Video: Penn charges Bush ‘devastated our democracy’, did ‘enormous damage to mankind’
posted at 3:40 pm on September 15, 2006 by Ian
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Penn also suggested Bush will bring fascism to the United States. When? After his last mid-terms when Congress might go Dem? This coming from the man who visited Iran, as we all know is not a fascist country, to “cover the elections”.
However, saying President Bush “devastated our country”, shamefully accusing him of doing “enormous damage to mankind”, and implying that Bush is a fascist, just wasn’t enough for Spicoli. He had to bash our military:
SEAN PENN: I think that, you know, ‘cut and run’ is something that’s meant to make people feel like cowards if they do it. Well, we did make a mistake. It is time to pull our troops out. It’s time to rebuild our military because we’ve got a bad world and they’ve inflamed terrorism around the world. I think that’s very clear to most people. So what’s happened there is a civil war that’s going to get worse with us or without us. It’s time for us to strengthen ourselves and to try to help them through diplomacy and with money.
I would say this is enough BDS to top twenty Bill Maher’s. Or at least ten.
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Is Sean reprising his role from Team America?
paulsur on September 15, 2006 at 3:47 PM
Isn’t he a two-bit washed up know-nothing actor? We care why?
E L Frederick on September 15, 2006 at 3:47 PM
I’m with you, E.L. Why we give any weight to the foreign policy rumiations of skin puppets is beyond my comprehension.
Kid from Brooklyn on September 15, 2006 at 3:54 PM
When I want to get quality political information, Jeff Spicoli is not the first source to whom I would turn.
Vic on September 15, 2006 at 3:54 PM
Classic double standard for Hollyweird - Sean Penn, devout socialist moonbat that actively supports hostile powers to the United States, is supported and encouraged. Anyone with views to the right of the Politically Correct is, of course, not acceptable.
Perhaps we should take Barbara Walters advice when she said that she did not want to see any more Mel Gibson movies after his media encounter. Any movie or production with Sean Penn we may boycott due to his active use of status for advantage to anything anti-american or left wing.
Sean Penn - what a complete disgrace - and ignorant Hollyweird favorite whos most dominating trait is stupidity.
omegaram on September 15, 2006 at 3:55 PM
Hyperbole much, Sean?
Hoodlumman on September 15, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Give the guy a break… he only has a 9th grade education! He’s almost as smart as Bruce Springsteen, and way smarter than Barbara Streisand… you have to a little compassion for folks who think making movies and music makes them well educated.
Bob on September 15, 2006 at 4:14 PM
Schwanzlicker
Jaibones on September 15, 2006 at 4:17 PM
Didn’t he beat up Madonna back in the day?
And, rebuild our military from what? Is he actually conceding that Clinton ravaged the military to almost bare-bones during his “regime?”
NTWR on September 15, 2006 at 4:36 PM
Penn is flat ass dumb. Are there really people that give a rat’s backside what this idiot thinks or says?
rplat on September 15, 2006 at 4:37 PM
I love Penn’s logic.
Anti High-Taxes = Pro Al Quaeda.
Does this guy remember what we used to do to tax collectors when it was founded?
I’m assuming not!
venmax on September 15, 2006 at 4:49 PM
“George Bush is directly responsible for each and every Ho-Ho and colorful pill that went into my brother’s mouth.”
Jim Treacher on September 15, 2006 at 4:52 PM
The clown lives right in the middle of moonbat central,Marin CA, maybe he just went totally insane when he saw the naked hippie chicks on the hill a few years back.Or maybe he was just down-wind and he suffered a sort of patchoulli-brain-damage.He needs to see a doctor,that’s for sure.
bbz123 on September 15, 2006 at 5:08 PM
That’s it. I’m convinced now. From the Gospel according to Spicoli.
I guess there’s no use in carrying on. It’s over.
We should all get together and open a chain of clue stores. There’d be a helluva lot of demand.
Corky on September 15, 2006 at 5:17 PM
Sean Penn has done “enormous damage to stupidity” and has probably set back the acceptance of blathering morons into civil society for a generation to come.
a4g on September 15, 2006 at 5:24 PM
I thought Sean Penn was dead.
darwin on September 15, 2006 at 5:24 PM
Sean Penn, the Senator from Malibu and obvious heir to Ghandi.
