Sean Penn uncorked several liberal political messages in his Oscar acceptance speech on Sunday night. He started like this: "You commie, homo-loving sons of guns! I did not expect this, and I wanted it to be very clear that I do know how hard I make it to appreciate me, often. I am touched by the appreciation, and enough that I wanted to scribble down, so I had the names, in case you were commie, homo-loving sons of guns."After he thanked all his assistants and fellow Milk collaborators, he wrapped up:
Finally, for those – two last finally’s – for those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect, and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that way of support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone. (Wild applause)
I’m very proud to live in a country that is willing to elect an elegant man president. And a country who for all its toughness, creates courageous artists, and this is in great due respect to all the nominees.
He paid particular tribute to the acting comeback of his friend Mickey Rourke. In a speech of presenters celebrating his nomination, actor Robert DeNiro paid tribute to Penn’s radical political side:
Sean brings the same commitment to his off-screen life, you see it when he campaigns for human rights, respectfully advises world leaders, and gently, gently reasons with the paparazzi. Tonight, it’s important to be a great actor. In life, it’s more important to be a great human being. That’s my friend Sean Penn.
"Respectful" is not a term that should be used for Sean Penn's political style. In our report on "Huffington's House of Horrors," we recalled a Penn rant published on The Huffington Post about putting a "cum stain" on the flag if didn't impeach President Bush:
Accepting the Christopher Reeve First Amendment Award at a Creative Coalition gala in New York City on December 18, 2006, actor Sean Penn went on a rant calling for the impeachment of President Bush and insulting conservatives from Rush Limbaugh to Sean Hannity. In the text of his prepared remarks, posted by The Huffington Post hours before he spoke, Penn asserted:
They tell us we lost 3,000 Americans on 9/11. Is that enough? We’re about to match it. We’re within weeks, if not less, of killing 3,000 Americans in Iraq. I ask Speaker Pelosi, can we put impeachment on the table then? Without former FEMA chief Mike Brown being held accountable, post Katrina (scapegoat though he may have been) we’d have had the same chaos and neglect when Rita hit Houston. Think about it. And, the same people who trumpet deterrence as a justification for punishment when we speak of “crime and punishment,” will boast their positive thinking when dismissing the deterrent qualities of an impeachment proceeding....So...look, if we attempt to impeach for lying about a blowjob, yet accept these almost certain abuses without challenge, we become a cum-stain on the flag we wave.
He concluded by pleading: “Let’s move forward and swiftly get out of this war in Iraq AND impeach these bastards.” Penn derided conservatives for complicity with Bush:
...it seems inconceivable that this country could’ve ever bought into this war. Who were those mothers and fathers believing in?! We know it’s not the administration alone, but a culture at large, cloaking itself in self-righteousness, religion, and adolescent hero-dreaming machismo. Would they have believed Rush Limbaugh if they’d known he was high as a kite on OxyContin? Would they have believed the factually impaired Bill O’Reilly if they knew he was massaging his rectum with a loofah while telephonically harassing a staffer? Hannity, had they known he was simply a whore to the cause of his pimps – Murdoch and Ailes? Or the little bow-tie putz, if they knew all he was seeking was a good laugh from Jon Stewart? Maybe our countrymen and women were listening to Ted Haggert [sic] while he was whiffing meth and boning a muscle-headed gigolo? Or Mark Foley seeking junior weenis [sic]? Joe Lieberman, sitting Shiva? And Toby Keith, singing about how big his boots are?
The only shocking thing here is that someone would think this is a speech of intellectual distinction worth reproducing.
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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It almost sounds as though
February 23, 2009 - 10:35 ET by HelenSIt almost sounds as though Penn is suggesting that BO may be gay. Or androgynous. Or metro-sexual. Because his comment about BO was that he was elegent. Not black. And coming right after his empassioned support of perversion, it makes me wonder...
I will say, though, that BO is NOT manly. So maybe he (Penn) has something there...
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Yawn. Great, I'll rush out
February 23, 2009 - 11:04 ET by Lancasters Saved UsYawn. Great, I'll rush out and see it. Really, the reason they want marriage rights is mostly so they can have equal (which due to their numbers would mean preferential) adoption rights. Get to work Breeders.
