Eric Cartman vs. Jeff Spicoli

mid-morning on Monday, the 11th of October 2004 by Chad

This news article tells the heartwarming story about Sean Penn getting mighty pissed because Trey Parker and Matt Stone have an opinion that differs from his own.

President Bush isn’t the only one upset with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over their new puppet film, Team America: World Police.

Oscar winner Sean Penn apparently wrote an angry letter to the comedy duo after they made fun of Sean “ËœP Diddy’ Combs’ Vote Or Die campaign to persuade US youngsters to vote in next month’s presidential election.

He was infuriated at Stone’s theory that America might elect better leaders if lazy, apathetic voters stayed at home and didn’t bother to vote.

Why? Voting is a right and a responsibility. Not voting is also a right. Free country means you don’t have to participate in elective democracy if you don’t want to. Everyone bitches all the time about the poor quality of the candidates. They are chosen because people who aren’t informed voters also get to pick them. So rather than being the smartest, wisest, most capable candidate, you get pretty boys who look good on TV. If only informed voters were to vote, then the candidates would better match what people wanted.

In the letter ” said to have left the comic writers “howling with laughter” - Penn wrote: “I remember a cordial hello when you guys were beginning to be famous guys around Hollywood. I remember several times getting a few giggles out of your humour.

“I remember not being bothered as you traded on my name among others to appear witty. I never mind being of service in satire and silliness.

and propaganda….

“I do mind when anybody who doesn’t have a child, doesn’t have a child at war, or isn’t or won’t be in harm’s way themselves is saying that ‘there is no shame in not voting if you don’t know what you are talking about’.

OK, fine, I was at war, and I say the same thing as Matt Stone. And I would be proud should my children follow myself, my father, my uncles, my grandfathers, and on back and serve their country in military service. My grandfather’s youngest brother was killed in combat in Korea.

“You guys are talented young guys, but alas, primarily young guys. It’s all well to joke about me or whomever you choose.

“Not so well to encourage irresponsibility that will ultimately lead to the disembowelment, mutilation, exploitation and death of innocent people around the world.

“The vote matters to them. No one’s ignorance, including a couple of hip cross-dressers’, is an excuse.”

Penn signed off with a four letter word and offered to show the pair around Baghdad.

“When we return, make all the fun you want,” he added as a postscript. The Thurderbirds-style film is said to poke serious fun at the Bush administration and the directors found Penn’s letter so amusing they leaked it to the media.

The vote SHOULD matter to everyone. If someone is so damn lazy that they can’t be bothered to get out and register themselves, they damn well should be bribed to make them vote. Oh wait, that is how the democratic ticket wins. People voting themselves shares of the public treasury.

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tina Says:
October 20th, 2004 at 9:34 am Add karma

I have no desire to see this film, and Chad did go see it last night & loved it, cool! Now.. to what is written here..

Just the thought of Sean Penn as a spokeman for ANYTHING is laughable to me. Can anyone ever take him seriously, oh right that was not the intention as he WISHES & WANTS for Apathetic & Pathetic to go and vote.. and it is no mystery who they want these losers to vote for.

Yes I think people SHOULD vote if they have the Will & Wisdom to do so.. if a person does not have the intelligence to make a decent decision they should certainly not be deciding who should run this country!

Yes I think people also have the RIGHT NOT to vote, as YES this is a FREE country, people should not be pushed or forced in line to vote, they should CHOOSE to do so!

All the political commericals have made me ill, and all the celebrities who are doing it have lost any respect from me. Heck look at the celebrities who are PROMOTING the VOTE!

I also get sick of the ones that are all black celebrities; this goes with the “negro college fund” stuff, where it is all that whoa is me crap, and the poor black community. I am sorry but there is certainly NOTHING hold black folk back, this is not the 1960’s or earlier, heck they have affirmative action so even the ones who do a 1/2 assed job (and make the black community look bad) can keep a job. So please please (black folk) you create a dividing line when you do this kind of stuff… you are 100% Americans, as with all the variety of nationalities in this country you have good & bad.. and affirmative action needs to go, so does the negro college fund… as well the come’on black people voting.. this is all dividing lines, it is old news, it is extinct, it is no longer a slave ship, ok..

sorry for the rant, but really it makes me lose respect, and that is not something i like to do. I prefer to view people as people, and their are some horrible people and some awesome people.. but when people create the dividing lines as black, mexican, white, youth, etc.. it loses respect, it isolates those people..

ok back to sean penn.. LAUGH.. oh my gosh.. ok people again Vote if you want to and you have the common sense to do so.. don’t do it because a celebrity tells you to, or because you are part of some race, or other “dividing line” do it because YOU WANT TO>>>>

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