Wow! I had no idea that Angelina Jolie was such a pinhead.

[trumad]

I guess the nut don't fall to far from the tree.

It may seem as if most entertainment industry figures are aligning with Barack Obama and just a few with John McCain, but there are still a handful of famous names who are still on the fence. And both campaigns are well aware of one star who stands out among the undecideds: Angelina Jolie.

Both campaigns have reached out to her, apparently to court her support. But in a statement to Variety provided by political adviser Trevor Neilson, Jolie says that she is waiting to make up her mind.

"I have not decided on a candidate," Jolie says, "I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice, refugees and how to address the needs of children in crisis around the world."

Unlike many other celebrity endorsements, Jolie's carries the weight and influence of her extensive humanitarian work around the world, as the goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Her statement was an indication that she would be open to choosing a candidate.

<snip>
olie has said very little about the presidential race since.

In June, when Entertainment Weekly asked her whether she talked politics with Clint Eastwood, a longtime Republican, on the set of the upcoming movie, "The Changeling," she said, "Actually, we don't disagree as much as you'd think. But I'm registered independent and I'm still undecided. So I'm looking at McCain as well as Obama."
http://www.wilshireandwashington.com/2008/08/angelina-jolies.html

[gateley]

1. She doesn't need to hear any such comments. Who does she THINK

will further support issues like international justice, refugees and children in crisis around the world. :eyes: It should be obvious.

[liberal1973]

59. yeah she comes of slow

[DJ13]

2. Anyone who was married to Billy Bob Thornton has to be an airhead

[Drunken Irishman]

3. I don't have a problem with this.

At least she's taking the time to research candidates. Some people either don't vote, or do so blindly.

[mvd]

6. I pay attention to politics, so..

I don't even have to research McCain. Maybe she didn't have the time to pay attention like we do.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. That's fine. You're a liberal.

She very well might not be a liberal.

I don't think all non-liberals are pinheads.

Most, yes, but not all.

[trumad]

25. If she was a liberal---

She would have been decided a long time ago.

[Drunken Irishman]

27. It's very possible she's a middle of the road voter.

[trumad]

29. middle of the road voters are fucking pinheads.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. Na'.

But I guess they think you're a fucking pinhead as well. ;)

[trumad]

34. Yeah---but the're probably on the fence with that as well?

[Drunken Irishman]

Meh

I don't think they're on the fence on issues, rather on which candidate to support.

[mvd]

55. Well, she IS an independent

And she doesn't disagree with Clint Eastwood a whole lot, meaning she is not as committed to the Democratic party and left ideals as much as we are. Though if she did research on the issues she cares about, she would have a better idea of who to support. Obama wants to leave gradually and with a timetable, and would be more likely to focus on aid than McCain. IF McCain eventually leaves, he'd be too busy making the Bush tax cuts permanent and then some and running up the debt - the focus wouldn't be on refugees, child poverty, and humanitarian efforts.

[liberal1973]

57. I don't think she is

I know she said she is ,but I don't buy it.

[mvd]

68. I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt

But yes, it could be her ego or the tax cuts.

[Ewellian]

14. probably not..

she did just give birth to twins.

[mvd]

4. That surprises me

Didn't she vocally support Kerry? Either she doesn't know much about McCain's positions/has her pet issues, or she has been listening to her dad too much lately.

[Exilednight]

5. She's one of those Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged devotees. n/t

[Teaser]

40. no. Brad just likes architecture

.

[Exilednight]

44. I hope that's a joke. Here's an excerpt from an interview .......

<snip>
When I was sixteen, I read a book that changed forever my reading experience. It was a book that told a story that was beyond adventurous. It told a story of ideas in conflict. It was populated with larger than life characters who fought magnificent ideological values. The book, Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" took philosophy- a discipline I had ignored during every class a teacher tried to share it with me- and made it not only important, but vital. "Atlas Shrugged" was the most compelling book that I have read then or since not because of Rand's amazing literary gifts (English was her second language and she sometimes suffered with it), but because she dared to dazzle the reader with a panoply of of conceptual constructs that actually attempted to elevate men and women by her emphasis on productive striving and self value.

<snip>

First off, Atlas is a very poorly written book, so this just proves she has no taste in good literature.

Second, libertarianism is a great idea, but fails to deliver when put into practice.

[Kutjara]

7. Maybe Angie's been reading a bit too much Ayn Rand...

...in preparation for her role in "Atlas Shrugged." That "enlightened self-interest" stuff appeals to teenagers of all ages.

[Whisp]

70. that's so true, the teenager thing.

