Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks

Herald Sun (AU) ^ | 05sep05

[veronica]

EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak.

Penn had planned to rescue children waylaid by Katrina's flood waters, but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which began taking water within seconds of its launch.

The actor, known for his political activism, was seen wearing what appeared to be a white flak jacket and frantically bailing water out of the sinking vessel with a red plastic cup.

When the boat's motor failed to start, those aboard were forced to use paddles to propel themselves down the flooded New Orleans street.

Asked what he had hoped to achieve in the waterlogged city, the actor replied: "Whatever I can do to help."

With the boat loaded with members of Penn's entourage, including a personal photographer, one bystander taunted the actor: "How are you going to get any people in that thing?"

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Go, Spicolli, go! LMAO!!!!

[Cvengr]

It's a mystic river baby....

[SwatTeam]

Do you think they might be democrats?

[Bahbah]

*big smile*

[hole_n_one]

Nail......head

[grey_whiskers]

Anti-Hollywood Sarcasm Torpedo ARMED. FIRE!!

(Hey look, he's sinking !)

Way to go, F.A.G. !!

[veronica]

LINK

[TX Bluebonnet]

Oh my God, this is for real. I thought it was a joke

[mylife]

Thanks

[NormsRevenge]

At first glance, when I first saw the title , I thought it said

Sean Penn's rescue boat sinks..

damn , just damn ! ;-)

[grey_whiskers]

There's a metaphor here for the whole Democrat machine...

[leadpenny]

John Siegenthaler told Rita Crosby (MSNBC) that he had just seen Sean Penn and Historian Douglas Brinkley in a boat on a rescue mission in the Garden District.

[hummingbird]

LOL! Spicoli was the only thing Sean Penn did well, IMHO.

[Bahbah]

There's a metaphor here for the whole Democrat machine

LOL. How true. Sunk on their own petard...oh, wait.

[SunnySide]

yep, the irony leaves one speechless.

[mhking]

D'oh!

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Nothing new on the Bus caravan, link here;

D.C.'s Rescue Bus Caravan to New Orleans Mired in Cluster Foxtrot

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476854/posts

[swheats]

Saturday Night Live material.

I'm not sure what's the funniest. The little red cup or his entourage taking up all the space.

Limousine liberals to the rescue.

[tiredoflaundry]

damn , just damn ! ;-)

Is this deserving of a Just damn ping, mh?

[tiredoflaundry]

lol... I was too late!