I assume you’ve gone off your meds or something recently.
I’m not a dittohead, and one of my fondest hopes is that they’ll one day discover Dittohead Prime in a coma from an oxycontin-induced overdose.
I was being sarcastic, mocking the other side’s continual defense of the indefensible - presumably a matter of inertia and habit more than anything at this point.
You’ll notice that very few Damned Libruls are actually playing the “defend at all costs” game in regards to Sean Penn. Which I just don’t get since all we Damned Libruls are a gigantic hivemind.
Other than that, I really can’t stand that pretentious fucker Sean Penn.
-Joe, shouldn’t need to explain himself when he’s around 1200 posts
Maybe because he’s writing an article, doing a documentary, or honestly trying to help? Jesus christ. You people need to find something real to bitch about. If there’s someone he CAN help…someone who the rescue workers overlooked, someone who could use some assistance, he’ll be there to help. No one’s bitching when network newspeople get in there to record the event. They’re not helping anyone directly. Why are you picking on someone who’s trying to do the right thing?
Because he’s a pretentious publicity whore? Because his actions aren’t a whole lot different that Dubya’s “I’m here now, everything is okay. Ain’t I a great guy for showing up?” schtick?
That is, of course, IMO. Which I consider is probably right. If I didn’t consider my opinion right I’d probably change it. Since I’m right, I probably won’t.
Well, you are dimwitted (to be generous), hysterical and over-reactionary, yet you are able to post nonsense to a message board (assuming you don’t have someone doing it for you). Why not set your aims higher and see what you can achieve too?
I don’t know a thing about Sean Penn, so I’ll grant for discussion that he is a self-aggrandizing bastard. Fine. He’s a self-aggrandizing bastard who has actually rescued others.
and on preview:
Well, let’s further qualify the most accurate statement.
Sean Penn is a self-aggrandizing bastard who once played a role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and who has actually rescued others.
We can keep this game up all day, but the last little bit won’t change. I think it makes people like you look like petty, sniping little pussies, but hey, whatever sinks your boat.
Who did he help? How is his ass tooling around in a leaky boat helpful? What’s the likelihood of a guy who has no idea what he’s doing needing to the be the next one rescued? Maybe if you don’t bring a photographer you can bring out that extra person or bring another 200 pounds of food or water?
Can Sean work a camera? If so, the only reason to bring a photographer is to make sure you get pictures of Supersean helping the poor downtrodden.
Kind of like his other recent publicity stunts, but this time he didn’t need to bring his passport.
Do you have anything to back up your accusation that he doesn’t care about anything but publicity? One shred of evidence that he doesn’t care about helping anyone? One bit of proof that he wants people to SEE him doing good rather than recording his efforts for an article or documentary? Didn’t think so.
No camera. No need for a photographer. More food and water brought in. Another space on the boat for bringing people back out. If something horrible is seen you only have his witnessing of it and, therefore, it will be dismissed as ‘Librul hysteria’.
I can understand why #1 is no good.
No photographer. Sean takes the pictures himself and, lo, we still get shots of poor people suffering because of Bushie Badness.
Therefore, the help from #1 is only diminished a little bit (the weight of a camera bag) and if something horrible is seen in the wreckage - pretty damned likely - there will be photographic evidence of it.
Bring Photographer Pete. Less food/water/medicine brought in. Less survivors brought out. You get to take pictures the exact same way as if a photographer hadn’t been brought it except in this case you get some shots of Sean doing heroic things.
The least helpful scenario in terms of helping these poor people and, if something goes wrong, gives an additional person that needs to be rescued if, say, the boat sinks. The benefit? Well, Sean gets to be in front of the camera.
Unless you can tell me why option #3 is the best choice?
Setting off presumably to rescue people in a boat so filled with unbeneficial persons that in fact you can’t fit another single person in.
If you’re really there to help save lives, at least bring your wits with you.
As soon as you can show me how his efforts HAVEN’T helped anyone (or how yours have helped more than his, for that matter) we might have something to discuss.
So he’s not sailor of the year. Give him credit for trying. There are doubtlessly other private watercraft in the rescue that may have had an engine blow or have other issues.
Actually, I think “Sailor of the Year” is the perfect title for Sean Penn. It will make a great caption for that shot of him bailing out his boat with a Dixie cup.