Sean Penn And Bill Maher: What Could Go Wrong? A Lot
At the end of a discussion of Haiti on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, actor Sean Penn went on a rant in defense of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez, suggesting prison time for American journalists: “every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it! And accept it. And this is mainstream media, who should – truly, there should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies.”
This is a little strange, since a study by our Business and Media Institute of Chavez coverage from 1998 to 2006 found Chavez’s much-criticized human rights record was mentioned in only ten percent of stories, and he was described as a leftist in only 12 percent of stories. Maher shifted to Chavez and the end of the Haiti interview, asking Penn to make a case for his man Chavez:
MAHER: His image in the media is just a buffoon. You have been there. You know him. You’ve talked to him. That’s all I really know about Hugo Chavez, is what I read in the media. A dictator, took over a lot of the branches of government, wants to be president for life. What do you know that I don’t know, that I should not have such a harsh feeling about this guy?
PENN: I think that if you’re more happy with 20 percent of a population having the access to dreams, access to the feeling they have an identity and a voice. If it’s okay with the 20 percent, versus the 80 percent he gave it to, then you can criticize Hugo Chavez. You know, there are a lot of complicated issues that comes simply out of perspective. We in the United States have a difficult time putting ourselves in the shoes of what has been the history of Venezuela, the history of Latin America, and many other places.We’re very monocultural. And then we are hypnotized by the media. For example, Hugo Chavez. Who do you know here who’s gone through fourteen of the most transparent elections on the globe, and has been elected democratically, as Hugo Chavez?
Stay with the transcript here, because Penn’s talk gets very fuzzy and inarticulate, but his primary point is that Venezuela and Cuba helped him provide assistance to Haiti, when he knew next to nothing about how to help, so he is frustrated that anyone would speak negatively about them:
PENN: Hugo Chavez, who when I went to Venezuela, when I went to Haiti, because when I, starting up an NGO [non-governmental organization, in U.N.-speak], how do I , an actor in Hollywood, order bulk narcotics? [Laughter] But meanwhile –
MAHER: Oh, I know you do know how.
PENN: But on a serious note, you know, this is where amputations, reamputations after gangrene sets in – it was Venezuela, Cuba, were – supplied us with those to be able to get them to hospitals. And then later when I – it wasn’t because the Americans weren’t, it was because I didn’t know how – It seemed I didn’t know the same people that I know to be able to do it.
Penn wrapped up the segment by insisting that he’s a little sympathetic to anti-American conspiracy theories about occupation, because this is the kind of gunk that gets thrown at his hero Hugo, and it should be punished by jail time:
PENN: The collaborative opportunity in Haiti, when you talk about Hugo Chavez, and some of the other people who are demonized [think Castro], and you know, when some of these countries accuse us of an occupation — where I believe this was strictly a humanitarian action by the United States military, and an incredible one – I’m a little sympathetic. Because every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it! And accept it. And this is mainstream media, who should – truly, there should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies.
Penn did not offer praise for the network news reporters who spoke well of Chavez, as BMI reported:
Jessica Yellin of ABC’s Good Morning America” portrayed him as the “wildly popular Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez” and added “it’s clear the real star in these parts is Mr. Chavez, the protest leader” in her Nov. 5, 2005, broadcast.
Ironically, an Aug. 16, 2004, “NBC Nightly News,” report actually noted concern had Chavez lost the election. Anchor Tom Brokaw expressed that sentiment: “There had been concerns that a Chavez defeat could further disrupt oil supplies.”
Chavez and Penn do seem to agree on George W. Bush, as BMI noted:
A Feb. 5, 2006, Reuters report quoted him [Chavez] saying: “The imperialist, genocidal, fascist attitude of the U.S. president has no limits. I think Hitler would be like a suckling baby next to George W. Bush.”
So Penn doesn’t think Chavez isn’t more of a demonizer than a demonizee?
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Fuck off you irrelevant cocksmoker
YEMROM? My brother is very angry
I won’t read the story. They are both complicit with the downfall of this country, Hollywoodesque examples of what Mc Carthy warned about all along. The weakest node is the will of the people and how better to penetrate and have the cover for action? Propaganda right into their homes and movie theatres and then political cicanery by actors, who are someone else and are paid like millionaires for destroying America.
Read the story, it’s funny as hell - Penn can’t compose a proper sentence to save his life.
He was probably high or coming down from a high. He’s real piece of work. Ohhhhhh Kayyyyyy if you insist I will read this bullshit.
I’ll give $1,000.00 to the “Permanently Relocate Sean Penn to Venezuela Fund” right now, as long as the POS is never allowed to return.
Thats what I never have understood about the “types” like these two. They obviously hate this country, and have the means to leave…so why are they still here
I think my answer is, these are just miserable people. They will be miserable where ever they are, but they know this is the only country who will not only give their gripes an audience without inprisoning them, but pay them to boot
One word for Spicoli.
r***rd
When did “retard” become so vile you can’t spell it out. Or did you just forget how to spell it?
To call Sean Penn an ignorant wing-nut would be to pay him a compliment. He is a very overrated actor. Apparently Chavez is supplying Penn with some Venezuelan gold, meaning like Acapulco gold.
