Penn's oscar was just a publicity stunt by the leftist bleeding-hearts in hollywood; or is that hollywoody? Why are actors so idolized? They are just actors. So what makes them smarter than anybody else? What makes their opinions better than most? These people don't waste their time earning higher degrees or really studying issues. They are just fortunate lay-abouts who feel guilty because they got rich doing nothing much. So now they assuage their guilt by being sickeningly compassionate. HA! What a farce. These hypocrite A-Holes are just as capable of cutting your throat for the last slice of bread as anyone of us are.