While on stage, the material girl was booed by her fans when she announced to them her plans to have a post-election celebratory wardrobe malfunction in honor of President Barack Obama's reelection, should he win.
“That’s right,” said Madonna to her concert going fans, using finger air quotes to emphasize her point. “I’ll have a ‘wardrobe malfunction’ just for you, if you vote for Obama and he’s reelected. But you got to vote for him and he has to get reelected, okay?”
Madonna then turned to her band and dancers ready to begin her set when someone in the audience spoke up.
“Keep them on,” heckled a fan from somewhere in the audience. “Or else, we’ll vote for the other guy.”
The crowd cheered in agreement.
“You don’t understand,” replied Madonna, turning to face the crowd. “I meant that I’d get naked, really naked. Just for you. Right here on this stage, if you vote for President Obama and he’s reelected.”
The crowd booed in disapproval.
A disillusioned Madonna just shrugged her shoulders and smiled nervously not knowing what to do.
“Just sing,” yelled out another fan.
The crowd applauded in agreement.
Backstage somebody in Madonna’s entourage signaled the band to play and the dancers to dance when she suddenly signaled for them to stop.
“Let me get this straight,” said a disgruntled Madonna, walking out to the very edge of the catwalk. “You mean you don’t want to see this magnificent 50-year-old body naked?”
“No!” unanimously yelled out the throng.
“You do realize 50 is the new 20, right?” asked Madonna.
“It’s not!” echoed the crowd.
The band began to play again and the dancers began dancing again when Madonna signaled for them to stop again.
Madonna looked out to the crowd and for a moment she looked as if she was about to cry when a look of bliss suddenly came over her face.
“Oh I get it now,” said Madonna in full denial. “You’re all Mitt Romney supporters. That’s cool. I can live with that.”
Madonna signaled the band to begin playing and the dancers to dance, drowning out the crowds’ response.
“♫Like a virgin♫,” sang Madonna with all her heart. Only this time, as if to herself.
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