CNN is reporting that Madonna is ready to pull an "Oprah" for Clinton

[Maven]

NY Daily News has the same story:

Madonna will help Hillary Clinton combat the Oprah-powered campaign of Barack Obama. Her Madgesty, whose charity work in Malawi has been supported by Bill Clinton's foundation, tells us she stands ready to serve.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/12/11/2007-12-11_side_dish.html

Not sure this is such a good idea, but it might attract some young voters.

Apparently Madonna expressed her support for Hillary in an interview earlier this month:

Of all the things one of American’s most famous expats could have been asked about on the red carpet, Madonna was asked which of the two front runners she liked best.

Madonna answered Hillary and, when asked why, said, “‘Because I’ve gotta support the girls. And because I’m a big fan of the Clintons.”

http://wonkette.com/politics/major-endorsements/hillary-is-one-of-madonnas-girls-329895.php

[readmoreoften]

1. Okay, when Madonna enters the race people can accuse gay men of pro-Clinton bias.

:spank:

[Maven]

2. ROFL

I was thinking the same thing.

[sandnsea]

3. Is Randi going to go on a screed

about celebrity and supporting people just because of gender.

And where was Madonna's "gotta support the girls" for Carol Mosley-Braun?

*sigh*

I don't care who she supports, but the double standards are as stunning to me as the first time I saw a cross burn in Mississippi in 1975.

[Mojambo]

4. Meanwhile Edwards is, you know, talking to actual voters and stuff. n/t

[Maven]

8. Talking to voters is so...yesterday

Politics is now like Vegas...you need a headliner.

[MadBadger]

13. So he's not trotting out Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins to campaign for him?

[readmoreoften]

27. Nah, they're just singing songs. Ya know-- trotting folks out to sing songs, right?

I wonder what the messages of those songs were?

[madmom]

47. you don't see them 24/7 on every freakin channel, were these people

going to see Obama or were they just star struck and going to see Oprah, my guess the latter, (I only hope I'm wrong but from past elections I don't think so!)

[MadBadger]

48. The only reason you dont see them 24/7, is cuz there just not as big of celebs

[madmom]

58. my point exactly,people are more interested in the celeb than the politician!

[Mojambo]

66. Total D-listers in comparison. n/t

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

152. Mike Gravel has the all-important Pauly Shore endorsement

Game. Set. Match.

Disclaimer: I have nothing against Mike Gravel -- I just can't resist an opportunity to mock Pauly Shore.

[liskddksil]

61. and answering their questions as well

This is how Kerry won in 2004, he stayed at these townhalls until he won every person over.
Celebritites are celebrities. As Trippi said today big ideas are the celebrity of John's campaign.

[blm]

89. That is SO 2003-4. Why the last guy who did that actually.....won the primary.

,

[LanternWaste]

144. One does not preclude the other... n/t

One does not preclude the other...

[mzmolly]

5. Interesting.

I don't think she has the political clout that Oprah will have, but it's great if she's becoming involved.

[Renew Deal]

6. This is great news

For everyone else.

[joeybee12]

7. Is she gonna line-up the talentless s***k vote?

Hell, that might be a big percentage of the electorate...so who knows??!!

Is it obvious I don't like Madonna? :evilgrin:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

15. "Skank"

Your sexism is showing....

[GodlessBiker]

9. She can wear her cone tipped bra at rallies. Bill will love it.

[Maven]

11. I just wanna see Hillary vogue nt

[ronnykmarshall]

72. Me too!

Get up on the dance floor!

[bunnies]

38. Like she says...

Shes gotta support the girls! :rofl:

[GodlessBiker]

40. "Come on girls...Do you believe in love? 'Cause I got something to say about it..."

[bunnies]

54. Picture the faces of HRCs older female supporters.

Absolutely priceless.

[ronnykmarshall]

73. Kind of like the cartoon shock .....

Eyes bugging out, mouth hitting the floor ..... AAAAUUUUUGHHA!

[bunnies]

81. ROFLMAO...

you even got the sound effect perfectly. :rofl:

[asdjrocky]

10. This is becoming unbelievably good. nt

[FreeState]

12. Google fight: Madonna wins easily....

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Oprah&word2=Madonna

[NYCGirl]

17. And are those undecided or decided voters? What about Independents?

:eyes:

[FreeState]

18. Neither LOL

kind of like out current polls we look at at they don't mean much.

