{"id":11398,"date":"2012-10-26T10:42:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T15:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:55:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T22:55:13","slug":"christian-bale-speaks-his-mind-and-present-an-award-to-chen-guangcheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2012\/10\/christian-bale-speaks-his-mind-and-present-an-award-to-chen-guangcheng.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Bale Speaks His Mind, Presents an Award to Chen Guangcheng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\u201cWhat I really wanted to do was shake the man\u2019s hand and say \u2018thank you,\u2019 and tell him what an inspiration he is.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s what actor Christian Bale said about\u00a0the blind, imprisoned, pro-life activist named Chen Guangcheng last December when he unsuccessfully tried to visit him. Red tape, ahem, got in the way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since that time, Chen had escaped his tormentors, fled to the U.S. Embassy, causing a bit of an embarrassing situation for the Obama Administration, and his home government.<\/p>\n

But thankfully, Chen and his family received asylum here in the United States.<\/p>\n

Last night, Human Rights First<\/em><\/a> held an awards banquet and Bale got his chance to say thank you to Chen. Roll tape,<\/p>\n