Here Penn….use this
instead of your finger. You friggin’ c@nt.
why do these Libs always want to kill and/or jail people for free speech yet will defend to YOUR death Islamic terrorists?
because they themselves are terrorists.
-aTb
Penn’s father Leo, was a blacklisted Hollywood actor/director, he was a closet communist uncovered by the House Un-American Activities Committee…Nixon was on the committee. Don’t believe the b.s. that he just wouldn’t co-operate with the committee, he got caught and was lucky he wasn’t prosecuted.
I wouldn’t wish a childhood growing-up in the Penn home on my worst enemy, imagine the nightly “hate-America” dinner conversation.
I’m totally surprised a shit stain like Sean Penn even gets air time anywhere. This washed up dope head lack of talent pole smoker is about as stupid as Hollyweird gets. And over and over this brain dead gargoyle seems to get his more than ugly mug in front of a camera somewhere. The news media in this country must be running out of liberal malcontents to put on the air.
Maybe Penn can get hold of some smoke spiked with Ricin or something equally potent to put him out of his misery.
qualis pater talis filius
Well said!!!!!!!!!!
What is the fuck, about 5′ 1″ in heels??
I wonder how the x-mistress and deserted kids feel about dear old father embracing leftist dictators. All to support his ego. A disgusting example of self loathing hatred.
Do not worry when he made that stupid statment he just signed his own death warrant.r.i.p.
When I see this shit stain, I think of only one thing…Death by weed eater!
Perfect example of Liberalism as a mental disorder. Spicoli is almost incoherent, he obviously can’t think clearly. Do you suppose he hears voices in his head?
I wish Sean Penn would pull that trigger.
Too many fast times at Ridgemont High.
hey penn smoke anouther spliff
Notice the liberal hypocrisy in Penn’s rant. He pisses about how Chavez is legitimately elected, but people call him a dictator.
I seem to recall Sean Penn and the Liberal Brigade pissed their pants when Bush defeated Al “The Sky is Falling” Gore, and the only people screaming “Dictator!” were the Hollyweird libs.
Take Penn’s advice, make it law and retroactive to Bush’s first victory. Then kill all the liberals, courtesy of Sean Penn!
So he’s accusing the left-wing media:
-That basically elected Obama by ignoring any and every sign that he was a left-wing commie.
-That continues to ignore each and every offense coming from the White House and Congress.
-That would have run coverage 7/24/365 if Bush did even a few of the things that Obama has done.
Of, what? Not being liberal enough to tell the “truth” about Chavez?
And, yes, it is amazing that Penn wants to jail people with opinions in much the same way as Chavez and Castro have been doing for decades.
I think he just needs to wash his mouth out with a revolver.
ONE OF YOU (PATRIOT LEADERS)NEEDS TO GIVE TO “THUMBS UP” TO START KILLING HOLLYWOOOD AND MSM SHIT LIKE MATHEWS, ET AL NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
IF THEY STARTED DYING, THEY WOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY, WE CAN SHUT DOWN OBAMA’S LIE MACHINE WITHIN 2 WEEKS AND ALL THE “PROGRESSIVES” WITHIN 1 MONTH.
BUT YOU FUCKING “LEADERS” NEED TO GIVE THE OK!!!!
Dude, I can understand why you feel that way, but please stand far, far away from us before you attract unwanted attention.
Even if things go that far, Spicoli is not an operationally significant target. In fact, don’t interrupt the enemy when he is beclowning himself.
And study the French Revolution before you start shouting crap like that.
(YouTube: search for “French Revolution”. First hit is a great documentary.)
Your DEAD WRONG, look at the Nazis (Obama’s real love) and you will see that when the Allies finally killed his propaganda machine, Germany stopped listening to him!!!!!!
Joe
Bill Ayers was screaming the same thing at the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)leadership back in 1969.
They wouldn’t listen to his calls for violence and he and others went on to found the Weather Underground Organization.
Look at how well that turned out for Ayers & Co..
If violence ensues, (Which I think is very unlikely), it’ll happen spontaneously and could quite likely spiral out of control. At which point America will be in chaos and every dictator, thug and tyrant running a country somewhere on earth will cut loose with all the evil stored-up in him that he hasn’t been able to act upon because America would kick his ass, even with Obama as POTUS.
Further more, your screaming rants are causing many people here to suspect that you might be a Troll attempting to get as many commenters/patriots as possible at this site in trouble with the law.
Some of your rants are very close to the legal definition of a terrorist threat. Think about that.
Just my opinion.
Sounds like Below-Average Joe the junkyard dog isn’t getting his daily Zoloft.
Dear Average Dipshit:
Please continue crapping in your own bed but not here.
Thanks.
A leftist’s ritual, before each speech :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-yZFbzaWbg
Thanks a lot.
That was so disgusting, it was hysterical!
Dipshit would try to defend himself with same gun
Hey you fucking dumbass Penn, Chavez is a dictator and communist. He kills his own people. Now that said, please come arrest me. I really dare you. You are a piece of shit who wouldn’t know what to do when confronted by a a real man and I’m not talking about a camera man. Please oh please, send your people to arrest me, I would love to see the results. God bless the Glock!!