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| Sean Penn praised by Venezuela's Chavez | |
| 2007-08-02 | |
| This should do wonders for the gross on his next one... CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has praised Sean Penn for his critical stance against the war in Iraq, saying the two chatted by phone and soon plan to meet in person. Yeah...like...have your people call my people... Chavez said Penn traveled to Venezuela this week wanting to learn more about the situation in the country and walked around some of Caracas' poor barrios on his own. Did he bring his leaky boat?
Yeah...man. Like...thanks. Chavez read aloud from a recent open letter by Penn to President Bush in which the actor condemned the Iraq war and called for Bush to be impeached, saying the president along with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are "villainously and criminally obscene people." And I was in "All the Kings Men" so I'd, like, know... The socialist president, who shares those views, said he and Penn talked by phone — "with my bad English but we understood each other more or less." But he mumbles though, that gringo... Chavez said the two plan to meet Thursday. He called the actor "well-informed about what is happening in the United States and the world, in spite of being in Hollywood." Ha. Even Hugo thinks they're assholes... What's more, Chavez said, "he's made great films." The Venezuelan leader said he recently watched Penn's Oscar-winning performance in the film "Mystic River." Guess he didn't see "The Interpeter or "I Am Sam"? For his part, Penn on Wednesday toured Venezuela's new film studios on the outskirts of Caracas. Penn, whose visit was unannounced, did not speak publicly. Cuz...I'M SOOOOOOO WASTED!!! | |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Chavez Vows Tasty Waves, Cool Buzz |
| Posted by: eLarson 2007-08-02 20:35 |
| #4 Chavez said, "he's made great films. Gotta agree with Hugo here. Penn's performance as Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times At Ridgemont High was simply brilliant. Dude! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2007-08-02 20:20 |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Boss Craising2882 2007-08-02 19:13 |
| #2 Always wondered who his pimp was. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-08-02 15:22 |
| #1 Idiot meets idiot joining other luminaries such as Harry Bellafonte and Danny Glover. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-08-02 13:53 |