On the other hand, he did challenge Streep on her ridiculous JESUS/BUSH campaign comments regarding the Bible....saying "turn the other cheek isn't all it said". Also he was defensive about being lumped in with Hollywood people, and seemed upset the Troops weren't getting more of a welcome. Maybe I have missed comments he has made in the past, but it seemed to me he was actually trying to say he didn't agree with the Hollywood/Streep nutjobs without actually saying it (after all it DOES kill careers). Maybe Denzel is the biggest Lib ever, but the part I saw, something was a bit different there.
I agree with you that Denzel Washington may not have meant what freepers have interpreted. I think the "ex-slave" remark may be a dig at Michael Moore along the lines of, "I could claim more right than you to play the victim, but I have more class than to cop-op the suffering of my ancestors for some attention." And thumbs up for his challenging Streep vis-a-vis her commentsd about the Bible.
(And let's not ignore the fact, freepers, that Denzel has chosen not see Ferenheit 9/11! He deserves points for that alone.)
I always thought Denzel Washington had a more balanced perspective than some of the Hollywood haters.
You saw it correctly. This thread has managed to only take a few things he stated rather than all of it.