, I will crawl across cut glass to vote for him. Albeit, not happily.

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:14 PM (8lmkt)

96 Do you wingnuts really want a president who can't speak to our Chinese overlords in their native tongue?

Posted by: Jon Huntsman at March 08, 2014 04:14 PM (6dA1+)

97 Santorum has so few votes on the Drudge poll that I suspect they all came from his campaign manager logging in from different public libraries.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2014 04:16 PM (cHZB7)

98 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 08:12 PM (30eLQ)

Yes but Perry has shown he can Govern. Walker is visionary and gutsy which is okay for a State.

A President has to inspire and make all sides willing to agree on the goals. (not the parties, the people).

Walker may now be too divisive a figure. Like Sarah.

I wish Huckabee would just shut up. He makes me realize what the aggro is about socons by the fiscons and libertarians.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (LSDdO)

99 Denzel's place is a palace, as in looks copied from palaces and monuments. Why not be whimsical or something? Scrap half the house for a giant robot dinosaur by the pool.

Posted by: Beagle at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (1Smzx)

100 Santorum has so few votes on the Drudge poll that I suspect they all came from his campaign manager logging in from different public libraries.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2014 08:16 PM (cHZB7)

LOL!!!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (8lmkt)

101 I would replace the tennis court with a putting green, complete with sand bunkers for practice.

Posted by: John F Not Kerry @jfd1965 at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (HF2US)

102 I hope Dr. Carson smartens-up about gun rights before he seeks office.

Posted by: eman at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (AO9UG)

103 I don't think Santorum will bother.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:17 PM (30eLQ)

104 The Denzel Washington story is slightly exaggerated but he one of the good guys "The problem, according to Fisher House President David Coker, is that while Washington did make a 'sizeable' donation to the program, the e-mail claim is almost entirely bogus. "Denzel came to visit with the soldiers and Marines being cared for at Brooke Army Medical Center last December 17th," Coker said. "He visited with them and told them how much he respects their service. He also toured one of the two Fisher Houses at Brooke Army Medical Center." Washington told Coker at the time he would like to make a commitment to support the work of Fisher House. "Denzel did not take out a checkbook and write a check on the spot," Coker says. "He seldom carries a check book with him." Coker said Washington did in fact make a sizeable donation to Fisher House several months after his visit to BAMC. He declined to comment on the size of the donation, but it was not enough to build a new Fisher House. " Read more at http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/denzel.asp#52Ix1eb8Bj7iCs7U.99

Posted by: tmitsss at March 08, 2014 04:18 PM (Pa9vP)

105 Fuck Karl Rove sleazy piece of shit. He never figured out that you can't polish a turd.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 08, 2014 04:18 PM (Q8vlx)

106 98 What has Walker done to make him so divisive, in your view? I can't see it.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:18 PM (ojnk6)

107 Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 08:14 PM (8lmkt)

That's the vibe I get from him too.

I get a little bit like that off of Cruz also. I think he's coat tailing.

That said, he has stood up to the estab GOP and twisted their tails and that shows commitment of sorts.

Paul makes me think he'd turn the day after getting sworn in.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 04:19 PM (LSDdO)

108 98 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 08:12 PM (30eLQ) Yes but Perry has shown he can Govern. Walker is visionary and gutsy which is okay for a State. A President has to inspire and make all sides willing to agree on the goals. (not the parties, the people). Walker may now be too divisive a figure. Like Sarah. I wish Huckabee would just shut up. He makes me realize what the aggro is about socons by the fiscons and libertarians. Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 08:17 PM (LSDdO) A gutsy visionary is okay for a President, too.

Posted by: eman at March 08, 2014 04:19 PM (AO9UG)

109 Here's something I linked earlier, but it was on a dying thread: http://tinyurl.com/mfsb6ax Apparently, red Solo cups are A Thing. /and I'd eat that Spanish girl's popcorn, IYKWIMAITTYD.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 04:19 PM (sdi6R)

110 Based on what I've seen and heard in the last 24 hours, I think Palin is -much- more open to a 2016 run than she was in 2012. She is a superb campaigner.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2014 04:20 PM (JBggj)

111 76 It's a shame a black man can't get ahead in this raycist country Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 08, 2014 08:08 PM (Q6pxP) --------------------- No kidding. If I weren't a black man, the critics would have loved my Marie Antoinette movie.

