On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:48:14 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

Or not.

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Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks
From correspondents in New Orleans
05sep05

EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims
stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat
he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak.

Penn had planned to rescue children waylaid by Katrina's flood waters,
but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel,
which began taking water within seconds of its launch.
The actor, known for his political activism, was seen wearing what
appeared to be a white flak jacket and frantically bailing water out
of the sinking vessel with a red plastic cup.

When the boat's motor failed to start, those aboard were forced to use
paddles to propel themselves down the flooded New Orleans street.

Asked what he had hoped to achieve in the waterlogged city, the actor
replied: "Whatever I can do to help."

With the boat loaded with members of Penn's entourage, including a
personal photographer, one bystander taunted the actor: "How are you
going to get any people in that thing?"

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I'm pretty sure that the Presidential Administration must be somehow
responsible for not putting the drain plug into Penn's boat and
putting all those press aides and photographers in the boat just to
make him look bad.

Penn's trying to become the new Geraldo Rivera! I wonder if he had someone
standing by with a fan blowing his hair.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks
From correspondents in New Orleans


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm pretty sure that the Presidential Administration must be somehow
responsible for not putting the drain plug into Penn's boat and
putting all those press aides and photographers in the boat just to
make him look bad.

Yeah, President Bush should make boating licenses mandatory, with jail
time for anybody that forgets their plug... especially if they are known
for anti-Bush politics.

Actually, my take on this is that anybody who is not skilled &
knowledgeable in boats should keep out of the way.

Taking it one step further: one very good reason for developing real
skills is that at some point in your boating career, the odds are high
you will be in a position to rescue somebody.

Fair Skies
Doug King

"DSK" wrote
Actually, my take on this is that anybody who is not skilled &
knowledgeable in boats should keep out of the way.

I dunno, but I hear some fairly knowledgeable and skillful folks have
forgotten their bilge plug on occasion. Most are fortunate enough not to
have paparazzi present, though.

Joe Blizzard wrote:

"DSK" wrote

Actually, my take on this is that anybody who is not skilled &
knowledgeable in boats should keep out of the way.


I dunno, but I hear some fairly knowledgeable and skillful folks have
forgotten their bilge plug on occasion. Most are fortunate enough not to
have paparazzi present, though.




Not leaving things to chance, Penn brought his own personal
photographer. If this wasn't enough, I'm sure he let the press
know of his heroic effort to "Save the Children" (was he going to
separate them from their families, or only save those families
which had children with them?).

-Raf

--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

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