Sean Penn Expresses 'Love' for Chavez, Wishes Him 'Great Strength'

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12:38 PM, Dec 11, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

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At a candlelight vigil for Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in Bolivia, actor Sean Penn offered great praise for the sick strongman:

"He is one of the most important forces we've had on this planet. And I will wish him nothing but that great strength he has over and over again. I do it in love, and I do in gratitude. So I just want to say that from my very American point of view, of my friend President Chavez: It is only possible to be as inspiring as he is as a two way street. And he would say his inspiration is the people."