NEWS JUNKIE POST
Dec 17, 2009 at 11:45 pmAngelina Jolie In 2012
And why not?
Funny isn’t it that we’ve had an actor as president and several actors as governors yet we don’t see actresses step up to the plate and run for office. Perhaps this article will start such a discussion by advocating that actress Angelina Jolie should run for office in 2012 — any office, White House too.
Apparently, there have been already rumors that she may quit Hollywood and go to Washington, D.C. But let’s dig deeper, shall we?
QUALIFICATIONS
Angelina Jolie has several awards under her belt for her humanitarian work around the globe. As a UN Goodwill Ambassador, Jolie has raised awareness about war, rape, famine, and poverty that people in several countries in Africa and other continents face.
She got started back in 2001 when she was filming the first Tomb Raider movie and she never looked back. Since then, Angelina Jolie has done work in the following countries:
Congo
Tanzania
Namibia
Chad
Kenya
Darfur
Cambodia
Haiti
Sierra Leone
Angola
Angelina has also done humanitarian work here in the US. In Louisiana, she and her one-day-to-be husband Brad Pitt were active in helping with the recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. They raised hell when they saw FEMA’s relief efforts were slow.
If a dummy like Sarah Palin can run for president without knowing anything about world geography or ever visiting another country, why wouldn’t a well-traveled and intelligent woman like Angelina Jolie not run?
Foreign affairs experience? You betcha!
COMMITMENT
On December 11, Angelina Jolie wrote an opinion piece for Newsweek urging leadership from President Obama to act on the genocide going on in Darfur.
“…When the administration says it intends to work to ‘improve the lives of the people of Darfur,’ I would like to know what that means, besides the obvious point that their lives could hardly get worse,” Jolie wrote.
Angelina has remained committed to Darfur — bringing attention to the 300,000 people killed and 2.7 million displaced by the military army in that country. Writing such an opinion piece — directed at Obama — takes a lot of passion for the cause. She even said that if Obama wants to earn that Nobel Peace Prize, that Darfur is the place to start.
Would she be committed the same way to fight for the American people? You betcha!
REAGAN WAS A MAN, ANGELINA IS A WOMAN
Yes, that’s what it boils down to. Unfortunately, we live in a society that has a double standard for women. Men actors can do anything they want, run for office and WIN like:
Arnold Schwarzenegger — posed naked for photo shoots during his days as a bodybuilder. Now, Governor of California.
Jesse Ventura — paraded around in a leotard as a professional wrestler. Got to be Governor of Minnesota
Ronald Reagan — played cowboy, soldier roles going around shooting people left and right. Elected for California governor twice, served two terms as U.S. President.
NOT AN ACTOR, BUT HELPS TO MAKE A POINT: George W. Bush — snorted cocaine and drove drunk. Elected as governor of Texas twice, served two terms as U.S. President.
What a sick voter base the right wing has.
ATTACK ADS
Knowing how loony the right-wing is, if Angelina Jolie were to run for office, the TV ads would show clips of her work as an actress — being a trouble maker, mentally ill teenager (“Girl, Interrupted”), doing heroine and kissing other women (“Gia”), being a cold blooded killer (“Wanted”), and kissing her brother on the red carpet (reality). Yes, that would be their style of trying to ruin her, but if Jolie hires a smart campaign director — her image could overcome all of the roles she has played in her movies. Plus, her resume speaks for itself!
Angelina Jolie has tons of connections — maybe even as many as God’s — her endorsers would be a huge long list of actors (including Brad Pitt), international dignitaries, and political figures. This is not counting the millions and millions of fans in the US and abroad, which makes me wonder….
Will she carry the youth vote? You betcha!
Will she carry the gay and lesbian vote? Hell yeah!
Will she carry the liberals in Hollywood? Duh.
Will she carry the progressive vote? If she hated W. Bush, darn right!
Will she carry the Latino vote? Why not? She looks kind of Latina.
Will she carry the black vote? Holla!
THE WOMEN VOTE
Now, the women vote is a tough one. Let’s remember that with all the issues American women suffer from: body image insecurities, jealousy, envy, designer shoes & clothes addiction and more, the women vote may be difficult for Angelina Jolie. Many women resent her for being too beautiful, while others see her just as an object in this sex-obsessed society.
Plus, not to be funny, but the women vote may also be split by the Brangelina haters (usually Jennifer Aniston fans). But this is nothing that Angelina can’t recover from since tons of women may be voting to see more of Brad Pitt around. It’s a win-win.
FAMILY VALUES
I can’t believe I have to talk about this — last time I checked Angelina Jolie was married and had six kids. The woman is a kick-ass mom raising three adopted kids, plus her natural children. She and Brad seem to get along well for the most part even if the tabloids keep saying that the two are separating.
The right wing will point out that Angelina lacks family values because she doesn’t speak to her dad, but that can be easily fix if John Voight endorses her. They still don’t need to talk after that, but showing that the father-daughter relationship is civil will testify to her values.
