If you are going to lie, at least try a semi-plausible lie. If the boat were overloaded, then the water would be coming in over the gunwale instead of from the bottom.
Posted on 09/10/2005 12:02:12 AM PDT by Cougar66
Doug Brinkley is not an "historian". He is a Democrat historian". His sole function is to make media appearances on like-minded networks in order to spin stories and events along the Democratic line. And his former colleague, Stephen Ambrose, must be spinning in his grave.
LOL! I hadn't noticed that. However, I did automatically assume the whole story was a lie when a 'professional' man was needed to vouch for everything.
These guys can't go to the bathroom without help, what are they doing trying to save people?
Listen up, Professor.
The news reports NEVER said Penn-head's boat had a leak. What I read was that before the rescue mission/photo opportunity, someone failed to replace the drain plug in the bottom of the boat.
I'm sure it wasn't Sean's fault. His person in charge of plugs just made an error. No big deal -- except the person in charge of photography snapped a great photo.
I hope this photo is Sean's legacy. "Too little effort, too much fanfare, red Dixie cup to the rescue."
If you are going to lie, at least try a semi-plausible lie. If the boat were overloaded, then the water would be coming in over the gunwale instead of from the bottom.
http://sify.com/movies/hollywood/fullstory.php?id=13934927
Sean Penn comes to the rescue of Katrina victims
Tuesday, 06 September , 2005, 14:59
New York: Hollywood actor Sean Penn took matters into his own hands by launching a boat in a personal effort to rescue families stranded in New Orleans.
According to The New York Daily News, the Oscar-winning actor and political activist managed to reach several people who had been trapped in their homes since Hurricane Katrina hit on Monday.
Penn, who was ***accompanied by his personal photographer*** and a crew of helpers, brought the victims to dry land - and gave them cash as well.
Johnnie Brown, 73, a retired custodian, called his sister on a cell phone after being plucked from his flooded house. "Guess who come and got me out of the house? Sean Penn the actor. Them boys were really nice," he said.
Penn later accompanied a few of them to a hospital.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481645/posts?page=44#44
Why the changing story? Hmmmmmm
"Salvaging Sean Penn's Boat (claims boat had no leak, just overloaded with evacuees)"
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LOL, so now Penns publicist refers to Penns entourage and personal photographer as "evacuees". Hilarious
hey I didn't know that John Kerry was in Vietnam.
Enough jokes about the professor on Penns boat, didn't Gilligan have a professor on his?
That's a small boat. The seat in the background would be very near the stern, and we see only three people in the pix.
It's possible there might be one or two others in the boat, hiding from camera view, but that's about it. If there were more, the boat would be listing to the right from the weight of them.
The shoe and sock on the right do not appear to be wet or dirty, so I would guess they belong to one of Sean's people, not an evacuee. (But it still could be an avacuee, I suppose.)
He was going to, but his peaple decided it wouldn't be good press if he had flashbacks and started shooting women, babies and old men. Heaven forbid if some kid, seeing that hideous head apearing out of the swamp waters turned to run away, Kerry would have a flashback and shoot him in the back. He'd claim a medal for it though, a civic heroism award or something.
All six must have been light weights!
I thought cell phones weren't working in NO because the towers were all flooded?
Yep. After seeing the picture I think it was overloaded with the three in it.
I despise sean penns politics but, he went out there and got HIS feet wet, HE actually went and tried to help. I gotta give him props for that.
No, he went out there for a photo op, like many other hollywierdo's. If you are going to help, you don't need a film crew to play back after and show the world how heroic you are.
LIBERALS CAN'T KEEP THEIR BOAT STORIES STRAIGHT
"Knocked the plug out"!!! What was it plugged with? An old cork from a wine bottle??!! Jeez, these chuckleheads have no shame.
Wow, that's just crazy. The first 'thing' I thought of when reading this Penn story was John Kerry.
Think up the most outrageous, ironic things about liberals and they turn out to be true.
Post the pics from this thread. No way he could fit 40 refugees on that boat.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1481710/posts
How do you "knock a plug out" that unscrews???
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