Posted by: Kirsten Dunst at March 08, 2014 04:20 PM (dfYL9)

112 Dam nthere for a minute I thought that first photo was of the Whitehut but clicked on the link and five photos in realized even the Lyin kINg could get that much Mooslim bling!

Posted by: Concealedkerry Behind Northern agression enemy lines at March 08, 2014 04:21 PM (LjjnQ)

113 104 I didn't bother to Snopes it, because he's one the very few Hollywierd types to support such a cause. I'll still happily to see his flicks, unlike most of the moonbats out there.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:22 PM (ojnk6)

114 Bush was better than McLame in 2000. But now Rove needs to go away.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 08, 2014 04:23 PM (RNHw8)

115 Palin is actually doing a very, very good job here with this speech. Love the women meme she's rolling out at the end. Needs to be said and she's really saying it well. Good for her!!

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:23 PM (8lmkt)

116 No comment. There are no pictures of the estate of Ukrainian thug Yanukovych -- where the MONEY came from the Ukrainian PEOPLE.

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 04:23 PM (aUQgu)

117 I wish Huckabee would just shut up. He makes me realize what the aggro is about socons by the fiscons and libertarians.

I don't even consider Huckabee a socon. He's a pandering huckster.

Contrast Santorum, who actually is a socon. I know because I bought Santorum's book. That guy means it. You'll notice Santorum isn't nearly as in-your-face about the God stuff as is Huckabee; Santorum actually argues the point that social-conservatism is good for society.

Huckabee wants a (nominally) Christian caliphate with himself as the caliph. Or at least he keeps hinting that he does; he's always proclaiming his own holiness. I'm not even convinced yea or nay on whether he's a sockpuppet by some anti Christian donor trying to make social conservatives look like Hollywood parodies.

Yeah, I cannot stand the man.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:24 PM (30eLQ)

118 If I had denzel-size money (win the lottery, etc) you would never hear or see me again. Well, you people would, but I damn sure would not build a freaking museum to live in. Maybe a disguised fort, but not a castle. And yes, I would vote for Palin in a NY minute. ETEX folk love them some Sarah.

Posted by: Erowmero at March 08, 2014 04:25 PM (1gcFZ)

119 Rick Perry for President of the United States of America

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 04:25 PM (aUQgu)

120 Huck needs to stfu and just go away. Typical Arkanas hustler.

Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at March 08, 2014 04:25 PM (Q8vlx)

121 "Coker said Washington did in fact make a sizeable donation to Fisher House several months after his visit to BAMC. He declined to comment on the size of the donation, but it was not enough to build a new Fisher House. " People like Denzel tend to not handle their own bill paying. They have "people" who do that for them. I'd guess that the reason the donation took a while is because he brought it up to his accountants/financial people, they probably worked it into his yearly donations for tax purposes.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 08, 2014 04:25 PM (k2GaM)

122 Heh. Is it just me or when you click on the BI link and see the full photo of the "red drapes" room... Is that a goddamned space heater in the lower left corner or a shitty dorm fridge?

Posted by: Deety at March 08, 2014 04:25 PM (D8ONs)

123 Rick Perry for President of the United States of America

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 08:25 PM (aUQgu)

THIS!!!! {shakes the pom poms, prays hard}

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:26 PM (8lmkt)

124 I'd be happy with a Walker or a Perry. I just think Walker would have a better shot minus the 2012 baggage Perry has.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 04:34 PM (ojnk6)

125 I was using my iPad earlier and now IÂ’m at my Mac. I ordered a new router because I donÂ’t want to go to a store & be overwhelmed by the sheer number of them. I read reviews and ordered one that had five stars from most buyers & it was on sale too at Best Buy. Every single time I refresh the page here I lose connection. I have to decide what IÂ’m going to eat. I watched CPAC on CSpan earlier. I caught SarahÂ’s speech live.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:35 PM (z4WKX)

126 Donald Trump and Denzel Washington have EARNED the ability to purchase (in the free market system) large estates. What business is that of anyone to criticize their tastes or purchases.

