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God Bless the U.S.A.

Filed under: Angelina Jolie

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Angelina Jolie took some time out of her trip to visit the troops in Iraq on Thursday.

So much better than when Kid Rock came to say hello, right????

283 comments to “God Bless the U.S.A.”

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  1. retired says – reply to this


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    I frequently do not agree with the behaviors and life styles of Hollywood celebraties but it astounds me when I read the really hatefull things people say in their comments. It is not healthy to spew such venom and it indicates a real lack of communication skills to not be able to express displeasure without resorting to such hate.

  2. trackie says – reply to this


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    :)
    my boyfriend is in the Army.
    im glad to hear someone with such high caliber is doing something good over there.

    SUPPORT THE TROOPS!

  3. KRKRKR says – reply to this


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    God does she love herself or what?

    Brad has really been suckered in by her, hasn't he? Men are weak.

  4. Anonymous says – reply to this


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    Note to world leaders: Next time you need instant access to foreign dignitaries and top military brass, forget the usual protocols. Just send in Angelina Jolie.

    Hollywood’s globe-trotting leading lady swooped into Baghdad on Thursday to highlight the plight of Iraqi refugees, gaining an audience with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the American Embassy said.

    On her mission as a U.N. goodwill ambassador, Jolie also met with Iraqi migration officials to stress that there needs to be a coherent plan for the more than 2 million internally displaced Iraqis who are beginning to trickle back to their homes amid a recent lull in violence.
    There’s lots of goodwill and lots of discussion, but there seems to be just a lot of talk at the moment,” Jolie said in excerpts of an interview aired on CNN.

    Jolie mingled with American troops during lunch at a dining facility in the heavily guarded Green Zone, which houses the embassy and Iraqi government offices. She grabbed a red plastic tray at the mess hall, collected her lunch and sat at a long banquet table to eat her fork tines down, of course as flashbulbs from soldiers’ digital cameras lit up the wall behind her.

    During the CNN interview, Jolie said the fate of Iraq will have an impact on the Middle East for years to come.

  5. Samantha says – reply to this


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    After she solves all the world's problems maybe she will address her anorexia.

  6. Jolie Overrated says – reply to this


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    What's hotter is Sarah Shahi with the troops. Did you see that picture? She's much hotter than Angelina Jolie. In both cinema and in pictures. Nadia Bjorlin also makes Jolie look average.

  7. BobC says – reply to this


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    Re: ~amy~ – Jealous, are we, sow? I know you military wives. Fat, catty attention whores, you are. Lucky woman, though. Some poor GI found you in a low-class bar in Podunk, USA, where you shook your fat ass for a ticket to the big PX in the sky. LOL. What do YOU do, much less for your country? Maybe rarely service your husband–that's all. Just be glad you get subsidized food and housing and shut your clap trap.

  8. Tired of Mangelina and Maniston says – reply to this


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    Both Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston are ugly. Brad only went with them because they are famous. There are clearly better looking in the world and the world does not revolve around a chick with a receding hairline and bags under her eyes and another with a fake tan and beady eyes. Those who find Angelina Jolie so hot or Aniston so hot have not stepped out into the real world. Susan Ward. Megan Ewing. Sarah Shahi. Nadia Njorlin. Aria Giovanni. All hotter than Jolie and Aniston.

  9. samatha says – reply to this


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    After she solves all the world's problems maybe she will make time to address her anorexia.

  10. Carl says – reply to this


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    Why does she look so uptight in the photo? Hands clasped in front of her like she doesn't want to catch anything. No arm around anyone…..

  11. Bridget says – reply to this


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    Carla: I noticed that too. She doens't even have a teethy smile. She's all, "don't touch me, I'm just trying to get some good PR here - that doesn't mean you can talk to me."

  12. The Swede says – reply to this


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    Just LOVE her! She is such an example to egomaniacal, overinflated women like Britney Spears! Bleck……..
    LOVE, Love, Love, ANGELina! Pregnant and visiting the troops. See Brit? It's not all about you, biatch!

  13. ANGELina is an ANGEL says – reply to this


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    Re: ANGELINA WHORISH!!! – Fuck off Jealous Fuck.

  14. Robert says – reply to this


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    She has become a CLASSY lady!!!!!

