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2005-06-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Camera of Sean Penn, Journalist, Confiscated in Iran

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Posted by Steve 2005-06-13 08:48|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wasn't it Penn that had a penchant for beating up photogs back in the 80's? Oh, the irony...

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-06-13 09:07|| 2005-06-13 09:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Go get 'em, kid. You'll get to the bottom of things. Might even be a Pulitzer in it for ya...

Posted by The Ghost of Walter Duranty 2005-06-13 09:11|| 2005-06-13 09:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Steve, it's OK. Everything is OK. Methinks mild brutality inflicted upon Penn in his role as "journalist" would be a beautiful irony for the little thugeen. He could then devote some of his endless intellect to that one and ponder the irony. He should stick to acting. On second thought, he's not so good at that either. The Marines could have saved him had he enlisted years ago.

Posted by Tkat 2005-06-13 09:19|| 2005-06-13 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 IIRC,Peenis also is a strong proponet of gun control(for thee)he was busted for illegal posetion of a hand gun.(Peenis,typo but it looked appropriate)

Posted by raptor 2005-06-13 09:23|| 2005-06-13 09:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for the picture of Phoebe Cates, but who's the ugly chick above her?

Posted by BH 2005-06-13 10:04|| 2005-06-13 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 "But . . . but . . . but . . . I'm on your side!"

Posted by Mike 2005-06-13 10:04|| 2005-06-13 10:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Need a contest to see who gets closest to how he will play this as America's fault. Be hard even for him, to say it's American's fault that women are rising up for more rights, when they should just cover up and get back in the house. This could be fun.

Posted by plainslow 2005-06-13 10:16|| 2005-06-13 10:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Although I would love to hear that Sean Penn was thrown into an Iranian prison and sexually molested (for weeks), this might be a case where Penn can do more for the conservative side than the liberals. The Chron can't tells us how nice the mullahs are while those same mullahs are giving the bum rush to their star reporter. His report on Iraq AFTER the fall of Saddam was most telling, because he said claimed that he now heard those voices of dissent against the Saddam. Of course that report got buried deep in the Chron and never saw the light in hte MSM. Time will tell but I am hoping Penn does a good job while in Iran, because few reporters are going to be able to report on what transpires.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-06-13 10:23|| 2005-06-13 10:23|| Front Page Top

#9 CS -- Aside from the obvious humor value, I am also somewhat encouraged by this incident. Maybe Penn will get a dose of reality when he's in Iran and doesn't have some corrupt regime kissing his butt and giving him a dog-and-pony show, as he did in Iraq from Saddam before the invasion.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-06-13 10:44|| 2005-06-13 10:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Sean Penn wouldn't have to play reporter if he was a better actor.

Posted by Ben Affleck 2005-06-13 11:29|| 2005-06-13 11:29|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm not a reporter but I play one in Tehran...

Posted by BigEd 2005-06-13 13:21|| 2005-06-13 13:21|| Front Page Top

#12 If hoping that Sean Penn was raped and beaten to death in a Iranian prison is wrong; then I don't want to be right.

Posted by Scott R">Scott R 2005-06-13 18:08|| http://five24.net]">[http://five24.net] 2005-06-13 18:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Scott R, I like it....

Posted by plainslow 2005-06-13 22:21|| 2005-06-13 22:21|| Front Page Top

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