Sean Penn And Hugo Chavez: True Love

This is the beauty of freedom of speech: it allows Hollywood types like Sean Penn to reveal publicly just how very stupid they are:

CARACAS, Venezuela - Sean Penn applauded President Hugo Chavez as the Venezuelan leader lambasted the Bush administration and demanded an end to war in Iraq.

Chavez met privately with the 46-year-old actor for two hours Thursday, praising him as being "brave" for urging Americans to impeach President Bush.

"In the name of the peoples of the world, President Bush, withdraw the troops from Iraq. Enough already with so much genocide," Chavez said before an auditorium packed with his red-clad supporters.

Below: actor Sean Penn listens to an address by Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez.