Sean Penn fails to take my earlier suggestion, continues to not shut up, and proceeds to compare himself to Ronald Reagan.
"But the bigger issue is that it's an absolutely stupid notion that you should take the title of someone's profession and attach it to what they should not do. It has nothing to do with citizenry. I think they should shove it with their hypocritical Ronald Reagan standard right up their ass."
I may be growing forgetful in my old age, but will someone please remind me whether or not Sean Penn has ever been elected to any public office in his life, even something as trivial as the Presidency of the United States? If Sean Penn has served as President then I certainly think we should pay attention to his pronouncements on foreign affairs -- after all, even ruinous terrorist-enablers like Jimmy Carter catch our attention when they pontificate, solely because of their previous tenure in the Oval Office. On the other hand, if Sean Penn has not been elected President (or governor, or even Senion Class Treasurer) then pretty much all we have to go on is his profession as an actor. How about if we agree that Sean Penn is a better actor than Ronald Reagan was, and that Ronald Reagan was a better everything else than Sean Penn is or ever will be? There -- no more double standard.
Anyway, if you're too lazy to go read my first post on the topic, maybe this will whet your appetite. Violent womanizer Sean Penn is the only person I know of who has referred thusly to Uday Hussein.
I've quietly arranged (the less my whereabouts are known, the better) to switch cars at the Hunting Club, a private social club that traditionally hosted a who's-who of Iraqi society. Saddam Hussein's son Oday was known to pick up girls there.
By "pick up girls" he of course means that Oday (who? Uday?) kidnapped them, raped them, and often murdered them. Pshaw, minor details -- to Sean Penn anyway.
This guy is an idiot. He's a rich actor who can afford to travel to Iraq, wander around with a hefty security detail and write in a stupid journal, and because he's famous it gets published. That doesn't mean his opinions have any merit or value or substance, it just means that people will pay money to read them. Wooptie doo.
Actually, I feel bad for Penn and his ilk. I can see how it would be easy for someone to grow confused over time and to begin to think that they're actually important just because people pay attention to them. In reality, the only reason they're listened to is because they make money for the surrounding head-nodders.
(HT: The Daily Spork.)
I'm sure Sean Penn is reading your diatribe and getting really upset about it. He might even care enough to take your advice.
Oops.. sorry. I stepped out of reality for a second there.
Mark: Ah, but Sean Penn isn't the target audience! The point isn't to make Sean Penn change, the point is to make other people realize what a useless fool he is. If the bit about Uday and his "dates" doesn't outrage you, then you're hopeless.
What possible purpose would that serve? He's an actor... not a scholarly expert on world affairs. I never looked to him for advice before and I never will.
Kidnapping, rape, and murder are all outrageous indeed... regardless of who does it to whom under what circumstances.
But, again, Sean Penn is an actor. Am I outraged that he does bad things and keeps less-than-savory company? No, not really... since I never idolized him or otherwise put him up on a pedestal in the first place.
Mark: Excellent!
Yeah, so, let him talk.
Fools reveal themselves more quickly when you let them talk as much as they want to.
I also seriously doubt that anyone reading your website idolized Sean Penn or otherwise put him up on a pedestal.