[NYCGirl]

20. True. NT

[polichick]

14. Not to be rude, but does anyone care what Madonna thinks about politics?? nt

[Maven]

16. Not really...but then, I don't really care what Oprah thinks about it either

[polichick]

23. But SOMEBODY does...

Like it or not, there are a lot of people who would at least listen to Oprah about this ~ who would listen to Madonna?? (I'm being serious.)

[Maven]

29. Meh...I wouldn't go that far.

They speak to different audiences, sure, but there's some overlap. I bet there are some voters (young women and gay men, especially) who would take a second look at Hillary or look at her a little differently if Madonna publicly endorsed her, even if they didn't make their decision on that basis alone.

[ronnykmarshall]

100. You tell 'em Hedy.

[Windy]

24. Oprah has infinitely more clout with ordinary people than Madonna

There is a difference in the endorsements.

What I find more amusing is that Maya Angelou is coming out in support of Clinton. Anyone who watches Oprah will find that infinitely more interesting.


Look, when you get into the voting both, only you can pull the lever...
While the Oprah endorsement clearly helped Obama get people to the stadium, he still has to sell himself.

But frankly, Oprah is a hell of a lot more cerebral and grounded than Madonna...


Don't think it will help Hillary in the long run.

[LoveMyCali]

21. About the same

as I care what Oprah thinks about politics. Wouldn't it be nice if people actually looked at the candidates and did a little research before making a choice instead of picking by who knows the coolest celebrity?

[polichick]

26. I doubt most people here would be impressed with any of them...

...but I'm really wondering who Madonna's people are these days.

[emilyg]

92. About as much as I care what Oprah has to say.

[Andromeda]

134. Who cares about...

Oprah anyway? I don't.

[Stop Cornyn]

19. Dear Madona, please, please, please do it before January 3!

[Countdown_3_2_1]

22. Poor Edwards, all he can do is "channel" celebs at his events.

He's going to need playboy bunnies or something just to compete.

[polichick]

37. He's got the smart guys - Bacon and Robbins! nt

[Cameron27]

78. Nah, Clinton's got Maya Angelou

who just put out a radio ad for her in SC. Nobody tops her in smarts IMO.

[polichick]

82. Well, she's far more impressive than Madonna! nt

[Andromeda]

136. Yes, she is.

.

[Nutmegger]

104. Don't forget Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne!

:bounce:

[polichick]

126. Two more smarties! nt

[ruggerson]

56. Frankly, I prefer Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne to Oprah

any day of the week.

[polichick]

83. I love Bonnie - a great person and one hell of a guitarist! nt

[Hieronymus]

133. You're not reading the news.

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. Young voters listen to Madonna?

[Windy]

28. She's yesterday.... she has the 80's 30 somethings who are her fan base

While they may like her music, they don't think too much of her intellect...

[CyberPieHole]

49. I think Madonna is brilliant...and she doesn't have to have excess fat photo-shopped

like Oprah does for her eponymous magazine.

[proud2BlibKansan]

153. And we all know that fat people's opinions don't matter!

:sarcasm:

[MonkeyFunk]

85. She's sold 26 million albums

in the last 7 years.

[ronnykmarshall]

102. Yeah she so yesterday.

:eyes:

[FreeState]

30. Sure, check out these stats

Billboard reported that her 2006 Confessions Tour holds the record for the top-grossing concert tour by a female artist.<2>

According to both the 2007 Guinness Book of Records,<3> and Forbes, she is the top earning female singer in the world with an estimated net worth of over $325 million.

On September 27, 2007, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In 2001, the Guinness Book of World Records listed Madonna as the "World’s Most-successful Female Musician".<4>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)

[Windy]

31. That does not mean that people look to her as an intellect....

They think of her as a manipulator...but then again.... hmmm...
Isn't that the rub that some have with Hillary?

[FreeState]

32. The question was does anyone listen to her music

not her intelect. As a side note too you might be surprised how many people do admire her intellect (the last 10 years have changes a lot of peoples opinions of her.)

[GreenPartyVoter]

45. But none of that necessarily indicates the under-thirties are into her.

[Maven]

46. If you were born in the early 80s and grew up listening to her music

you're still under thirty.

And a lot of those people are still fans.

Again, I'm not saying her endorsement or any appearances by her would have an appreciable effect, but she still has a big audience.

[Joe the Revelator]

59. As a person who was born in the early 80's let me be clear...

Madonna is a joke. She has about as much clout as Britney Spears.

