Would You Vote for them as our Next Presidential Pair? : Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

It started with one simple sentence from a friend. “I think Brad Pitt should be president.” When we deduced that he truly would look good on a postage stamp (like Kennedy), and Angelina Jolie would make for a wonderful first lady, we decided this needed further discussion. (Of course, perhaps Angelina Jolie should be president, and Brad as the first husband. More than that, I then thought that I’d want Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin as the presidential pair…but I digress.)

Why do we talk about this? Well, hrum. (Hrm isn’t exactly a word, but I like to type it.) Politics seem to be confusing no matter what. Plus, they’re filled with so much lying, corruption, and greed (not to mention the ugly pantsuits).

Although we both are ready to vote Obama for ‘08, sometimes it’s nice to find an angle to discuss politics without making us feel as confused as any math class I’ve ever attended in the sense of ever. So, fictional candidates ahoy! If you’re looking for a serious discussion or debate on politics, time to look elsewhere. This? This is just for fun.

Power can so easily corrupt people. (We see it all the time in our daily lives - look at, um, Martha Stewart!) But what if you give power to people who already have power? (Like, giving Spiderman another ability.) They’ve established and proven what they do when they have unlimited amounts of money and power, already.

So, they’d have more power - but if it’s used for good…well, where’s the bad? They already donate to charities and have a track record for helping people. Other countries might grow to not hate us! That’d be nice.

My friend and I imagined that Angelina Jolie would be like Mother Earth, taking great care of the planet and building schools and orphanages for people here, as well as in other countries. I also imagined that she would grow her hair even longer - down to her ankles, have it flowing around (although it could be put up into a bun for important dinners, if she wanted!) and she’d be this benevolent force of goodness, kindness, and of level-head-ness. We could give her the nickname Gaia!

Oh - and if anyone tried to harm or kidnap Jolie or Pitt? They’re probably learned enough martial arts tricks on movie sets that they’d do better than their own bodyguards!

Ronald Reagan was a (B) movie star and actor in the 1930’s (through the early 1960’s) before being our 40th President, so there IS a precedent for this!

Another thought I had was that if Gwyneth Paltrow was in charge of something, she might give nicknames to states that are quirky and cute, like the way she named her daughter ‘Apple’ and her son ‘Moses’.