Hollywood, CA - The two most important people in the world currently, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, have taken out a multi-million dollar insurance policy to ensure their as yet unborn baby does not grow up ugly.

"It's what any loving parent would do," Pitt's publicist told Brainsnap. "The chances are that the baby will be blessed with the parent's looks, but you never know. And if it did turn out ugly, well that's going to require a lot of money to rectify, and you're still not guaranteed of real beauty. Look at Tori Spelling for God's sake."

The world has been enthralled by Jolie's pregnancy over the last month. "It's bigger than the moon landing," one woman's magazine editor wrote. "In the future we will always remember where we were when we heard the news."

Many have speculated that the baby will be the most beautiful person alive due to its genetic heritage. However, genetics can be fickle.

According to syndicated entertainment columnist, Sheery Dunhill, the ramifications of the baby's looks not living up to expectation could be worse than September Eleven.

"Usually beautiful women have babies to ugly, super rich aging rock stars, actors or film moguls. However, finally we have a beautiful woman pregnant to a beautiful man. We expect a lot. Imagine the horror if the baby is born and turned out to be ugly. America does not need the pain and shame of such a catastrophe. The whole foundation of our society may be called into question. Our youth will wonder if Democracy really works, and the terrorists will celebrate in their caves."

With the possibility of such dire consequences overshadowing the child's birth, many claim that Brad and Angelina's insurance policy is actually a national service. Indeed there are calls for the government to use public funds to pay for the policy.

"I am going to petition governor Schwarzenegger and president Bush," Sheery Dunhill writes in a recent column, "I urge everyone to support this struggling, patriotic couple with financial aid in their most admirable goal of ensuring their child grows up beautiful."

So far Dunhill claims over one hundred thousand Americans have signed the petition.

Editors Note: Brainsnap supports Ms Dunhill in her worthy cause. We ask each reader who wishes their name to be entered on the petition to contact Brainsnap. Please pass this article on to your friends to give them also a chance to express their desire for public funding to ensure Brad and Angelina's baby grows up beautiful.