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Obama's Britney Spears Cover-Up
Friday May 11, 2007

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Not everyone is happy about Britney Spears' recent comeback tour.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that before presidential hopeful Barack Obama gave a speech Tuesday night at the Plant Zero art gallery in Richmond, VA, his people asked for a painting of Spears, 25, to be covered.

The piece is a 6 by 10 foot reproduction of Brit's infamous panty-less car exit, called "Snake Charmer" (and it can be yours for just $5,000!). The artist, Jamie Boling, told the Times-Dispatch that the painting "depicts this culture's preoccupation with celebrity." We're guessing the Obama campaign had a different interpretation, adopting the parlance of Ms. Spears' driver that fateful night, Paris Hilton, in order to deem the piece a "not hot" speech backdrop.

Boling can see their point: "I understand that a politician would want to avoid being photographed in front of Britney Spears' crotch."

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Categories: Britney Spears

9 Comments

9:33 PM joe's world Says:

Milissa omg i'm lmao hahahaha your funny.

12:15 AM Kendra Says:

I'd love to show MINE to Barack ;-)

9:54 PM Anonymous Says:

Sorry Melissa =(!! I thought you were serious!!!

4:31 AM Jennifer Says:

melissa you are the "new blog new blog" poster?

10:00 PM Melissa Says:

=( It was a joke! nothing to get upset about!! I just think it would have been funny if he had inadvertenly taken a picture in front of that painting or whatever it is!!

7:37 PM Anonymous Says:

Melissa, what's the matter with you?

7:08 PM Anonymous Says:

shaddup Melissa.

6:59 PM Melissa Says:

Awww.. kinda sad he had it covered up. The picture of Obama with Brit's croch behind him would have been hilarious!!