  15. AMANDA says – reply to this


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    Re: LAurIiz – GET OVER IT ALREADY. YOU'RE LAUGHABLE.
    IF ANISTON CAN GET OVER IT, SO SHOULD YOU. WHAT A JOKE, "TEAM" THIS, "TEAM" THAT. LISTEN UP: THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN!

  16. Thank Goodness says – reply to this


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    Some of your entertainers in the US remember that you have men and woman abroad fighting for god knows what.That took alot of guts for her to do that.You wouldn,t see that cow Madonna or that useless twit Jennifer Anniston show up.Its very difficult to be away from your home country and be in a unnecessary war,step up to the plate you over paid Hollywood bums and go visit a war zone and put a smile on soldiers face.Love from Canada

  17. Brandon W says – reply to this


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    Re: ANGEFRAUD – SEEK THERAPY - FAST. Bitch, you have some serious issues.

  18. Brandon W says – reply to this


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    Re: retired – AGREE, WHOLEHEARTEDLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. Woah says – reply to this


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    She has a weird receding hairline. It like starts on the top of her head. I never noticed it before.

  20. Cecily says – reply to this


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    #99 - Elle to the H

    AMEN!

    Heath Ledgers Baby Daughter : I hope you are a 12 year old with a crappy sense of humor. If not you are pathetic beyond words.

  21. military cop wife says – reply to this


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    My husband has been in charge of military security at overseas bases that hosted celebrity concert events. He was working numerous times when Kid Rock appeared and said he was the least trouble-causing and friendliest of any performer. The most demanding, disrespectful and rude…JLO.

  22. b says – reply to this


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    Re: Carl – I noticed that too. She looks like she's really hating it. No teeth showing, it's like she's saying, "make this as quick as possible and don't touch me."

  23. jo-ann says – reply to this


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    Thank-you,Perez.It is so nice seeing someone over their eating lunch with our boys.She is a very dedicated humanetarian,i'm very happy she found Brad he is a loving person to Angelina ,and a wonderful father to their children.It is nice seeing a star doing something good.Everyone gets mad because Brad left jennifer aniston she did not want him,All she ever did was complain about him.Brad and Angie are perfect for each other.Jenn did not want brad until he found angie,when men leave the soon to be ex …wife start thinking they look good.And then they want the guy back.and them husbands go back,and then get crapped on again.So i'm glad BRAD LEFT.

  24. jen says – reply to this


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    oh, gag…she doesn't give a hot shit about our troops, she's only trying to make herself look good. she shouldn't even be there, let alone wasting the time of gen patraeus and other military officials, they have much better things to be doing than meeting with her so she can promote herself and adopt another child she won't have time for and will pass off to a nanny to raise. if she wants to be in iraq, let her enlist and put on a damn uniform. if she really cares, why isn't she serving in the military? she's so arrogant, she thinks her being there is a "morale boost"? please…at least when kid rock went, he had something to offer instead of something to gain…she's such a whore, attention and otherwise.

  25. Angelina Rocks says – reply to this


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    Only fat girls who sit in front of the television sets envying chipmunk Eva Longoria would dare call Angelina ugly. Angelina is gorgeous in comparison to that disgusting chipmunk looking skank that looks like she cleans hotel floors.

  26. hotred says – reply to this


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    it's not better than when kid rock visited them. but i guess it was a good photo op for her, so she can pretend she supports the troops.

  27. b says – reply to this


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    what I don't get is why did the UN send her? In her state to a combat zone… it doesn't make sense. No one else could go over there and interview a general? What about all the other ambassadors on the UN's staff? she wears a voluntary title and she volunteered to go on her own - this is why I think she thought the whole thing up herself. Will the UN be sending her to combat zones 4-6 months from now? Do her kids not need her at home? How does Brad cope with this (well, we all know who wears the pants at that house)?

  28. hotred says – reply to this


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    most americans don't realize hussein committed genocide of the kurds (a minority ethnic group) in iraq to take over their land and facilitate oil deals with the french and russians before america showed up.
    it's kind of sad that americans don't realize to the kurds who faced being wiped off the planet americans stopped yet ANOTHER genocide. and that they believe france opposed the war out of compassion..yeah..whatevs.

  29. jacklyn says – reply to this


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    #99 -

    Hello……what planet do you live on? What would she be gaining other than to bring attention to 2 million displaced people?????
    Do you realize this is Angelina Jolie we are talking about??
    Cuz if you did you'd realize there is ALWAYS something in it for her…it's is ALWAYS all about her! That is the ONLY reason she is there!

