Chavez Chills with Sean Penn

61. 'K, Larry. Let's say I become President. Right or wrongly, I order you to jump off a cliff. YOU jump off the cliff, I guess, but not before you tell me to move to another country because I won't. LEMMING. Had you lived in Germany, you'd have been one of Hitler's biggest backers, and you'd be hiding out like a scared senior citizen in Switzerland or some other neutral country right now had you survived. Just because someone says something is right doesn't always make it so. The facts have to back it up first.

Posted at 4:52PM on Aug 4th 2007 by OMG.

62. Hugo Chavez=Moron

I'm sure that both Trey Parker and Matt Stone are hysterically laughing over this news(which sounds like a scene from a "Team America" sequel).

Posted at 4:53PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Steven Millan

63. #27 shannah....I agree whole heartedly....these people are blind hypocrites....mental dwarves.

Posted at 4:54PM on Aug 4th 2007 by real AMERICAN

64. #51-LARRY - GOOD FOR YOU! WELL SAID! I have to say I am a fan of Penn as an actor, but as a journalist I'm not too sure. Why are all these actors getting involved with politics? They should really stick to what they know & that is acting & leave the politics to our govt. Not to say our govt is doing the right thing all the time, but that is life in
America. If we disagree with the govt GET OUT THERE & VOTE.

Good going Larry!

Posted at 4:56PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Irene

65. There are MANY in academia, the media, and the beltway (just to name a few) that have socialist leanings. I believe this will tarnish Sean Penn's image in the eyes of many Americans. I don't believe Sean Penn did his homework. He needed to study WHO Hugo Chavez is and WHAT he has done to rise to power. He is a sordid character. Why would you want to meet with the Devil?

Posted at 8:49PM on Aug 4th 2007 by King Solomons Wisdom

66. Sean Penn is a MORON. He will do and say anything to get his name and picture in the news. Remember following Katrina how he went to New Orleans, got a boat, and got in the way of the police and firefighters and others trying to find and save people? Did he graduate from High School? I'm sick of these Hollywood, no brain liberals doing and saying outlandish, stupid things just for their own publicity. He's ugly as hell, too.

Posted at 5:11PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Jo

67. T-R-A-I-T-O-R
ALL OF THOSE MEN ARE....AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE WELCOMED BY AMERICANS ANY LONGER...LIVE IN Venezuela FOR A TIME MR. PENN AND SEE HOW MUCH BETTER IT IS THEN AMERICA YOU SNAKE

Posted at 5:17PM on Aug 4th 2007 by JIM

68. BRAVO Mr. Sean Penn, you are a true American, you love your country. In the US children are brought up to believe in their Constitution which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom period. Mr. Chavez wants the best for all the people of Venezuela, not only the rich. All the other leaders of Central and South America should follow his example. I greatly admire both Messrs. Penn and Chavez !

Posted at 5:20PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Monica

69. Out of all the Hollyweird actors that I boycott, Sean Penn is by far the best actor in the bunch. It is truly sad to see this guy become a propaganda tool for tyrants.

Posted at 5:22PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Boycott Spiccoli

70. Manure has more value than Sean Penn

Posted at 5:23PM on Aug 4th 2007 by garjaya

71. Nice work Monica ;)

Posted at 5:24PM on Aug 4th 2007 by tollking

72. I'd like to see Penn criticize this dictator just 10% as much as he criticizes his own Prsident. He'd never make it back home!

Posted at 5:32PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Boycott Penn

73. TMZ should really post Maria Conchita Alonso's response to this idiot's visit to the toltalitarian state that Venezuela has become under Chavez.

All Penn's accomplishing is handing Chavez more anti-American propaganda to spew. What a tool Penn is (in more ways than one.)

Cuban-born actress Maria Conchita Alonso, who grew up in Venezuela, said Penn is lending support to a "totalitarian" leader who wants increasing control of society - a charge Chavez denies.

In a phone interview from her home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Alonso said although she respects Penn as an actor, she hopes he "comes to his senses and he realizes that he's being used."

Posted at 5:32PM on Aug 4th 2007 by GirlWithTheCurl

74. #61

"I was offended that the President of another country came here and stood on U.S. soil and bashed our leader."
And the people of Venezuela is offended that the Bush government tried to overthrow him in a military coup. The US government was THE ONLY government in the world that reckognized the dictatorship under Carmona. Chavez is democratically elected, which is broadly reckognized (EU, The Carter Center - headed by Jimmy Carter, his last opponent). His current approval rating is 71%. Bush is at 26-29%. I suggest you start respecting that the people of Venezuela has a say in who is running their country. If you look at the pictures of all the investment being done in infrastructure, like roads, schools, housing, health care, then you'll understand why the poor vote for him. The poor are his base, and unfortunately there is a lot of them in Venezuela.

Posted at 5:35PM on Aug 4th 2007 by kalle

75. And they'll stay poor with him running the show.

Posted at 5:38PM on Aug 4th 2007 by Boycott Penn