With these last words - I’ll stop posting on this isse.

For those of you who feel the needs to mock me for: “Having
the need to be profound,” I say this: At the very least, I’m
trying to get a better understanding of the cause you claim
you admire and love AJ for.

“Pretending to be an intellectual” I don’t have to pretend
anything, I’m on this board looking at pretty pictures and
talking about a celebrity.

Sam: You capture the essence of my view of Oprah. Continue
to keep it clean.

As for “being from the dark side and posting on JA post” I’ll
state once and for all on the record, I’ve never posted anything
on her. I find her quite silly and the most you can say of her is
– she’s a wounded bird. At least with AJ I can talk about her in
a broader context. So, if I had to choose between the two, it
would choose Jolie.

I’ve said specifically that I think she’s a smart cookie. Shane –
your post laid out for me the most persuasive argument as to
the reason you think she’s sincere. I’m still not convinced by
your assertion that it’s the press’ fault, which is partly true. By
my statement regarding the cheapening and dumbing down of
the issue, I meant the following: Her personal life and the
cause she champions are blurred. People hear her message,
but they walk away with mostly with her personal issues. You
raised a valid point in the fact that she can’t control the media.
Let’s me give you concrete example of her manipulation of
them. She’s pregnant and needs to make an announcement,
what does she do? She goes to Haiti on a HUMANATARIAN
MISSION and an aid worker confirmed the news via people
magazine with lovely pictures. Again, I have never said she was
not smart. That’s an extremely clever way to divert attention
from the obvious. It’s great that all her fans know where Haiti
is, but in the end all everyone remember is: She’s pregnant,
the most beautiful baby ever is coming – and beautiful she is
indeed – the most anticipated birth since Jesus Christ. Where
does that leave the cause? Furthermore, she goes into hiding
in a country where is being shielded from the media. In what
western country would a celebrity be allowed to use
government official in other to obstruct freedom of the press?
Who is she really helping? I was strucked by one thing you
said. “Credibility will come in due time”, and I’ll promise to keep
an

Sorry guys and gals, I yet have to see a movie where Brad Pitt acts in a natural way…
I mean, for instance, in 7 years in Tibet his German accent was horrible!

I saw Babel tonight and understand why the director would want a BIG name for his movie titles, but come on, Gael, Blanchett would have been enough to get people in to see the movie…

I recommend the movie if you want a story that will make you think about the crazy world we live in…

Peace!

Juan