Yes he is. --- On Tue, 3/30/10, Helio Wakasugui <helio.wakasu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Helio Wakasugui <helio.wakasu...@gmail.com> > Subject: [OT] Sean Penn Under Fire from Former Costar > To: "ProFox Email List" <profox@leafe.com> > Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 4:58 PM > Truth is Sean Penn is a moron. > > > HW > > > > > http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-sean-penn-under-fire.html > > > <http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-sean-penn-under-fire.html> > Sean Penn Under Fire from Former Costarby Lindsay > Robertson · March 29, > 2010 > [image: Julia Roberts in 'Eat Pray > Love']<http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019044> > > Sean Penn <http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019044>'s > costar in > the 1988 cop drama "Colors <http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800049375/info>" > has written an impassioned open letter to the actor about > recent remarks > Penn made praising Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. > > Actor Maria Conchita Alonso penned the letter, titled "An > Open Letter to > Sean Penn," on the website Newsbusters. In it, she > expresses her > disappointment at Penn's statements made on the March 5 > episode of HBO's > "Real Time With Bill Maher." On the panel-based talk show, > Penn praised the > Venezuelan president, saying Chavez had been elected in "14 > of the most > transparent elections in the globe, and been elected > democratically." > Conchita Alonso, who was born in Cuba 52 years ago but > raised in Venezuela, > begs to differ. > > "Dear Sean, WHY?" she begins. "Even though I have great > respect for your > artistic talent, I was appalled by a recent television > interview where you > vigorously showed support for the regime of Hugo Chavez. > Therefore, I've > decided to set the record straight for you regarding the > Chavez regime, > supporting my case based not only on my political > ideologies, but on proven > facts you choose to ignore. Otherwise, I believe your > position would be > different." > > In a fervent yet respectful tone, Conchita Alonso goes on > to lay out her > case against Chavez, citing lack of free speech, disputed > elections, > international posturing, and escalating violence and > poverty, among others, > as issues facing Venezuela under and because of Chavez. "My > intention isn't > to convince you," Conchita Alonso writes, "but to let you > know what is truly > happening in this beautiful country of noble people, > Venezuela. I would > encourage you to investigate in depth the 'inside story' > and realize for > yourself the dark side behind the person you choose to > idolize." > > In an interview with Fox News > today<http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/03/an-open-letter-to-sean-penn-actress-blasts-penns-comments-on-hugo-chavez.html>, > Conchita Alonso speculated that Penn just doesn't know what > he's talking > about. "Either he is ignorant in the subject of Venezuela > and Chavez -- and > by the way, the Castros in Cuba, because, you know, he > likes them -- or I > don't know why he's talking about that," the former Miss > Venezuela said. > > Penn, who is currently volunteering in Haiti, is no > stranger to the > open-letter format. He's written several missives against > the war in Iraq > and the Bush Administration that have been published on the > Huffington > Post<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-penn/an-open-letter-to-the-pre_2_b_44172.html> > and > elsewhere. > > Penn has not yet publicly commented on Conchita Alonso's > letter. Conchita > Alonso's publicist says Penn "has not been in touch at all" > to address her > concerns. > > -- > > "Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid > man is more likely > to be honest than a clever man." > Bertrand Russell > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/d202ddb11003301358p44b9ca71s3b3f03c266980...@mail.gmail.com > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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