Unlike Ukraine, where Yanukovych's fabulous estate was purchased with monies from its peoples.

Come on. WTF?

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 04:35 PM (aUQgu)

127 Comments are gettin' kinda fubar. Is that just me?

Posted by: Peaches at March 08, 2014 04:35 PM (8lmkt)

128 It took 15 minutes for my comment to post! It was 8:20 when I hit post. Then I reloaded page and itÂ’s the last one.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:44 PM (z4WKX)

129 It took 15 minutes for my comment to post! It was 8:20 when I hit post. Then I reloaded page and itÂ’s the last one.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:44 PM (z4WKX)

130 Those drapes are made out of Donald's hair.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at March 08, 2014 04:45 PM (oFCZn)

131 I also like Denzel because, although he's undoubtedly a liberal, he's doesn't seem to be constantly shoving his political liberalism down our throats. Some of them are smart that way. Bill O'Reilly ran an old interview he did with Joan Jett. She said that she was a liberal but didn't talk about it much because people bought tickets to hear her music, not to listen to her political views. She also did concerts for the troops.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 08, 2014 04:45 PM (k2GaM)

132 Yay, the hamsters awakened.

Someone notify Richard Gere

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 08, 2014 04:45 PM (30eLQ)

133 I thought it was my internet connection because IÂ’ve been having trouble for days, Peaches. It is fine on other sites.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:45 PM (z4WKX)

134 I have lost comments on both iPad & Mac.

Posted by: Carol at March 08, 2014 04:54 PM (z4WKX)

135 127 Peaches

Is the content FUBAR, or the load times?

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 04:54 PM (aUQgu)

136 I've been having trouble reloading the page. From other comments, I can see that it's not just me.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 04:54 PM (sdi6R)

137 Other sites are kind of boring tonight. Maybe everyone is trying to see the comments here.

Posted by: Emily at March 08, 2014 04:55 PM (7Rn+/)

138 Site is effed.

Posted by: NCKate at March 08, 2014 04:56 PM (y7PFk)

139 The hamsters are on strike, apparently.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 05:01 PM (sdi6R)

140 Comments are back, kwitcherbitchin.

Posted by: Guy what bitches about people bitchin at March 08, 2014 05:03 PM (Ua6T/)

141 Another DOS?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at March 08, 2014 05:03 PM (ojnk6)

142 Star Trek is on. It's the episode when they encounter the USS Exeter and find just uniforms and small piles of salt.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 05:03 PM (5DGZr)

143 Bones is analyzing the piles of salt.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 05:04 PM (5DGZr)

144 I'd like to see Sarah try to run to see if she could push back some of the crap they dumped on her... I think that would be a terrible reason to run and I wouldn't respect her for it one bit. I get why some think they would want a 2016 run to happen but the results could NOT possibly live up to expectations and frankly I think the motives suspect. I understand identifying strongly with Sarah Palin and I think she is a fantastic voice for the conservative movement. However, I don't identify strongly enough with her (or any politician for that matter)to have an emotional investment in re-fighting the 2008 culture wars (and that's a large part of what the Palin hysteria on the left was about)just to "vindicate" myself or my convictions. A.) I don't feel the need. The opinions of a Tina Fey or Katie Couric didn't shake me then and don't shake me now nor do those of the morons who uncritically accept said. B.) Sarah's a big girl. She can hack it! Hell, she was even a Governor, which is way more than I'll ever be, much less aspire to soo... Pretty sure she doesn't need the humble likes of me to "defend her honor" or something. And, if this strikes (some of) you as a personal attack or an attack on conservatives in general, I would ask you to reconsider what animates this defensiveness in you.

