Comments on: Sean Penn talking about “My President”

By: realist

realist — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:29:26 +0000

sean peen is a communist. he should move to china, cuba or venezuela.

the man is a jerk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Let Us Know When We Can Hope Again, Monsieur le Président « The French Cowboy’s Plains

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:30:42 +0000

[...] a bit more optimism from M Obama? Or does he believe that everybody feels like Ashley Judd or Sean Penn who would certainly be as enthralled by his presidency as they are even if they had to sit around [...]

By: Mike Hudecheck

Mike Hudecheck — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:30:45 +0000

Am I the only one who wants to punch this jerk every time he uses his celebrity to assert his politics? What is it about being an actor that somehow makes you an authority on running a country? I am always surprised that someone can enter a “profession” that requires not one bit of education and then is able to command the attention mindless boob tube zombies everywhere. Good Lord people, for your own opinions.

By: Craig Puhrmann

Craig Puhrmann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:10:36 +0000

It appears from many of the comments herein that we are still a divided country. This divisiveness is part of the message the McCain/Palin ticket was promoting. Didn’t you listen to McCain’s concession speech? Not even John McCain would tolerate this continued negative rhetoric. Everyone has the right to their own opinion, but that’s all it is, an opinion. It is not clear to me why you are so opposed to Sean Penn’s opinions or are you just taking advantage of his comments to criticize Obama? It is also not clear to me why you are objecting to the phrase “my President”. You have stated your objection, but you have failed to state the reason(s) for your position. If the President elect is not your President, then who is? Your statements are about as stupid as Sean Penn’s. Whether you like it or not, the President elect will be THE President.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:32:45 +0000

If conservatives give The One the same amount of respect that the rabid liberals gave Bush, there would be howls of “you’re not being loyal to the president!” and “Show some respect!” etc.
We as Americans do not “Give” our loyalty; politicians have to earn it. We do not have to show respect; politicians have to earn it. The only loyalty and respect we as Americans need show is to our nation, and to the United States Constitution. We do not owe our loyalty to these temporary occupants. They will be gone in four or eight years, but we remain. And all the wishing by Prince Buttercup that we remake America in the image that The One wants will fall on deaf ears. Prince Buttercup should put his money (literally)where his mouth is. If he truly has compassion for the people of the United States of America, if he really wants to do some good, he should sell all he owns, give it to Barack Obama to distribute and for the rest of his life, and work for minimum wage in any endeavor he introduces himself in. My bet is that he won’t. He thinks he’s better than that. Do not ever compare Obama to JFK, for JFK was a Catholic and give his salary to charities. Bill Clinton is the only President that raised the salaries of the congress, one of many of his big government spending, Obama cabinet is nothing more than the same polices of Bill Clinton, now due to the economy they will not be able to strip much they did a good job with sub-prime mortgages. I am not proud of my country (Carter, Clinton and Obama).

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:00:53 +0000

Obama will soon be ensconced in the Oval Office, with all the people who helped put him there lined up outside for goodies. At the head of the line will be Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. What will they ask for?
The three things that they want from a President Obama are more money for their contraception and sterilization programs, an end to any and all restrictions on abortions, and taxpayer funding, including funding for abortion itself.

Judging by what Obama has said over the course of the campaign, he will be happy to grant their wishes.
First of all, Barack Obama has pledged to pay for abortions with our tax dollars. According to his own web site, he is an original co-sponsor of the “Prevention First Act,”
What this reasonable-sounding languages disguises, of course, is the ugly reality that the Prevention First Act would actually force insurance companies to fund, doctors to prescribe, and pharmacies to dispense, abortifacient contraceptives. “Providing compassionate assistance to rape victims,” when translated into plain English, means forcing you and I to pay for morning after pills and abortions.
Second, Obama has also promised - in the strongest possible terms - to sign the radical Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), which would prohibit the states from “interference with a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy prior to viability or … after viability where termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.” It would also prohibit so-called “discrimination … in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.” If passed, the Freedom of Choice Act would nullify any and all restrictions on abortion, from parental consent laws, to waiting periods, to informed consent provisions, and the like. All of the hard work of pro-lifers over the past three decades would be swept away.
Our younger generation X cares, about the killing of Wolves, environment, world poverty, but I guess human rights of their own species apparently has no value – how sick is that! Before we give Obama’s other Bill 845 Billion dollars to World Provety Act – don’t you think we should fix America first? When business cannot afford to employ you, due to spreading the wealth and higher taxes and you do not have a job, maybe then you will wise up. And Please don’t tell me blacks are not racist your proof – 95 percent voted for him. I think what bothered me the most is he told Christians voters he was for Pro-Life. Anything to get a vote. I find it amusing that it was the 78 percent of the black vote that voted to ban gay marriages, but make no mistake – these new leaders with Obama have no intention of shifting focus from their big three issues: abortion, gay marriage and judges. Un-Godly Nation!

