NO: Sean Penn To The Rescue!

[Rot 911]

Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks
From correspondents in New Orleans
05sep05

EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak.

Penn had planned to rescue children waylaid by Katrina's flood waters, but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which began taking water within seconds of its launch.

The actor, known for his political activism, was seen wearing what appeared to be a white flak jacket and frantically bailing water out of the sinking vessel with a red plastic cup.

When the boat's motor failed to start, those aboard were forced to use paddles to propel themselves down the flooded New Orleans street.

Asked what he had hoped to achieve in the waterlogged city, the actor replied: "Whatever I can do to help."

With the boat loaded with members of Penn's entourage, including a personal photographer, one bystander taunted the actor: "How are you going to get any people in that thing?"

[RickM]

[MikeCT]

prolly forgot the well plug

[speeder]

What exactly is the difference between a "personal photographer" and just a photographer? One is a photojournalist who tags along w/ the famous person in NO, (where just about every serious PJ in the world is right now), and the other is a propaganda term for Sean Penn haters?

Say what you will, but when "liberals" on this board are being challenged to "go down to NO and help rescue people", here is one liberal who puts his $$ where his mouth is. Too bad he got a leaky boat, (can't imagine that there is a boat shortage down there right now), , and true he might not know what he is doing, but he has more balls and heart than anyone else I know in his personal as well as creative life.

[928ram]

Umm, how about a photo hired and paid for by Penn to take pictures of him. Could be but doesn't have to be a photojournalist; simple a phog for hire, like a papparazzi (sp) that he already knew.

But I agree; good on him for actually being there, liberal or not. Fact is, even if he only handed out one bottle of water and save no one, being there further raises awareness and likely got some of his fans to contribute. Every bit helps.

[einreb]

"We were pulling drowning people out of the water, it's the ultimate distress and human suffering ... dead bodies," he told GMTV.

Penn said he had spent nine hours on Monday searching the water for people and during all that time he saw just three boats carrying US officials.

"There are people that are dying right now and I mean babies and old people and everybody in between - they're dying. There are people dying and (the US government are) not putting the boats in the water, I think that's criminal negligence. I don't think anybody ever anticipated the criminal negligence of the Bush administration in this situation."

The US authorities were also castigated by British bus driver Ged Scott, from Wallasey, Merseyside, who was on holiday in the New Orleans area.

He stayed in the Ramada Hotel during and after the devastation with his wife, Sandra, and seven-year-old son Ronan. At one stage, Mr Scott, 36, had to wade through filthy water to barricade the hotel doors against looters.

He told the Liverpool Daily Post: "I couldn't describe how bad the authorities were. Just little things like taking photographs of us, as we are standing on the roof waving for help, for their own little snapshot albums.

"At one point, there were a load of girls on the roof of the hotel saying 'Can you help us?' and the policemen said 'Show us what you've got' and made signs for them to lift their T-shirts. When the girls refused, they said 'Fine' and motored off down the road in their boat."

[bryanthompson]

Rove sabatoged the boat and planted the photographer so that Penn would look like even MORE of a dolt. Simple explanation.

[dd74]

"Whatever I can do to help."
That sort of tells the whole story, doesn't it?

[speeder]

Originally posted by SoCal911SC
Yeah, a "personal photographer" means, to me, someone that you hire and pay for to go with you and take pictures of you while you are doing your good deeds.

Why is that necessary? For either a liberal or a conservative? (I don't see how this is a liberal or conservative issue).

You think that he has to pay a photographer to take his picture in NO right now? Think about that one for a minute.

[island911]

Wouldn't the "personal photographer" be in Seans boat?

(read: I think that pic came from another source.)

[speeder]

Yes, I know what the term "personal photographer" means in this context, but I can also see through blatant propaganda. Who came up w/ that term for this "news story"? Bill O'Reilly? Limpballs?

I normally don't blow my anonymity so to speak on this board, but I've known him for 23 years and he doesn't pay photographers to take his picture. That's absurd. A ******* Oscar winning actor?

It's just a slander job from the slimiest faction that the U.S. has ever seen. Love him or hate him, depending on your politics, but he has more personal integrity than anyone I've ever met and is the most down-to-earth as well. Absolutely zero BS and follows his consience WHEREVER it takes him w/o consideration of bad press, etc...

[island911]

Originally posted by einreb
...
Penn said he had spent nine hours on Monday searching the water for people and during all that time he saw just three boats carrying US officials.

" .. ..people dying and (the US government are) not putting the boats in the water, I think that's criminal negligence. . . "

Yeah, and mounting his own effort in his boat of holes is what type of negligence? --what an idiot.

It's like he throws his own steaming turds at Bush to paint Bush as the filthy animal.

[island911]

So Denis, are you saying that Sean allows any photographer access? . .. or does he have his personal (eh'em) favorites?


Oh, man that image is priceless.

[928ram]

You think that he has to pay a photographer to take his picture in NO right now? Think about that one for a minute.

Probably not to get his picture in the press, maybe to have a photog to tag along on his complete journey.

I am suprised though that You would would assume that it was all about pics of him??? Even though I've seen pics of Penn wielding a camera himself in the past, I don't see what would be so far outside of the realm of possibilities that he would hire a pro to document the whole excursion. Maybe he's going to publish a book or something documenting the storm.

[island911]

Originally posted by speeder
.. .I normally don't blow my anonymity so to speak on this board, but I've known him (Sean) for 23 years and he doesn't pay photographers to take his picture. That's absurd. A ******* Oscar winning actor? . . .

Yeah!

.. . and Huge Grant wouldn't have to pay a two-bit hooker for . . .ah, nevermind.

[dd74]

Originally posted by island911
Yeah!

.. . and Huge Grant...

Oh, my. Phallic finger slip, eh?

[island911]

I'd like to buy an H . .

or was that "Huge Grunt" the porn star?

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally posted by island911
Yeah!

.. . and Huge Grant wouldn't have to pay a two-bit hooker for . . .ah, nevermind.

ROTFL!!!!

[craigster59]

Originally posted by island911
I'd like to buy an H . .

or was that "Huge Grunt" the porn star?

I'm sure your thinking of Hugh Jorgen. He was the porn star.

[island911]

thanks, craigster.

I should pay more attention to these names.

...especially for visits down to LA. Seem "who" is all anyone talks about down there. --WHo's in, who's out. I suspect Hugh Jorgen is in-and-out a lot.

So; Sean Penn . ..



"In" or "out" ?