Angelina Jolie Likes Barack Obama
Friday, October 10th, 2008
In a recent interview with German Vanity Fair, Angelina Jolie talked about the things she likes about presidential candidate Barack Obama.
“Obama is fighting for international justice, he wants to intervene militarily in genocides abroad, and he wants to close down Guantanamo Bay,” she said. “They are things which could move me to vote for him, not his roots. Of course, an American president like Barack Obama would be great for my family.”
As if we didn’t know parenting twins is tough.
“It’s a damned arduous business, and we are often simply whacked out because it is twice as hard with two babies as with one. But it also makes for double the fun. After we flew back from Europe, we were all suffering a bit from jetlag. We were all in bed early, but at half past four, they were awake and making a real racket. Brad took care of them. He said to me, ‘Go back to sleep, you’re back to work in the morning,’ and moved into the kids’ room with them. He is an astounding father, full of devotion.”
The twins have a special bond.
“When you see them, you think they were made for each other. They laugh together, they sniff each other, touch each other. It is beautiful.”
On being famous family.
“Would I like to be able to walk through the streets with my kids? Of course. Would I like to be able to wander around Manhattan and buy them an ice cream like other mothers? Of course. But it is not possible. On the other hand, every morning I wake up with the people who are the most dear to me in the whole world. That’s why I don’t feel isolated from that, which is important to me. It helps, of course, that Brad knows all about it, but he’s experienced it even more than me. We often talk about it and try to make the best of things. But I am very grateful for our life and everything that we have.”