[Maven]

65. To you, maybe

but you may not be part of the major demographics that comprise her fanbase.

[ronnykmarshall]

76. Oh that explains it.

[ronnykmarshall]

120. Oh yeah, fuck anyone over 30.

Stupid old mother fuckers.

[Andromeda]

137. Bwahahahahahahaha....

I'm sure screwed then...:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Imagevision]

108. Madonna would support Thompson if she felt it would give her more exposure, it's all in the numbers

free exposure and nothing more.

[CyberPieHole]

33. Is it my imagination or does Oprah look different on stage than she does on her mag covers?

Any issue I have seen (and, no, I have never bought one) with Oprah on it, she looks, younger, prettier and thinner than she does on her show and on stage. Does she drop 40 pounds before they shoot her for the cover? Does she have a face-lift? Or, more than likely, do they alter her image and shave off un-wanted pounds and wrinkles?

[polichick]

34. Covers are photoshopped a million different ways! nt

[FreeState]

35. Its harder to airbrush video n/t

[GodlessBiker]

36. Madonna lives in England. What is she going to do? Promise to return if HRC is elected?

Perhaps the Clinton campaign should find someone who lives in the United States and must endure our problems to endorse the campaign.

[ronnykmarshall]

77. She also lives in New York City.

[GodlessBiker]

114. "But now I love England and want to be here and not in America. I see England as my home."

[ronnykmarshall]

118. So?

The point is that she still lives part time in NY, England and Los Angeles.

[GodlessBiker]

146. She would rather be in England than in America. Is this the kind of person HRC should hold out ...

as a spokesperson or endorser? I think there are much better choices (perhaps she should try to convince Ralph Nader to do it; that might actually rope in some voters).

[Hieronymus]

140. I envy Madonna's living abroad, as thousands

of US citizens do .. they continue to vote. She can afford it, since our dollar is worthless there.

[Mz Pip]

39. Oh please,

I can't see this as helping Hillary at all. Is anyone really going to take a second look at Hillary because of Madonna???

Maybe she and Barbra can sing a couple of duets. That will work. :eyes:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Nailzberg]

41. Is Clinton running for Prime Minister or something?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4697669.stm
"But now I love England and want to be here and not in America. I see England as my home."

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-18-madonna_x.htm
"Don't look for Madonna to return to her Midwest roots anytime soon. England, she tells the August Vogue, is home forever."

[AlCzervik]

42. "Everybody" best Madonna song ever. I endorse that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtobRhUpYsI

[BootinUp]

50. "Ray of Light"

I love that one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFzeDExYPbw

Zephyr in the sky at night I wonder
Do my tears of mourning sink beneath the sun
Shes got herself a universe gone quickly
For the call of thunder threatens everyone

Chorus:

And I feel like I just got home
And I feel
And I feel like I just got home
And I feel

Faster than the speeding light shes flying
Trying to remember where it all began
Shes got herself a little piece of heaven
Waiting for the time when earth shall be as one

(chorus)

Quicker than a ray of light
Quicker than a ray of light
Quicker than a ray of light

(verse)

And I feel
Quicker than a ray of light
Then gone for
Someone else shall be there
Through the endless years

Shes got herself a universe
Shes got herself a universe
Shes got herself a universe

And I feel
And I feel
And I feel like I just got home
And I feel

Quicker than a ray of light shes flying
Quicker than a ray of light Im flying

[ronnykmarshall]

79. Like A Prayer is my favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBcNWpWSzj8&feature=related

[BootinUp]

141. all three

are superb.

Another one worth a watch (surprisingly) is the music vid for the James Bond flick, Die Another Day.

[Jane Austin]

43. There's an Evita comparison there that

I wouldn't want if I were Hillary.

[ddeclue]

96. NICE CATCH...I forgot about that!

[ronnykmarshall]

127. Madonna was robbed of an Oscar nomination for Evita.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdD3MUFKleQ

[David Zephyr]

44. Here's an image: Bill Clinton & Madonna. There goes the 2008 election.

Will Madonna autograph her "Sex" book for Hillary supporters?

Jeez.

Hillary's campaign is a complete trainwreck now.

[BeyondGeography]

51. Hillary Clinton: Ready to Follow

Has this campaign had one original idea yet?

[SteppingRazor]

52. Madonna will attract young voters?

Isn't she, like, 105 years old and hasn't put out a quality album in at least a decade?

