Hugo is a dictator plain and simple. When you shut down the country's tv and radio stations because they didn't agree with your agenda, you're a dictator. Penn should have recognized that.
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:09 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > You know Faux News loves to throw anyone with a hint of celebrity on their > station if they have the right(ahem) viewpoint. > > That being said since she is a former citizen of Venezuela I'm interested > in hearing her viewpoint. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> > wrote: > > > > You're out with Estefan too, Keith? > > > > Seems as though this is just another case of someone using their Previous > > Fifteen of Fame to push their agenda. > > > > On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Keith Johnson > > <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > One wonders why she didn't just call Penn and have a private > conversation > > > about this? I continue to be amazed and even appalled at how we so > often > > > take arguments and disagreements public about people we claim to like > and > > > respect. For example, Tavis Smiley's recent on-air criticisms of Civil > > > Rights leaders who he claimed were respected friends and colleagues. > (And by > > > the way, that includes Dorothy Height, who's been ill recently. Wonder > how > > > Tavis feels now?) > > > > > > Back to Alonso, reading she criticized him on Fox News didn't do me a > bit > > > of good either... > > > > > > I guess next up, Penn will say something about normalizing relations > with > > > Cuba, and Gloria Estefan will appear on TV tearfully arguing with him > (still > > > irritated at all her histrionics during the Elian Gonzalez affair > several > > > years back) > > > > > > ********************************************************* > > > http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-sean-penn-under-fire.html > > > Sean Penn Under Fire from Former Costarby Lindsay Robertson ยท 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
