Monday October 13, 2008

Angelina Jolie says having Barack Obama as president would be “nice” for her family.

The actress is yet to disclose who she’s backing in the U.S. presidential election, but said the Democratic contender for president comes down on the same side of several issues that she does.

Asked if she finds Obama and his background an example to her family, Jolie told the the German edition of Vanity Fair, “Naturally that’s good, but it’s not a sufficient reason to vote for him.

“Obama fights for international justice, he wants to militarily intervene in cases of genocide, and close Guantanamo Bay. These are the things that could move me to vote for him, not his roots.

“Naturally, an American president like Barack Obama would be nice for my family.”

Jolie, 33, and Partner Brad Pitt, 44, have six children together, three of whom were adopted from other nations — Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam.

Obama’s family similarly has members from different countries: his mother is American and his late father was Kenyan.

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