Natalie Portman Finds Recession ‘An Exciting Time’
by John Nolte
Will someone fluent in Marie Antoinette-ese explain to me the words that are coming out of Ms. Portman’s mouth:
“I think it’s kind of an exciting time. I mean, everyone is cutting back. It’s happening in every industry – including our own. All of a sudden, people are doing jobs that they hate and they’re not making as much money as they thought they would or they’ve lost their jobs entirely. I’ve started to see people looking more toward their own passions and what really excites them.”
Methinks someone got the Hollywood Talking Points. They must read something like: When Obama President Recession Good, which is probably number four after:
1. Who’s Cindy Sheehan?
2. What’s rendition?
3. Gay marriage = just keep bashing Mormons.
Maybe framing this is as a politically savvy statement is giving Portman too much credit. Maybe she really does find the thought of people “cutting back,” working “jobs they hate” or losing ”their jobs entirely” an exciting time… You know, all the exciting foreclosure signs and long lines under a hot sun in front of the mission.
Then again, maybe you can be too famous, too privileged, too pretty and too rich for too long…
Either way, this is why movie stars need handlers. This is why there are no movie stars anymore.
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Well there go the claims that she's smart. Just another Hollywood airhead.
Some more…
George Bush's big deficits were the problem. But Obama's deficits? Somebody had to do something and Obama inherited this mess from George Bush.
The Stimulus program failing? Well Obama inherited this mess and we had to do something.
It's so cool to see others suffer while I have the greatest job a person can have! Neat-o.
Man, I thought Natalie was one of the smarter actresses on the scene.
egalitarianism is a mental disorder.
This makes me sad- I kind of liked her. That is about the dumbest thing to ever come out of anyone's mouth.
She is a Harvard grad, must have had her tutelege under Henry Gates. They really have no clue, but then they want to rule the world. All Ivy Leaguers need to be cast out of DC.
“I think it’s kind of an exciting time. I mean, everyone is cutting back. It’s happening in every industry – including our own.
While real Americans are concerned over the economy, job security, astronomical deficits and mounting unemployment the braindead millionaire swine in Hollywood find this to be an “exciting” time since they’re financially secure. The fact that others are struggling is exciting to them. I wonder if they’d be as excited if they lost their wealth, their savings and their homes. You know what I would find exciting? If Portman ended up homeless and penniless begging outside of a McDonalds.
These liberal pukes are demented little snobs. It’s because of airheads such as this, the terrible writing/acting and raging anti-Semitism in Hollywood that I will no longer purchase their diseased product. Tax these socialist swine at 90% and let’s see how long they sing the communist tune.
Hey, Ms.Portman ~ Is this what you learned in your fancy pants ivy league school????
Its really cool to sell your house and move to God knows where especially when your savings is in the dumpster. I am LITERALLY staying up all night with an indescribable excitement!
Off with your head you spoiled brat. I will never watch you in another movie again.
Thanks for the post BH!
"You know what I would find exciting? If Portman ended up homeless and penniless begging outside of a McDonalds. "
There's a million beta males who'd take her in–not sure she'd learn anything from that.
All liberal airhead actors/actresses should be forced to live in a single apartment and only travel by public transportation. These economic illiterates demonize wealth while they're on all fours trying to shovel as much into their pockets as they can; force them to live the way they'd have us live.
Seriously, she went to college???? Hey Natalie, shut up already and just look cute will you. I guess now I have to rewrite my fantasy of all our stimulating pillow talk and just fast forward to where we get down to business. Works for me!
Unfortunately that's true. If God willing she does end up in the predicament I mentioned maybe I'll hire her to clean my office.
Natalie—It IS rather thrilling to have my husband work 2 jobs to support his family. He simply ADORES driving from his 8-5 high-tech industry office job (where they slashed everyone's salary by 20%) to his night job at a big box retailer. One of his newfound passions in life is wearing a name tag pinned to a company-issued polo shirt.
Thanks to the recession, he can explore what excites him: Paying bills on time.
