Someone needs to sue Santa Monica High School for education malpractice on behalf of the ill-educated Sean Penn. I mean, the man is nearly illiterate and he certainly has no grasp on history, philosophy, or statecraft. But his wacko left-wing inanities aside, it is his illiteracy that seems the most lamentable. Oh, it isn't Rosie O'Donnell illiterate. Hers is a special class of insensibility all by itself, but Penn's brand is proof of the lowest quality of education. I mean the man can barely put two words together sensibly much less exhibit a grasp of grammar and syntax. It really is a crime how badly he's been educated.
Take for instance his latest Huffington Post blathering where he seems to be saying that all we need to win the day in international relations is to give a "smile." Aside from being childishly simplistic in concept, it has some of the worst word usage and syntax I've seen for a long time in what is supposed to be a leader of opinion (again, Rosie aside).
Now, I don't claim to be the king of grammar, myself. But, if I had millions of dollars as he does I'd at least be smart enough to hire an editor so that I don't end up looking like a complete moron. Unfortunately, I am one of the po'folk, so I have to muddle through as best as I can.
His wind up is amusing for its utter lack of introspection.
Once again the simple-minded media and its pundits are confused about the nature of Americanism and language.
Coming from one such as he, THAT right there is some funny stuff.
From there Penn launched into some odd attack on president Ford that has little to do with the rest of his topic and is an illogical point, in any case. He recalls how Obama is being accused of not "looking forward" as he promised he would but has failed to uphold when recently stating that Bush administration officials could be sent to show trials and "truth" commissions over the torture issue. He then says that Ford wasn't "forward looking" enough by pardoning Nixon. But, that is precisely what Ford was doing. Unlike Obama, Ford knew that show trials whipped up against Nixon would hurt the country and would prevent moving forward from Watergate. If Obama was as clear thinking as Ford, we'd all be better off.
Unfortunately, Penn is insensible to this truth. He wants to indulge in McCarthyesque witch-hunts. Wonderfully "forward looking" of him, isn't it?
Now catch this muddled sentence:
Further, the criticisms of President Obama's warm greeting toward President Chavez of Venezuela have been the posturing of our nation's most bitter and humanly impotent voices.
Uh, what the heck is a "humanly impotent voice"? What other kind of voice is there? Maybe it was a fishly impotent voice, or a birdly impotent one? And let us not even mention how clumsy that sentence is otherwise.
And then we get foolish hyperbole...
Why is anyone listening to former Vice President Cheney? He's the one person alive proven wrong on virtually every topic.
Yeah, "every topic." Not too over-the-top, eh?
Then we get a sentence that looks as if it were written by a 12-year-old.
Then there's Newt Gingrich, who commented on the Chavez greeting as being approached wrong.
Amateurish, at best.
And it keeps getting worse.
He suggested that the meeting itself may not be improper, but that it should have been handled with a cold demeanor.
A garbled mess, that.
But, guess what, guys. All we need are smiles.
This is a pattern of bad acting advice from bad actors. (All wimps think playing a tough guy is done in one-note coldness.) With a friend, or an enemy, our president will gain greater strategic position with a smile.
Yes, I remember the smile of Neville Chamberlain proudly proclaiming "peace in our times." I also remember Stalin smiling as he signed that famous non-aggression pact with Chamberlain's buddy just before the Germans came crashing into Russia. Those are some really famous smiles that were oh, so advantageous for world peace, eh?
One wonders if Penn -- both historically and grammatically illiterate -- knows of those aforementioned smiles? It would appear not.
Now, what follows is the same sort of looking away, the same sort of apologia that leftists in the U.S. employed from the 1930s until the 1990s. Then, for all those many decades, these lefties constantly supported communism while pretending not to know of the many millions of human beings that Stalin and the U.S.S.R. were murdering on a yearly basis. It is the sort of blinkered thinking, the sort of blinder-wearing, illogical, unthinking, inhumane, self-loathing sort of stupidity that the left is famous for. It's ends-justify-the-means at its worst.
And it’s exactly what Penn is recreating:
I know President Chavez well. Whether or not one agrees with all his policies, what is certainly true of Chavez is that he is a warm and friendly man with a robust sense of humor (who daily risks his own life for his country in ways Dick Cheney could never imagine). To treat such a man coldly is akin to spitting on him. As a country we've done enough of that. Say what you will, but it has only resulted in the self-celebration of our smirking spitters, while costing us international respect, American lives, and left wounds in the hands of our children's future. The Cheneys, down to the O'Reillys and Hannitys and Limbaughs, effectively hate the principles upon which we were founded. They are among the greatest cowards in all of American history. I applaud an American President who's tough enough...to smile.
...not to mention that it again seems to have been written by an unschooled 12-year-old.
So what about those “cold men”? You mean, cold like Chavez who so threatened the leader of an opposing Venezuelan political party that said leader had to flee the country? How many opposition leaders did George W. Bush try to jail or chase out of the country these last 8 years?