    Did she win any of the major awards this year? NO!!! And THAT my friend is why she is there….all else fails, pull out the humanitarian card! She knows people eat that up…that and "Oh, i just looove being a mother"

    And before you start…yeah, I do do things for others, i support our troops and our country…it's this dumb broad i don't support.

    Gosh it's disgusting to watch people eat up all the crap she sells!! Long as you keep buying…she'll be selling! Count on it..

  30. cari says – reply to this


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    I knew you could not go a few days without posting something about Angelina Jolie. Alot of celebrities go over there to visit the troops. Most don't end up on here or the news. Even the ones that perform. Why does she end up everywhere? She must have her own papps like brit. and of course Perez to promote her. What, are you and paris on the outs Perez? What did she do(or didn't)

  31. mf says – reply to this


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    yeah, when kid rock is there he's trying to entertain them and get their mind of their troubles, he truly cares for them. angelina is a selfish twat it look like for her this is all about her pr campaign and not at all about the troops.

    THANK YOU TROOPS AND MILITARY FAMILIES FOR YOUR SACRIFICE!!!

  32. Cleo says – reply to this


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    That was really sweet of Angelina, I don't always agree with everything she does, but I do think her adopting those children in a wonderful thing to do. And we should all be supporting the troops, if we agree with the war or not!

  33. therealravenyeah says – reply to this


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    i can see why angelina want to meet the troops, but i don't understand why they would be bothered with her. i'm sure it was a time waster to them.

  34. Jenna Mitchell says – reply to this


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    She's not my fave, and I'm sure we would disagree politically, but I am glad that she stopped to lift troop morale while she was in Iraq. I'm sure some of the men (and heck, maybe a woman or two) was *extremely* excited. And any relief our troops can get, the better. They deserve it!

  35. Angelina: a worse parent than her father says – reply to this


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    Go home to your kids, you lousy mother. They need you more.

  36. Angelina: a worse parent than her father says – reply to this


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    Go home to your kids, you lousy mother. They need you more.

  37. answer to #36 says – reply to this


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    Re: noel – She's promoting herself, dumb fuck. That's all she ever promotes. If she were a real humanitarian, she'd be home with her children.

  38. Carl says – reply to this


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    Angelina is over there on one of her guilt-ridden UN runs. The truth of the matter is that she's against the war and doesn't in any way support the troops. Our fine men and women in uniform were righteous enough to pose with her because they're decent people despite the fact that Angelina has nothing but contempt for our them, the war and President Bush.

  39. ~amy~ says – reply to this


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    Re: BobC – Shut up QUEEN you couldn't be more wrong about me. My husband and I both have great jobs outside the outside the military. Ever heard of the national gurad??? The organization my husband joined after our country was sucker punched on 9-11? What have you done??? Jealous…? I don't think so. BobC you sure your names not Bobby Trendy. LOSER!!!

  40. Raechel says – reply to this


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    I appreciate her efforts but why can't she stay home with her kids? How many does she have?

  41. Jane says – reply to this


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    it's nice what she is doing and very risky but i wonder if anyone can read her body language clearly…hands firmly to herself…as if she isn't comfortable. if it was me, i would have my arms on those that were next to me. it would just look like it means a lot. however, her smile is very nice like she seem like she is sincere.

  42. xrys says – reply to this


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    shes sooo coolarious!!

  43. yep i said it!! says – reply to this


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    Re: BobC – you don't know military wives asshole. R U jealous you can't be someones wife? i know guys like you. always checking out the boys in uniform, wanting a piece of that. all you know how to do is take gerbils up the ass. U piece of shit!!

  44. :( says – reply to this


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    I'm not saying anything negative about her or her work, but man…can she look LESS like a cardboard cut out or wax figure?

  45. AMEN! says – reply to this


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    Re: hotred – You said it perfectly.

  46. Gary says – reply to this


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    I hate that fucking whore, don't do anything without making sure CNN knows about it.

  47. me says – reply to this


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    go to www.dipdive.com

  48. PJ says – reply to this


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  49. ANGEFRAUD says – reply to this


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    #119 - Brandon W says – reply to this

    Re: ANGEFRAUD – SEEK THERAPY - FAST. Bitch, you have some serious issues.