B, Hussein Obama an "elegant man"?
February 23, 2009 - 10:38 ET by CKA in Red State USARight. And Bill Clinton was and remains monogamus in his "marriage" to Hillary.
Penn's remarks are just further examples of why we all show boycott anything coming from the Left Coast's Tinsel Town.
An elegant man Obama isn't.
February 23, 2009 - 16:24 ET by semolina_filcherAn elegant man Obama isn't. This is a snake-oil salesman intent on bringing the once greatest country on earth to its knees: by destroying its financial foundations.
Fraudulent Obama is going to be on TV again tomorrow, with his pupils' homeworks in hand, to see if they could correct the wrongs of the financial institutions.
Note to Mr. Penn: I
February 23, 2009 - 10:38 ET by moderncommentaries83Note to Mr. Penn:
Those people probably didn't waste their time watching the Oscars...
Second, doesn't that sound like a threat? "If they continue that way of support"...what does that mean? I feel no shame in not supporting gay marriage, because I know it will infringe on the rights of people to speak, worship, and vote freely...as Penn proves beyond a shadow of a doubt. The "shame" will come when liberals take away our children and grandchildren for voting our values, which used to be a hallmark of a free, democratic society.
Third, does Penn realize he's talking to a lot of blacks and Latinos in South Central and East LA? They voted - more than Catholics or Mormons - to support Prop. 8. I wonder how well that would go over if he got on his soap box down in Watts and said the same thing...
I don't have to condone, support, or remain passive on issues that are a threat to my liberty, my freedom, and the foundation of civilized society.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
same guy?
February 23, 2009 - 13:27 ET by AJBThis Sean Penn guy... wasn't he the same guy that, in order to demonstrate his 'compassion' and 'involvement' went to New Orleans after Katrina and had more camera crew and bodyguards in his boat that supplies or room to rescue those who really needed help?
He's a fraud, a phony, a hypocrite and an a$$hole. He has a room temperature IQ and I can't remember a movie he made that was even close to entertaining (especially the piss poor job he did in All the King's Men).
So, ME watch this loser on a phoney baloney awards show that's used to bash everything conservative? HA!
That "elegant man"....
February 23, 2009 - 10:41 ET by Adam_MEHe opposes gay marriage. Should he be ashamed of himself?
You know, I support gay marriage. As long as it's approved by a majority of voters, not forced upon us by activist judges. But guess what? Prop 8 won, gay marriage lost. The gay community should go back to the drawing board and try again next election. Instead what do they do? Target Mormons, stomp all over old ladies at rallies, threaten the careers and businesses of people who donated money in favor of Prop 8, and accuse anyone who opposes gay marriage(regardless of their reasons) of bigotry and hatred.
The behavior by gay activists, the drive bys, and Hollywood celebs has been reprehensible. They're so over-the-top and offensive that they're making me root against the passing of gay marriage just to see the miserable looks on their faces, which means they can't be winning over too many of the folks out there who oppose it to begin with.
So let me see if I got this straight
February 23, 2009 - 10:47 ET by Lord ErondBeing a a--hole, playing a fag, being honored for playing a fag by other fags makes you all knowing and brilliant? Tell me liberals don't live in their own little world...
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
Boycott Hollywood
February 23, 2009 - 10:50 ET by Lord ErondTrust me folks, you don't need anything that garbage factory is selling. Read to your kids, play games with them, go for walks with your family. I will at all costs go out of my way to avoid spending money on seeing any garbage produced by those leftist jackasses.
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
The dull and the ignorant ...
February 23, 2009 - 10:55 ET by KC Mulville... they too have their story.
The Constitution never promised that every citizen would be sane, or friendly, or have class. We are a country, not a family, and some of our fellow citizens are mindlessly vulgar and spiritually dysfunctional. In short, we have some dummies here. So what? They think the same of us. Big deal.
Concerning this topic, Andrew Breitbart published an op-ed about the need for the conservative revolution to come from Hollywood. He works on the premise that culture leads politics, and Hollywood leads culture. Breitbart talks about the cultural influence that Hollywood has.
