I call BS on this whole Angelina Jolie calling Obama a "socialist." You really think a UN GOODWILL

[wndycty]

AMBASSADOR would attack the president from the right by calling him a socialist? Seriously?

For those who have not heard, the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS is reporting that US Magazine is reporting that an unnamed source is claiming that Ms. Jolie, with her fine ass (editorial comment all mine), is calling President Obama a socialist.

Unnamed source? Methinks that would be her dad, Jon Voight, a well known tea bagger.

Forget Obama for a second and just focus on Angelina Jolie, her husband, their children and the work that they do. Now marinate on that for a few minutes. Do you really think she would call anyone a socialist or better yet do you think she is the type of person who view socialism as being a bad thing?

I could see her being upset with Obama as it relates to his priorities, a lot of progressives are frustrated, but do you really, really think that she would express her frustration by calling him a socialist? She and Brad probably do argue about whether Obama has the right priorities, but do you really think the is calling him a socialist?

It would not be unlike her to criticize Obama, but I think she would be hitting from the left, not the right. I could see her calling him a "corporatist" before calling him a "socialist."

No doubt the folks on the right who hate Hollywood, but love right leaning celebs, will pounce on this and some on the left who have knee jerk reactions to everything will quickly attack Jolie over this.

I just hope folks take a deep breath and see how this plays out. I suspect a denial is soon to follow.

This sounds like she talked to dear old dad, she expressed her frustrations with Obama and his priorities, and it is dad, er uh the "unnamed source" that is the one calling him a socialist.

From the NY Daily News:

Angelina Jolie 'hates' President Barack Obama: 'She thinks he is really a socialist in disguise'

BY Nicole Carter
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Angelina Jolie isn't happy with the state of politics today … and that includes President Barack Obama.

"She hates him," a source close to the actress said in the latest issue of Us Weekly magazine. "She's into education and rehabilitation and thinks Obama is all about welfare and handouts. She thinks Obama is really a socialist in disguise."

Despite her displeasure with the leader of the Democrats, the 34-year-old actress is reportedly not a Republican like her father, actor Jon Voight.

Jolie, who has been a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador since 2001, is said to think the President is all "smoke and mirrors."
-snip-

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/11/26/2009-11-26_angelina_jolie_hates_president_barack_obama_she_thinks_he_is_really_a_socialist_.html

Cross posted at: http://blog.windycitywatch.com/2009/11/i-call-bs-on-this-whole-angelina-jolie.html

[HughMoran]

1. Interesting

Well, if she denounces this story, then I denounce my denouncement of her. :)

[wndycty]

2. Look at her bio, her work and what she has said on record. . .

. . .not what some unnamed source, most likely her tea bagging dad, said.

Trust your brain, not your knee which is probably jerking.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. She's said in the past she thinks highly of Ayn Rand

so I think this is still possible.

2004:

The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
"I just think she has a very interesting philosophy...
you reevaluate your own life and what's important to
you."
-- Angelina Jolie

http://www.topicawithtinabrown.com/hotpicks100304.html

2008:

Regarding the long in development project "Atlas Shrugged," which has been in some form of creative flux for over 35 years, Jolie didn't hesitate to call it a "once in a lifetime" project. And this is coming from a woman who has won one Oscar, and probably should have been nominated for at least one more. To put it more simply, she makes good films.

"('Atlas Shrugged') is one of those, I think, once-in-a-lifetime films that you feel, 'If I only do a few more in my lifetime, that has to be one of them,'" she insisted.

Jolie has been confirmed to play the role of Dagny Taggart, the protagonist of the novel through whose eyes we see the battle between John Galt, striking leader of the intellectual upper class, and the "looters and the moochers."

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/06/18/angelina-jolie-calls-atlas-shrugged-once-in-a-lifetime-film/

Since then, Charlize Theron has had her name on the part, instead. But unless that was due to a sudden conversion on Jolie's part, I think it's still quite possible she would have views that makes her call any governemnt action apart from war 'socialist'.

