Sean Penn and Hugo Chavez in Caracas (10/19)
For the second time in a little over a year, Sean Penn took a trip down to South America to hang out with America-hating Venezuelan "President" Hugo Chavez. From AP:
U.S. actor Sean Penn is visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — again. Venezuela's state-run news agency reports that Penn accompanied Chavez during the inspection of a natural gas pipeline on Sunday. Chavez has praised Penn for his criticism of the U.S. war in Iraq, but he did not mention Penn's visit during a televised address. Nor did state media broadcast images of the Oscar-winning actor. It was Penn's second meeting with Chavez. The actor also visited in August 2007, when he went as a freelance journalist. (Source)
Honestly Hugo, you can keep him. We all think he's an asshole anyways. I'll tell you what, let's make a trade: 1 Sean Penn, mint condition, for 1 Aída Yéspica. A guy with an Oscar for a chick with huge cans. I think that's more than fair.
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Bauer-Griffin
Actor Sean Penn had a face-to-face meeting with dictator Hugo Chavez last week. In a nationally televised speech the anti-American leader of Venezuela heaped praise on Penn for his vociferous protest against the Iraq war. Chavez said:
"What moves [Sean] is his conscience. He's one of the greatest opponents of the Iraq invasion ... He's well informed about what goes on in the United States despite being in Hollywood." Chavez, who's closing down newspapers and TV stations that criticize his policies, said he chatted with Penn by phone Wednesday and they agreed to meet in Caracas [on Thursday]. Chavez read part of Penn's open letter to the White House in which Penn described Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as "criminally obscene people." Penn wisely did not speak in public. (Source)
He's "moved by his conscience"...? Considering how full of shit Sean Penn is, the only "movement" he should be having is in his bowels. If he really wants to be a Communist, I'm sure Venezuela, North Korea, or somewhere more "Communisty" would love to have him. He just has to leave all of his worldly possessions behind--except the crabs and syphilis (Thanks a lot Madonna!).