[MonkeyFunk]

71. Her last three albums

hit #1

[SteppingRazor]

74. Granted, but I don't think that says anything about her ability to attract younger voters...

hell, at this point, albums themselves are an aging form.

[MonkeyFunk]

75. Oh, I don't know that she attract voters

I'm not sure any celebrity really does. But it's just not true that Madonna is no longer musically relevant. Her last two tours were incredibly successful, her albums sell extremely well, and like her or not, she's still a force in the entertainment business.

I've been to a few of her shows and she draws quite a varied audience. A lot of young people, as well as a lot of us middle-aged folks. It's a very interesting demographic.

[ronnykmarshall]

99. You got that right.

I love when a celb endorses someone and the roaches come out from the wood work to dis that person.

[SteppingRazor]

147. Um ... did I read that wrong or did you just call me a fucking roach?

That is really weak.

[Skip Intro]

53. Maybe Hillary should take her up on the offer.

Of course, any perfomance by Madonna for Hillary's campaign would have to be tactful, which I'm sure is possible.

Not really sure how I feel about this possibility. On the one hand, I believe the size of the crowds she could pull would be way beyond anything Oprah did for Obama. On the other, she's not exactly a G rated material girl, and that could end up being a negative.

[RiverStone]

55. great - battle of the candidate's celebrities!

Why not put Oprah and Madonna into a ring on American Gladiator? Lets see who wins...

Only in America!

[TheWraith]

57. Uhm, no.

I hate to break it to them, but Madonna is not on the same level as Oprah, and won't play nearly as well with a midwestern crowd. Maybe she'd be good if you want to lure in 30-something men with fond memories of teenage ogling.

[Bullet1987]

60. Clinton the Follower...

[fightindonkey]

62. THIS STORY IS FAKE! READ!

Madonna was asked on the red carpet at her husband's move premiere, who she supported in the presidential race. She said, "Hillary Clinton". They took this quote and ran with it. Don't be fooled.

Another funny exchange between Madonna and Guy at the premiere in front of the press:

You’re more of a hip-hop guy?
RITCHIE: “No is the answer to that.”
MADONNA: “He’s an Irish-folk-song guy.”
RITCHIE: “I like republican, political …”
MADONNA: “No, not republican, baby. That’s different here.”

Yes, that’s different in the U.S.
RITCHIE: “Oh, okay. We don’t like Republicans, then.”

[Quixote1818]

63. The only reason Madonna supports Clinton is because she is white!

:P

[Kat45]

64. IIRC, Madonna supported Wes Clark in 2004

for what it's worth

[debbierlus]

67. Oprah, Madonna, & all the rest. STAY THE HELL OUT OF IT

I am sorry, but this is so ridiculous. We need an informed populace, not a battle of celebrity personalities.

I think Oprah is out of line.

Once the primaries are over, whatever.

[Maven]

69. Amen.

:thumbsup:

I'd even include Senn Penn in that group, although at least he has cred as an activist.

[debbierlus]

155. Celebrity endorsements are just weird.

It is really surreal anyone would say....hey, this person is going to vote for (insert candidate name), so I will vote for them.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

93. same for Chuck Norris....

:rofl:

[debbierlus]

156. That is the weirdest endorsement thus far!

[killbotfactory]

68. Good luck with that

[MonkeyFunk]

70. Cool!

But the real pundits want to know who Cher will endorse. I bet it's Clinton.

[BluegrassDem]

80. Madonna doesn't even live in AMERICA!!!!!

How the fuck can she fly over from London and tell Americans how to vote when she hasn't lived in the country for years??

[jenmito]

86. Come on. Has OPRAH kissed both Britney Spears and Christine Agulera?

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

88. Your point?

[jenmito]

91. There's no way in the world she has the clout to "pull an Oprah." She's a has-been entertainer

and has no influence that I'VE ever seen regarding doing anything but selling tickets to her concerts. The "kissing" comment was in reference to her trying to look "cool" by "pushing the envelope."

[ronnykmarshall]

94. Oh that's so cute.

Has-been! How adorable

Oh and "the kiss" was years before 2006. Try again and pull something else out of your hat to talk shit about Madonna.

http://www.topix.net/forum/who/madonna/TSFS5V04BHJE4PHPS

The top 10 North American concert grosses for the week of June 6 (as reported by Billboard Boxscore) have been released with Madonna leading with more than $7 million.

The top 10 North American concert grosses as of June 6:

1.$7,686,380. Madonna. The Forum. Inglewood, Calif. May 21, 23-24.

