"Trading Spaces" Star Nailed for DUI

31. I don't see what the big deal is. We have people aressted for DUI all the time around here and I don't see any of their photos or names all over the web. He is just a person like everyone else and made a stupid choice.

It happens everyday somewhere in the us. Let's start posting all of the DUI's in the country. His DUI is of NO intrest to me. It just took up space on the web page where they could have put something more intresting.

Posted at 4:00AM on Jan 1st 2009 by Bick62

32. Decatur is a struggling town just like many across the U.S. And just because a "star" comes home to his roots doesn't give him the right to take advantage of the situation. I am sure he was either having a good time with family and old friends or having the usual holiday "festivous" like many housholds do at this time. There seems to be family fights during this time of year that could cause someone to use poor judgement. Being a grown man though he should have used better judgement and had a designated driver. That is what responsible people would do no matter who you are.

Posted at 3:45AM on Jan 1st 2009 by Obie

33. What Doug did was obviously wrong in the eye's of the law, at the same time who are we as fellow human beings to sit and cast judgement? How many of you have been to a night club with a family member or friend that you knew was too intoxicated to drive home? Instead of being responsible for them and making sure that they made it home safely by taking their keys, you let them get in the car and drive. When I say too intoxicated, I don't mean slurred speach, can't stand up or walk a straight line....I mean they are buzzed and feeling good, but you feel that they are coherent enough to make it. Many times people will get in the car and be over the legal limit and have no clue that they are in the position to put themselves and someone else at risk. We are all guilty and for them to put a personality that we may have heard of on the grinding block for this is ridiculous. They already have enough stress having to put their life out there for all to see, along with the demand to be beautiful and classy. Yeah they may have more money that most of us, but tell me would you not accept the money if it was offered to you????? I think that anyone would switch roles with someone famous in a heartbeat. Once again I am not saying that Doug is in the right by any stretch of the imagination, however we need to lay off....judge not lest ye be judged....and from the looks of some of the previous posts there has been some alcohol and drugs consumed by people with nothing better to do than criticize. Maybe we should get them for Posting Under the Influence......be it alcohol, drugs, ignorance or just plain stupidity. The lack of education that is displayed in some of the posts are just appalling.

Posted at 4:14AM on Jan 1st 2009 by Amazed by lack of education

34. "Don we now our GAY apparel, purple pants, ruffled shirt, high-heeled shoes...." Bwahahahahahaha! Maybe he was rushing to Ty Pennington's or Oprah's "Nate's house" for a "Brokeback Mountain Party".

Posted at 5:53AM on Jan 1st 2009 by Buck Nekkid

35. I am soooo glad this guy got a DUI. I know him. He lives in a small town outside of Decatur and walks around like he owns the whole town. He actually owns a bar in Sullivan IL. He starts drinking just about everyday around 2 or 3 and walks around drinking his wine until closing time or later. Sometimes he just sleeps on the couch at the bar all night and then the servers have to go wake him up for his meetings the next day still wearing the clothes from the night before, hair a wreck, and smelling like stale liquor. Trust me guys, this dude is a real piece of work! He may actually end up losing his liquor license over this. You can't have one in the state of IL if you have a felony, and it looks like he's getting two of those!

Posted at 11:25AM on Jan 1st 2009 by Cardsfan

36. WHO CARES!! He is not going to get any felonies. The State will always throw a bunch of charges and hope that one of them sticks. I'm sure he will plea to a lesser charge so that this doesn't tie up the court system. The cop was probably mad because the cop has 4 inches and everyone else is going to pay for it. Drunk or not - he is still HOT and it wouldn't take much for me and a lot of other people to bed him down.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jan 1st 2009 by John M

37. Doug gets nailed. I'd like him to nail me.

Posted at 12:45PM on Jan 1st 2009 by Bottom Guy

38. Why was his license already suspended? Previous DUI?

Posted at 8:44PM on Jan 1st 2009 by toddm7878

39. In the little town I live in, it doesn't matter who you are, you get in ANY kind of trouble and your name goes in the paper along with what you were arrested for, so, your like guilty until proven innocent.

Posted at 1:28PM on Jan 5th 2009 by TR1958

40.
Boy, TMZ is AMAZING! With friends like them, who needs enemies... They broke the news before it even happened.

""Trading Spaces" Star Nailed for DUI
Posted Dec 30th 2008 7:40PM by TMZ Staff"

It didn't even happen until December 31, 2008 - 5 (FIVE) PLUS HOURS AFTER THEY BROKE THE NEWS!!!

I wonder if they can tell me where my life is going?

Posted at 5:32AM on Jan 5th 2009 by gahsdfkvchk

41. To: "Amazed by lack of education"

"we need to lay off....judge not lest ye be judged....and from the looks of some of the previous posts there has been some alcohol and drugs consumed by people with nothing better to do than criticize. Maybe we should get them for Posting Under the Influence......be it alcohol, drugs, ignorance or just plain stupidity. The lack of education that is displayed in some of the posts are just appalling."

I guess you ought to take your own advice or should I say Bible quoting...

Let us also talk about "The lack of education that is displayed in some of the posts are just appalling." as you refer to them. I will begin with you.

1. "judgement" - should be judgment
2. "speach" - should be speech
3. The lack of education that is displayed in some of the posts ARE just appalling - should be IS

Now, who would you like to judge next?

Posted at 6:15AM on Jan 5th 2009 by gahsdfkvchk

42. curses!!! poor doug. i love this guy. he's my favorite host ever. these charges sound like good old boy cop taking things a little too far because he's impotent and over compensating. probably a homophobe too, doug is a little effeminate .
doesnt make any sense, even a drunk person would pull off the road for sirens and like another person said why would you leave an emergency pursuit to mess with someone that didnt pul off the road? i see that all the time.
there was no road side test or breathilizer administered, what does that tell you? aggrevated dui just means it was 1am and doug sassed the officer, he does have a mouth on him.
i hope this doesnt hurt his career in anyway because he is very entertaining and intriguing

Posted at 11:41AM on Feb 22nd 2009 by kelly pettersen