    STFU "BRANDON" - MY ONLY ISSUE IS YOUR MPD WHICH BRINGS OUT THE INNER jenfraud IN YOU. BITCH

  50. mysteryguest says – reply to this


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    holy moly! its andy wheeler in this pic!!!! mwahaha

  51. K says – reply to this


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    Photo op, photo op, photo op…. that's our angie taking advantage of the press again! Poor soldiers are losing their lives and Angie thinks she's helping by taking some f*cking snapshots with them!! Morale my ass. She's a distraction. These celebrities should just send a check and keep their ass home! You act for a living - play make believe and dress up and then out of nowhere they become the spokesperson's for 3rd world countries, refugees, poverty, and war. Yeah ok. What a bunch of phonies. And she sounded so uniformed in her CNN interview. She kept repeating her mantra " 2 million people are displaced, blah blah blah,,, we're tyring to put the pieces of the puzzle together". Yeah and they need her to do that? Just because she has seen it up close and can sympathize with their plight doesn't mean she has the answers to fix the problem. If Jolie is their only solution then aren't they in a pickle!

  52. TinybeachbumCanada says – reply to this


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    the US is losing the war because your president is a retard!!!! you should never have started it in the first place.

  53. Bob Barker says – reply to this


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    Two-legged bitches should be spayed just like the four-legged ones.

  54. MGP says – reply to this


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    She's such a sweet, awesome person! I love her!

  55. ANGELINA WHORISH says – reply to this


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    Re: ANGELina is an ANGEL
    I'M A PUBLICITY/ATTENTION WHORE!!!!
    I WANT TO BUY MORE BABIES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA.
    THIS TWINS I WILL BE HAVING WILL BE CALLED BLOBSIE AND
    BLOBSOO.

  56. Magenta says – reply to this


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    Why are people so mean.. I think a lot of you are just so jealous you can't see straight!

  57. ANGELINA WHORISH says – reply to this


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    Re: ANGELina is an ANGEL
    I'M A PUBLICITY/ATTENTION WHORE!!!!
    I WANT TO BUY MORE BABIES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA.
    THIS TWINS I WILL BE HAVING WILL BE CALLED BLOBSIE AND
    BLOBSOO….

  58. K says – reply to this


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    Re: b – yeah she just showing so much warmth !! NOT. She's standing there all sorts of awkward b/c she doesn't like to hug people! Who the hell needs her for morale? if I were a soldier, who hadn't seen my family in years or months, I'd like a hug! Show some affection and get over yourself w/ your celebrity image! cold hearted detached freak.

  59. Jordan says – reply to this


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    Aaaw. God bless.

  60. 2 dumb bum says – reply to this


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    Re: TinybeachbumCanada – wow!!! your a quick one!!!

  61. Juicyjuice says – reply to this


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    She sure has the rigid wax figure pose down pat.

  62. For Fucks Sake Stop With The Jealous Shizz says – reply to this


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    Jealous of a manwhore stealing, druggie, brother mackin, mental wackjob, lesbian carpet muncher, anorexic, baby buying outside the US whore?
    Sorry - I was raised with morals, values and a conscience and don't put piggies like this bitch on a pedestal.
    Jealous? Fuck NO.

  63. funny shiz says – reply to this


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    Re: For Fucks Sake Stop With The Jealous Shizz – LMAO!!! that's funny..and true.

  64. joeyOh says – reply to this


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    She is a GIFT to us all.

  65. BobC says – reply to this


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    Re: ~amy~ – Hey, Buffarilo. Having to look at you sows would temp any man to turn gay. I love women, but I tell you — I like to sleep on a waterbed, not WITH a waterbed. You can't tell me most military wives are among the least educated and attractive in this country. Been to an Army post lately? LOL.

  66. joeyOh says – reply to this


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    Ummm #164 shove a gun up your ass and I'll pull the trigger MORON..What's your contribution other than a slew of filthy words you know so well …NeXt

  67. New Zealander Bob says – reply to this


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    Re: Elle to the H
    Holy hell, some intelligence in America, reading these threads you would've never guessed it existed!

    From the rest of the world, thank you!

    Perez, curiosity (and the comments from your visitors) forces me to ask, what do you assume your demographic market to be? A whole 12-15? C'mon, share with the class ;)

  68. Jenfraud says – reply to this


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    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    +
    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    +
    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    +
    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    +
    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    +
    FUCK MANISTON, I WISH YOU WAS NEVER BORN SO BRAD WOULD NEVER DID THIS FUCKING MISTAKE TO FUCK YOU
    ++++
    ++++
    ++++
    SHILO AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS WILL KICK YOUR ASS WHEN THEY GROW UP CAUSE YOU WILL BE A LONELY SELFISH NEUROTIC UGLY BITCH

  69. Jenfraud says – reply to this


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    Re: trackie – If your boyfriend is lucky enough, Angie will put her luscious lips all over his dick!