2.$7,257,750. Madonna. MGM Grand Garden. Las Vegas, Nev. May 27-28.

3.$4,761,555. Madonna. HP Pavilion. San Jose, Calif. May 30-31.

4.$2,915,056. Celine Dion. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Las Vegas, Nev. May 3-7.

5.$2,804,583. Madonna. Staples Center. Los Angeles, Calif. June 3.

6.$2,100,954. Celine Dion. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Las Vegas, Nev. May 25-28.

7.$1,780,531. Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Sugarland. Wachovia Center. Philadelphia, Pa. May 25-26.

8.$1,758,769. RBD. Allstate Arena. Rosemont, Ill. May 19-20.

9.$1,665,966. Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket. TD Banknorth Garden. Boston, Mass. May 24-25.

10.$1,548,695. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa, Fla. June 2.

[jenmito]

112. Oh, so sorry. She's a singer that makes a lot of money. She still has no influence.

Can you point to anything that she did to influence anyone to do anything besides buy tickets to her concerts? There's NO comparison between Oprah and Madonna. Just like there's no comparison between Oprah and Will Smith who wanted to do the same thing for Obama (and I said so yesterday).

[JackBeck]

115. Raising Malawi

http://www.raisingmalawi.org/rm/02-what.html

Michael Berg is not known for linking up with just anybody when it comes to philanthropy. Bill Clinton is also a very huge supporter of this organization.

[jenmito]

129. Thanks...

and I won't berate her for not caring about kids in America like some people said about Oprah or ask for her voting record. ;)But how much influence does she have?

[JackBeck]

131. Influence on voters?

Who knows.

But to be fair, I was addressing the question you posed in the posting I responded to.

:hug:

[ronnykmarshall]

116. I don't think I ever mentioned her "influence" vs. Oprah.

You're the one beating that dead horse.

You called her as has-been and proved you wrong.

Deal with it.

[jenmito]

122. Oh, ok. I'LL deal with the fact that she's "not" a has-been and YOU deal with the fact

that it doesn't matter because as you seem to acknowledge, she has no influence to help Hillary. Deal with THAT.

[ronnykmarshall]

123. Uh, I don't give a fuck about her influence.

If she gets six gay guys to vote for Hillary ... fine with me.

[jenmito]

130. But you care about how popular she still is?

Oooooh Kaaaaay. :D

[ronnykmarshall]

132. Of course I do.

She's one of my favorites. And when someone says bullshit about her, I'll call them on it.

I'm sure you'll have some lame ass response because you always have to have the last work to make you feel vindicated.

[ronnykmarshall]

87. She lives both in the US and England.

[BluegrassDem]

117. All rich people have multiple homes, but she calls England her home

She even puts on a fake British accent. She has many homes all around England. I think she maintains property in America where she stays when she is on a trip here, but London is her home. So I'm not sure she is qualified to tell people how to vote since she doesn't even make America her home.

[ronnykmarshall]

121. Oh let's go there since you brought it up.

I listened to Oprah's fantatic speech and I was wondering when did she start speaking like a southern preacher.

So glad you brought that up.

[jenmito]

84. WOW! I hope Madonna uses all her influence that she "has" to get Hillary the nomination.

Madonna couldn't "pull an Oprah" if her life depended on it. :rofl:

[mtnsnake]

90. Why not? Everyone thinks Hillary is a diva, too. Like Madonna, Hillary has that goddess-like appeal

that manifests into incredibly brilliant thoughts which transcends in such a dreamy voice. No wonder Madonna and everyone else want to be with her!

[ddeclue]

95. Madonna=Kiss of Death..Tell Madonna thanks but no thanks...

I'm an Edwards supporter but even if I WERE a Hillary supporter I would tell Madonna "just raise money"...

She would be the kiss of death for the Democrats in a general election and probably for Hillary in IA and NH and SC which aren't New York City or Hollywood...

Hillary already has Bill Clinton to do the "star power" thing and he's a lot better choice than Madonna any day. I don't like Hillary but hey I DO like Bill...

Doug D.
Orlando, FL

[IndianaGreen]

97. Is Madonna going to kiss Hillary on the lips like she did Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera

How could one compare Madonna to Oprah? Remember we speaking of the Midwest, a region of the country where the hedonistic excesses of the "entertainment" crowd are viewed with disapproval.

[ddeclue]

98. Ah hah! The literal kiss of death...

:rofl:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

142. I'd pay to see that

In my best Paris Hilton voice that sounds "hawt"...

