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DENZEL WASHINGTON DOESN’T PUSH HIS POLITICS ON OTHERS

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What a pleasant surprise. Denzel Washington was at a recent Boys and Girls Club of America event in D.C. where he was asked about Clint Eastwood’s empty chair performance at the Republican National Convention. Denzel has no problem with Eastwood. According to Huffington Post, Denzel said “I have the utmost respect for him as an actor and as a director.“ Denzel backed Obama in 2008, but currently he calls himself an independent and said in this election he isn’t committed to either side. “I listen to both sides of the argument and try to make an assessment.” Too bad there aren’t more people in Hollywood like Denzel. More thinking and less arrogance are good things. (Above, Denzel is the GQ cover guy)

By Janet / September 23, 2012

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TOP DOGS OF THE WHITE HOUSE

Just when we thought we had nothing in common with politicians – especially presidential types, we realized that many of us SHARE an appreciation for dogs. BestWeekEver.com compiled a list of the 12 Most Adorable Presidential Dogs of the last 100 years and we love it. This is about as close to politics as we intend to get.

12. Liberty, Gerald Ford’s Golden Retriever

11. Millie, George H. W. Bush’s Springer Spaniel

10. Rob Roy, Calvin Coolidge’s White Collie

9. Bo, Barack Obama’s Portuguese Water Dog

8. Rex, Ronald Reagan’s King Charles Spaniel

7. Laddie Boy, Warren Harding’s Airedale

6. Barney & Beazley, George Bush’s Scottish Terriers

5. Buddy, Bill Clinton’s Chocolate Lab

4. Checkers, Richard Nixon’s Cocker Spaniel

3. King Tut, Herbert Hoover’s German Shepard

2. Fala, Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottish Terrier

1. Him, Lyndon Johnson’s Beagle

We’re quite taken Ronald Reagan’s dog Rex- which dog is your favorite?

By Janet / January 17, 2012

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Ellen DeGeneres Governor Politics

ELLEN DEGENERES FOR GOVERNOR? IT COULD HAPPEN!

Ellen DeGeneres is thinking about following in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s footsteps – straight into the Governor’s mansion. Openly gay Ellen has been examining her life and successful career and wants to enter politics in the future. She’s in her fifties now and wants to make an impact on the world beyond her talk show. She’s one of the most successful talk show hosts of all time and has a huge following, which can’t hurt when she runs for office. But it won’t happen too soon – she probably won’t throw her hat into the ring until 2018.

By Janet / October 19, 2011

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“DANCING WITH THE STARS” WANTS ANTHONY WEINER ON THE SHOW!

“Dancing With The Stars” is negotiating with disgraced politician Anthony Weiner to join the dancing celebrities next season. Yes, the same U.S. Representative who resigned after twittering nude photos of himself to numerous women, and lying about it. Unbelievable? Think it over. The show had great ratings when Bristol Palin danced, and Celebrity Apprentice ratings soared when former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich participated on that show. Politicial figures- especially those involved in scandals, pull in lots of viewers.

By Janet / July 27, 2011

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SHOCKER: JOHN LENNON WAS A FAN OF RONALD REAGAN!

We were utterly fascinated to learn that when John Lennon died in 1980 he had become a die-hard Ronald Reagan fan! According to Gawker.com, Fred Seaman, who worked for Lennon as his personal assistant for the last two years of his life, revealed in a new documentary that Lennon liked to argue with left-wing radicals who reminded him of his former self. John had met Reagan once and made it clear that if he were an American he would have voted for him. According to the assistant, John had evolved into a very different person in 1979 and 80 than he was back in the 60’s when he promoted love and peace. He was almost embarrassed by his naive and youthful notions. (We have to agree with Lennon, Ronald Reagan wasn’t perfect, but he was closer to perfect than any other politician we’ve known)

By Janet / June 29, 2011

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THE SCHWARZENEGGERS IN HAPPIER DAYS

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The announced separation of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver after 25 years of marriage came as a shock to everyone. They seemed like such an enduring couple. The fact that Maria left their home and moved into a hotel makes it apparent that SHE is the unhappy one desiring separation. Living with Arnold must be a challenge – he is supremely self-confident and can’t understand anyone else who isn’t. But he has plenty of good qualities – a sense of humor, business smarts, and he’s a happy immigrant who loves this country and credits it for his success. Arnold and Maria symbolized the possibility of two political opposites compromising. Yet, we sense the rupture had nothing to do with politics. (Above, in this thirtysomething year old photo, Arnold appears to be turning on the charm for young Maria.)

By Janet / May 10, 2011

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RYAN SEACREST IS HARBORING POLITICAL AMBITIONS

Multimillionaire reality show mogul Ryan Seacrest, 36, is planning for life after American Idol and what he’s interested in is politics. Ryan was having dinner at Ago in West Hollywood with some politicians and he was overheard chatting about his ambitions. Another diner listened while Ryan talked about his desire to run for office. “The only thing shocking in my past is my school yearbook photo!” Ryan joked with his dinner companions. He admitted he wants to become mayor of Los Angeles one day.

By Janet / May 9, 2011

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WHY MARIA SHRIVER AND CAROLINE KENNEDY DON’T WANT YOU TO SEE “THE KENNEDYS”

It’s funny how Maria Shriver and Caroline Kennedy combined their impressive political power to pressure the History channel into canceling the 25 million dollar miniseries about the Kennedy family. The eight hour miniseries covering 40 years, “The Kennedys,” will be seen in Canada and all over the world- just not the United States (until another network chooses to ignore the political pressure and pick it up.) What irks Maria and Caroline is the fact that the writer and producer Joel Surnow, happens to be a Republican and an admirer of Ronald Reagan. And the cousins didn’t like the fact that although the story was factual, it was necessary to create dialog to move the story along. The show’s stars Katie Holmes and Greg Kinnear support the project as a “very positive representation of the Kennedys” and are very disappointed.

By Janet / January 10, 2011

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GOOD NEWS: THERE’S A GAY-FRIENDLY REALITY STAR (SEAN DUFFY) IN THE HOUSE!

Real World: Boston 1997 star Sean Duffy, 38, (above left) was elected to the House of Representatives in Wisconsin despite his colorful TV history. Sean, a conservative Republican, did not play up his reality star past in his campaign, but his opponent tried to use it against him. In fact, that opponent, Dan Mielke, used a Real World gay oriented mockumentary “The Wedding Video” (made by another Real World star Norman Korpi) (above right) that Sean appeared in as ammo against him. Norm, the first openly gay MTV star, filmed the tongue-in-cheek gay wedding video with Sean, his wife Rachel (another Real World star) and other Real World alumni. His opponent questioned Duffy’s morals and blasted the video as obscene. Happily, voters preferred the gay-friendly Duffy.

By Janet / November 4, 2010

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