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Actor Penn, Rep. Lee appear at town hall meeting on Iraq war { take your war and shove it }
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 3/24/7 | Carolyn Jones

Posted on 03/24/2007 6:21:17 PM PDT by SmithL

Hundreds gather in Oakland to discuss how to get U.S. troops home -

OAKLAND -- Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn was the star attraction at a town-hall meeting in Oakland today where hundreds of people gathered to denounce the war in Iraq and call for an immediate withdraw of American troops.

Neither Penn nor Rep. Barbara Lee, the Oakland Democrat who has opposed the war since before it began four years ago, offered much in the way of specifics for ending the war, and they were largely preaching to the choir. The enthusiastic, and occasionally boisterous, crowd of 800 or so crammed into the Grand Lake Theater wildly cheered as Penn excoriated President Bush.

"You and your smarmy pundits -- and the smarmy pundits you have in your pocket -- can take your war and shove it," Penn said.

The town-hall meeting came six days after peace marches were held nationwide to mark the fourth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and one day after the House of Representatives voted 218 to 212 to withdraw combat troops by Sept. 1, 2008.

Penn reiterated a point often made by opponents of the war when he said he supports the troops but opposes the war.

"Let's make this crystal clear: we do support our troops, but. . .

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: admiralspicoli; badactor; barbaralee; dims; dumbocrats; filmactorsguild; getahaircutpunk; liberalmeatheads; rats; sanfranciscovalues; seanpenn; shoveit; soiledunderwear
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Rep. Barbara Lee (left) and actor Sean Penn take part in a panel at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland to discuss how the United States can withdraw from Iraq immediately.


1 posted on 03/24/2007 6:21:24 PM PDT by SmithL
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we do support our troops

LIARS

2 posted on 03/24/2007 6:21:55 PM PDT by SmithL (si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: SmithL

Wehn they mention Sean Penn they always say Oscar winning actor. Anyone can win an oOscar today they only have to be liberal. If Al Gore can win one for that pack of lies he put out even a chimp could win one.


3 posted on 03/24/2007 6:25:58 PM PDT by sgtbono2002 (I will forgive Jane Fonda, when the Jews forgive Hitler.)
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To: SmithL

What are their specifics? They don't have any. These people have NO CLUE as to what is involved in a military operation, and even if they did, they are in no position to stop it. Taking a note from the Iran-Contra maneuver, our administration should be soliciting funding directly from Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf states, to maintain our presence in Iraq. Let the Dem'crats scream for scalps, but they would have no effective countermeasures they could put in place anytime soon.

It might be "illegal", but so is what they are doing.


4 posted on 03/24/2007 6:31:29 PM PDT by alloysteel (If you cannot bring yourself to condemn someone, at least make the praise as faint as possible.)
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To: SmithL

A group of cows is a heard. A group of ducks is a flock. Wouldn't a group of nuts be called a scrotum?


5 posted on 03/24/2007 6:32:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
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To: SmithL

Mr. Penn and Ms. Lee;

Neither of you are qualified to pronounce judgment on the strategy required to win the war we are fighting against islamofascism.

Have a really sh!tty day.

Semper Fi,


6 posted on 03/24/2007 6:34:40 PM PDT by 2nd Bn, 11th Mar (The "P" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
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7 posted on 03/24/2007 6:35:00 PM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: SmithL

8 posted on 03/24/2007 6:36:18 PM PDT by denydenydeny ("We have always been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France"--Wellington)
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To: SmithL
we do support our troops


9 posted on 03/24/2007 6:42:05 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: SmithL
If I keep boycotting moonbat American actors like Penn, Baldwin, Robbins, et al, I'll be stuck with nothing to watch but classic movies, foreign horror and martial arts flicks, and episodes of 'South Park'...oh, hey. Wait a minute. That's not so bad.
10 posted on 03/24/2007 6:43:36 PM PDT by Rembrandt_fan
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Penn also said that he supports firemen but opposes them putting out fires.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste but Hollyweirdos do it everyday.

11 posted on 03/24/2007 6:44:51 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (When I was a kid, "global warming" was known as "the weather.")
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To: SmithL

One lie: "The illegal war"......
A war is not illegal if it is declared by our Commander in Chief.
The war in Iraq WAS.

Second lie: We oppose the war, but support the troops.
It is NOT POSSIBLE to be against the war and at the same time, support the troops.

The cast of characters opposing our President, the war, and money being spent on IT rather than on useless social programs that don't work, is the same cast of characters who have consisently opposed ANYTHING America does that is NOT of a Socialist nature.

Maxine and Sean should consider reading George Orwells' 1984 - so they can see the utopia they want to create, in all it's glory and splendor.


12 posted on 03/24/2007 6:45:30 PM PDT by GVNR (In the end, living is a fatal condition.)
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Obligatory pic of Admiral Spicoli.

13 posted on 03/24/2007 6:48:08 PM PDT by dighton
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To: SmithL

"take your war and shove it"




That used to mean "I'm outta here."

Too damn bad Penn and his followers think it means something else.


14 posted on 03/24/2007 6:48:59 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Anyone can win an oOscar today they only have to be liberal. If Al Gore can win one for that pack of lies he put out even a chimp could win one.

As long as the chimp is a Democrat...

15 posted on 03/24/2007 6:50:47 PM PDT by Old Sarge (+ /_\)
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To: SmithL

Penn's father was a Commie. The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the rotten tree.


16 posted on 03/24/2007 6:53:04 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY ((((Truth shall set you free))))
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To: SmithL

we might just "shove" back sonnyboy


17 posted on 03/24/2007 6:57:14 PM PDT by wildcatf4f3 (Find out what brand the Ethiopians are drinking and send a case to all my generals.)
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To: All; SmithL

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NEVER FORGET



During the Vietnam War Anti-U.S Anti-Freedom activists brought on us all to sadly see in the End:



Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education (SLAVE LABOR) Camp

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts



What price now, I wonder..?

12 Million suddenly missing Iraqi Purple voting fingers..?



Bet on it.



NEVER FORGET

.


18 posted on 03/24/2007 7:11:06 PM PDT by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
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To: Rembrandt_fan

lol


19 posted on 03/24/2007 7:12:35 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: SmithL

Oh, how cute...they turned "Dumb and Dumber" into a stage play.


20 posted on 03/24/2007 7:15:27 PM PDT by RichInOC (Stupidity is its own punishment...but sometimes it causes collateral damage.)
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