I can't tell you how heartwarming it is when our 3-year-old daughter asks, "When is daddy coming over?" Oh, so cute! Something I simply must scribble in her baby book post-haste. We will laugh and laugh at it someday, unless we need to burn it for firewood this coming winter.
My husband finds the prospect of missing our infant son take his first steps to be the chance of a lifetime! He watched our other kids learn to walk, so he can just do a little cranial photoshop and swap our baby's face with some other toddling kiddo. That's why God gave us imaginations!
Speaking of imaginations, our school-aged children are equally delighted by occasional sightings of their father. Sometimes, late at night, I imagine they lie in their beds hearing him come home from Gratifying Job #2. Perhaps they think he is Santa, or the Easter Bunny? Somebody mythical, for sure. I notice they take my word for it that he still lives here, just like they take my word that a lady with wings takes their teeth from under their pillow, leaving a few coins.
Me, here at home? I could go get a job, but then I'd have to pay for daycare so any money I earned would be lost. I have discovered the colorful world of coupon clipping, selling our clothing for pennies on the dollar to consignment shops, and surfing the web for bean recipes. Exciting!
Oh, well. When the recession ends really soon (right?), we will go back to leading unexciting lives. I will never, ever forget how exciting 2009 has been! I'm already composing my Christmas newsletter.
Natalie, can I have your address? I'd love to see one to you.
This strikes the same chord as that ridiculous Times piece about 'funemployment'.
And she puts the nail right in the coffin with the "Obama inherited this mess from Bush" nonsense. Reminds me of the video on YouTube where someone debunks that cartoon "why we need socialized medicine" video – we don't need economic illiterates commenting on economic issues. Perhaps she should do some research into what branch of our government controls the purse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPq6_7AFsp4
This strikes the same chord as that ridiculous Times piece about 'funemployment'.
And she puts the nail right in the coffin with the "Obama inherited this mess from Bush" nonsense. Reminds me of the video on YouTube where someone debunks that cartoon "why we need socialized medicine" video – we don't need economic illiterates commenting on economic issues. Perhaps she should do some research into what branch of our government controls the purse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPq6_7AFsp4
John, don't you remember when your parents stopped brushing your teeth for you, or combing your own hair, learning to tie your shoes? Remember what an "exciting time" it was? I think that's what she meant. It took her a week to figure out how to tie her scarf that way.
Tax them at 90 % and they will do what they promised to do if Bush won. Leave the country. Bush couldn´t make them leave and Nobama couldn´t make them stay.
What a freakin' AIRHEAD. (I'm sorry, that statement give Airheads a bad name.)
I guess she was saying how good it is to simplify your life, but could she say it in a stupider way by marveling at misfortune. She sees the glass half full with her empty head.
I likey…
Another brainwashed Harvard grad. Yeah it's exciting! What? Go stuff it you rich Hollywood elite. Cutting back for you means first class instead of a private jet. Meanwhile the rest of us are struggling to pay the rent.
First mistake : Listening to an unqualified speaker
Second mistake : forgetting to shout "SHUT UP AND ACT !" thereby reminding them of their mission and reason for compensation.
I know that this is Big Hollywood, but we've got to have some rules . Darn it !
Yah, true genius!
I still remember a little French, John, so I think I’ve got it: I'm Natalie Portman and you’re not.”
Did I say French? I get that confused with Chevy Chase-ese from time to time. Trust me, they’re more similar than you’d think.
I still remember a little French, John, so I think I’ve got it: I'm Natalie Portman and you’re not.”
Did I say French? I get that confused with Chevy Chase-ese from time to time. Trust me, they’re more similar than you’d think.
I wasn't really surprised by this after watching "V for Vendetta," which is basically an excuse to trash anything even remotely connected with conservatism (though the action scenes are very well done). I liked Natalie too, though, if for no other reason than that she put her acting career partly on hold to go to college and get an education–at Harvard, granted, but still it's the thought that counts. Oh well–it's a free country, so if she wants to open her mouth and make a fool out of herself, I guess it's her business.
I still remember a little French, John, so I think I’ve got it: I'm Natalie Portman and you’re not.”
Did I say French? I get that confused with Chevy Chase-ese from time to time. Trust me, they’re more similar than you’d think.