[BlueGirlRedState]

3. Sounds like another tabloid story

The supermarket tabloids have been predicting the breakup on Angelina and Brad for years with all sorts of outright lies. I put this in the same category.

[wndycty]

4. As I just added to the OP

It would not be unlike her to criticize Obama, but I think she would be hitting from the left, not the right. I could see her calling him a "corporatist" before calling him a "socialist."

[liberalmuse]

6. I read somewhere this was from her dad.

Jon Voight is a part of the lunatic fringe right, and we know those people don't speak the truth.

[wndycty]

8. Like I said, if she were to attack Obama it would not be from the right. . .

. . .at least that is my opinion.

[dkf]

7. Well she is a husband stealer.

I'll never respect that.

[vaberella]

10. Let's not get into that. Homewrecker or not she could do nothing if HE didn't want to. n/t

[lillypaddle]

13. You can't steal a husband

who doesn't want to be stolen.

[dkf]

15. But you can stay away from that husband.

I do it all the time. If I know a guy is married and he is showing things he ought not to, I tone down the friendship.

[lillypaddle]

22. Just always seems like it is the woman's fault.

What about the husband? Is he helpless in all of this? Who knows what their marriage was like or what was going on. I try not to judge too much these days.

[dkf]

26. I don't care what the marriage is like.

I am not a home wrecker. All I can do is control myself. If I meet someone who is already separated or getting a divorce that is another story. But another person's decision to break up a marriage should NEVER be because of me.

[vaberella]

9. Well first off a Goodwill Ambassador can say what they want---note the Republicans.

As for the NY quoting DN--this I did not know and if they're quoting that non-sense then there are two things to note. NYDN has fallen lower than I thought and it's most likely false.

[The_Commonist]

11. SOME people say...

...that they don't really give a damn about this non-story!

[Phx_Dem]

12. I care about that homewrecker's opinion as much as I care about her father's.

Yawn.

[RufusTFirefly]

14. Sorry, but this is precisely why there's an Unrec button. n/t

[polichick]

16. Jolie is about as stable as Psycho Sarah - and uses her kids just as much...

Who cares what she thinks?

[Canuckistanian]

17. The quote doesn't even make sense

What does "education and rehabilitation" have to do with "welfare and handouts"? And if it's all "smoke and mirrors", then nothing is getting done, right? So why complain?

She's never spoken ANY words about politics before, it's surprising that she starts speaking like a confused teabagger.

[Bluenorthwest]

18. I posted a few actual quotes from her on another thread

She talks about the right to food, education, and to not be discriminated against on a rather constant basis. About the need for peace. Just awful things. Reducing the amount of people who become refugees, this is another one of her far right wing positions. Like the far right wing talk of a 'right to food security'. She's a baby feeding monster if ever there was one, she's from hell. And her NOLA loving, joint rolling GOP live in 'partner', they hold the position that they will not marry until everybody can, which is code speak for the far right wing advocacy of 'gay marriage'. The list of awful things these two radical rightists have done, the money they have given to 'poor people', refugees, gays, and other special interest groups cozy with the right is enough to justify their hanging at dawn! What could be more right wing than taking a 'personal stand' for marriage equality, than helping to rebuild New Orleans Ninth Ward housing in a 'green' manner, visiting the starving and the forgotten, always so beloved of the right wing?

[wndycty]

20. Exactly and if she were to attack Obama, I would expect her to do it from the left. . .

. . .I find her calling Obama a socialist suspect.

[Sultana]

19. It's FAKE

IF it were true, Brad should dump her ass. After all he and Obama are distant cousins. :D

[Blue_Tires]

21. IF ONLY...

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

23. is jon voight the 'source'...? nt

[LovinLife]

27. that would actually make sense. I don't see Jolie saying anything about handouts. That seems like a

problem her father would have.

[JI7]

24. her dad, not her

[Cha]

25. Yeah, that was her fucking father who said those exact words..

why would she be parroting that asshole?

[Mass]

28. Why would anyone consider this article worthwhile posting?

:shrug: