Sean Penn plays politics

[babylonsister]

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-09-18-sean-penn_x.htm

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Over a steak dinner at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont recently, Penn made no apologies for his tough talk or political activism.

If anything, he says, more people — particularly celebrities and others with high profiles — should follow suit.

"I think it's incumbent upon everyone to speak up," he says. "Not enough people do it. Maybe they're afraid they'll be criticized or called a Nazi. But I hope that never makes me embarrassed to lend a hand or speak my mind."

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Penn says he will consider endorsing candidates running in November's midterm elections, but he adds that he "won't get involved with a single Democrat who doesn't believe we should responsibly pull out of the war now."

He pauses, then lights a cigarette. "That's if they'd want me. It's not always productive for me to be standing by somebody's side."

[patricia92243]

1. His new movie "All the Kings Men" looks interesting.

[NYC]

2. Is that based on Robt. Penn Warren's book?

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[patricia92243]

3. It is a re-make of an old movie. I don't know about the book. Maybe some

somebody else here at DU will know.

[NYC]

4. Does it have anything to do with Huey Long?

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