  70. THIS IS A MORALE BOOST??? says – reply to this


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    Oh great-a formerly hot, currently pregnant, mother of 4 "actress" is visiting the General and forced to endure facing the troops. I'd take Kid Rock ANY DAY over this former sex symbol, aging actress.

  71. Individual Sale says – reply to this


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    Re: For Fucks Sake Stop With The Jealous Shizz
    Guess you missed the moral about not saying anything if you dont have anything nice to say. Or judging others. Or casting stones (might ring a bell with you religious types) Guess your Mother simply passed on her ignorant 'values'. Truly tragic there is a possibility you can do the same.

  72. Faith Isenburg says – reply to this


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    I know the kid to the right of angelina his name is Stephen Mcgurn we used to date but he was going away and we lost touch i just wanted to say thank you to him and all of the troops for being so brave it means alot to us all!stay safe Weaver u have a wife and a baby to come home to m sure they all iss u lots….Faith

  73. MADDOX'S MUG SHOT says – reply to this


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    Jolie prides herself in taking her children OUT OF WAR TORN NATIONS. In this case, she's bringing her next bio-baby right into the heart of it. I suppose this is in preparation for the child being on par with most of her litter by extracting some of their "privledge".

  74. spengogs says – reply to this


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    Re: Carmenita – Yes. You are first.

  75. spengogs says – reply to this


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    Re: KateMJ – No. Tom Cruise and the Scientologists are going to do that. loves anon.

  76. Evi L Genius says – reply to this


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    Re: joanie – Yep. Anyone close enough to her can attest to the methodone scent that exudes from her pores. Gross me out. Probably why she doesn't like getting pregnant in the first place, it interferes with her drug habit.

  77. Lucy says – reply to this


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    I have just lost a lil respect for Angie. I cannot believe that she would show support for these criminals fighting this unethical war. Isn't she suposed to be a humanitarian?

  78. JB says – reply to this


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    The least she could have done was show a little skin…..cleavage maybe? Our troops deserve a little thrill.

  79. Jenfraud says – reply to this


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    Re: K

    Is your JenJen going to visit some Chanel sweat shop in Asia telling them how that bicycle made her butt tight? She'd better.

  80. What A Shitty Mother says – reply to this


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    WHY IS ANGIE GOING TO IRAQ WHILE SHE'S PREGNANT????

  81. Barbie G! says – reply to this


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    I like Angelina, I think she is a nice person. I also think she doesn't want to support war, but she is conscious that the troops are being brave. Soo, good for them!

  82. Jenfraud says – reply to this


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    Re: What A Shitty Mother

    So there is no pregnant women nor children in Iraq. You don't give a shit about them other than yourself, nor for Angie and her baby. It's the selfish people like you giving the USA a bad name.

  83. ditto! says – reply to this


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    Re: For Fucks Sake Stop With The Jealous Shizz

    HA! LOL! Great post; that definitely needed to be said.

    It's amazing how many posts I see on here from her fans that comment on how in love she and Brad are, how they are made for each other, how much they love their kids, how generous they supposedly are, etc. No one here knows anything about this narcissistic couple, including their psycho lovesick fans. No one here really knows them. These two are probably just huge publicity whores and nothing more. You never know. What people forget about these two, aside from their hurtful affair, is that these two are ACTORS, good ones too. They act for a living people; they can lead you to believe whatever they want. Get the point?

  84. ms says – reply to this


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    ABSOLUTELY NOT! Kid Rock is a TRUE AMERICAN!!!!!

  85. ms says – reply to this


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    Re: lee – EXACTLY!!!!

  86. Diane says – reply to this


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    She awesome to do that.

  87. MojoJoJ0 says – reply to this


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    having just returned from Iraq, thanks to both Ms Jolie, and Kid Rock, for taking the time to show their support of the troops.

  88. proud army infantry wife says – reply to this


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    Re: Mia – i live with one who just returned from iraq, thanks. so i'd say i more than support and care about the troops. angelina is an attention whore who only cares about her image.

