Never one to shy away from a Left-wing cause, either at home or abroad, Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has adopted the Falklands dispute as his latest liberal pet project. On a visit to Argentina to meet with Cristina Kirchner, Penn accused Britain of ‘colonialism’ over the Falklands, and urged UN-brokered negotiations over the sovereignty of the Islands.
The Daily Telegraph reported Penn as saying:
“The world today is not going to tolerate any ludicrous and archaic commitment to colonialist ideology,” he said during the meeting in Buenos Aires.
“I know I came in a very sensitive moment in terms of diplomacy between Argentina and the UK over the Malvinas islands.
“And I hope that diplomats can establish true dialogue in order to solve the conflict as the world today cannot tolerate ridiculous demonstrations of colonialism.
“The way of dialogue is the only way to achieve a better solution for both nations,” he said, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.
Sean Penn has a long track record of cuddling up to Latin American tyrants, including Hugo Chavez and Fidel and Raul Castro. No doubt he sees in President Kirchner the same potential, as she leads her own country down the path of Venezuelan-style ruin, with her crackdown on the press, assault on private pensions funds, and interference with the judiciary. The actor has even called for journalists to be imprisoned for calling his hero Chavez a dictator, telling HBO’s Bill Maher show:
“Every day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it, and accept it. And this is mainstream media. There should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies.”
We are hypnotised by the media. Who do you know here who’s gone through 14 of the most transparent elections on the globe, and has been elected democratically, as Hugo Chávez?”
As someone who has long railed against American “imperialism”, it should come as no surprise that Penn is now targeting Great Britain too. And nothing could be a better advertisement for the foolish and futile Argentine campaign to retake the Falklands than the support of a delusional Hollywood Lefty like Sean Penn. Cristina Kicrhner must be pretty desperate to enlist the support of Mr Penn, who is now happily playing the role of Buenos Aires’ ”useful idiot” over the Falklands. Who knows, she might even be able to sign up Oliver Stone and Danny Glover too.
Cross-posted from The Telegraph
It would appear that the drugs and booze have taken their toll on this poor retch. Looking at this picture would you buy a used car from him? The man refuses to be confused with FACTS.
If Sean Penn is so enamoured of communist tyrants and so incensed at freedom of the press which he uses to excercise his trash mouth, perhaps he would donate his fortune and join the revolution. Why would anyone take this vile, morally backrupt has been actor seriously.
Poor old Sean!! What an empty life,he needs to get right with Jesus!!
You would think if people like Penn, and others Elitists would want to renounce their citizenship and move out of the United States to where they feel more comfortable, but they fail to do so.. because they are all talk no action.. They love to throw stones in other's windows, but fail to look at themselves for fear of what they might find.
The jerk actor suddenly thinks he is an authority on worldly matters because he made his fortune off make believe roles. Credible? I don't think so! Once the smoke clears, he is still a jerk living in a make believe world.
Delusional idiot Hollywood lefty about sums it up
yuck!
Methinks that sean penn (lower case for the "everyman") has an obama complex. I, I, I, I, I. Perhaps HE, sean penn, is the ONE we have been waiting for?