The wisdom of Sean Penn

[-:Undertaker:-]

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'Sean Penn's an idiot and a fool': Falklands hero Simon Weston hits back at bleeding heart actor's explosive remarks on disputed islands

• War hero Simon Weston says actor 'does not know what he is talking about'
• Ben Fogle also challenged Penn to a public debate on the Falklands
• Left-wing U.S. actor says sending Duke of Cambridge is not necessary
• Hollywood star in Uruguay as he continues South American tour
• Comes day after he labelled Britain 'colonialist, ludicrous and archaic'

Falklands hero Simon Weston yesterday branded Sean Penn an 'idiot' and a 'fool' over his comments about Britain's ownership of the islands.

Former Welsh Guardsman Weston, 50, hit back at the Hollywood actor's criticism of Prince William's deployment to the Falklands.

The father-of-three, who was terribly injured in an Argentine bomb attack that killed 48 people in 1982, said: 'Sean Penn is living, breathing proof that just because you are famous doesn't mean you know what you are talking about.

War of words: Simon Weston, left, today came out fighting in support Britain in the row involving Sean Penn, right, over the Falklands

He told The Sun: 'Penn is an idiot. It's bad for people to think you're a fool. You don't need to open your mouth to prove it. By opening his mouth on this, Sean Penn proves he is a fool.'

The attack by Penn was the second time in two days he has criticised the UK's involvement in the islands.

Penn, Madonna's ex-husband, was condemned as 'moronic' by Tory MP and former Army officer Patrick Mercer for claiming Britain's continuing hold on the Falklands was 'colonialist, ludicrous and archaic'.

But the left-leaning actor showed he cannot keep his mouth shut over the islands by accusing the UK of 'insensitivity' for posting William to the disputed South Atlantic territory and labelling Britain a colonial dinosaur for the second day running.

The double Oscar winner went on the attack again after a meeting with Uruguayan president Jose Mujica in Montevideo - less than 24 hours after he savaged Britain over the Falklands during his visit to Buenos Aires to see the Argentine president Cristina Kirchner.

Penn, who once called for U.S. president George W. Bush to be impeached over the Iraq War, met both state leaders in his role as Ambassador-at-large for Haiti.

He condemned criticism of his attack on 'colonial' Britain as 'hyperbole' and again insisted on calling the islands by their Spanish name of Las Malvinas.

Grinning smugly as he praised Uruguay as a 'model of development in the world' he added: 'My oh my, aren't people sensitive to the world colonialism, particularly those who implement colonialism.

'It's unthinkable that the United Kingdom can make a conscious decision to deploy a prince within the military to the Malvinas, knowing the great emotional sensitivity both of mothers and fathers in the United Kingdom and in Argentina who lost sons and daughters in a war of islands with a population of so few.

Controversial: Actor Sean Penn, pictured here with Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner on Monday, has branded Britain 'colonialist' for its refusal to hand over the Falkland Islands

A left wing actor puts his foot in it and has a world view thats completely distorted.. its expected really. But anywho, as comments on the Mail and Telegraph have posted - we'll perhaps consider Mr. Penn's argument when he starts the ball rolling in the United States and gives over his large house to some native Americas seeing as he is 'the imperialist' who has taken the land of the natives (his argument, not mine!). All in all, do please shut up Mr. Penn and go back to what you do 'best' - dressing up and reading words from a script.

PS. Anyone remember Team America? F.A.G.

Thoughts?

[GommeInc]

He's only after a bit of skirt, like his friend who appeared on 10 O'Clock Live on Channel 4 - that's all it ended up talking about which is not useful for the situtation. The man is unbelievably stupid and isn't educated in public speaking, history, logic or forethought. His IQ is about as low as his filmography count. I wouldn't read into what he says, it's only considered accurate to anyone else uneducated in the Falklands matter.

[dbgtz]

I do wonder if he's standing up for what he believes in, or just pulling some sort of PR stunt. Either way, I don't really see why his opinion matters at all.