  89. hotred says – reply to this


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    BOB C. — youre the kind of scum who pretends to "support the troops" and then spits on their children at military bases, because you're "peaceful"> i know your kind scumbag. let me tell you, military wives are the strongest, toughest, most decent people i've ever met and you lack the humanity to even be allowed in their presence! and unlike you i know because i work with deployed families everyday!

  90. AZgaybe says – reply to this


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    support the troops with her bra and panties

  91. mf says – reply to this


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    aniston's phony, but she's a real phony. she wouldn't pretend to care.
    angelina on the other hand is starting to buy her own crap. and it looks like some idiots in the press do too!

  92. therealravenyeah says – reply to this


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    Re: Lucy – it's hypocritical people like you that make me ill. our military is a service organization made up of volunteers who take orders from YOUR government. if you don't support them, you're a hypocrite, plain and simple. many wealthy white people attack the military because they are the most racially and economically diverse organization we have. they don't like to fight the powerful and wealthy in washington, they like to pick on the service people who risk their lives for $5 an hour. now get back into your escalade and drive into your gated community and shut the hell up!

  93. PROUD army infantry wife says – reply to this


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    Re: BobC – i LIVE on an army post…and i, like the majority of the army wives i know, have not only a bachelors degree, but a masters as well. and i know you haven't been on an army post lately, because you have to have a military id to get on, so don't act like you even know anything about the military, our troops, or their wives. john kerry is the jackass, not us, and it's definately not true that the dumbest, least educated join the military. many, including my husband, were in college when 9/11 happened and signed up virtually the next day. we stand up and fight for what we believe in, unlike you who enjoy the freedom of speech to spew bs about people whom you know nothing, but have never and would never pick up a gun and put on a uniform to defend that freedom.

  94. hotred says – reply to this


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    BOB C.: lives in a very narrow-minded closed off little world.
    the military community is very serious about education. male and female troops often join the military to pay for university education, that's how important it is to them. all officers have, AT LEAST a bachelor's degree most meet their spouses at university and many know that a master's is now really necessary to be promoted. Most Generals have 4 or 5 degrees in a variety of topics from international studies to engineering to political science. i don't know any military families who don't make it a priority.

  95. proud army infantry wife says – reply to this


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    Re: Lucy – criminals?! soldiers have no choice but to follow orders, their own personal feelings don't factor into it. but the fact is, invading iraq and removing saddam from power and bringing him to justice ended mass genocide. saddam hussein WAS a weapon of mass destruction. terrorism around the world is linked together, and we must fight it around the world, or we will fight it here at home, and then YOU might actually be effected by it. people like you define ignorance. you're pathetic. and most likely jealous. everyone knows once you've had a military man, civies just don't cut it anymore.

  96. truetrue says – reply to this


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    When Kerry "testified" to congress. The Vietcong tortured soldiers.
    Kerry didn't care, because it was part of his political strategy and the soldiers were black.

  97. proud army infantry wife says – reply to this


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    Re: therealravenyeah – $5/hour is a bit overstated…if you actually divide out the salary of an e-4, for example, by the number of hours he actually works (because when they're not deployed, they're training as if they were deployed, which means lots of field time and little sleep), i believe it's about $1.40/hour, and that's not including deployments, when soldiers work for days on end with little to no sleep, it's even less then. but thanks for the support, people need to realize that not only do our troops risk their lives, they barely even get paid for it. the majority of our lower enlisted troops are on food stamps, wic, and other government assistance because their pay just doesn't cover the cost of living.

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    Re: proud army infantry wife – Lucy doesn't care about the Kurdish victims of genocide. Sadly, she's typical. She's only outraged when something affects "her". It never occurred to her that people were suffering and being murdered by the tens of thousands before America even got involved, because unlike the military she can live blissfully unaware of world events. Or maybe she's French and didn't care since the murdered people meant she got cheap oil. You know "no blood for oil" apparently doesn't apply to the Kurds or non-Bathists for Iraq War Protestors, they didn't mind THAT blood being spilled.

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    anyone else notice that, FOR ONCE, the first person to post didn't post "first"?! way to go, first poster, set an example for the class:) this is a proud moment;)

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    Re: proud army infantry wife – you forgot to mention when there's a penny left, the charity and donations troops and their families make to iraqis and disaster victims :) we know they do! for all the protesters in america who suggest they are compassionate to the iraqis, it appears that mostly military have STARTED organizations to help iraqi civilians and are the primary donors as well!

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