Portman On Clinton
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Natalie Portman's graces the cover of the new issue of Elle, and instead of just hawking her new movie, the socially-conscious star also talks politics.
When asked about the way Americans have responded to Hillary Clinton's campaign, Portman responded:
"A lot of the stuff people say about her, I hear it and my stomach falls because it's so sexist. You ask people why they don't like her and it's because her husband cheated on her! That was obviously not her choice. She's so much more polished and experienced than anyone else. Last night, a friend, a social worker in L.A. who works with underprivileged kids, was saying how these girls who have never been interested in politics before are so excited that a woman might be president. I mean, look how many women are in government…Hillary's one of, what, [a handful of] female senators?"
And to not leave Barack Obama out, Portman continued:
"I also like Obama. I even like McCain. I disagree with his war stance—which is a really big deal—but I think he's a very moral person. I met him and Hillary on the same day, actually, when I went to Washington with Finca [a nonprofit that gives loans to businesswomen in developing countries]. Hillary was by far the smartest person I met that day. Just totally focused, and knew more about the issues than anyone else, and was so able to go from one thing to the other."
NatPort's so politically correct and proper. Can't help but love her!
[Image via WENN.]
i LOVE HER
zazii zazi bLAH blaj
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I love her! She's amazing!
LOVE HER, LOVE YOU BRITNEY, LOVE YOU PERÉZ!
Speak on it babe.
Looks and brains. swoon.
KEVIN TE ODIO
Vote Hillary America! She's your only hope…
I give Natalie alot of credit, but she doesn't have the facts. The reason people dislike Hillary is not because her husband cheated on her. The reason we dislike her is because of her reaction to her husband cheating on her. Any self-respecting woman would have kicked that ape to the curb. How can I respect her when she doesn't respect herself?
love natalie
she can't help it
Exactly!
natalie portman is such a bitch!!!
i met her once and she was sooo rude to me!
hillary will make an awesome president
First!!!!
finally a good actress on this site is mentioned
So nice to hear someone being talked about in a positive light.
All around.
Don't care if I'm not first - she made a lot of sense. Good on her.
I wish this talentless whore would shut up about politics.
2nd BYOTCHES! WOOHOO!!!
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I AGREE! You can tell she chooses her words carefully and actually thinks before speaking, it's good to see someone in Hollywood has a brain and uses for something other than burning the cells =)
NATALIE ROCKS!
She speaks so eloquently so naturally…good for her, we need more strong women role-models like Natalie and Hillary!
Fourth!
so smart
GO HILLARY!!! Love Natalie Portman.
McCain….ALL THE WAY!!!
Well, as much as I prefer Obama over Clinton, I have to admit that Natalie Portman is (one of a few?) women in Hollywood who are both intelligent, beautiful, and put together.
Natalie Portman, Melissa Joan Hart, Keira Knightley, Brooke Shields, LeAnn Rimes, Resse Witherspoon… these are all women who started in showbiz at an early ageand have a way of sending the right message to young girls. You can be smart and pretty and socially responsible. The Mischa's, Britney's, Paris', LoHans should drop out of the spotlight!
If Americans really want change then you should vote for Hillary……A. She’s a women which would give a different aspect on how the world views the US and how she would view politics. B. She is the most experienced…remember that the world not only just the Middle East dislikes America due to Bush. And I think if you vote for Obama with his inexperience and his double dealings (regarding NAFTA) the world will continue to dislike (hate) America.
And I believe that Obama has a really good speach writer, so don't get swayed be his words because words are just words.
SHES SUCH HYPOCRITICAL LITTLE JEWBITCH. SHE CLAIMS SHE IS AGAINST THE WAR BUT YOU KNOW SHE WOULD HAVE THIS COUTRY SPEND ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY AND LOST MILLIONS OF LIVES TO PROTECT ISRAEL
I Love her Brain above all. She very articulate. I do believe "WE" USA deserves to send a message that a woman is capable of being assertive, strong and be able to command just like a man. A praise Hillary, she has stand up and decided be the first woman to be challenged by general public not only the other candidates and she has proven over and over she's more quallify than the rest of the candidates. More power to her for being the leader and standing up. Hillary is our voice.