I still remember a little French, John, so I think I’ve got it: I'm Natalie Portman and you’re not.”
Sorry, did I say French? I get that confused with Chevy Chase-ese from time to time. Trust me, they’re more similar than you’d think.
I still remember a little French, John, so I think I’ve got it: "I'm Natalie Portman and you’re not.”
Sorry, did I say French? I get that confused with Chevy Chase-ese from time to time. Trust me, they’re more similar than you’d think.
She probably figures she could just live at Wal-Mart.
That's yer nose job talkin Ms. Portman.
"I mean, everyone is cutting back. It’s happening in every industry – including our own."
Way ahead of ya, I cut back to zilch on your industry.
The fact that so many people in Hollywood supported Obama speaks volumes about the lack of common sense, and the fundamental disconnect with reality, that so many people in that industry have. I wonder how "exciting" she would find it, if she never got another acting job, and the foreclosure notice was in her mailbox. We are living in very risky times. Desperate people sometimes look for hope in dangerous places.
She is right, times are exciting. Maybe not fun, but it is times like this that you really feel life. There is something about frustration that kicks in mental creativity in those that strive.
Interestingly it's her own following of her passions that has put her where she is at.
Airhead.
Ivy League grads have been f—ing this country up for too long. Going forward, it should automatically disqualify you from holding public office.
You are young, grasshopper…
At least its not Esperanto
Truth of Life: An actor or actress is someone you like best when they are pretending to be someone other than who they really are.
People who get paid money to take off their clothes aren't usually credible in other areas of endeavor.
Americans, are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?
Bring back Bush.
"People who get paid money to take off their clothes aren't usually credible in other areas of endeavor."
They are if they're naked in those other endeavors
Anytime they say "Went to Harvard, Princeton or Yale" I just think "blah, blah, blah bull—t" They are not taught any differently than any other college ( indoctrination and watered down textbooks) and most of them cheat to keep their grades.
She is ill !!!!
Do you understand that she went to Harvard?
She is "supposedly" not a hooker who got a job in the talkies!!
Eh, I think she was just trying to be hope and changey. You know, things are going to hell. but Obama is President. Yea! She's a twit, and is in for a big surprise with the results of the next election.
One of the reasons your industry is cutting back you moonbat bimbet is because of people like You.
Yes, it's sooooo exciting when people are losing their jobs and don't have a cushion of millions to fall back on like Ms. Portman. I'm absolutely giddy at the prospect of all those people who, because they are no longer gainfully employed, can follow their "passions."
I'd like to see her voice the same sentiments were she to suddenly find herself penniless with no job prospects.
Please Hollywood actors: Don't speak!
Okay, this is way overblown.
I think I get what Portman is saying. I kinda agree. I'm a capitalist, but sometimes it's nice for people to get away from rampant consumerism and focus on what's really important in life. Too bad it takes economic bad times to make it happen.
It's like the Grinch that tried to steal Christmas. The recession is the Grinch. And Americans won't let that get us down.
Beyond that, it's just poor choice of words on Portman's part.
"I mean, everyone is cutting back. "
She means everyone except for her. 3 months ago she purchased a 3.25 million dollar home in Hollywood Hills.
In 2007 she sold her 6,550,000 two-bedroom loft in Manhattan’s West Village ( she paid 5,700,000 for it in 2005)
padding her $5000 purse with an extra $850,000 in 1 year.
Please Natalie…shut up and act and try not to sound so stupid.
How old are you? There is no Santa Claus or Grinch.
I read some of your other meandering comments. You are so "reasonable" it sounds like maybe you need to lose your job.
I'm so happy that Ms. Portman is excited. Of course, it's easy to be excited by the misfortune of others when she's making several million dollars per film and has plenty of money to fall back on.
She's just looking down upon on all the little people from her lofty heights. Her arrogance is exceeded only by her ignorance.
They can justify anything! It's amazing. We should be GRATEFUL that Obama is providing us with this 'exciting time'. I guess us non-Ivy-privileged-overpaid types just couldn't see the forest for the trees.
arealmom, thank you putting the little twit in her place. I hope everything improves for your family soon.