What's revealing is that despite the overwhelming influence of liberals over the education system, the culture, entertainment, and the media (i.e., the systems that supposedly "shape worldviews," a la Katie Couric), we remain a center-right country. Which means that for all their influence, reality trumps indoctrination.
DO LIBERALS EVER SHUT UP??!?!?!?!?!?!?
February 23, 2009 - 11:01 ET by Lord ErondBITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH BITCH, that's all they do!! From sun up to sun down, this sucks that sucks wahhh wahhh wahhh....it's like dealing with a bunch of 12 year old girls on a camping trip. I mean, am I the only one to notice this?
"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-
Count on Penn to push his
February 23, 2009 - 11:03 ET by rbosqueCount on Penn to push his perversion and marxist agenda on stage. I didn't watch it because I had better things to do like have a BBQ under this great Southern California weather.
Penn needs a check-up from the neck up.
gay marriage will never pass
February 23, 2009 - 11:04 ET by puredmashieas long as it's an issue elected by the people. actors like this nitwit depend on gays in the film business for a living, so they have to cowtow. the rest of us see gays for what they are: fags.
swing hard in case you hit it.
Not a fair comment and NOT helpful to the debate.
February 23, 2009 - 11:52 ET by moderncommentaries83Now I don't think that's a fair comment at all or in any way constructive or conducive to the gay marriage debate. All asinine comments like that do is give gay marriage proponents ammo that "proves" we hate them.
Gay people are people and the objection should be to marriage and their behavior, which is inherently disordered according to natural law. But so is the behavior of people who cohabitate and/or engage in sexual relations outside of marriage - their sin is just the same as homosexual sin as both break the bonds of marriage and objectifies another human being.
We are all sinful and all have vices that need to be broken. But the focus on all sin is the behavior and not the person. There is a fundamental difference between the two. We cannot, and should not, tolerate sinful behavior. But we have a duty to love the person who sins.
And let's focus on the behavior here. Now not in regards to sexuality, but into the political and social conduct of gay marriage proponents.
I have it on the word of others in the gay community that the more rabid, anti-religious among them are the minority and do not speak for all gays. Fine - I take them at their word and know that rationally.
But the problem I have, not only with supporting something that condones sin and a violation of natural law, is that those in the rabid minority have made it clear that "tolerance" is not enough. Approval - forced or voluntary - is required of all. Even those who object on moral grounds.
Which is why I fully expect - and it has happened here and in Canada - for Christians and Christian churches to be persecuted, sued, harrassed, fined and otherwised penalized for refusing to acknowledge, condone, perform or participate in gay marriage in any way, shape, or form.
That behavior should not be tolerated and is in direct opposition to a free and democratic society wherein the right to free expression of religion and speech is clearly and explicitly laid out in the First Amendment and has no parameters or limits based on how others "feel" about one's religious points of view or speech.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
ToGay or NOT ToGay
February 23, 2009 - 16:01 ET by MaximusBraveheartToGay or NOT ToGay
(from Smith Penn post)
Kids, and the rest of us, are being lied to. You are not born gay.
They say if you have a reaction to seeing something "gay," then you are
gay. That is such a lie.
Via a porn, a love scene in a movie, or seeing 2 dogs go at it does
not mean jack. So RE the dogs, you are therefore "born that way?" By
their own logic, you should seek out dogs? And since you are born
that way, therefore are not guilty of doing it with beasts? This is
also prohibited in the Bible and it illustrates the same point.
Immoral behaviour is immoral. You are not going to win a battle
against God! And be comforted in this: He tells you this for YOUR own
GOOD; indeed, he does love HIS children; that is YOU!
Now this is scary but true: YOU make the choice to be turned over
to your lustful desires. At that point, God will NO LONGER rescue you
till you repent and turn from you folly. He will let you destroy
yourself. That is free will.
They want an excuse like you said: I was "born that way;" that is a
lame excuse, and a dangerous excuse. We are all "born that way," as in
born sinful. Do not therefore persue sin! Then they wonder why the
feel bad about themselves!
God gave us a concious. The Bible says the law is written IN our
own hearts. You KNOW that it is wrong even WITHOUT the Word. They are
ignoring this internal LAW that is written in their heart. Then, their
itching ears seek out advice and comfort that they WANT TO HEAR. This
choice of sin leads to only one thing in the end, and that is an
unpleasant death.