I feel the same way about the candidates. I was glad she admits to liking McSame too, cuz he does seem alright, compared to Bush. You always stay true to your favorite darlings, perez, like Natalie and Angelina. YOU don't flip-flop!!
Well now I like her.- So refreshing to see a movie star that have the "balls" to said she likes both the democratic candidates and the republicans. She really is an independent thinker.- Good for her!
LOVE HER!!!!!
Natalie is just fabulous.
MCAIN 08!!!!!!!!
awesome. Honestly, although I'm in support of McCain, I have to say…the democratic party has two strong candidates. I mean, I heard Barack speak at my school not too long ago, and he just speaks so eloquently and his campaign truly defines change. Buttttt…I have to agree, Hillary is an incredibly smart woman, who like McCain, has the experience and knowledge to lead this country more than Barack. And so, I guess if I were a democrat, she would def be the wiser choice.
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She's a celebutard!! Who cares what they think! Not that I'm against Clinton or McCain but when a celebrity endorses someone it always makes me think twice. I wish they would keep their nose out of politics and stick to being nothing more than a glorified court jestor!
shut up, natalie! If a woman is with a man who cheated on her–and, mind you, it wasn't one time–and this happens again and again, I have to wonder about the woman who is married to this guy! Is she a dyke? Who knows? Who cares? The point is, she and her husband have no morals whatsoever, and the mere thought of the U.S. as a people having to look at her decayed face for 4 (or more) years and her absolute zero morals makes me want to heave. And who cares what you think, Portman? I don't go to you for your poiltico saavy (or lack of). You take me to that magical land of fantasy and to live and dream and have the feelings that I am too scared or not mature enough to face.
call me when you've got vajayjay pics
first page???
So - N is upset because people are being sexist? Then why is she so thrilled when she hears that young girls are inspired by H BECAUSE she's a woman? Why should it matter that H is one of a few women with positions of power in the gov't? Sexism is sexism!
In the movie poster behind her, it seems as though her character is wearing the same necklace that Ugly Betty wears in every episode?
Re: REPUBLICAN –
you rock! MCAIN!!
Thank God for normal people in Celebuland. A star with a brain. Such a beautiful woman. She must have great parents who have guided her through life. She is educated, smart, gorgeous and talented - unlike all the Paris's, Britney's and Lindsay's around who only think about themselves.
Hilary Cilton is NOT SMART her husband cheated on her a shes stiil with her
Thats one STRONG SMART INDEPENDENT WOMAN
Re: pamela –
i agree if not mcain hillary even though I am republican
Hollywood and Harvard, more mind numbing political correctness than we can handle. If she had a brain she'd be thinking outside that bubble. And oh yeah shocker, she's not.
Re: Mandy – Because she has a family, she obviously worked hard to keep her family together. I'm not sticking up for Bill - he is a dirtbag, but she made a choice and that choice was to keep her family together. Most people deserve a second chance - everybody makes mistakes once in their lives - and if they aren't given a second chance how can you learn from them?
The reason Natalie is so articulate, polished, refined, intelligent, …. so many positive attributes is because she has an Ivy League education and she has put it to really good use, unlike other people that even though they went to an Ivy League school cannot get their "guetto upbringing" out of their system. Natalie is a great role model to young women and I admire her for expressing her views is such a politically correct frame of mind. It bothers me that Senator Clinton is criticized for not leaving her husband; that is not the solution if both partners agree to work out their marital problems. It's a very personal decision and nobody really knows what happens between 2 people; it's their business. I ultimately admire her a lot more for being able to work through that crisis and become a true survivor, a fighter … she rocks!!!!
No- it was hillary's choice to STAY. And then bad mouth the other women as BIMBOS and to say she wasn't like those women who stayed home like in a "Tammy Wynette" song and put up with a cheating husband- and she insulted EVERY woman on the planet by appearing superior. She NEVER apologized for that. Bill didn't do that part of it- Bill didn't insult every housewife and woman- hillary did. Guess Portman doesn't know about things like Whitewater. Or how Hillary has undermined Bill's "bimbos" and threatened them and sent people to intimidate them. Hillary is ruthless. RUTHLESS. Good luck with that. Portman was a small child during the Clinton fiasco. She only knows what she hears and sees NOW. But frankly, if it's between Hillary and the man raised in foreign Muslim countries like Indonsia until the age of 12 with a wife ashamed to be an American, the Nobama, i would take Hillary every time. Don't kid yourself though. The democrats have two crap candidates to choose from. Obama is a bunch of words and AIR. You can even SEE him drift off into his imagination. He is chairman of a war OVERSIGHT committee and never even cared enough to hold a damn meeting! Jeez- WAKE UP America!
