Hugo Chavez's New Pal ....sean Penn

DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
edited August 2007 in A Moving Train
WHAT A SHOCKER....


Sean Penn Praised by Venezuelan President for War Opposition
Thursday, August 02, 2007

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Aug. 1: Actor Sean Penn smiles during his visit to the Venezuelan Villa del Cine Studios in Caracas.
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised Sean Penn for his critical stance against the war in Iraq, saying the two chatted by phone and soon plan to meet in person.

Chavez said Penn traveled to Venezuela this week wanting to learn more about the situation in the country and walked around some of Caracas' poor barrios on his own.

"Welcome to Venezuela, Mr. Penn. What drives him is consciousness, the search for new paths," Chavez said Wednesday in a televised speech. "He's one of the greatest opponents of the Iraq invasion."

Chavez read aloud from a recent open letter by Penn to President Bush in which the actor condemned the Iraq war and called for Bush to be impeached, saying the president along with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are "villainously and criminally obscene people."

The socialist president, who shares those views, said he and Penn talked by phone — "with my bad English but we understood each other more or less."

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What's more, Chavez said, "he's made great films." The Venezuelan leader said he recently watched Penn's Oscar-winning performance in the film "Mystic River."

For his part, Penn on Wednesday toured Venezuela's new film studios on the outskirts of Caracas. Penn, whose visit was unannounced, did not speak publicly.
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Untill their will grows tired
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  • An actor with some real balls off screen as well. Love it.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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  • DCGARDENDCGARDEN Posts: 515
    An actor with some real balls off screen as well. Love it.

    Yes, you probably would.
    I'll keep taking punches
    Untill their will grows tired
  • DCGARDEN wrote:
    Yes, you probably would.

    Well I do. I already said I did, not that I would. Pay attention.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Well I do. I already said I did, not that I would. Pay attention.

    lol.

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  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    Sean Penn kicks ass. I think I'll go rent "I Am Sam 2 : Still Tarded" to show my support.
    War is Peace
    Freedom is Slavery
    Ignorance is Strength
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Sean Penn is kool he opposes what this administration has been doing over the years.

    Don't care much for Chavez and his imperlistic, dictatorship rule over his people where it's citizens rights are continually being eroded. Oh did I say Chavez, by bad I meant President Bush. I do like how he stands up to Bush though.


    Peace
    Earle
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • dmitrydmitry Posts: 136
    penn was pretty good in team america
  • freedomboyfreedomboy Posts: 129
    DCGARDEN wrote:
    WHAT A SHOCKER...

    YOU MAY FIND THIS SHOCKING DC!

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been democratically elected, each election gaining a higher percentage of the vote without using coercion, intimidation, or force?

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fell victim to a U.S. Government supported coup in 2002, in which the end results were mass riots and the military storming the presidential palace to rescue Hugo Chavez, placing him back into power within less than 72 hours of his capture?

    Did you know that a group of middle and upper class Venezuelan citizens tried to pass a presidential recall referendum, in which the end result was 59% voting in favor of President Hugo Chavez?

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is Vice President of the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, an Organization based in Italy which promotes Safety and Peace among nations by means of voluntary diplomacy?

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez initiated a program to provide cheaper heating fuel for low income families in several areas of the United States, such as in New York City, which in itself covered 200,000 people?

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in the process of nationalizing formerly privatized systems such as banking, electric, and phone?

    See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_chavez#Presidency_.281999.E2.80.93present.29
    Freedom is a state of mind...
  • Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    And DCGARDEN: It's "Until", not "Untill" their will grows tired....
    Feels Good Inc.
  • freedomboyfreedomboy Posts: 129
    g under p wrote:
    Sean Penn is kool he opposes what this administration has been doing over the years.

    Don't care much for Chavez and his imperlistic, dictatorship rule over his people where it's citizens rights are continually being eroded. Oh did I say Chavez, by bad I meant President Bush. I do like how he stands up to Bush though.


    Peace
    Earle


    Please read my post titled:

    El Presidente Hugo Chavez!
    Freedom is a state of mind...
  • brokendave wrote:
    YOU MAY FIND THIS SHOCKING DC!

    Did you know that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fell victim to a U.S. Government supported coup in 2002, in which the end results were mass riots and the military storming the presidential palace to rescue Hugo Chavez, placing him back into power within less than 72 hours of his capture?


    Yeah DC give this a watch for about 10 mins. It's a lot in Spanish but you'll get the idea and understand a lot more afterwards as to why things are the way they are.

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6059274620628081943&q=the+fourth+world+war&total=455&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

    I'm not saying what's right or wrong, just clarifying the reality. It's cause and effect. Human is human.

    props to Indian Summer for the vid.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    This thread would be relevent if Sean Penn was running for office.
  • Haha Hollywood is going to eat your children!!! Crazy wacky hippies liberals!!

    I would rather be friends with Hugo Chavez like Sean Penn than be chums with The Saudi Royal Family and the ISI like the Bush family.
    Not to mention some old Pals like Saddam and the Shah....and possibly Nazi's
    "Sean Hannity knows there is no greater threat to America today than Bill Clinton 15 years ago"- Stephen Colbert
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