BUT WHY?
We need leadership and people with passion and commitment to run for office. We need people who are smart and dedicated to helping their fellows. We need more eye-candy in Congress, all those old white men in the House and Senate give me nightmares.
America was ready for a handsome, intelligent black president, it’s time we elect a beautiful, bright actress to serve the American people and the world. Angelina Jolie would make a terrific politician, it would make EVERYONE want to register and vote for her, and it will engage Americans who had never cared about politics to start watching the news.
ANGELINE JOLIE IN 2012.
To read Angeline Jolie’s op-ed in Newsweek, click here.
PS: Thanks to my readers for reminding me Brad and Angie are not married and the correct number of children. I may be reading the wrong tabloid.
Are you kidding? God help America if that happens. Good luck.
I live in Asia, trust me Angelina would have overwhelming world support if she runs for any office. Maybe, the world will be a better place but it would be tragic to put this woman through all the personal scrutiny that will come her way through the American public & media. Perhaps, she should just stay away from Washington in that case and leave in peace with her family.
I would love to see a women in power, smart women that is. To me Ms Jolie sounds good but I dont think now while her kids are too young, maybe in a couple of years, maybe even Mr Pitt.
Ok nice write up but I noticed something that you have wrong. Brad and Angelina have 3 adopted children and 3 biological. You have “The woman is a kick-ass mom raising four adopted kids, plus her twins”.
Here is a woman that had a wild life then settled down, weather she is acting or not acting she is still in the public eye, I don’t think she would get much more if she ran for Office. At first she would but then things would calm down. The work she does for U.S and around the world is amazing. I think she can make even more of an impact. It would be really interesting too see.
She and Pitt are NOTmarried. They say they won’t get married until gays have that right throughout the country. So, yeah, she’d get the gay vote for sure. check her age, not sure if she’s even 35 yet. Give her another 10, 15 years, and maybe. Who knows? How ’bout Susan Sarandon? or Jessica Lange? Sarandon especially knows her stuff–and how to infuriate the fright wing!
Sarandon vs. Palin. Love it.
Interesting discussion starter, Dolores.
are u crazy?Angelina=The President of USA?No No No…I don`t agree..no way..with that people`s husbands stolen woman.she is not a good person.it`s all because of the media.so,she can be big star as today bacause she just smile with that her plastic sugery face?hell and hell waiting fer you all.
This is not a very smart or well thought out post. One commenter has already pointed out that the author got the number of adopted v biological children wrong. The author also called Brad Pitt her husband. They are not married. These seem like small points, but if a writer can not get the small details right, how can you trust them on the big ones? Secondly, the assertion that women may have trouble voting for her because she’s too beautiful is insulting and hyperbolic while being completely unsupported by facts. Thirdly, Angelina Jolie’s politics are not at all well known. I’m not positive, but I don’t think she ever endorsed a presidential candidate last year. Nothing wrong with being independent and having complex opinions. But it’s a bit foolish to go around promoting an actress for president with no knowledge of what her policies and priorities would be. “We need more “eye candy” in Congress?” This article is just stupid. Not smart or funny enough to be satire. Just mindless. Sorry.
Thanks for reading after all.
Are you kidding me? Author of the article is not aware that Jolie is hated by millions of women all around the world and adored by thousands of loons.
She might be traveling around the world but her motive are highly questionable. She’s a hypocrite and junkie.
Junkie for political office? Great idea.
There are so many talented, educated women ou there. Author of this article should have done some research first. Perhaps she would have found out more qualified candidates.
Thanks folks, post updated!
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I believe Angelina Jolie will do very well. She is smarter and better looking than Sarah Pailin. She is kind, sweet and risks her entire life to help serve the people we cannot even visit. Africa is beautiful but very complicated. If we focus on the larger scale of trouble we can overcome our chance of failure. I think Angelina is great, if she can fly an airplane she is focus enough to be in the office. Besides, I think people, even the terrorists will appreciate her more than Pailin. Bring Angelina to the white house after her children is all grown up. I bet everyone she will do a great job! Keep up the good work AJ. I love your big heart and soul. On top of that, you are so natural and beautiful. Those who says you have a plastic face, so check themselves out. I have followed your youth, until adulthood, you are a natural beautiful woman. People will be jealous of your looks and success! Good luck beautiful angel;-)
Blood vials, knives, tattoos – 2012
LOL! Scary.
If Sarah Palin did why not Angie? But I would not support the idea of our beautiful Angie being exposed to politic b-t. Forget America, Angelina is loved by millions around the world. She is the citizen of the world. Remember Brangelina house- is it not in America??
Dolores were you paid to write this pile of crap????????
I was thinking the same LOL!
“Will she carry the youth vote? You betcha!”
NO – most of our kids has morals. Most of them will NOT vote for her.
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