But this note is not to applaud him...
This time I'm not happy about his political involvement. Like I said before, the fact that Chavez hates Bush, does not make him a good guy. Make sure you read this and pass it on:
Chavez is one of the most corrupt people in the world according to the Miami Herald, and Venezuela one of the least welcoming countries to do business at, according to the same source. So why did they go visit?
The truth is, nobody in this world, perhaps Cubans, know what Venezuelans (poor and rich) are going through . The president lies right and left, pretending to be the ally of the poor, a socialist soul who cares and will help the country, ending poverty, creating jobs, safety, justice, etc... He is filled with charm, there is no doubt about that; he would be an ideal TV host, but he's not capable of running a third world country, rich in oil like Venezuela.
His hunger for power, along with that of the people surrounding him is far too big and that's why he is loaded with money while the country is starving. He does little for my people, and the only ones who are on his side are either: ignorant or benefiting from his government's power.
Some Americans love him -and the revolution- because they believe his stories, it's sad. He hates Bush and so that makes him an ally? I didn't vote for Chavez or Bush. I like neither.
I would be the first one to applaud Chavez if he was really making a difference in Venezuela, if he didn't hate the rich just because of jealousy (ignorant to the fact that some of them worked hard for their status). I would vote for him if there was no crime and if there was justice in my country, but that's not reality. Truth is it gets worse everyday. The country, beautiful as it is, is succumbing into an abyss of tyranny and polluted governmental entities; it's going down.
One thing is what he tells the media, and how he manipulates the truth, the other is what celebrities want to believe or are getting out of that bizarre friendship with Chavez.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, DON'T JUST READ THE NEWS, GO VISIT, TALK TO MANY ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEN MAKE AN ASSUMPTION.
Yes, Sean Penn is a hero to me in his professional life, personally I think he has a lot to learn yet.
NO TODO LO QUE BRILLA ES ORO.
I also want to share what a Venezuelan-American wrote after she saw Mr. Penn in the Dave Letterman show:
As a dual citizen (venezuelan and american who left Venezuela 7
years ago because of an assault and robbery (highest insecurity
levels of all South America) in my home by 4 men while I was alone
with my 4 children, feel absolutely OUTRAGED with the incredible
superficiality and stupidity of the comments made by Sean Penn during
David Letterman's program.
Someone that is sold into an idea so fast as not to question the
reality of a country where the TV channel that was shut down WAS THE
NUMBER ONE TV STATION WATCHED BY THE POOR PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY WHO
DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FOX NEWS (ONLY 2% ) NOR THEY UNDERSTAND A WORD
OF ENGLISH. THEIR IGNORANCE IS SUCH AS TO BEING UNABLE TO FIND
VENEZUELA IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN MAP. THIS POOR PEOPLE THAT CHAVEZ
IS INDOCTRINATING TO HATE AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS. CHAVEZ, WHO
CONSIDERS FIDEL CASTRO HIS FATHER AND WHO'S BEST BUDDY IS MAHMUD
AHMADINEJAD (WHO HATES ISRAEL AND HOMOSEXUALS.)
But Mr. Penn made fun of the crisis of a country. Made fun of the
people who are fighting FOR THEIR RIGHTS, NOT TO KILL CHAVEZ (that
is what Chavez says the US and the CIA are planning to do to him
during his 3 to 4 hour ALO PRESIDENTE TV shows) PENN made fun of the
people who are trying to reestablish a long gone democracy taken BY
FRAUD by a megalomaniac called CHAVEZ and his corrupted government
who now want to reform the constitution to perpetuate in power
forever. Doesn't this ring a bell with Saddam, Idi Amin, Mugabe?
Hasn't Mr. Penn questioned why around 1.000.000 venezuelans have
marched asking for restoration of FREEDOM OF SPEECH and RIGHTS TAKEN
AWAY?? WHY DOESN'T MR. PENN question the UNIVERSITY STUDENTS who
are risking their lives and taken to prison marching for the same
rights. There are so many questions to pose if someone REALLY
wants to find the truth of what is being said and told.
HOLLYWOOD STARS think they have the right to just give publicity to
a tyrant because they just don't know how to distinguish right from
wrong.
WHY DIDN'T MR. PENN HAVE THE DECENCY OF INTERVIEWING WITH
REAL OPPOSITION LEADERS TO FIND OUT THE TWO SIDES OF THE STORY AND
TO FIND OUT THAT EVERYTHING BEING TOLD TO HIM WAS A LIE?
I WONDER IF HE WAS BEING FINANCED FOR A NEW MOVIE JUST LIKE DANNY
GLOVER... WHERE IS MR. PENN GOING NEXT? TO MYANMAR TO DEFEND THE
MILITARY JUNTA?
Malu D