Posted by: Deety at March 08, 2014 05:05 PM (D8ONs)

145 -sup Moorons?

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 08, 2014 05:05 PM (4Mv1T)

146 I loved Rick's speech on Friday. I just don't think he can be on that level on a consistent basis. (I would love for him to prove me wrong)... Unfortunately he can sound like Dubya's doppleganger. I would like for his words to come out of Rands' mouth.

Posted by: phreshone at March 08, 2014 05:05 PM (Q6pxP)

147 Who broke the Blog, CAC again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2014 05:08 PM (si68n)

148 Who broke the Blog, CAC again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2014 05:08 PM (si68n)

149 Who broke the Blog, CAC again?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2014 05:08 PM (si68n)

150 I just tried to make a daiquiri, but absent-mindedly used bourbon instead of rum. Did I just invent a new drink, or is there already a name for it?

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 05:17 PM (sdi6R)

151 Posted by: Deety at March 08, 2014 09:05 PM (D8ONs)

I didn't mean it for her reason to run but one of the reasons I'd like to see her run.

And why wouldn't your respect her for trying to put those media liars in their place for all to see?

Best thing that could happen would be for someone they have to cover saying things they don't want said and telling them exactly what she thinks of them and their games.

Didn't we all cheer when Christie took some shots at the Teacher's Union?

Same thing.

Most of the GOPe won't fight and we're so starved for someone to get up and fight and tell the truth to the lying liars trying to steal the country and turn it into a 3rd world sh!thole or a 2nd rate Europe.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) at March 08, 2014 05:17 PM (LSDdO)

152 A quick look at the MSM reaction is that the Palin speech scored some solid hits, chief among them the riff on Seuss' "Green Eggs And Ham". Even the Daily Mail mentioned it. A lot of sites put up the entire parody in their post, and not all of them were conservative.

Posted by: mrp at March 08, 2014 05:17 PM (JBggj)

153 ah this is the YANGS and COMS episode where Kirk recites the Declaration Of Independence at the end

Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 05:17 PM (5DGZr)

154 144 @Deety

Concur. As a pragmatist, how in the world would her spouse and family adjust to DC living. Not to mention Sarah herself. Completely unrealistic.

Yet her supporters INSIST she declare. Boggles the mind.

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 05:17 PM (aUQgu)

155 ah this is the YANGS and CHINGS episode where Kirk recites the Declaration Of Independence at the end

Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 05:26 PM (5DGZr)

156 Test. Is the site working again?

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 05:26 PM (sdi6R)

157 148 I just tried to make a daiquiri, but absent-mindedly used bourbon instead of rum. Did I just invent a new drink, or is there already a name for it? Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 09:17 PM (sdi6R) You could always call it the Fuck Up.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 05:26 PM (UAMVq)

158 Site is seriously squirrelly.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 05:36 PM (UAMVq)

159 I think it's another spam attack.

Posted by: seamrog at March 08, 2014 05:36 PM (Z3JaT)

160
No, she's the one who drove after taking her sleeping pill in the morning and ran into a truck. Her daddy was Attorney General and her Mommy had to raise them alone after he was assassinated.

Posted by: huerfano at March 08, 2014 08:02 PM (bAGA/)

RFK's kids are an errr.........interesting bunch. If evil leftist douchebags interest you.

Kathleen: Former LT Gov of Maryland. If wiki is to be believed, surprisingly normal, for a Kennedy.

Joe: Bounced around prep schools because of behavior problems. Was on a Lufthansa plane hijacked in '72. Cited for reckless driving in '73 for crash that broke his brother David's back and paralyzed David's girlfriend. Congressman. Sucking Hugo's wang by taking Citgo oil to distribute to low income areas. Tried to get his failed marriage annulled so he could marry a staffer.

Robert: Expelled from prep school. Heroin conviction in '83. Serial cheating on both wives. Epic warm-mongering douchebag. Questions about driving ex-wife to suicide recently.

