Sean Penn Heading to Cuba to Interview Castro for Vanity Fair

Sean Penn Heading to Cuba to Interview Castro for Vanity Fair

By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)
October 25, 2009 - 23:53 ET

If Fidel Castro and Sean Penn are in the same room, which one do you think hates America more?

Such a question doesn't seem to concern Vanity Fair who according to the website TMZ has hired Penn to write an article about how Barack Obama and his administration have impacted Cuba.

As reported by Agence France-Presse Sunday (h/t Big Hollywood):

"Sean (Penn) is going to the land of Fidel as a journalist, writing a story for Vanity Fair (magazine) about how the (Barack) Obama administration has affected Cuba," TMZ reported.
Penn was traveling with Diana Jenkins: "Actually ... it's her plane ... she's married to the head honcho at Barclays bank," TMZ added, noting the pair set out from Las Vegas on Saturday.
"Barclays sources say Sean and Diana are going to meet (Fidel) Castro -- presumably because that's what Diana told them," the website reported. Penn's representative also told TMZ a meeting was possible.

Well, maybe he'll like it so much there he'll want to stay.

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Sean and his communist fetish...

October 26, 2009 - 00:16 ET by AgentAmerican

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Perhaps, he's pimping to be Che's replacement.

Awake the sleeping giant...and that giant is WE THE PEOPLE!

"If Fidel Castro and Sean

October 26, 2009 - 03:04 ET by notonmywatch

"If Fidel Castro and Sean Penn are in the same room, which one do you think hates America more?"

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Sean Penn hates America more.

October 26, 2009 - 07:34 ET by HeavyChevy

Because Sean knows first hand the horrors of living in the USA. the star worship, the tortures of the late night parties, the fame and the torture of all those evil vile paper cuts while counting all his money. Castro never had to go through such rigors in his life, I mean really if anyone ever deserve a peace prize it's the great Mr. Penn for surviving for so long in our hateful capitalist country of ours. He is truly a credit and dare I say it a role model for us all. Sarc/off

Castro looks pretty good

October 26, 2009 - 02:05 ET by kefka

Castro looks pretty good from 3,000 miles away I guess. Penn should spend the rest of his life there to really experience the wonders of communism.

Oh Gawds! How I wish!

October 26, 2009 - 02:21 ET by Marat

I wish he would take that pseudo-documentary maker with him and then they both can stay there. If Cuba is such a paradise please go! And leave this lousy country here for the rest of us.

And to think i use to be a Socialist in my younger days. lol

I've Got A Better Idea!

October 26, 2009 - 06:42 ET by GeneralAl

I've got a better Idea! Since most of the "Hellywood" loons love Communism and Castro so much, why don't they take all of Hellywood to Cuba and live? They could be in their wonderful paradise with the best of healthcare, conveniences, and freedoms!

There just a small point to ponder, Mister Pin Head Penn! Communism says "Share and share alike!" That means the same budget for all movies and the same pay for all actors!

Theres one other drawback, little tadpole! You don't have FREEDOM of SPEECH in Cuba! When you don't get things your way, you'll have to keep your mouth shut!

Of course thats absurd because we all know its perfect in Castro's paradise and Pin Head Penn will be on his knees to the Carribean NoGod-Father of Communism!

I must say it will be fun

October 26, 2009 - 08:43 ET by BD

I must say it will be fun following Fidel and his brother Raul's Deaths and the subsequent revolution to see just how much scorn can be heaped upon Michael Moore and Sean Penn by the populous of Cuba.

Those who are forced to kiss but today, will kick it tommorrow....

I wonder if Sean will ask

October 26, 2009 - 04:27 ET by Blix America

I wonder if Sean will ask about freeing Juan Carlos Gonzalez Marcos who was arrested and sentences to two years in prison for the crime of “dangerousness” for speaking out about his government on the Internet? What do ya say Sean?

http://blog.taragana...

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I hope the 13

October 26, 2009 - 05:45 ET by MOONSTRUCK

readers of vanity fair enjoy the article.

Question. Why do hollywood lefties always wait til they make millions off Americans before they come out of the closet, and slam said America?

Sean, please do us all a favor...

October 26, 2009 - 06:15 ET by Fuzzlenutter

...and contract a fatal, untreatable "mystery" disease in Cuba...

If he pisses off castro, he

October 26, 2009 - 07:07 ET by kangaroo

If he pisses off castro, he could very well get lead poisoning.

The adoring student going to

October 26, 2009 - 06:51 ET by nadadhimmi

The adoring student going to prostrate himself before the master. Hey Penn, if you lived in the glorious peoples republic and paradise of Cuba, Fidel would take all your millions and imprison you, moron.

Finally, a real journalist interviews Castro!

October 26, 2009 - 06:57 ET by Red Jeep

What took so long? Go Sean go! I think I'll go buy a 100 Sean Penn DVD movies. Is he taking Michael Moore?

Being sarcastic but this guy must have an ego so big that his brain finds it difficult to hold it in. Penn is either convinced that he is the smartest man in the world or Penn is so dumb that he doesn’t realize how stupid he is.