I was so impressed by Shrugged then.

now, feh.

at least it got me reading back then. :)

[TheDonkey]

8. That is unfortunate but I feel this is just her trying to leverage her "endoresement"

Edwards style by having a candidate kiss her throne before she gives a public opinion.

[showmemo]

9. What do you expect?

Brad Pitt is from Springfield, Missouri. Home of the RedNeck and White Bread American.

There is not much in the way of diversity in SW Missouri. All pick up trucks and shot gun racks in their windows.

Seriously. Its a scary place.

[ikojo]

13. I recall that Brad Pitt was supposed to attend a Missouri fundraiser for

John Kerry in 2004. One of the VPs of the company I work for was going to the same fundraiser and showed me the letter she received. Something happened and he had to cancel.

I think Mr Pitt is a liberal, in spite of being married to Angelina Jolie.

[Epiphany4z]

10. last interview I saw with her

she worked real hard not to be to one sided due to her charity work. It seemed to me t hat she leaned left.

[Fleshdancer]

12. Why? She has very specific causes that she fights for on a regular basis...

and instead of relying on party politics of the past, she wants to make up her mind based on what the candidates propose. Her causes are extremely important and I see nothing wrong with holding the feet of both candidates to the fire. If I had that amount of influence, I would do the same.

What incentive would McCain have to address these issues if she automatically stated she supports Obama?

[MichellesBFF]

16. Brad Pitt's on our side!

Or at least he has a really wicked sense of humor. I remember reading a story about him back when he was married to Jennifer Anniston. It seems that they were visiting his publicist, and Jenna Bush was there. (She was having some troubles with public drinking.) He says to her, "Jenna, I have some beer in my truck. Want one?" (I'm paraphrasing, obviously.) Got a really good chuckle from that one, I hope it's a true story...

[trumad]

17. Oh please--- to you and the other apologists up above

I guess she doesn't give a shit that McCain wants to overturn a womans right to choose and her pro stay in Iraq stance tells me that she doesn't give a shit about the future deaths of many more Iraqis and American servicemen.

She's a fucking pinhead.

[Fleshdancer]

20. bloody hell. Did she say she wasn't supporting Obama?

Some people take more time than others to make up their minds. Heaven forbid a woman who just gave birth to twins not endorse a candidate 4 months before the actual election. Perhaps no one told her that she should work on YOUR acceptable time line for such things?

Send her a memo. I'm sure she'll get right on that. :eyes:

[trumad]

22. If you're undecided then you're a fucking pinhead.

[Fleshdancer]

42. whatever

I'm not going to defend her intelligence either way since I don't know her, but if being a pinhead means raising millions of dollars to help the neediest in the world, then so be it. I wish we had more pinheads like her to fight for the causes that are too often ignored by both parties.

[AlCzervik]

56. Trumad Dear, you know i love you but.....

:*

[Egnever]

52. its starting to apear theres a pinhead somehwere on this thread

I don't think its Angelina though.

[Kermit77]

19. Angelina supports keeping soldiers in Iraq

She made a statement a few months ago that she didn't want us to get out of Iraq. I'll bet she is for McCain.

[trumad]

21. yep---she even wrote an op-ed about it...

Hell--she's only 33-34---- she should join the military.

[Fleshdancer]

35. Bringing attention to the 2M refugees = continuing war?

What she said....

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/07/iraq.jolie/

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million "very very vulnerable" internally displaced people in the wartorn country.

Angelina Jolie has been working to focus attention on problem of refugees in Iraq.

"There doesn't seem to be a real coherent plan to help them," said Jolie, speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN's Arwa Damon Thursday.

"There's lots of goodwill. Lots of discussion, but there seems to be a lot of talk at the moment, and a lot of pieces that need to be put together. I'm trying to figure out what they are."

[5X]

37. Finally, a voice of reason. n/t

[MasonJar]

15. A pinhead? She sounds to me like a committed activist, who wants

to vote for a candidate that will solve the problems that she cares about.

[trumad]

18. Read my post above yours...

Shouldn't her activism be centered on womens rights? I guess not if she votes for McCain.

[Arrowhead2k1]

23. Angelina Jolie is WAAAAYYY over-rated.

She's just an actress trying to act like she's smart and worldly.

[NYC_SKP]

24. Yes, she is a pinhead....to all who defend her and her statement

....about which candidate will most support her human rights international justice...blah blah fucking blah.

I call bullshit.

She's just posturing, taking up time and airspace to appear all self-important.

I am not impressed, there are two choices and one of them is not going to work to the benefit of her "causes", unless they have to do with her wealth and investments.

Her brain matter must have gone all liquid on her.

