"I am secretly French and I hate "Les Freepers"
-Sean Penn-
Posted on 06/12/2005 6:12:56 PM PDT by wagglebee
NEW YORK Iran was rocked by bombings on Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding more than 30, as dozens of journalists from around the world gathered in advance of the presidential election this Friday. One of those journalists, actor Sean Penn--covering the events for the San Francisco Chronicle--was involved in a separate incident, and had his video camera confiscated for a time.
Several hundred women at a sit-in outside the entrance to Tehran University demanded rights revoked after the 1979 Islamic revolution. As chants and taunts arose, police and plainclothesmen surrounded the demonstrators, pushing away those trying to join the group. Officials also cut off cell phone service in the area, and challenged reporters nearby.
In the process, they briefly seized the video camera of Penn, 44, who arrived in Iran as a reporter for his friend Phil Bronstein, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Penn was spotted on Friday with a notebook in hand covering a prayer service. He has also written about his visits to Iraq for the Chronicle.
One of the five bombs that exploded Sunday went off in the center of Tehran. The violence was the most serious in Iran in more than a decade.
Maybe if the Revolutionary Guards get their hands on him for a little while, he will change his tune.
And he's certainly very modest about it. Did you see the letter he wrote to the South Park dudes: "Have you even BEEN to Iraq?"
Dude! That's bogus!
Hey, good point!
That's why it was confiscated only for "some time"
"I am secretly French and I hate "Les Freepers"
-Sean Penn-
Sean Penn is a great actor. As a journalist and political thinker...well, he's a great actor.
What???? They violated his constitutional rights?
"I am secretly French and I hate "Les Freepers"
But I love Jane Fonda and want to be just like her.
The bottom line is that when you see these guys on the silver screen, they like look cool, smart, nice guys. In reality, they are complete jerks and idiots.
"some of our actors are into pedoplilia" Isn't Michael Moore a big fan of Castro's?I'm not infering anything of course..
"Matt Damon"
"Last year, I went to Iraq. Before Team America showed up, it was a happy place. They had... flowery meadows and rainbow skies and, and rivers made of chocolate where the children danced and laughed and played with gumdrop smiles. "
You just know you are going to get some even handed, just the facts reporting out of that guy, right?
According to the report that was on FR a few days ago, their hotel rooms were wired with video and sound.....
I would love for them to name names. Wouldn't that be great....
I would just love to see him emote as he is led to the gallows... Sort of like when Cagney was led to the Chair in "Angels with Dirty Faces". Think of the Oscars that year?
no credit to Sean...he went for the publicity.
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