America, we have a new self-appointed working class hero: Gywneth Paltrow.  In an absurdity too gross to be insisted upon, an actress whose take just from film work last year is an estimated $19 million nearly portrayed herself as a real-life Norma Rae before President Obama and attendees at a fundraiser Thursday in her Los Angeles home.  According to a White House reporter who was serving as the so-called pool reporter, “Paltrow cited sustainable energy efforts as well as Obama’s push for equal pay, which she called ‘Very important to me as a working mother.’”  One more time: “Very important to me as a working mother.”  Amid this vision of harried Mom, rushing from the factory parking lot to beat rush-hour traffic and pick up her kid from a dank daycare center, please be informed of Forbes.com’s rankings of last year’s best-compensated actresses:  “With an estimated $19 million in earnings, Gwyneth Paltrow ranks fourth on our earnings list. Though she doesn’t come close to earning Robert Downey Jr. money, the star’s work in Iron Man 3 (the top grossing film of 2013) helped land her high on our list. Paltrow also earns big endorsing Max Factor makeup and Hugo Boss.”  Paltrow had her kids in tow---her marriage to their dad, rocker Chris Martin, is kaput but he reportedly has bought a $6.75 million house across the street---and said, “ It would be wonderful if we were able to give this man all of the power that he needs to pass the things that he needs to pass.”  She then cited those working mom’s issues of great moment to her and gave Obama the microphone, declaring, “You’re so handsome that I can’t speak properly.”  And, apparently, she couldn’t think properly, either.  But if she can’t make it home in time from her Friday night shift at the plant, I hereby offer to fly out and babysit the kids, Apple and Moses.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow hosted a Democratic fundraiser for President Obama Thursday night in the fancy Brentwood section of Los Angeles and made clear that many of his policies hit home to her---even if most Americans couldn’t afford her home.