Angelina Jolie, U.S. president?
A British tabloid says the actress is thinking of following Ronald Reagan, trading Hollywood for a shot at the White House.
Jolie: Headed to the White House?
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Angelina Jolie may not be satisfied with just being the world’s most powerful celebrity, said New Zealand’s 3 News. According to a report in the British tabloid Daily Express, “Jolie wants to be the world’s most powerful person,” president of the United States. That’s not unrealistic. The “actor factor” worked for Ronald Reagan, and U.N. goodwill ambassador Jolie already “talks the political talk.”
The odds are slim—100-to-1 according to Irish bookmaker Paddy Power—that she’ll “dethrone” President Obama in 2012, said sports site Betting Pro. But her odds get better in 2016, at 50-to-1, and better still in 2020, at 33-to-1. And Paddy Power gives Jolie an overall 20-to-1 shot at ever winning the White House.
Maybe Jolie’s chances would improve if Obama put her on his ticket in 2012, said Bill Dalton in the Kansas City Star, bumping the “often poorly spoken” Joe Biden. According to the Express source, Jolie “admires” Obama, and she’ll be 37 in 2012, so she meets the constitutional age requirement. And she did bump Oprah from the No. 1 slot on Forbes’ most-powerful celebrity list. So why not go for the No. 1 slot in political power, too?
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Posted by Aaron, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 11:40 am I'd vote for her dad, not her. I would have other ideas in mind for her...
Posted by BT, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 3:22 pm I wonder if the press will eviscerate her as they did to Sarah Palin? Let me say I hope not since I found it disgusting. So being able to assume fictional characters in front of a movie camera qualifies one for President of the US nowadays huh...geez... Scotty, beam me up no sign of intelligent life form down here.Oh and Reagan he was governor of California one of the largest economies in the world that kinda counts for something dontchathink?
Posted by sam, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 3:27 pm How about Kate or Jon? BEAM ME UP, is right!?! Angie should stick to taking care of her brood. She has her hands full right now. Leave us alone.
Posted by elijah, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 5:34 pm She's a living joke and delusional... that's the price to pay for being disconnected from reality.
Posted by jas, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 6:25 pm I would vote for Angie. She is a potential candidate in comming up elections.
Posted by KPW, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 6:44 pm If she's going to try that, she needs to run for something else first and do a good job at it. She knows the publicity part of politics, but she has to get some management experience. And if Sarah Palin figures out why her public image was so bad, she could be a much stronger candidate in the future.
Posted by kk, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 7:23 pm are you all joking? Does she has any degree ? Most of the president have PhD degrees and from top schools.
Posted by Geegee, Thursday, June 25, 2009, 1:11 am kk, small correction: does she HAVE any degree I don't think a degree makes a person any better. Nobody gives you a degree for being HUMAN, and that's the most important in my opinion! Angie has been wild in her young days, but changed a lot, and proved that she is a compassionate, caring, responsible individual. Personally, I don't think is and never will be ready for a woman president. In case she tries, all the best! I prefer her in movies though.
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