The law was written to confirm sinfullness. You cannot keep it on your own. The FEAR of God is the beginning of wisdom.
Respect God your creator and turn to Jesus, the final sin offering
which covers us all. It is FREE and you can NOT do enough to earn it.
This would be futile to try to be "good enough." Fighting God all your
life leads to unhappiness and in the end, a worthless death vs.
victorious life and everlasting life with the creator of all.
M-B
We'll have to agree to
February 23, 2009 - 19:07 ET by moderncommentaries83We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
I believe that, if people can be born with genetic abnormalities and disabilities, it's possible - not proven, but possible - that people can be born with a disordered sexuality (homosexuality or, more accutrately, same sex attraction...SSA). It hasn't been scientifically discovered yet, but it's a possibility.
I agree it comes down to choice, which is why I choose to focus my objections to behaviors, rather than orientation. This way - regardless of whether or not homosexuality is generic or inherent - the judgement on sexual behaviors is equal. I may be "straight", but it is still sinful if I choose to engage in sexual activity outside of marriage.
I believe, according to my faith, that any sexual behavior outside the confines of a loving, life-giving sacramental marriage is a sin. It doesn't matter if it's hetero- or homosexual, it is sinful.
The "they're fags" or "they're going to hell for being SSA" is not useful to the debate and actually detracts from substantative dialogue on the issue. It's no different than Penn's "conservatives should be ashamed" tirade, or the constant wailing from gay marriage proponents that we're "bigots" or "haters", etc.
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
It sounds like you agree for the most part!
February 23, 2009 - 21:24 ET by MaximusBraveheartFor disagreeing with "this one", it sounds like you agree for the most part! It is a choice. I did not say it is impossible for a few to have a genetic SSA, but by enlarge most people are just misled into thinking they are gay because of some emotional scar, their direct rebelion of society, the intentional marketing of gay to kids, etc.
I also made it clear that everyone is, and can be just as sinful, gay or not. Agree that "hate" is not useful also. No hate whatsoever here, except in how THEY treat us as stupid and bigots, like Penn, as you said.
M-B
Mea culpa
February 24, 2009 - 08:59 ET by moderncommentaries83Then, my bad. I guess I just didn't understand the content of the post you had before...
I am just cautious because I've run into people in the vein of Westboro Baptists, who say anyone who has SSA is going to hell, regardless of how chaste they are or how much they work to live in full accordance with God's natural law.
And comments like "fag" and other pejoratives get me because they only provide evidence that we're supposed "bigots" for opposing a total upheaval of traditional marriage and family values.
In times like this, where our opposition seeks not to debate or discourse with us - but destroy us outright - we need to come together and stand united.
So that's where I'm coming from...
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
All I can do is to shake my head
February 23, 2009 - 11:06 ET by traditionalistat the stupidity of Hollywood. They wonder why no one cares about the product that they put out. I for one will continue to boycott their product and feel absolutely no shame.
20 Jan 09: The day the Republic died
i guess i missed something
February 23, 2009 - 11:09 ET by i was just thinking"respectfully advises world leaders"
What in the hell qualifies Sean Penn to offer advice to world leaders?
"I’m very proud to live in a country that is willing to elect an elegant man president."
Sorta gets to the crux of the matter, doesn't it? Obama represents, as Rush so aptly puts it, style over substance. The Obamessiah doesn't have to be qualifed, he's elegant!
Sounds as if the Oscars were yet another big Hollyweird Circle-Jerk Lovefest. Pardon my language...
World leaders
February 23, 2009 - 11:44 ET by BlondeYeah, well, Sean Penn's advice to Saddam Hussein was invaluable.
As far as elegance goes, my personal opinion of elegance is more Mitt Romney.
Lie of the Day
February 23, 2009 - 11:10 ET by QueenMum"I did not expect this"
And Word of the Day: Elegant
Let's try to use the word as much as possible.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of the tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. - Ayn Rand
oh my...