It's not that I'll be boycotting Ms. Portman, but anytime she tries to portray an intelligent character I won't be able to believe in her. Since I'm not in a position to waste money, I'll just have to pass on the movie.
It's not surprising that all Ivy Leaguers are all book smart but NO COMMON SENSE. She's just desperate for attention because I read somewhere that Natalie is going to be nude in her next movie.
The gibberish these rich liberal elites spew wouldn’t be quite as annoying if they weren't allowed to vote. Too bad they just can’t sit in their coffee shops speaking stupid to one another without impacting our lives.
Here's hoping for real change in 2010:
Nancy Pelosi: Gone
Harry Reid: Gone
Barabara Boxer: Gone
RINOs: Gone
We're not talking here about buying only the black shoes and the white shoes and passing on the red ones this time. We're talking grown-up things like not being able to pay the mortgage or the utilities or even having enough to eat.
Every incumbent democrat: Gone
I'm actually going to agree with her. People are spending less, but the difference is that many people may actually change their habits permanently, which is what we need. No more treating homes like junk bonds. No more kiling ourselves with debt for crap we don't need. While Portman certainly isn't hurting herself, it doesn't invalidate her larger point that there may be a big cultural change underway of how we look at our finances.
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Another genius heard from.
Bush unemployment around 5%
Obama unemployment close to 10% while the real number is 16%.
She is an Israeli and probably has Rahm's brother as her agent. She loves Hussein.
Wow … she's an embarrassment to America AND Israel.
If that's what she learned at Harvard, I'm even happier with my state university degree. Or are you just a collectivist twit by birth?
I can't decide if she's just immature or if she's been smokin' those funny little cigarettes again.
Poor choice of words definitly, and had she never done anything to promote other's in their own endevors I might consider her an comunist air head like most of the posters here. However her actions have always had a trend of using her own money to assist other's in pursuit of their goals. Those of you posting hear should look at that, and consider if you would also use your money in the ways she has?
Yes she has a nice house, and she has been rich since she was very young, making here a bit Antoinette-ese. However I doubt very much she is seeing big returns on using her money for things like micro-financing, and starting industry informative internet sites to bring industry knowledge, and experiance to those who aspire to enter into the industry she has succeded in.
She seems to have a great sense of finding capitalistic means to assist others.
That is not what she said AT ALL.
This callous moron's opinion deserves a split second of attention because…?
I swear if she wasn't so hot I'd actually listen to the words coming out of her mouth.
Back when I was working in Boston I happened to see NP outside a cafe (over in Cambridge). She held a cup of something (I presume coffee) in one hand and with the other she reached down the back of her pants and scratched… and then brought her hand to her nose. I presume she inhaled.
She did not even try to be surreptitious.
Yep. Still enjoy telling that one.
Bravo! I'd give half my salary to see you send that letter to her! Of course, since I've lost my job that makes half of nothing, but………I sure wish you'd send it.
Portman probably gets giddy when she hears GM or any large employer has massive layoffs. Its music to her ears that companies will be producing less with greater tax burdens all thanks to the criminals in the White House. While the rest of the world has recovered from the recession Obama and Emanuel have prolonged ours by using it as an opportunity to fleece the taxpayer and move wealth from the people’s coffers to the union’s coffers and corporate coffers- domestically and overseas. There is absolutely no doubt that Barack Hussein Obama is an enemy of the United States. His sycophant apologists should never be forgiven for the scam they perpetrated on the American people.
You are in total denial and are absolutely delusional! What an idiot you are……blame, blame, blame. You and I do mean people like you also have not even begun to feel the effects on the economy, employment, etc. from the Obama administration….but you will! It is not a one party blame you should be attacking, but congress, Clinton and Bush and things are going to get even worse from Obama…..when that hits you, maybe then your cylinders will start in your so-called brain (if you have one). It's people like you that make everyone else look soooooo intelligent.
"All of a sudden, people are doing jobs that they hate and they’re not making as much money as they thought they would or they’ve lost their jobs entirely. I’ve started to see people looking more toward their own passions and what really excites them.”
