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Baitball Blogger

(46,756 posts)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:28 AM Sep 2012

Madonna did the right thing:

Madonna says she was being 'ironic' in calling Obama a Muslim

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna said on Tuesday she was being deliberately "ironic on stage" when she erroneously referred to President Barack Obama during her concert in the nation's capital as a "black Muslim."

A video clip posted on YouTube by audience members at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington captured the 54-year-old singer delivering a rousing, profanity-laced political speech about freedom during her show on Monday.

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"Now, it's so amazing and incredible to think that we have an African-American in the White House ... we have a black Muslim in the White House ... it means there is hope in this country, and Obama is fighting for gay rights, so support the man," Madonna said.

Obama, campaigning to be re-elected on November 6, is widely known to be a practicing Christian.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-madonna-obamabre88p018-20120925,0,6878848.story

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Madonna did the right thing: (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 OP
Geeze. I thought that was completely obvious. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #1
When you have right-wingers who come out and say that Obama's grandmother said he Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #2
Didn't Madonna wear something that said "Obama" on the back of it bigwillq Sep 2012 #3

Baitball Blogger

(46,756 posts)
2. When you have right-wingers who come out and say that Obama's grandmother said he
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:36 AM
Sep 2012

was born in Kenya, you don't take anything for granted.

They would say, Madonna is one of yours, a smelly liberal Hollywood elitist and even she thinks he's Muslim. That's how they would interpret it.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
3. Didn't Madonna wear something that said "Obama" on the back of it
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 12:08 PM
Sep 2012

at one of her concerts? Thought I saw a pic somewhere.

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