Bush: "A Beelzebub -- and A Dumb One"

Those are the choice words Sean Penn had for King George at a Toronto International Film Festival press conference.

Editor & Publisher reports:

"One could make the argument that George Bush is a good politician," Penn said at one point, seemingly offering praise. Then he added: "I think the issue is how you define politician. Once upon a time, politics was the organization of things to benefit the people."

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At the press conference, a reporter returned to the notion of Bush as a good politician, and Penn said the definition has changed -- much as it has for "good actor" which now means, he said, "contest winner" (he is an Academy Award winner himself).

"So that's the level of politician I think he's good at," Penn said. "Out of context, he's Beelzebub -- and a dumb one."

Another query: Could he name a good politician? Penn said he wasn't about to "rattle off the cliches....It should be obvious, those people who sacrificed of their talents and their commitment to their country or their people . . . we know who they are and they're not currently in the White House."

Penn has written several freelance articles for the San Francisco Chronicle in recent years.

Don't you just love the irony of these comments occurring while Sean was plugging the film, "All the King's Men?"

I've only one thing to add -- Long Live Sean Penn!

Photo credit: Sean Penn poses for photos in Toronto, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. Penn is attending the Toronto Film Festival and the screening of his film 'All The King's Men.' (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

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