Scarlett’s Stars And Stripes

Newlywed Scarlett Johansson threw on her favorite pair of red, white, and blue short overalls and posed for the cover of November’s CosmoGirl in honor of election month. Mrs. Ryan Reynolds, who recently slammed the media for exaggerating her alleged e-mail relationship with Barack Obama, had plenty to say about getting youth to vote.

Dating and politics:
I never have [dated someone who subscribes to a different political party]. Again, I think it goes along the lines of sharing the same ideals as somebody. I don’t know how you could – although I’ve spoken to people who don’t necessarily support different political parties but they support different candidates from the same party and I know that they just can’t talk about that kind of thing. They just leave that aside. But as far being from different political parties, I think that would be, you know, it would be difficult. It really would be. I think part of dating somebody is sharing the same ideals.

On losing fans based on political beliefs:

“I hope that the work that I do in film and the work that I do for charity organizations is not affected by my political views. [Celebrities' should all be able to have our own political views and not have them affect our friends, family or fan base. Myself personally, I would never choose not to watch someone's film because of their political beliefs. I'm excited when people express themselves politically. That, to me, is a good thing. Whether for one party of the other, it doesn't matter. I think the exciting thing for me is to say, ‘Hey, I'm young and I'm voting and I'm making my voice heard and I'm being proactive.' I hope [my involvement] encourages the youth population to go out and inform themselves. If I can go out there and register one more voter, I feel like I’ve accomplished something in my day.’

[Source: CosmoGirl; Photo:Matt Jones]