Is the Sean Penn who instructs the west to turn the other cheek when faced with Islamofascism the same Sean Penn who seems barely capable of seeing a cheek without wanting to punch it? To Hollywood elitists, politics is FASHIONABLE. Sincerely original thought is not a prerequisite for an opinion. If it were, Sean Penn would get no airtime and the MSM wouldn’t use his quotes to further their own agenda. He’s the same thespian who spews his vitriol about the Bush Administration’s actions and keeps an Ann Coulter doll nearby so he can torture it.
Penn is a sick puppy. And we thought he was just pretending to be Jeff Spicoli. What a tool. Ignore it and it might go away.
SilverStar830 on September 15, 2006 at 5:30 PM
Of course, it’s on the Larry Kane show where he can spit on the United States.
Go back to Iran you wife-beater, you’ll be among your own kind.
Kini on September 15, 2006 at 5:31 PM
Spicoli sounded more informed when he explained to Mr. Hand what happened during the Founding Era.
Penn, you’re bogus, dude.
Metro on September 15, 2006 at 6:15 PM
Omegaram, I have been boycotting Sean Penn’s movies for a very long time now. I also tried to sell my old Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Dixie Twits cds at a garage sale in ‘04 and couldn’t unload the collection for fitty cents so it’s now somewhere in the Waimanalu Gulch landfill. The sad thing about Penn is if he would just behave like Jeff Spicoli and just eat pizza and get high all the time, then I could tolerate him. Funny, we never hear anymore of his escapades in the Chocolate City where he brought his gun and leaky boat to rescue people off their roofs. Due to my injury sustained in the first Gulf War, I was one of the first to be given a golden parachute courtesy of Bill Clinton to do something else with my time. I know many others who were also given the same and heard from those who were in the Navy how they were canabalizing planes just returning from deployments to make the next deployment for a different squadron, the same for my beloved transportation vehicles in the Army. The Dims can play a good game but they continue to gut the military everytime they get the chance. They claim to love the troops (although one has to wonder) yet they always ask for us to do more with less. If Sean Penn wants to whine about the gutted military, he needs to ask his favorite President why there were divisions cut, squadrons cut, ships cut or not replaced, etc.
I’m afraid though that there are stupid people who listen to these people without high school diplomas, college educations and common sense on what they read in the paper (I believe that clown from law and order suv-munch-can’t remember the actor’s name) said about what is in the NYT. He can read and figure out what they’re talking about. It is frightening to think that Penn may have the number one movie this week.
Catie96706 on September 15, 2006 at 6:22 PM
The classic Useful Idiot.
speed647 on September 15, 2006 at 8:12 PM
“Hey, Bud, let’s party!”
NRA4Freedom on September 15, 2006 at 8:28 PM
You know, I wish I had the power to possess people…I would love to take over Larry Kings body during that interview..and just before I beat him about the head and shoulders with my microphone, ask him a few hard questions. We should beef up our military why? We’re in a dangerous world with inflamed terrorist..yes, we are, and we’re killing them by the garbage truck full. If we changed the rules of engagement a bit, we could make the world less dangerous by killing even more. We don’t have a military problem; we have a will to win problem. And that comes from people like Sean Penn, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and their ilk (what’s an ilk?) running around bad mouthing our country. How about we rebuild our entertainment industry instead? Why don’t we deport all of the coked up, America bashing nancy boys we’re stuck with for leading men and start making a few pro america movies. For every ‘Aviator’ and ‘Syriana’ movie that comes out, I have to go watch ‘Commando’, ‘Delta Force’ and ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ like 10 times each to clear the foul taste out of my mouth. I haven’t been to a movie in almost 2 years because I’m so sick of these damn celebrities and their crap.
austinnelly on September 15, 2006 at 8:37 PM
I would boycott Penn, but what is there to boycott? The guy is just another irrelevant hollywood loser, IMHO.
DannoJyd on September 15, 2006 at 9:07 PM
King: “Tonight on ‘Larry King Live’ we have Hollywood diplomat Sean Penn.”
Penn: “Hey, thanks for havin’ me on, Lar.”