February 23, 2009 - 11:32 ET by i was just thinkingQM,I think your answer was very elegantly stated. Simple, and in the best of taste.
this is a silly thing to
February 23, 2009 - 11:13 ET by seaniepthis is a silly thing to bring up, but does Sean Penn realize that the gay people won't have any grandchildren?
So what..
February 23, 2009 - 11:18 ET by mandrakeif this global warming problem isn't fixed I won't have any grandchildren either..and I'm straight!
Mandrake
February 23, 2009 - 12:40 ET by ahusserWhat size wrench do you need to fix that global warming? I got a few in different sizes that I can sell you for a few billion. I am waiting with bated breath to be taxed back into that good old hovel or cave even for the sake of that boogie man "global warming". Please disregard if you were being sarcastic.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
Yes, I was being sarcastic.
February 23, 2009 - 13:11 ET by mandrakeYes, I was being sarcastic. Also I was trying to coax PT into posting one of his lists..just a little fun on a slow Monday afternoon :)
Nope
February 23, 2009 - 11:20 ET by Radar_OneI honestly think he doesn't. I am also wondering how "in character" he got for Milk. He failed to thank his wife in the acceptance speech...hmm???
Barack Obama= Half Honkey...ALL Donkey
now just hold on a minute, there
February 23, 2009 - 11:20 ET by i was just thinkingNow, now... don't go trying to confuse a liberal with facts.
I thought the same thing
February 23, 2009 - 22:33 ET by lotrI thought the same thing myself. Biological human offspring are the result of male-female relations. No male-female relations, no offspring (and thus no "grandchildren"). Therefore, monogomous male-female relations, which result in the base unit of society, i.e., the family, have been dignified as a social institution, in all cultures since the dawn of history, called marriage.
What I want to know is, why does Sean Penn give a rat's ass? Is he in the closet but too afraid to come out? What makes him think that he has a calling to be the Evangelist of Secular Political Correctness and Anti-American Appeasement?
And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall. -- Edgar Allan Poe
I said it before and I'll
February 23, 2009 - 11:20 ET by flyingmonkeyI said it before and I'll say it again, Boycott all things liberal. This includes movies, DVD's, pay per view, magazines, newspapers and if possible, downgrade your cable and satellite systems to exclude MSM cable news channels.
Sean Penn makes it clear that he doesn't respect us so why should we support him. Liberal newspapers and magazines are learning what it's like when half of the potential subscribers won't even consider buying their liberal rags. Let's send the same message to Hollywood and the networks.
Character
February 23, 2009 - 11:22 ET by cvgbuckeyeIf you want a true measure of a man's character; just peak behind him at the kind of followers he has!
I do have to say that I was
February 23, 2009 - 11:22 ET by TexasteacherI do have to say that I was kinda impressed with his speech.
It was the most sober I've ever seen him on TV, and he verbally acknowledged that he's an a**hole not worth paying attention to.
What I don't get is when the democratic process works against anything a liberal wants, they throw a giant s***-fit about it. They put it to a vote and the liberals lost. Deal with it. I thought the liberal mantra was peace and harmony and being inclusive and sensitive to the thoughts and beliefs of others...
Go, have civil unions! But do not under ANY circumstances DEFILE a SACRED religious institution and expect me to not only accept it but keep quiet about my disagreement. MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN! ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS WILL BE!
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
Spiker
February 23, 2009 - 11:23 ET by SpikerSean Penn is a real authority on all things "elegant" after his disgusting stain reference in his HuffPo post.
I can't stand Hollywood. Last night was spent cooking out on the grill, watching Nascar and then going to bed early. Imagine what these Hollywood pinheads would have to say about that?
I'm not interested in watching these morons slap each other on the back and make lame jokes and political statements. I wish they would all just go away!
Spiker: You're a great
February 23, 2009 - 11:37 ET by QueenMumSpiker: You're a great American. And at the same time, quite elegant.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of the tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. - Ayn Rand
I only watched for 2
February 23, 2009 - 11:38 ET by TexasteacherI only watched for 2 reasons. 1. My wife is into the whole entertainment weekly/people/hollywood gossip stuff (and I've tried to break her of it), and 2. I'm a music nerd and I wanted to see if my favorite movie composer (Hanz Zimmer) was up for anything. Sadly, no.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
I did not watch them. I
February 23, 2009 - 12:03 ET by HelenSI did not watch them. I was only interested in the outcome of one movie so I watched the news this morning to catch the updates. I am thrilled that "Slumdog Millionaire" got so many awards and the coverage of those little kids was the only thing worth watching, in my opinion.