[FrenchieCat]

101. Madonna can endorse who she likes, and I have no problem with it....

she endorsed my guy the last time, and it brought him a lot of dough, but also a lot of ridicule...because the media decided that Madonna should not speak on the issue of politics, even if Bo Derek does.

Celebrity endorsements are a 2 edge sword sometimes, depending on how the media want to interpret it.

Personally, I admire Madonna, considering how pop stars appear and then disappear almost as quickly most of the time. She's been able to really optimize her career and she's not finished yet. I respect how she was able to mold her career without relying on some Svengali!

Madonna and I are the same age, and she damn near looks almost has good as I do, and that's another reason that I like her and Sharon Stone! :)

I don't see the downside in Madonna endorsing Hillary except for the fact that the media will be saying stuff like...."good it did Wes Clark last time around"....."yuk, yuk, yuk". Since I hate the media, I always destest when they arrogantly laugh at others, as though they are so much better.

[ronnykmarshall]

103. You GO Frenchie!

[Imagevision]

105. That'll work, just release a slew of celebrities out there and the M$M will take care of the rest

being clairvoyant has nothing to do with common logic.

[KoKo]

106. WOW~ Madonna for HILLARY. "Like a Virgin...Touched for the Very First Time"

I can't WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE! And...maybe she can hang herself on a cross like the old days....:eyes: Should go over well with the Clinton crowd.

[Maven]

107. I can't either...that's a good song.

:)

[ronnykmarshall]

109. Remember the first MTV awards?

Rolling around the stage in the wedding dress?

G'on Mo!

[ronnykmarshall]

110. Remember the first MTV awards?

Rolling around the stage in the wedding dress?

G'on Mo!

[Maven]

113. Yup

I like the version she did during the Confessions Tour too.

:D

[Patsy Stone]

111. Oops, sorry, wrong door.

I was looking for the "Shouldn't Madonna Just Butt Out?" thread.

[KoKo]

119. I think the OP was spoofing us.....but it was interesting...

:eyes:

[ronnykmarshall]

124. Right, cheers, thanks a lot.

[Patsy Stone]

125. I don't think she should butt out

but that thread is coming soon to a forum near you. If she does stump for Hillary, you can bank on it.

:hi:

[ronnykmarshall]

128. Oh god of course it will.

More slams on Madonna.

Maybe that's why I love Hillary so much. She, like Madonna gets slammed and fights back.

Go MO!!

[Alexander]

135. Judging by her fake accent, you'd think she is from England.

[JackBeck]

139. And I will never understand why

no one rags on Anna Mae Bullock's "fake" accent to save my life.

Look, Madonna's husband is British. There's going to be some accent assimilation.

I lived in New York for 15 years and I've picked up an accent. It happens. My husband is from Ohio. He used to travel to Stockholm all the time for work. He quickly picked up vocal inflections and dialect just to accommodate a sense of similarity.

[Apollo11]

154. You mean like how Hillary talks "black" when she goes to Alabama?

"just to accommodate a sense of similarity"

And here was me thinking it was a desperate attempt at reaching out to black voters. :eyes:

[saltpoint]

138. I heard Mr. Ed is going to endorse Huckabee.

[bklyncowgirl]

143. Will Bill be on this tour too? This could be fun! nt

[Apollo11]

145. Hillary's new campaign song: "You Must Love Me"

I am probably one of the biggest Madonna fans here on DU.

She has worked with some talented producers and made some amazing records.

Like A Prayer = one of the best albums of the 1980s
Ray of Light = one of the best albums of the 1990s
Confessions on a Dancefloor = one of the best albums of this century so far.

Madonna has had more hits than any other woman in music history.

But the idea that she can help Hillary in the primaries is a total joke.

At least Oprah Winfrey is known for talking about things that happen in the real world.

Madonna is known for her X-rated dance routines and controversial lyrics.

[gorekerrydreamticket]

148. Evita! n/m

[itsrobert]

149. Didn't Bill sleep with Madonna?

Maybe "sleep" doesn't actually describe it?

[GalleryGod]

150. That'll Help?

[LynneSin]

151. I do like Madonna but I don't think she has the pull like Oprah does

That's just my opinion

[Sooner in VA]

157. Not good

Madonna is not respected the same way Oprah is. Oprah is the biggest female celeb, period. She's done wonderful things to help people out and has an amazing angelic aura, like Mother Teresa. Madonna on the other hand...