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NFL, NBC apologize for obscene gesture during halftime show

Madonna seemed like Roman royalty when muscle-bound men carried her extravagant throne across the football field to the stage for her opening song, ‘‘Vogue.’’

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Stunk!!!

I didn't know who MIA was until I read this story. So she has achieved her goal of getting publicity. Isn't it easy to get press with just a finger? I watched the show and didn't notice the gesture, but I did see the NBC blur effect and I wondered what it was. As for Madge, she entered like the queen she thinks she is. Then she walked through a show so unspontaneous that it was dull. It was as if she wanted to create a music video live, and no chances were taken, no fun was scripted! Wow, a tight-rope walker! Now that's art. If the old broad is just going to lip-sync, why not get a better dancer to come in and fake it? M could sit on a throne somewhere onstage so viewers could remember how cool she once was.

Just once, instead of groveling over nonsense like this, I'd like to see these spokespeople say what everyone else is thinking: "Who cares? Haven't any of you losers ever seen a finger before? Grow up and get on with your life."

Madonna is in the (So-Called) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame yet RUSH, KISS, DEEP PURPLE, BOSTON, JOURNEY, GEILS, THE CARS etc are not!?