So, while Penn does not bring a tear to my eye (unless he provokes me to slamming something in despair), watching those little kids did. THAT is what these awards should be about.
In my opinion.
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Hey Hollywood..
February 23, 2009 - 11:30 ET by cloudnineHey Hollywood, stop politicizing the Oscars ceremony and maybe your ratings will increase.
exactly
February 23, 2009 - 11:34 ET by i was just thinkingToo bad they can't hold the Oscars under that same, all-inclusive Big Tent that the Dimocrats are so proud of.
Penn's frightening aspirations
February 23, 2009 - 11:33 ET by CecilHey Sean "Pennis" lovers! Remember his failed rescue/photo op with "presidential historian" Brinkley down in Nawlins'?
This is priceless:
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/sean-penn-saved-forty-people
"we contend that a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle” - Churchill
~So let me get this straight
February 24, 2009 - 10:10 ET by choselife3xSean Penn (accompanied by two other people) rescued 40 people with a 3 seater dinghy in under 9 hours. He 'waded through toxic muck' (translation: he never set foot out of the boat) with a bullet-proof vest for protection from those innocent, downtrodden victims (of their own stupidity), and bailed out his 3 seater with a 16 oz cup because he forgot to plug the drain hole. GENIUS.
Wonder who he voted for?
Almost forgot: Those 40 people, did he tow them behind the boat at the end of a rope?
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Gary Sinese Award???
February 23, 2009 - 11:39 ET by nofateDoes anyone know if Gary Sinese or Geert Wilders were awarded anything? I didn't think so.
To Those Not Honored
February 23, 2009 - 04:24 ET by nofate
Does anyone know if the documentary "Fitna" was up for an award? Was the producer of "Fitna", Dutch Parliamentarian Gert Wilders, up for an award at all?
From a Wilders speech in the Dutch Parliament:
Was Gary Sinese up for any awards?
Just a couple of honorable mentions that I doubt got mentioned in the self absorption of the oscars. These two are doing more for the future of the human race than any follywood actor. No, that idiot Penn wants to stifle the type of free speech that Geert Wilders is literally fighting for his life to preserve. What a bunch of self absorbed loons.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
Here you go, nofate
February 23, 2009 - 12:29 ET by BlondeThe bloggers over at Big Hollywood were doing live comments on the Oscars last night:
Take Heart Everyone ~ Dallas Jenkins: They got their president, and they got their Best Actor, but they’ve cashed in all their chips. You always have to go through hell to get to heaven, so perhaps in 2016 Bobby Jindal will be elected President and Gary Sinise will win Best Actor.
Never Again ~ Iowahawke: Oh Lordy I should not have picked “courage” as my drinking word.
Oh Great, Now the Mormons Are Rioting Again ~ Ernie Mannix: Thanks for nothing Sean Penn.
Blonde
February 23, 2009 - 13:45 ET by nofateI found several interesting tidbits on your link to Breitbart, a worthwhile hollywood site, by the way.
Review: Torn From The Flag by Endre Balogh
A documentary about the evil of communism during the Hungarian revolution.
And, if you can stomach it, Penn's acceptance speech. I ran across it and couldn't watch it, just offer it for full disclosure purposes:
Penn acceptance speech
Have a good day, J.
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
GMTA, nofate
February 23, 2009 - 13:50 ET by BlondeI posted the link to the review of Zeigler's film over on the open thread earlier....and big surprise, picked out the exact same sentence you did about the magnitude of the media's corruption.
You have a good one, too.
