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MARCH 4, 2011 1:17PM

Natialie Portman is a terrible role model?

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Natalie Portman, who has a BA in Psychology from Harvard, a guest lecturer at Columbia University, who has co-authored scientific research papers, speaks several foreign languages, who is 30, financially secure and not a burden on society, is a terrible role model according to Mike Huckabee. 

"You know Michael, one of the things that's troubling is that people see a Natalie Portman or some other Hollywood starlet who boasts of, 'Hey look, you know, we're having children, we're not married, but we're having these children, and they're doing just fine.' But there aren't really a lot of single moms out there who are making millions of dollars every year for being in a movie. And I think it gives a distorted image that yes, not everybody hires nannies, and caretakers, and nurses. Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that's the story that we're not seeing, and it's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock"

Seriously? What reality is Huckabee living in? In my reality Bristol Palin was uneducated, on assistance (from her mom, a government employee), unwed teenager who was rewarded with a role on Dancing With The Stars and given a lucrative book deal for her memoirs.

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Which exactly glorified and glamorized 'the idea of out of children wedlock.'

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Yep, Natalie is just awful but those Palins are above reproach; it's standard-issue Rightist hypocrisy. Huckabee has thrown off the facade of reasonableness he sometimes uses and will say whatever he thinks is necessary to get Tea Party/fundamentalist support for his coming presidential run. Just the other day he said, knowing full well it wasn't true, that Barack Obama was raised in Kenya.
I ♥ you. (And Natalie too.)
huckie is out there humping for his book.

but....

I think he's right. I think women who have children without benefit of a partner are taking on the weight of the world. only they don't know it until they do. I'm not suggesting marriage is the answer. I AM suggesting that single parenting is rougher than anyone imagines until it's them.

education. education. education.

huckabee is an asshat but even an asshat clock is right twice a day.
nanatehay - hypocrisy is exactly right. I can tolerate differences of opinions, beliefs, lifestyles, etc., and even changing your mind, but I can't abide hypocrisy. I think it's even worse in those with power because it implies a sort arrogance and exemption.

bbd - ♥

foolish monkey - I agree, being a single parent is hard. I don't agree that "Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care." And I don't think that Portman being pregnant inspires unwed pregnancy.
Zing. Republicons are hypocrites.
Huckabee will pay dearly for that faux pas. I have nothing but the utmost respect for NP.
`I love Natalie Portman: brains, beauty and talent. ~r
Oh grow up Mr. Huckabee. Natalie Portman is terrific. I'd hold her up as a role model to my daughter any day.
brokenwing - It sure seems that way.

just cathy - I heard last night that he was back peddling and saying that he loves and respects Portman. Hah!

joan h. - Thanks

sweetfeet - I know! My 65 year old mother watched the Oscars and her first thought when Portman won was "I like her, she did a really good job." I asked her if she even gave a thought to Portman being pregnant and unmarried. She said, "no, I never thought about it. I was thinking about the movie and her acting."
What he's really saying is he wants her. Don't blame him!
Harry - He can want her, but I'd prefer it if he kept it to himself.

Stellaa - you're welcome. She's not my favorite actress and I didn't really like the movie or the way she played the character. But as far as her character goes and the way she conducts her life, she's well worth the regard.
Like you, I have mixed feelings about various of Portman's performances, but I have tremendous respect for her as an artist and as a person. She's intelligent, accomplished and willing to take risks. You can't find a better example of young American womanhood.