Sean Penn shows idealism through political activism (BARF Alert!)

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[NormsRevenge]

Sean Penn has experienced backlash for talking openly about his political beliefs, but sees such discussion as more respectable than promoting movies.

"There's baggage attached to coming out publicly on stuff, but there's baggage - in my view, more damaging baggage - to goin' and (appearing) ... on Jay Leno's show, philosophizing about 'Uncle Buck' or whatever you're hawkin'," the Oscar-winning actor tells Esquire magazine in its September issue, on newsstands Wednesday.

Penn, 46, has bitterly criticized President Bush, toured Iraq to observe the war there and helped rescue workers with door-to-door searches for survivors after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans.

"The exemption they make for actors - because you occupy the position they only dreamed about as a child, you can't be an American too," he says. "You don't get both, because that's just too much."

When asked if he wants the United States to win the war in Iraq, Penn replies: "I think we're past that point in human evolution where there's such a thing as winning wars."

He met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last week, the latest in a series of celebrities and public figures to visit Chavez, including Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte and Cindy Sheehan, who became a peace activist after her soldier son was killed in Iraq.

During his trip to Venezuela, Penn said he was visiting "as a journalist and so I owe it to that medium to wait until I've digested, fact-checked and finished my journey here" before saying more. He thanked Chavez for the visit.

Penn's next project is behind the camera, as co-writer and director of "Into the Wild," which will be in theaters Sept. 21.

[NormsRevenge]

When asked if he wants the United States to win the war in Iraq, Penn replies: "I think we're past that point in human evolution where there's such a thing as winning wars."

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[Doctor Raoul]

Penn was a liability in NOLA.

[Badeye]

Spicoli had a higher IQ.

[oh8eleven]

Sean Penn is an irrelevant @ss.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks Sean, it’s always nice to see a proud member of the Loonie Left on shameless display.

[SJSAMPLE]

"Penn, 46, has bitterly criticized President Bush, toured Iraq to observe the war there and helped rescue workers with door-to-door searches for survivors after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans."

Sean Penn went to NOLA with a 12ga shotgun, a bullet-"proof" vest, a leaky boat and a plastic "kegger" cup. He certainly wasn't prepared to "rescue" anyone and ended up needing rescuing himself.

[Doctor Raoul]

This clown made Shanghai Surprise. And moviies are his area of expertise.

He should not be allowed to give anyone advice on anything.

[Doctor Raoul]

This clown made Shanghai Surprise. And moviies are his area of expertise.

He should not be allowed to give anyone advice on anything.

[Clara Lou]

I believe that Penn qualifies as a “red diaper baby,” doesn’t he? He’s crud. He needs to get out of the USA—go to Cuba, go to Venezuela with his new friend—whatever.
I understand that even leftist Hollyweird thinks he’s gone too far—according to an article this morning.

[Doctor Raoul]

When was the last time that racist bastard Sean Penn wore a bullet proof vest in a white neighborhood?

[Edgerunner]

typical libtard. Seems to believe everyone wants peace and love. His opinion is meaningless...

[Brett66]

"I think we're past that point in human evolution where there's such a thing as winning wars."

Cool, we can just surrender and save ourselves a lot of time and effort. So will you volunteer to be the first to get your head cut off for being an infidel?

[jrooney]

I wonder what Sean Penn thinks about Hugo Chavez wanting to remove term limits, so he can be a lifetime dictator like Castro? What would Sean Penn say if a condervative tried that here in the US? Sean Penn is clueless moron and they can no more useful to dictators than him.

[Frank_2001]

If only he could be put in a room for five minutes with General Patton...;)

[jrooney]

Spicoli was more useful to society too.

[garyhope]

“I think we’re past that point in human evolution where there’s such a thing as winning wars.”

Wrong.

There’s no subsitute for victory, freedom and empirical, pragmatic reality over naive, smug, condescending, misguided, useful idiot, narcissitic, self-indulgent, pseudo “idealism”.

Like losing is a viable alternative with Islamofascists and their future nuking of America.

Penn is an idiot and he’s dangerous.

[Badeye]

Yep, at least he hit himself in the head with a shoe....(chuckle)

I don’t see how anyone take a guy known for taking himself way too seriously and for tying his wife to a chair, seriously on any topic.

[weegee]

"The exemption they make for actors - because you occupy the position they only dreamed about as a child, you can't be an American too," he says.

Talk about media elites. Who wants to be an actor when they GROW UP? Most people stop playing pretend by the time they become an adult.

[Dr. Thorne]

Sean Penn shows idealism idiocy through political activism

There. That's better.