Put simply -- because simply is all he can understand -- Sean should hang up his Penn. He is truly making himself look the fool.
But, gosh darn it … he likes himself. And he's sure there will be peace in our times if we all just "smile."
(H/T to NewsBuster reader Blonde for reminding me about this one)
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He should stick to movies....
April 26, 2009 - 08:31 ET by superconHe makes Garafolo look intelligent.
Because with a name like Obama... you know it has to be good.
"Celebutard"
April 26, 2009 - 08:56 ET by BlondeDoesn't even begin to descibe the inane Sean Penn.
I got such a huge laugh at his attempt to be serious.
Can you imagine him debating here with such blather? He'd be run off the boards in about ten minutes flat.
I hope he fails, too.
Why?
April 26, 2009 - 09:18 ET by slickwillie2001There are many Hollywood celebs that are a millimeter deep. Their adoring fans associate them somewhat subconciously with the characters they play. Fans assume Jon Stewart is a brilliant political thinker; why do they think that? Who has talked to him about politics when he was away from his teleprompters and clever staff of writers? Listen to great liberal thinkers like Streisand, or Tim Robbins, or Robin Williams, etc, or look at what they write that's unfiltered. The majority of these folks are submoronic. They typically stumbled through high school, spending more time in drama class than science, if they made it through high school at all. Why does anyone listen to them on politics?
PS: Favorite Sean Penn scene: Katrina, shotguns, leaky boat. Best line: Oh my god, I forgot to fix that leak.
We're being too kind.
April 26, 2009 - 09:20 ET by Jack Herman"To treat such a man coldly is akin to spitting on him."
I would like dictator Chavez to be treated as though we were (rhymes with spitting) on him.
Pen is baffling
April 26, 2009 - 09:24 ET by kmorrisonEven stupidity doesn't usually turn one into the tool of dictators, but Penn seems to have a special brand of idiocy. He supposed to be pro-human rights? Correct? Odd, odd man.
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Forget the "smile" Sean....
April 26, 2009 - 09:28 ET by BuxomAnnieMcGreggorForget the "smile" Sean.... you may as well have stated that peace with our enemies is totally attainable. It's a two-teared plan of yours and all that is required is;
A: COOL BUZZ
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B: TASTY WAVES
=
WORLD PEACE
Problem solved, DUDE ;~)
"We retort..... you decide."
In the public's eyes,
April 26, 2009 - 09:31 ET by BuxomAnnieMcGreggorIn the public's eyes, Sean.... you will never get past the Jeff Spicoli stigma hanging around your neck.
;~)
"We retort..... you decide."
Actor's have a propensity for egomania
April 26, 2009 - 09:51 ET by c5thenSome resist it and go on to be truly wonderful people. Some succumb and go on to be self-appointed "experts" and assume that because they've read a script in front of some cameras that they actually know the material they were reading.
Penn is obviously the latter.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
The key thing to note from
April 26, 2009 - 10:00 ET by BDThe key thing to note from my perspective is that everyone in Hollywood participates in a world of immagination and make believe. Reality is not important as long as you can IMAGINE such tripe as world brotherhood and then make believe it is happening etc.
Penn is just another such.
I gotta say that in a way we are fortunate. Otherwise the "Reality Challenged" would simply be yet another drain on the productive in society.
I agree in principle.
April 26, 2009 - 10:03 ET by motherbeltI agree in principle.
They know they live in a make-believe world, mouthing words that others write for them, so they do this to convince themselves that their lives have some meaning in the real world, and that they deserve to be taken seriously.
They might say "Wow, that sucks!" But at least they'll say "Wow!" -Duff Goldman, the Ace of Cakes
How could that happen?
April 26, 2009 - 10:13 ET by GrammyThis is the part I loved:
"When President Obama today inferred consideration of holding former
administration officials accountable to law, he was immediately accused
of violating his belief that we should 'look forward'."
Exactly who did BHO infer all that clap trap from you fool?
The Arrogance of Ignorance
April 26, 2009 - 11:04 ET by iveseenitallGeorge Will used a phrase: "Selling the talentless to the tasteless". As evinced by Sean Penn and his pals, ignorance is bliss in our "modern" world. The educational system in America continues its downhill slide as its practiciners beg for more tax money and continue to lower standards. Long ago our public schools began their attack on Western culture, replacing it with a left-wing, "social-justice" agenda. As a result, pride in learning and logic has given way to an arrogance of ignorance which is demonstrated daily from adolescents on the street to the White House itself. I doubt Barry Obama (whose own grammar is quite poor) could pass an American history exam. Moreover, this ignorance has come with great cost economically, socially, and morally. It is a major factor in the myriad of problems we now face as a nation. We are in deep soup, folks.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Show Trials
April 26, 2009 - 11:59 ET by Redrowan2000I guarantee Mr. Hate America First Penn that if show trials do come about, for the people that protected this country for the last 7.5 years from terrorist attacks, the American people will start conducting their own trials against the Hate America first crowd. They may not even get a courtroom or show in front of Congress or the Senate. These guys have become the McCarthyites of the millenium. Not that what McCarthy was saying was wrong . It was a matter of style. The left strikes out on substance and style.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
Sean Penn is brain dead. The only time I felt sorry for him was
April 26, 2009 - 12:39 ET by pahuberabout 20 years ago when Mr. Hand took his pizza away from him.
