Celebrity numbskullery at its finest.
An emotional Celine Dion rounded on US authorities over their slow rescue effort in hurricane-crippled New Orleans, while actor Sean Penn’s personal crusade to save victims took on water today.
Movie star and political activist Penn, 45, was in the collapsing city to aid stranded victims of flooding sparked by Hurricane Katrina, but the small boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak.
The outspoken actor had planned to rescue children waylaid by the deadly waters, but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which began taking water within seconds of its launch.
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.”
But with the boat loaded with members of the Oscar-winner’s entourage, including his personal photographer, one bystander taunted: “How are you going to get any people in that thing?”
Penn’s ill-fated mercy mission came after Canadian diva Dion, famed for her theme song from the watery epic Titanic, became extremely upset as she spoke of the plight of the survivors who had to wait for up to five days to be rescued.
Which brings me to the following observations:
1. Celine Dion -> sang theme song to Titanic -> Penn’s boat almost sinks. Do you know what this shows?
That Sean Penn is a moron.
2. See it is possible to use the words “Sean Penn” and “hole”, without an intervening “ass.”
3. If you think I am being too harsh, then ask yourself why did Penn think that piloting a small boat would be the best use of his resources? How many people did he expect to save in this manner? Why not just donate a large sum of money to the relief charities? He does have money to offer. Methinks he was more concerned with looking like a hero. Instead, he almost comes off looking like Nemo.