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:48:35 +0000

I am not a Seam Penn or Madonna fan, celebrities do not impress me most of Hollywood is built on sin. Most of them do not know which way is up. Their are not good role models and we need to teach our children values and morals. I find most of Hollywood Toxic, anything goes, and they make their money by shocking our morals. There are not very many people in Hollywood that I find are decent. They do not care about American family values or morals; take a good look at what they do money is not everything. Fox news was the only news station reporting fair and exposing the facts. Obama needs to prove himself and until then I do not trust him - he has shown nothing to me accept words, a great speaker, a junior senator with little experience and Media myth. There is a lot to be said about the health of society’s central institutions: family, church, and school. Capitalism sure didn’t hurt Obama to become President and it’s that same system that gave him the freedom to be what he is today, yet Obama wants to take away that freedom and turn us into a country dependent on BIG government programs – huge health care , higher taxes, and the list goes on. I want my constitutional rights protected – Obama will change that – we cannot let that happen. If that starts to happen we will need to march in Washington we cannot sit back and watch our constitution be stripped away and in four years he could do a lot of damage. It has been over 25 plus years since they took prayer out of schools and look what are high schools are doing now over 33 percent of all children do not know what gender they want to be. I know I work with children and teens in PA and we were considered a conservative state. Television and movies have desensitized our youth. Crimes have triple, schools have guards with guns – look how our society has become. Un-Godly Nation. Remember half of the County voted for McCain and McCain would have won if the people were not ignorant to blaming everything on Bush. President Bush deserved respect and I find it sickening that these same people think we should work with Obama. First, I do not trust him, there are many facts to back that up, and I pray we are not attacked on US soil.

By: Gene B

Gene B — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:31:28 +0000

Passionate Americans, aren’t we?

I voted for Bush, twice. I voted for Obama. So far, once.

It seems as if both Republicans and Democrats are getting a little ahead of the game. Obama won the election, and now he has to go to work. Let’s not trump him up as a Messiah or tear him down before he has even taken office.

Simple question - would we like to see him succeed at being our American President and guiding us through the situation we’re in?

I would hope the answer would be a resounding “yes”. We came together as one country during World War II, during 9/11. We find ourselves in another life-changing catastrophe. Time to work together again, like we’ve shown we can.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:06:34 +0000

Bush campaigned on coming together and then stacked the courts with extremist judges, started a war based on lies, paid for that war with inefficient contracts (many no-bid) financed by a massive debt, surrounded himself with yes-men neo-cons who led him into decisions that may yet mean the decline of American power in the world. His margins of “victory” were way smaller than Obama’s yet he pursued his agenda without taking the rest of us into account.

If Obama is even 5% more bipartisan (and I believe he will be more so), you guys should be grateful. Obama’s mandate would have been greater if those who don’t have the time to really check into these things hadn’t been scared by the “he’s a Communist” and “he’s a Terrorist”. He’s about as much of a socialist and terrorist Bill Clinton.

By: OrchidIslander

OrchidIslander — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:20:28 +0000

Though you may not agree with Sean Penn, his passion and love for his country is obvious. Barack Obama reminded us that while our passions may strain the bonds of civility, they should not be broken because we are all Americans - and presumably brethren.

For those of you saying that Obama is not YOUR President, he will be whether you are willing to acknowledge it or not. You will be affected by the policies and legislation he puts into play.

So get over it. If you love your country, if you have any sense of patriotism support your new President and support the United States of America.