Smiling...
April 26, 2009 - 13:04 ET by adamsmithOkay, everything will be rosy, just smile...Isn't this the same idiot who was beating the piss out of photographers when he stepped out with his skank ho wife Madonna? That was pretty peaceful if I remember. This guy is lower than underware crust. He's the most overrated actor of probably all time. All he does is get pissed on camera. Sell your peace schlock somewhere else, you mental midget....
Well sometimes he does his
April 26, 2009 - 20:39 ET by Radical1979Well sometimes he does his really sucky crying thing. Why that passes for acting I have no idea.
Sean Penn is smiling? At this?
April 26, 2009 - 13:21 ET by Gary HallYep, a true warm and friendly man:
I might note that Chavez also called Saddam Hussein a "Gentleman." During Saddam's rule, as many as 2 million human beings died from war, genocide, torture, assasinations, abuse, WMD's, etc.
Sean Penn is smiling....? President Obama is smiling..? We should all just smile..?
(;~/ gary
Forgive me GH, but I
April 26, 2009 - 21:38 ET by JerryForgive me GH, but I can't tell if you are quoting Chavez, congressional Democrats, or NYT editorial writers.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Jerry..
April 27, 2009 - 15:57 ET by Gary HallIndeed - perhaps none of us can. Yikes! (;~/ gary
I'm sure Hitler was a great
April 26, 2009 - 19:39 ET by Radical1979I'm sure Hitler was a great dinner companion, but that doesn't mean we should have dealt with him. It says something about Penn that he says he knows Chavez well and seemingly has no objections to his policies. I wish Penn would live as a regular citizen under Chavez and see how wonderful he is then.
stupid is stupid does sir
April 26, 2009 - 20:16 ET by rightwinger65I think it's so funny. I'm not a word smith, or a big grammar guy. I'm just a lolely ol truck driver.That enjoys posting my opinions every once in a while.So I can say I drive a truck really good. Therefore I stick to truck driving, right? Mr Hate America is a good actor, I must admit... my opinion. Therefore I think he SHOULD stick to acting. I read his article in the bluffington post. Being a layman in the English language...I couldn't really tell wether it was gibberish or a work of art. So I'm thankful that someone has pointed this sophistry out. He's a joke. Trying to be someone he can never be.(Pro Writer)..or think they are still in character after the movie has been completed. Like so many actors try to do. Like Travolta did thinking he was curing everybody during the shooting of "Michael".. So maybe he should find a part in a movie where he plays some big time blogger and he can have a Pro make him look and sound like the real thing. Oh and the chavez thing. Why don't you and chavez and the holy one go fly an F*********G kite. And while you at it...GET THE F**K out of my country you FREAK! And your freak wife, too.
Very eloquently put sir!
April 26, 2009 - 21:40 ET by pahuberYou are a true patriot!
God bless.
thanks
April 26, 2009 - 21:59 ET by rightwinger65Thank you pahuber. This guy really got my goat. I don't often allow that to happen. But he is talking about something very dear to me. How his LOVE FOR F**********G COMMUNISM is soooooo prevalent in his diatribes. Someone posted how he should be a normal citizen in Venezuela under ole chavy's communistic rule. Of course...that would never come to fruition. Cause remenber... "Do as I Say, NOT, as I do"!F*****G guy gets me soooo MAD!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! How does this freak continue to make millions and have free range on on spewing BS! Oh! Right! "Freedom of Speech'. THE CONSTITUTION....WHICH buy the way...THEY HATE!!! sooo much. Well in the descent part anyway. (there descent of our idealogies) I think I'll go watch 24 now and watch Jack Bauer kick some terrorist As s.
Hopefully, Jack will waste that genine g. while he is at it!
April 26, 2009 - 22:34 ET by pahubertake care.
Nothing New Here
April 27, 2009 - 11:59 ET by rammingspeedThe most popular ones, the stars of whatever - high school prom queens and the like - have also had the spotlight on them and have always been listened to, no matter what they say. The idiots at the Huffington Post are a minority group, loud and well publicized though they are.
Penn means nothing, will have no impact while the pressure from the right continues to build. It's always good to know what's on a person's mind, though, as he speaks for the entire left. Nothing original, mind you, just the passing along of dreck and drivel.