Great Minds
February 23, 2009 - 13:55 ET by nofateYada, yada :-)
"The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."
michaelyon-online.com
As much as I hate H'wood, I did live-blog
February 24, 2009 - 06:48 ET by thebutlerdiditover at Big Hollywood, last nite. I had to fortify myself, as did most posters there, to make it through that miasma of garbage. I was expecting Penn, and others to make disgusting comments, but it got my blood pressure up more than I expected. Also, they had the worst ever live-blogging system EVER going on over there. Hopefully, they will improve it before any future events
I can't help but wonder why the Hollywood folks refuse to accept the fact that they praise Penn as wonderful for his gay rights fight, yet he goes and kisses a$$ with the dictators of countries that kill gays. Hmmm. Isn't that the ultimate disconnect? I know most of them are as ignorant as dirt, but somehow I don't get how they ever square their hypocrisy.
All a Democrat needs is the upper-story window of public attention and the chamber pot of rhetoric. How else to explain the rise of Joe Biden? P.J. O' Rourke
This won't go away until...
February 23, 2009 - 12:32 ET by awffp1890We stop putting money in the pockets of these Hollywood morons. It will also continue as long as they have a forum to spew forth their garbage.
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning
Speaking of people ...
February 23, 2009 - 12:38 ET by SentryDanSpeaking of people making fools out of themselves, did you see "the one" last night at his black tie dinner at the WH fumble with his toast to the nation's govenors.
Looks like there are going to be lots of embarrassing moments to come when "the one" makes toasts at upcoming State dinners. There's going to be lots of talking under one's breath by foreign dignitaries about what a klutz "the one" is. God help us all.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.
~SentryDan
February 23, 2009 - 12:44 ET by choselife3xI hadn't heard about it, gotta link?
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Soured Dairy
February 23, 2009 - 13:05 ET by jdubyaWhat a bunch of curds.
Let Californication get it's stupid law passed by the vociferous minority!
Allow all those who do not agree with it to leave the state, for states that respect the voter's rights of majority rule. California is obviously slanted that if you do not follow the Hollywood Fairy Tale Elite, that you are evil, racist, a bigot, or...a taxpaying god-fearing conservative Rebulican. Whatever.
Then, when all the normal people are gone, the Hollywood Romanesque orgy will begin, with all the same beta-male plush toy fantasies of how their world works will go into effect.
Then, reality will strike like a meteor. When they realize that all their programs are broke. When there are no successive generations to pay for these outrageous programs, or those that are there cannot speak English. They will again, ask for a bailout.
I can see it now. Govenor Clooney goes to DC to portray his most touching acting role ever in the history of Hollywood. He gets off his private learjet, a newset of knee pads, and some lipstick.
Only, he is greeted by a division of the USMC. They are there to inform him that his state no longer qualifies for bailout as it is no longer considered a state, but merely a pipe dream beta-male fantasy. No cash infusion of any size would be available.
Govenor Clooney is declared insane after repeatedly screaming the words "Cut! Cut! This is not how I want this scene to fill out!" in a very high pitched, almost shrill-like tantrum. He is placed immediately in a straight jacket, thrown back into his plane, and the entire contents sold to the Haitian government for use as target practice by their new air force.
A True Stooge
February 23, 2009 - 13:39 ET by FedUpEvenMoreI just saw that Sean Penn is rumored to be playing Larry Fine in the 2009 release of the Three Stooges. Finally! A part that his personality and acting talents are truly fit for. Perhaps they can get Olberman and Matthews to play Moe and Curly. Remember how the Three Stooges were a bunch of jackasses (D)? Hmmm, how closely art imitates reality.
Sean who?
February 23, 2009 - 15:51 ET by SlicksterSean who?
Penn describing himself and his crowd
February 23, 2009 - 16:27 ET by RD KingYou commie, homo-loving sons of guns!
You know back a few years say about up to 1960 America's streets were safe for our children, but of course people like the description above were not allowed to openly engage in perversity and the kidnapping, rape and torture of children without paying an extreme price, so it was a verrry rare happening. And now with all the hate crimes these perverts commit, you would call this a better world, I'm sorry I just cant go along with that logic. It was way better prior to 1960, it was America.
"Sneer" Well, that about
February 23, 2009 - 19:07 ET by RR GOP"Sneer"
Well, that about sums up Mr. Penn.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Is that what we call them now?
February 24, 2009 - 02:00 ET by JWFcreates courageous artists
Artists? Is that what we call the men and women in the line of fire in Iraq and Afghanistan? That is who he is referring to, right? They are the most courageous people I know of.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.