It's a shame you folks let your political affiliations deprive you from enjoying and appreciating one of the most brilliant actors in cinematic history( Sean Penn). I despise most everything Edwin McCain, Toby Keith, and Hank Williams Jr. stand for politically but I won't let their political opinions deprive me from enjoying their music. They're wonderful musicians and I appreciate them for that. But that's just me, and to each their own.
To transitionalize back to great Sean Penn; From the stoner anthem, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" where Penn plays the unforgettable and often imitated stoner, surfer dude, Jeff Spicoli to the emotionally intense "The Falcon and The Snowman", or "At Close Range" with the maginificent Christopher Walken, followed by the bone chilling dramatic masterpiece "Dead Man Walking" with Susan Sarandon ( I used to lifeguard on Clearwater Beach with her brother Terry Tomalin, current outdoor sports editor for the St Pete Times), and who can ever forget the wonderful role Penn played in Woody Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown", definitely Django inspired, and next comes along a masterpiece title "I Am Sam"( every bit as good as Rain Man, Awakenings, and Forrest Gump, in my humble and politically unbiased opinion), and then there comes Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River" and the very controversial "Milk", both of which Penn earned the ultimate acting award in the siver screen business. ( Can you tell I'm a Penn fan?)
Finally, in wonderous conclusion to many of you reading this post with intensely scrunched eyebrows, I sincerely hope Bill O'Reilly does't take a notion to bash Chordie, I'd miss you all and your contributions. (haha)
Peace and Guitars and Random Acts of Kindness,
SouthPaw41L
(where's the heart emoticon). 