" Penn is either convinced

October 26, 2009 - 11:10 ET by MikeB

" Penn is either convinced that he is the smartest man in the world or Penn is so dumb that he doesn’t realize how stupid he is." I would say both.

Sean Penn "attended Santa Monica High School." (tiscali.co.uk) Didn’t say anything about graduating high school, just attended. "But Sean started work early, skipping college …" ibid

At best, Penn is a high school graduate, and apparently Santa Monica High School either believes in Social Passing, or they don't bother to teach Reading, Writhing, and Arithmetic along with their multi-culturalism, marxism, and narcissism classes.

edit: Writing, not Writhing. I need my coffee.

"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan

Here are some questions

October 26, 2009 - 07:02 ET by DontFeedTheTrolls

Here are some questions Penn can ask Castro:

Fidel, how many people have been summarily executed because they disagreed with you?
Fidel, how many people have been imprisoned because they disagreed with you?
Fidel, how many people have left your country on flimsy watercraft because they disagreed with you?

Write your Congress and Senate and tell them what YOU think!

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Sean must be trying to make

October 26, 2009 - 07:10 ET by Firmworm

Sean must be trying to make up for the role he played in the 'Falcon and the Snowman'. For those of you who have not seen the movie (which is actually very good) he plays a drug dealer who makes a fool of himself by going to the American embassy in Mexico City to trade U.S. spy photos for cash. What a moron!

Make that the Russian

October 26, 2009 - 07:13 ET by Firmworm

Make that the Russian embassy in Mexico City.

Mark my words: Penn's

October 26, 2009 - 07:26 ET by HockeyKid

Mark my words: Penn's article will start with some tripe along the lines of, "When I first saw Castro, he was not what you might expect. He didn't come across as dictatorial at all. In reality, he's more like your kind elderly uncle, smiling pleasantly as he sat across from me in his Adidas track suit. I felt an instant affinity for him."

"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me

Re Penn's Words

October 26, 2009 - 10:49 ET by slickwillie2001

What is it with dictators and the track suits?

Penn

October 26, 2009 - 08:03 ET by captcwew

Let's face it folks: This move is a "Self-Important" measure at best. What new revelations could we find out about the Castro-Obama relationship? Obama is a neophyte and Castro is a dictator.

Penn and Obama have one thing in common: Both are a man-child.

Penn could finally redeem

October 26, 2009 - 08:40 ET by BD

Penn could finally redeem himself to his fellow countrymen and punch Fidel in the throat - just like Penn used to do to the people taking his photograph...

sinking ship

October 26, 2009 - 09:35 ET by jon_torlin

Anyone remember how he got some boat and was apparently going to do something with rescuing Katrina flood victims and he had a flak vest on and cameras and the boat he was using started to fill up with water within seconds?

Still cracks me up when I think of it.

http://www.florida-c...

The comments that follow it are fun to read.

-Jon

I wonder if Shawn woud like

October 26, 2009 - 09:36 ET by G. May

I wonder if Shawn woud like to give away his money when he lets communists run the show. I wonder how all these celebs would feel giving away their fortunes.

Great - the two most brilliant minds of our day....

October 26, 2009 - 09:54 ET by Slyrr

These two mental giants will 'talk' - I can hardly wait to see what they concoct between them. Sean will probably ask Castro to use dope instead of tobacco in Cuban cigars.....

Another useful idiot

October 26, 2009 - 10:01 ET by cajun2

Ray Nagin, Mayor of NO, just returned from Cuba. He was so enamered of Castro's ability to affect evacuations during a hurricane. He could not figure out that in a dictatorship you dont need the citizens cooperation. I think Nagin needed video of his admiration of a socialist dictator to include in his resume'. He will soon be looking for work and will apply to Anita Dunn for the position of "Czar of Hurricane Preparedness". His arrogance, corruption, and incompetance, racisism, and admiration for all things socialist, definately qualify him for a position with this administration. Move over Sean Penn, you have competition.

Can we lock the door to the

October 26, 2009 - 10:03 ET by Radical1979

Can we lock the door to the U.S. behind Sean? Give him a real taste of life under Fidel.

I

October 26, 2009 - 10:16 ET by jessieH

I hope it's a one way ticket.

Cuba must be a neat place

October 26, 2009 - 10:19 ET by ahusser

for Sean to visit he'll get to see all those 1956 Chevy's still on the road not to mention the 20 year old Russian trucks.

"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'

Sean Penn to interview Fidel Castro?

October 26, 2009 - 10:41 ET by MightyMouth

Since when did the dictionary conflate "interview" with fellate?

"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"

→ MM

October 26, 2009 - 11:41 ET by Cool Arrow

It's definition #27, "blowviate"

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Alternate Prologue?

October 26, 2009 - 11:33 ET by sergeant stogie

If Vanity Fair had any guts they would start Penn's no doubt hard-hitting piece with "If you are reading this article you are obviously NOT in Cuba, because if you were in Cuba you would not be free to read this".

And then let Penn blather about what a great place Cuba is.