King: “That’s ‘Larry’ to you. So tell me Sean, what’s your beef with this president?”
Penn: “Well, Lar, this president’s rules are like, totally bogus, yeah? And if we don’t get some cool rules, like pronto, then we’ll just be bogus too, ‘k? Hey where get that jacket?”
King: “The studio gave it to me. So what do you think about our policy towards terrorism?”
Penn: “Well Lar, I think our foreign policy machine is broken, but don’t worry, my old man’s a television repairman, he’s got the ultimate set of tools, I can fix it!”
King: “Inspiring words from an intellectual giant. Thank you Sean. Good night America”
Penn: “Totally.”
Tony737 on September 15, 2006 at 9:22 PM
Any movie with him in it.
Because he is so much smarter than Bush ya know, he took a boat with a hole in the bottom to rescue Katrina victims.
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The Machine on September 15, 2006 at 10:50 PM
Oooops, that oughta say “Hey, where’d ya get that jacket?”
Tony737 on September 15, 2006 at 11:02 PM
Eh..he’s making the rounds because he’s promoting ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN. Yet another lame ass, uncreative, ripoff of a stupid 70s movie. Sick to DEATH of Whollyweird’s lack of creativity.
And this is coming from someone with a degree in Film…sad to say.
tickleddragon on September 15, 2006 at 11:18 PM
Sorry, tickledraggon, his latest movie is ALL THE KINGS MEN, not ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN.
Still, point taken about the lack of creativity. Seems like what they’re lacking in creativity they’re making up by being quotable experts in democracy, world politics, religion, and military strategy.
Arsehats. . .one and all!
Gottafang on September 16, 2006 at 12:26 AM
let him say want he wants , remember he’s a liberal democrat & the more these idiots speak out, the better chance that independents will vote for the Republicans on Nov.7th & in 2008
Starblazer on September 16, 2006 at 12:30 AM
Penn is at the point where he is almost retarded. The man can hardly put a sentance together anymore. Drugs are a killer man. I’ve seen him in person, 5 feet tall tops. To small to kick the shit out of. He expresses the ignorance of the liverals today perfectly. What an ass-clown.
marktwain on September 16, 2006 at 1:15 AM
Only brain-dead, apparently.
Corky on September 16, 2006 at 1:54 AM
I am predicting that his new movie about Huey Long tanks. First of all, who cares about Huey Long, and second, Penn’s latest rant reminds people about what a f*cking idiot he is.
I wonder if being in a leaky boat in NOLA after Katrina inspired him to star in a movie about Huey Long.
Mallard T. Drake on September 16, 2006 at 1:59 AM
I seriously doubt he even made the connection.
B Moe on September 16, 2006 at 5:14 AM
Mind you, I got no love for Islam, but if some of their young terror-entrepreneurs took out Hollywood, I’d have to write them a thank you note. The place is a sewer even when it isn’t preaching sedition and treason.
dhimwit on September 16, 2006 at 6:59 AM
“… no Democrat that doesn’t have a plan to get our troops out of Iraq should be voted for. Not one of them”. Sean Penn
Agreed, that is why the Republicans will keep a majority in the House and Senate. In other words, if your going through hell, keep going.
RobCon on September 16, 2006 at 12:54 PM
Unbeknownst to brain-dead Penn, what he saw from his leaky boat in NOLA was the result of Huey Long’s legacy of corruption and entitlement. Ergo, it makes perfect sense that Penn would play the Kingfish… in a movie based on a book by Robert Penn Warren. ;->
Aunt B on September 16, 2006 at 1:09 PM
Ignorance is bliss - who is Heuy Long? Name sounds familiar, but I just cannot bring the data file to go along with it.
Bush turn USA into a fascist country? LOL…did Penn coveniently forget W only has two more years and no chance of re-election? Can we say deranged scare tactics?
This from someone who went to NOLA with a crew, to exploit, document and announce his charitable acts. Next!
LaVentanita on September 16, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Thanks for the correction, Gottafang…I knew the title, but had a brain lapse while typing it.
tickleddragon on September 16, 2006 at 5:02 PM
Hey dhimwit, I’m pretty sure that Hollyweird IS a target of the Islamofascists…seeing as to the rest of the world, it represents all the things about America that they hate.