David: Heroin addict, a big part of which can be blamed on Joe's car crash. Lots of addict-type legal problems. OD'd in '84.

Mary: Married IRA terrorist.

Christopher: Real Estate mogul, politically active, but never ran for office. Interestingly, he's the guy who convinced the University of Illinois to unanimously deny Bill Ayers emeritus status.

Max: Author, politically active, but never ran for office.

Doug: Fox News correspondent. (!) Not politically active.

Rory: Leftist documentary filmmaker, pals around with one of Jane Fonda's spawn. Jon-Jon crashed his plane while on the way to her wedding.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2014 05:36 PM (aYjRw)

161
Rick Perry for President of the United States of America
Posted by: NCwoof

*Grrrrrrrrrr*

Posted by: Michelle "Mother of Plagues" Malkin

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at March 08, 2014 05:36 PM (kdS6q)

162 I don't entirely trust Walker, Perry, Cruz, or Paul. I can't exactly say why, but I'm not entirely sure about them for a variety of reasons. But I would crawl across broken glass on a minefield to vote for Palin. She is the real deal. I said way back in 2008 that I wouldn't blame her if she turned her back on politics altogether, after the shitstorm she endured. I was hoping she would run in 2012 and was disappointed that she didn't. I'm still hoping for 2016. Nevertheless, she doesn't owe me a damn thing.

Posted by: rickl at March 08, 2014 05:37 PM (sdi6R)

163 I don't get the comparison between the Ukranian public officials, who have obviously abused their positions to enrich themselves, and Denzel Washington, who as far as I know, earned his money through his own hard work. I did a Google News search on him, and all the top hits are for his professional stuff. Didn't see any of the 99% bullshit or anything like that. Checked Wikipedia, and don't see anything that would make me tag him as a lefty hypocrite. Even his personal life is pretty upstanding. Here is the whole "Personal Life" section:

On June 25, 1983, Washington married Pauletta Pearson, whom he met on the set of his first screen work, the television film Wilma. The couple have four children: John David (b. July 28, 1984), who signed a football contract with the St. Louis Rams in May 2006 and has also played with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League (John David also played college football at Morehouse); Katia (b. November 27, 1986) who graduated from Yale University with a Bachelors of Arts in 2010; and twins Olivia and Malcolm (b. April 10, 1991) (Malcolm graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in film studies and Olivia played a role in Lee Daniel's The Butler.). In 1995, the couple renewed their wedding vows in South Africa with Archbishop Desmond Tutu officiating.

Washington is a devout Christian, and has considered becoming a preacher. He stated in 1999, "A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I've been given seriously, and I want to use it for good." In 1995, he donated $2.5 million to help build the new West Angeles Church of God in Christ facility in Los Angeles.

Washington has served as the national spokesperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1993. As such, he has been featured in several public service announcements and awareness campaigns for the organization. In addition, he has served as a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1995.

In mid-2004, Washington visited Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, where he participated in a Purple Heart ceremony, presenting medals to three Army soldiers recovering in the hospital from wounds they received while stationed in Iraq. He also visited the Fisher House facilities that are also part of Fort Sam Houston, and after learning that additional Fisher House facilities were needed due to exceeded capacities, made a substantial donation to the Fisher House Foundation. Washington's other charity work includes donating $1 million to the Children's Fund of South Africa, and $1 million to Wiley College to resuscitate the college's debate team.

Washington is an Independent. He supported Barack Obama in 2008.

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia named Washington as one of three people (the others being directors Oliver Stone and Michael Moore) with whom they were willing to negotiate for the release of three defense contractors that the group had held captive from 2003 to 2008.

On May 18, 1991, Washington was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Fordham University, for having "impressively succeeded in exploring the edge of his multifaceted talent". In 2011 he donated $2 million to Fordham for an endowed chair of the theatre department, as well as $250,000 for a theatre-specific scholarship to Fordham. He also was awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities from Morehouse College on May 20, 2007. On May 16, 2011, he was awarded an honorary doctor of arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

In 2008, Washington visited Israel with a delegation of African American artists in honor of the Jewish state's 60th birthday.

