Pelosi gushes over Pitt

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was just one of many Washington heavy-hitters to meet with Brad Pitt on Thursday in Washington DC. The actor/activist also met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Ried. Oh, and President Barack Obama!! Pitt was in Washington to urge the lawmakers to nationalize his "Make It Right" campaign which is dedicated to rebuilding New Orleans.

Pitt's visit was definitely the talk of the Capitol yesterday. Congressional staffers (mostly women, some men) were seen milling about the halls nonchalantly with their cameras in hand...you know...just in case. Then Pitt rolled up in a darkened SUV with his staffers and bodyguards and you would have thought...well, you would have thought President Obama himself rolled up at a local high school. The place was filled with excited staffers which sounded more like giddy teenagers.

Brad Pitt is one of those rare celebrities who seems to truly believe in his causes. The reason I say that is that many celebrities, to their credit, donate a lot of money to causes they believe in. Brad Pitt is one of the rare ones that puts his money AND his time where is mouth is. Good for you, Benjamin Button. You may not have won the Oscar but a humanitarian award is definitely headed your way.