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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie probably think that the constant media attention that is focused on them is ridiculous since they’re often just going about their daily lives. They aren’t the only ones.
Yesterday, a Muslim protest group held a demonstration outside of the Lenval hospital. They were protesting the fact that Brad and Angie get so much media attention when no one had taken notice of their cause which was to get the remains of a stabbing victim released in time for a proper Muslim burial.
You know what? Angelina would probably agree with them!
777 days ago
so far, it seems the lead source for this “news” is TMZ and X17online….Hmmm, I am not sure I totally believe that the protests were sparked by the Jolie-Pitts. A few days ago (and now, of course, I cannot find it!) I did read about a protest in front of the hospital. The protestors had chosen that location because the victim had died at that hosiptal. That article made it seem that it was coincidental that the Jolie-Pitts were there. But unfortunately, as I said, I can’t find that link anymore.
I’m just a tad bit suspicious of TMZ and X-17 online….
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777 days ago
now that they got the attention they’ve wanted and needed, i hope the mayor will address their problem.
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777 days ago
You guys are all right, for the protesters it’s an issue of the mayor focusing on “other things” than the proper treatment of this murder victim & case–nobody is directly attacking Brad and Angie (except for the paps, of course, twisting the news to suit their purposes as usual, sigh). For that reason, I don’t really consider this “Jolie-Pitt” news . . . just another sad example of how politicians will ALWAYS sweep anything they fear might tarnish their reputation under the rug and try to distract the public with prettier, nicer things. Having read about this, I feel like the mayor’s extreme eagerness to comment on and attach himself to the birth of the twins makes more sense, in an unfortunate way. What politician wouldn’t rather be seen congratulating the world’s most beloved couple on the birth of two beautiful, healthy babies than dealing with the aftermath of a violent crime resulting between the ugly tensions between mainstream France and a misunderstood, underprivileged religious/ethnic group?
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777 days ago
resulting FROM the ugly tensions between.
is what I meant to say.
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777 days ago
ligaya, your scooter story might be right. The only thing I was not happy about Brad and Angie riding the scooter in Vietnam was that they somehow forgot to wear their crash helmet! If they had done that, it could have helped raise local people’s road safety awareness. Anyway, the reason they did not do it was perhaps because they wanted to be like everybody else on the road, “when you are in Rome, do what the Romans do” kind of thing :)
You and your husband would be my guests if you come to Vietnam!
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777 days ago
That would be wonderful, Fan from Vietnam! And vice versa, we’d love to be your hosts if you visit the San Francisco Bay Area or San Diego (where my mom lives). One of my husband’s hobbies is studying which economic system works best for different societies. Of course, there’s the scenery, arts & culture, history & architecture, and birds we’d like see.
But all this is just a dream that will go up in smoke depending on how much of a disaster the U.S. economy will be.
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