That comment is a prime example of what's wrong with this country at the moment. Politics is being viewed as entertainment. It is not.
Hilllary's nothing but a ball of white privilege and entitlement wrapped up in a blanket of victimhood and agrievement.
Hillary's tax return is estimated at 50 million. Good thing she's held onto them. She needed to tell Ohio about how she feels their pain. How she's one of them.
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton won't catch Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates chosen in primaries and caucuses, even if she wins every remaining contest.
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But Obama cannot win the nomination with just his pledged primary and caucus delegates either, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
That sets the stage for a pitched battle for support among "superdelegates," the party and elected officials who automatically attend the convention and can support whomever they choose.
Two months into the voting, Obama can claim the most delegates chosen by voters.
Clinton can claim victories in most of the big states.
Get informed for yourself and for your children future.
Re: I heart McGovern –
thats sad just sad and not right………..horrible to say (just jealous)
LET US VOTE IN MICHIGAN! I WANT MY VOTE COUNTED! GO HILLARY!
i love natalie but i don't care who she's voting for. i'm a woman and i'm still voting for OBAMA!!!!!
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hillary 4 president!
And we will continue to be a force that cannot be ignored…we will make calls…we will donate what we can…and we will never have to worry about OUR candidate telling us that the states we live in don't count!
Go Obama yes, we can.
She is so smart and classy. Why can't other actresses act as intelligently as her? Here is someone who is not trying to be photographed every time she goes to a restaurant or shopping, but is socially conscious and actually believes in the issues she is supporting.
She is one of the most talented actresses today and builds her reputation on talent and smarts and not her body as certain other "actresses".
Perez, you should totally call her NatPo, it flows better than Natport, lol
Smart, smart girl! She is beautiful and brilliant and not an attention seeker. And I agree with her, Hilary Clinton is the best candidate for president today, although Barack Obama comes a close second.
Thank you Natlie for being a real role model and not having to pose nude or seek attention by the papparazi in order to get work or be known.
I wish Hillary won it based on merit not on attack.
LOVE HER!!
It always amazes me how young hollywood stars always use politics to promote thier Social Agenda> Folks this is not about Blacks.Women,Oldfolks.
WE ARE AT WAR AGANIST PEOPLE THAT WANT TO KILL AMERICANS,JEWs, GAY PEOPLE, WOMEN and they are training their kids to do this. Better start looking for someone who understands Wars and how to fight these people because Hollwood is every thing they want DEAD.
Natalie only looks at the surface, she's not bright enough to understand that Hillary is a radical leftist who stands for everything that is bad for America.
Natalie Portman is SOOOI overrated (as is an Ivy League education, btw). She's a mediocre actress at best who just happens to be more eloquent than the average Hollywood starlet. Give me Reese Witherspoon over this chic any time.
People don't like Hillary because she is an opportunitist who will do ANYTHING to get her way. Her & Bill have a long list of scandals.
- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court
***I don't think Miss Portman sounds intelligent at all. Her whole reasoning is cause Clinton was nice to her and seemed really really smart! That is VERY lame. She needs to do her research.
"Last night, a friend, a social worker in L.A. who works with underprivileged kids. . ."
HAHA, she is so transparent. Talking about someone else's good deeds is going to make her a better person in the public's eyes? There are so many more talent individuals in hollywood. Why are focusing on this moron who has had everything handed to her?! She has nothing going for her — and people who say "but she went to harvard" — that means nothing!! any one can buy themselves into an ivy league education. Get a clue, idiots.
Natalie is cool, but I dont't give a flying fuck what any celebrity has to say about politics.
Smart gal. I'm glad not every young person is suckered by Obama's sideshow.