I know there are more than a few of us that wouldn’t miss HW if it disappeared. That is not to say that I mean FILMMAKING should disappear. I love the art, just hate those back-patting, self-righteous, liberal gits in HW.
tickleddragon on September 16, 2006 at 5:10 PM
NO! If Hollywood gets nuked … we might lose Halle Berry! Maybe they can do it when she’s outta town.
Tony737 on September 16, 2006 at 8:13 PM
We’ve “inflamed terrorism around the world”? As long as we continue to defend ourselves we’ll “inflame terrorism around the world.” That’s the nature of it.
Kevin R on September 17, 2006 at 2:11 AM
Okay, Tony737, let’s give Halle a call and tell her to plan a long vacation to your town. I’ve not heard her say anything particularly politcal and stupid.
Maybe we can each pick a celeb to save. lol.
Hmmmm…mine would be…Bruce Campbell.
“Gimme some sugar, Baby.”
tickleddragon on September 17, 2006 at 3:46 AM
The guy did go to junior college, so he must be taken seriously.
gary on September 17, 2006 at 7:12 AM
Tickle, great idea, and to quote Bruce… (one eyebrow arched) …”Groovey.”
I love to play “who’s your favorite opposite sex celebrity”. I was once out on a triple date, two white couples, me (white) and my then girlfrind who was black. The six of us were naming who we think is the sexiest celebs and discussing each, I said Halle Berry, my G/F said Mel Gibson (don’t worry, this was about six years ago) one guy said Jennifer Anniston, his date said Tom Cruise, then my G/F (who does NOT talk ghetto) says “Tom Cruise, I don’t like him, his grill is jacked.” Well the whole conversation comes to a complete stop, and I mean dead silence. The five of us whities are lookin’ at each other like “Huh? His what? What does that mean! Do you know what means?” Without actually talking, just facial expressions. Finally, to break the silence of what seemed liked minutes, one of the other guys said “Somebody stole his barbaque?” She says “No! His teeth are messed up!” He said “Well why didn’t ya just say his teeth are messed up?!” Now every time I see him he says “Hey Tony, who stole your barbaque?” I answer with “Dammit man, we are soooo friggin’ white!”
Tony737 on September 17, 2006 at 8:27 AM
Tony737, LOL. Good story. I would’ve said Mel Gibson, but for me, he’s like the crazy drunk uncle in the family. The family can talk about how nuts he is, but you bristle when someone outside the family does it. Since his idiocy of late, I’ll just stick with Bruce. (Who once asked me, “What’s YOUR story.” at a book signing in Chapel Hill, NC)
Oh, and btw…I’ve been tempted to type out the “boomstick” quote in some of these threads about the Islamos… “Listen up you primitive screwheads! This is my BOOMSTICK!”
tickleddragon on September 17, 2006 at 11:26 AM
I think the danger to the “world and Mankind” was his movie with madonna Shanghai Suprise”
robo on September 17, 2006 at 7:46 PM
Poor guy, I glimpsed a few segments last night from a re-play of Larry King Live.
Penn said the Right has capitalized on rhetoric. He said that through this the Right accuses the Left of wanting “everyone to pay taxes”.
He then states:
“Don’t you want your streets fixed, your teachers paid, Healthcare?”, “If you don’t want to pay taxes then you leave this country, you go live with Al Qaeda, … Huh Huh”
- Larry cuts to a commercial.
“Huh, Huh” — that reminded me so much of Fast Times, Mr. Hand should have slapped him smart.
Penn is a clown but he knows what he is doing, he’d want a Political post is a socialist (red) Gov’t.
ar_basin on September 18, 2006 at 10:23 AM
Sean Penn, still swimming up stream without a paddle…
Back at it, yet again.
California Conservative on September 18, 2006 at 5:01 PM
Why should we care what this third rate has been has to say?
marianpaul on September 19, 2006 at 12:34 AM
WHO THE HELL IS SEAN PENN???
byteshredder on September 19, 2006 at 1:18 AM
He is one of the finest actors of our times who likes to flap his gum re great issues. He’s not so great at that.
honora on September 19, 2006 at 9:39 AM