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To: i-node who wrote (702837)	3/6/2013 11:10:11 AM
From: Bonefish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572630

Hugo Chavez Dead: Sean Penn Mourns Venezuelan President Sean Penn and other Hollywood stars are grieving the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose death at age 58 was announced on Tuesday, March 5. "I lost a friend I was blessed to have, and poor people around the world lost a champion," said Oscar winner and activist Penn, 52, in a statement. PHOTOS: Stars we lost last year Penn has long been a vocal supporter of the controversial leader, who had been privately battling cancer for years. The Dead Man Walking star first met Chavez in 2007 and appeared at a vigil last December as Chavez underwent surgery doctors hoped would save his life. "He's one of the most important forces we've had on this planet," Penn said at the time. He had previously praised Chavez as a "model democrat"; back in 2010, he charged that anyone calling Chavez a dictator "should be jailed." PHOTOS: Stars' political affiliations Chavez returned the favor in a public speech, applauding Penn's "great films" and adding, "he's one of the greatest opponents of the Iraq invasion." Other Hollywood insiders remembering Chavez include director Oliver Stone, who chronicled his rise to power in his documentary South of the Border. Calling Chavez a "hero," Stone tweeted "Hugo Chavez will live forever in history. My friend, rest finally in peace long earned." Chavez and Stone walked the red carpet together at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. PHOTOS: Stars who've hung out with President Obama Filmmaker Michael Moore, rocker Courtney Love and actor/activist Danny Glover also met with Chavez over the years, with the Venezuelan congress giving Glover $18 million to fund a film. This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Hugo Chavez Dead: Sean Penn Mourns Venezuelan President

To: i-node who wrote (702837)	3/6/2013 11:47:11 AM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572630

RE:yes, think Obama is the most incompetent president of my lifetime You are so confused on this point. Obama's destruction of America is purposeful. He wants America to end up like Detroit. Every decision he has made is obviously directed at destroying the country. en.wikipedia.org

To: i-node who wrote (702837)	3/6/2013 11:49:44 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 1572630

Yes, I think Bush was a remarkably good president during the times that were among the most difficult for the country in all my years. And, yes, think Obama is the most incompetent president of my lifetime; after all, he lacked any meaningful accomplishment when he was elected and he still does. He has divided the country like no other, and undone decades of progress in the area of civil rights. This is a good example of what I mean...if a democrat had been president during an attack that destroyed the twin towers, initiated two wars as a result, one of which based on distortion and exaggeration, mismanaged that war for three years, initiated a social program that went unpaid for, inherited a fed budget in virtual balance but doubled the national debt and left the country with the worst recession since 1929 and a financial collapse, you'd be finding every imaginable accusation and insult to lambaste that democrat. Instead you call the current president, a democrat who inherited this mess, incompetent, despite the fact that things have turned around... There is a glaring absence of balance that doesn't square with thought and introspection. Al