The only thing I see is that he voted for Obama, but apparently only in 2008. I don't think it is fair to begrudge him his success on that alone.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 08, 2014 05:37 PM (IN7k+)

164 Someone email Pixxy. The Koala needs to be changed.

Posted by: garrett at March 08, 2014 05:44 PM (pBP66)

165 What's up?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 08, 2014 05:46 PM (2yngH)

166
Site is seriously squirrelly.

Posted by: Insomniac at March 08, 2014 09:36 PM (UAMVq)

No, it's some variety of weasel.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2014 05:46 PM (aYjRw)

167 Hmm. Looks like I missed whatever happened. Checking the server now.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 08, 2014 05:46 PM (2yngH)

168 noof

Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 05:46 PM (5DGZr)

169 Bones is analyzing the piles of salt.
They're dead, Dave. They're all dead.

Posted by: Holly at March 08, 2014 05:47 PM (hn5v5)

170 Yes but Perry has shown he can Govern. Walker is visionary and gutsy which is okay for a State. A President has to inspire and make all sides willing to agree on the goals. (not the parties, the people). Walker may now be too divisive a figure. Like Sarah... Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Microaggressive SoCon) I just had an idea the other day, Walker/Condi Rice! I don't think Walker is too divisive, but his faults lie in lack of foreign policy cred. My other concern is that he's not that charismatic. But a black woman on the ticket might help that.

Posted by: The Farmer at March 08, 2014 05:47 PM (eBupg)

171 But a black woman on the ticket might help that.
Works for me.

Posted by: michael steele at March 08, 2014 05:53 PM (hn5v5)

172 Star Trek is on. It's the episode when they encounter the USS Exeter and find just uniforms and small piles of salt.
Posted by: soothsayer at March 08, 2014 09:03 PM (5DGZr)

In many ways Captain Tracey's story also a story about Obama.

Posted by: Mark Murray at March 08, 2014 05:57 PM (2DunM)

173 Especially when it comes to sucking off the Commies, Mark!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at March 08, 2014 05:59 PM (hn5v5)

174 Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 08, 2014 09:36 PM (aYjRw) Re: RFK Spawn Isn't there another dead one?

Posted by: baldilocks filipova at March 08, 2014 06:00 PM (36Rjy)

175 And why wouldn't your respect her for trying to put those media liars in their place for all to see? Have no problem with that project at all which she seems to be handling all on her own. I just think that seeking to be elected to become President of the United States would be a wildly inappropriate venue to pursue that particular goal no matter how great the free publicity. And yes, there certainly is no shortage of vanity candidacies in our history, so what? That's basically the scenario you are positing.

Posted by: Deety at March 08, 2014 06:04 PM (D8ONs)

176 That's not Trump's house, it's a whore house in Argentina called Club Black.

Posted by: Nip Sip at March 08, 2014 06:13 PM (0FSuD)

177 So (let me get this straight), "taste" is a political issue with conservatives? When did this happen? Anybody?

Posted by: NCwoof at March 08, 2014 06:26 PM (aUQgu)

178 Id vote for any on the list . but after Barry , the nightmare of Hillary makes me want to vote for the most electable- whoever that may be.

Posted by: Avi at March 08, 2014 06:31 PM (p/izY)

179 The only thing I see is that he voted for Obama ... or that he went to Fordham?

Posted by: What the Hell's a Jasper at March 08, 2014 08:05 PM (cHwSy)

180 ... he's the guy who convinced the University of Illinois to unanimously deny Bill Ayers emeritus status. Because Ayers dedicated a book to Sirhan Sirhan, who killed his father.

Posted by: Fox2! at March 08, 2014 08:09 PM (cHwSy)

181 Washington is quite to the right politically in Hollywood. A devout christian, visiting Israel on its 60th, and making himself available for Purple Heart ceremonies.

Posted by: righter at March 09, 2014 11:43 AM (JBYUX)

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