[trumad]

26. Bingo

[Faygo Kid]

28. Her father is Jon Voight. A total irredeemable right wing pinhead.

His column from the Washington Times was posted here recently, and I have too much respect for my ass to wipe it with his slobbering love-Bush drivel.

They're all nice and rich, though.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

54. BINGO! No doubt Voight has helped indoctrinate her in the ways

of idiocy.

[MBS]

30. Jesus. How could she be undecided about which candidate is better on

international justice and children's issues? Pinhead is right.

[Apollo11]

31. Who cares? Jennifer Aniston and Halle Berry are both supporting Obama.

Angelina is afraid of attending any Obama events in Hollywood - in case Aniston got there first ...


http://www.starswelove.com/scriptsphp/news.php?newsid=6552
http://uk.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=17549896-24ac-4e47-aafc-863c407eb07b
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/20/top-10-celebrity-obama-su_n_96313.html

[trumad]

32. LOL--good point

[liberal renegade]

38. Brad Pitt

is a Fool!

[Orsino]

36. She is right to sell her endorsement to the highest bidder, so to speak.

Edwards took his time, too, for similar reasons.

[barack the house]

39. Brad Pitt is related to Obama so we are halfway there. Human rights is democrat thing.we accept her>

endorsement.

[barack the house]

41. Obama will not double taxes if that is her concern he is looking at gaining taxes via the green -->

taxes. There maybe some tax increases but not many. IF not then Democrats are here for you. ;)
Other than that those under 250,000 will get a 1000 dollar tax cut.

[Milo_Bloom]

43. *SIGH*

Don't worry, she is quite for Obama; however, if she just lines up behind him it is "just another celebrity endorsement".

However, if she holds out and plays coy... her endorsement might actually MEAN SOMETHING when she makes it.

People will say, "she researched the issue... she looked into it and made a decision" instead of she being just another Hollywood celebrity who goes for the Democratic candidate.

[AlCzervik]

45. Wanted was a really good movie.

[CatWoman]

48. the one and only response in this thread that makes any fucking sense

:hi:

it was very good :)

[AlCzervik]

50. Hehe.

:thumbsup: :hi:

[BlooInBloo]

46. Hot certainly doesn't equal genius.

[eshfemme]

47. OK, she does humanitarian work but it's not like her endorsement is the end all be all.

She's still just one person that happens to be famous and uses her fame for some good. But it doesn't mean that it's really that important she endorses someone.

[CatWoman]

49. thank you.

[Egnever]

51. Whats pinhead about that?

She is saving her endorsement to try to influence both camps as much as she can. Sounds pretty smart to me.

[MichiganVote]

53. Yeah I spose' the price of bread and milk in the US wouldn't interest her

[and-justice-for-all]

58. McBush is not concerned about anything...

she mentioned ""I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice, refugees and how to address the needs of children in crisis around the world."

McBush does not give a shit about that at all.

[liberal1973]

60. I've read in posts

I've read in some posts that this person jolie is just trying to boost up her endorsement leverage.

If that turned out to be true, then that would show a heck of lack of character from her. It would also speak of a over-rated ego.

[Carolina]

61. Fuck that homewrecker

Who gives a shit what she thinks.

[CitizenPatriot]

62. she stopped speaking to her bat-shit crazy dad years ago

Hopefully she is waiting for the time when obama needs the press to come out with her endorsement. I'm sure it isn't about money -- they give a lot of it away. and with mccain endorsing water boarding as not being torture, I can't see that working with AJ's stance on human rights. It may be that neither is liberal enough or committed enough to humanitarian causes to get her automatic endorsement. who knows -- I just wouldn't underestimate her political savvy at this point. she has to answer to a lot of people about her endorsement in terms of her work as an ambassador.

plus, they have that house in France and the French love Obama. If she came out for McCain, a trip to the village cheese shoppe might become rather unpleasant:-) I love the French! They do so hate bullies and they have not forgotten the French Revolution. "Let them eat cake", said McCain/Bush/Cheney/Rove/Rice. Oh, wait, that was someone else?

[jesus_of_suburbia]

63. I am really sad that she isn't supporting Barack. I thought she was progressive.

Guess money changes everything. Sad.

[lonestarnot]

64. egh fuck her.

[Nedsdag]

65. Like father like daughter n/t

[mrs_p]

66. she is a supporter

of same-sex marriage. i can't imagine she is pro-republican anything except for holding on to her money.

[Butch350]

67. With all those kids now - she might fear BO tax on the RICH!

[ladjf]

69. My God! She lives in New Orleans. She should know not

to even dream of supporting another Republican. I had thought that she was smarter and more empathetic than that.