14 DAY TRIAL // Let's have a quick test right now: would you vote for Angelina Jolie is she were running for office? The answer to that question is irrelevant at this point since she's not exactly running, but it does give you some food for thought, as to how exactly you see the actress.
Let us not forget that Angelina is a tireless humanitarian campaigner, who has done a bit more than just preach, she's also took her own advice and adopted children from impoverished countries or just from orphanages around the world.
So when she was asked by Good Morning America during an interview in which she was promoting her latest movie “Maleficent,” the question was not entirely out of place. Angelina smiled her big smile and seemed to be thinking about it for a brief second before replying.
Her response was “You know, if I thought I’d be effective, I would. But I’m not sure if I would ever be taken seriously in that way, and be able to be effective.” Based on the fact that her life and career have been in the limelight for decades now, she might be right about not being taken seriously.
Also, Angelina is worried that a political life wouldn't exactly be compatible with her checkered past. It's a known fact that Angelina was quite the rebel in her younger days and thus many of her teenaged antics would turn out as disadvantages in a political campaign when everything in the candidate's life is put under the microscope.
“I wonder if by now if my skeletons are out. They’re probably all out,” the 38-year-old actress wondered out loud and it sounded like she meant it as a joke, but in fact it's a serious fact to take into consideration.
She wouldn't be the first or the last Hollywood actor with aspirations towards a political career. Many before her have thrown their hats into the political ring and some even managed to come out on top. The most famous example would have to be Arnold Schwarzenegger who managed to land the governorship of California.
As it stands, she'll have to make do with her humanitarian achievements. In 2001, she was named a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, and as part of this role, she toured the world's conflict zones and impoverished countries, seeking to help raise awareness for problems like poverty, health, gender equality and disease.
She also helped set up the bases of Asia's first Millennium Village in Cambodia in 2006, as well as co-chairing the Clinton Global Initiative's Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.
