Posted on 04/27/2006 5:13:30 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
April 27, 2006
You can't say Angela Jolie doesn't think big - with your tax dollars. In an interview aired on this morning's Today show, Jolie advocated applying the No Child Left Behind Program . . . to every child in the world, courtesy the American taxpayer.
Ann Curry, Today newsreader and NBC Dateline host, had interviewed Jolie during her recent trip to Africa to promote education. At one point, Curry made this somewhat surprising observation to the Hollywood star:
"There is another very famous person who talks about education. And you sound a lot like her: Laura Bush."
Jolie engaged in a, no pun intended, pregnant pause and a nervous chuckle. You could hear the gears grinding as she seemingly asked herself 'just how political can I get here?'
Curry nudged her: "Actually, she talks a lot about this issue, specifically educating girls."
Jolie: "She should nudge her husband."
Curry: "Well, I think she does."
Continued Curry in a surprising bit of fairness to the administration: "And I think it also could be said that the US does spend a considerable amount of money helping poor people get educated. So what's your message?"
That's when Jolie went global: "No child left behind means no child left behind. And that isn't [just] with what we feel we can give right now, but with whatever it takes. Britain gives three-times more than us right now. They are not richer than us. So I don't know what the great excuse is."
Back in the studio, Katie, Matt and Al had to restrain themselves from breaking into worshipful applause at Jolie's performance. Amidst expressing extensive concern about the intrusions of paparazzi , the crew offered up these nuggets of praise:
"She has done her homework. There are some celebrities who promote a cause and you feel they are there for a photo-op. But she's done the research."
"The real deal."
"A powerful girl."
"She's spent so much time there."
"She seems relaxed - I would be a nervous wreck."
A lot of us might be nervous wrecks - if Jolie and her friends ever got hold of Congress and the White House!
"I have yet to understand why some fall all over her..."
Probably because she essential to Hollywood's economy... She's there to do the **** jobs that other Hollywoods actresses won't... : )
Perhaps she'd better much wiser if she asked those questions to the mullah's, the sudanese, the angolans, the chinese? Why, why...do they always try to make it OUR problem! We can't help those who won't help their own, but prefer to kill them rather than having an educated population. Oh wait. We're doing that in Iraq and Afghanastan...I guess she should be singing our praises, eh?
It's amazing where big bazookas can get you in this world. Did Angelina Jolie go to college? I doubt it. I think she and Brad Pitt make Tom and Katie look sane. Jolie is so bizarre. Covered in tattoos, always in black, cavorting around the world adopting poor black children. She and Pitt are as pretentious and self-possessed as actors can be. They creep me out.
No.
Next...
Noy sure why you'd be so negative about her and her mission. I find it rather admirable.
Me, too. I know some liberal school teachers and they absolutely despise No Child Left Behind.
Britain gives three-times more than us right now. They are not richer than us. So I don't know what the great excuse is."
I guess humanitarian efforts only count when the government pays for them. The U.S. leads the world in private charitable giving, but that's only horse manure, according to liberals.
Anyone have a grape I can borrow?
Simple. The Road to Hell is full of good intentions.
This is one woman who, as far as I'm concerned, can pretty much say anything she wants. And I think the same photo rules that apply her to Ann Coulter should apply to her.
Now we can screw over all the kids of the world!
I would say she should shut up and look pretty. Alas I'm 20 years to late for even that.
so basically ... it's sex sells ?
She and Brad should show us how...giving ALL their money to the world's puuur churdrun. I'm more concerned about their child. Will these two airheads even be able to raise one normal individual?
she's pretty .. but what else does she have to offer
"...Not sure why you'd be so negative about her and her mission. I find it rather admirable..."
To use your tax dollars for a "global no child left behind" program that was mediocre at best in our own country? I mean I admire her too, but her and her mission aren't my "two" reasons... : )
I was switched off her as soon as I heard she used to carry around a vial of Billy Bob Thorton's blood around her neck as a token of their mutual affection.
Anything she says must be regarded with some degree of suspicion.
Regards, Ivan
She's having her baby in Africa. How pretentious can you get! America is not good enough for her???
What is her "mission" other than to offer simplistic solutions to complex problems, to by implication indict the US for not doing enough, and to use all this to promote her movie career?
But so is my wife.
Plus my wife's smarter, apparently.
Ever mindful of why these people have to have their lines written for them!
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