I perceive a bit of disconnect here. If people are forced to do things they hate, you'd think they'd have less time to do things they're passionate about. Or is the argument that since they hate their work, they'll spend less time and energy on it, thus freeing them up to pursue passion as a hobby? 'Cause I think it would go the opposite way, actually.
Yes it is an exciting time…not to see your movies.
Why are the pretty ones always so stupid?
Yep two jobs instead of one or rifling thru trash cans for dinner tends to put a dent in creativity time.
I think that would be 'exciting.'
Smart people can be airheads. Knowledge in one area (or even several) doesn't equal common sense, or the ability to empathize with people who are suffering. That's much of the problem with Liberals, who assume people that attend college, or those who stay for post grad degrees, must be smarter than the rest of us. But intelligence is not like water, which seeks equilibrium over a wide area. It most often spikes in certain places, leaving serious valleys in others.
Yeah, that's a comfort when I can drive down my street and count the foreclosures. Why should I be offended at Portman's insensitivity when it's just my friends who are losing their jobs? Give me a break…
I collect tumbrel remarks and this is a classic.
Man she reminds me of how bad and pointless the Star Wars prequels were.
What is interesting to me is how perceptions come about (e.g. her being smart.) I am pretty sure Portman attended a "prestigious' Ivy League Institution which immediately gives someone some level of gravitas whether earned or not. What I don't know (and honestly don't care) is how she got in. There could be lots of reasons having nothing to do with college boards or grades etc. As Forrest Gump once said "stupid is as stupid does," or in this case "as stupid says.
Youth…….augh……to be young and STUPID again………..never to be again as I have a real job raising a family……..to be STUPID again……..glad I am not……
She used to be hot. Not anymore.
I always thought a lot of her until I saw that silly round of interviews she did with Scarlett-J for M-A; after that, I figured, ah, just another ditzy actress. Though the girl can act, I'll always give'r that.
LOL dont you love these brain dead "artists" …I hope I see her eating out of a garbage can one night in midtown so I can get goosebumps…then it will be exciting!!!!!
I was going to type something but I'd get yelled at by just about everyone. lol
That scarf…recalling the final scene of Isadora Duncan. Digression aside, while Nat's all aglow over the unemployment figures and failing businesses, surely she must recognize that cutbacks will directly affect her own itinerary.
"cutting back"?? I'm cutting it off.
Well, she has definitely gone 'one toke over the line'.
OMG! She is dumber than a bag of hammers.
Django! You just made me spit all over my screen! Damn — 'tumbrel remarks' is a KEEPER!
Ew.
I dunno, guys. Maybe that scarf is tied a lot tighter than we think? I think there's no air inside this airhead. (Hey, whattya bet that Haaavard taught her how to tie it tight? Come on, it makes sense. After all, what student could possibly stomach Prof. Gates except one who was first oxygen-deprived?)
She's an utter dingbat.
Actors all consider each other "smart" because stupid sees stupid as smart.
Portman's brain is as shriveled from disuse as that of Megan Fox.
What a Twit!
The Great Depression totally rocked!
In the future, would someone please, please make sure that Miss Portman will not share any liberal cause speaking engagements with the Soon-to-have-a-Masters-Degree-from-Harvard Ashley Judd? The thought of these two brainiacs pooling their Ivy League knowledge is just totally disturbing. Keep them where they belong…on stage or on screen.
I've been looking for work for over a year and a half and I'm now losing my apartment.
REALLY EXCITING, ISN'T IT?
How these people make me SICK.
Yeah, those of us who are desperate because we can't find work are really "feeling life" right now.
I wish we could find an address for her so we could send your letter!
Her quote really does seem to be from someone living in a fantasy world. For people like her, a job you hate is making a crappy piece of kiddie fluff like "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"; in the real world, it'd be working fast food or being a janitor. For people like her, "looking more toward your own passions and what really excites you" is getting paid industry minimums for an indie like "Garden State"; in the real world… no wait, most of us don't get to make that choice. She doesn't need a handler, she needs muzzle
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