Thursday, December 10, 2009

Angelina Jolie criticizes Obama?

Actress Angelina Jolie is pointing out that Obama is not acting on an issue she considers most important. She's not happy with how the Obama administration is handling the situation in Sudan with all the poverty and low quality of life in Darfur. "How is the Obama administration's approach to Sudan an evolution of justice?" she states. "In addition, when the administration says it intends to work to improve the lives of the people of Darfur, I would like to know what that means, besides the obvious point that their lives could hardly get worse." Well Angelina, sorry the president can't save the world. Join the rest of the club of people wanting Obama to save the world and make their lives oh so perfect. Doesn't it seem we have enough problems here in our own country to solve before we start worrying about Sudan?

This is the difference in mentality between the middle class and the super rich. It's their values. Angelina has so much money that she's bored and so she has to find something to do that she believes in and that happens to be adopting every poverty stricken child and trying to save the world in general. One baby at a time. This is probably Angelina's only concern in life. The lower and middle class here in America probably aren't as concerned about the lives of those in Sudan, they're worried about whether or not they can afford dinner next week for their family.

I don't think Obama is going to drop the hundreds of issues he's already dealing with to save Sudan. In fact, I have no idea what Obama is doing these days, but either way, depending on one man to tackle all issues in 2 years is not likely going to happen. My advice to Angelina Jolie: if you are so passionate about the people of Sudan then stop buying these $70 million castles in France or wherever and put that towards helping Sudan if you are so inclined to do so. Just because we may still be doing better than Sudan doesn't make us obligated to drop everything we're doing to help them, it's survival of the fittest, sad but true. As the saying goes, if you want something done, do it yourself. So with that said Angelina, sorry that saving Sudan wasn't on the top of the 'to do' list, but we'll get around to it eventually in 100 years. Besides, America has it's own problems to deal with like a failing economy, 10% unemployment rate and Mexican gangs.

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