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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (9) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Senator describes "gruesome" bin Laden photos 11 May 2011 Rapper attends White House event despite criticism 11 May 2011 Do bedbugs carry superbugs? 11 May 2011 Libyan TV shows first film of Gaddafi in two weeks | 12:06am EDT Cisco warns of sales miss, eyes $1 billion savings 11 May 2011 Discussed 148 Obama at U.S. base to pay tribute to bin Laden mission 129 Boehner demands trillion-dollar cuts in debt deal 110 Son says bin Laden sea burial demeans family: report Watched Deadly earthquake rocks Spain Wed, May 11 2011 Commodities sink as dollar rebounds Wed, May 11 2011 Russia 'shot down Georgia' drone Mon, Apr 21 2008 Rapper attends White House event despite criticism Tweet Share this By Paul Bond LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Despite the best efforts of right-wing pundits and contradicting earlier reports, controversial rapper Common went through with his White House appearance at Michelle Obama's poetry event... Email Print Related News Obama stresses immigration benefits at Mexico border Tue, May 10 2011 White House takes dim view of Boehner debt plan Tue, May 10 2011 Newt Gingrich to announce 2012 White House run Mon, May 9 2011 White House slams Republican offshore drilling bill Thu, May 5 2011 After bin Laden death, Obama visits Ground Zero Thu, May 5 2011 Analysis & Opinion Un-Common culture war over rapper’s visit to White House The hermetic and arrogant New York Times Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » People » By Paul Bond Wed May 11, 2011 11:51pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Despite the best efforts of right-wing pundits and contradicting earlier reports, controversial rapper Common went through with his White House appearance at Michelle Obama's poetry event Wednesday. Earlier reports suggested that he wasn't there, but a White House video confirms that he showed up later than expected. The Daily Caller earlier reported that he wasn't in attendance at the afternoon session, saying that when the first lady welcomed the poets who had been invited, she neglected to mention Common, and reporters did not see him at the event. But he apparently showed up for the evening session and even tweeted about his presence there. It was revealed a few days ago that Common was among the poets that Obama had invited to her poetry session, and the Drudge Report and others immediately noted the rapper's history of violent lyrics, notably directed at police officers. He's also rapped his advice to "Burn a Bush," a reference to President George W. Bush. Among those critical of the invitation were Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Beck ridiculed the White House invitation Wednesday morning on his radio show, for example, by saying, sarcastically, "The president and the first lady, of course -- of course -- are not anti-cop." Limbaugh on Wednesday called Common an "artiste" and suggested that only uneducated rubes would dare criticize his lyrics. He was also being sarcastic. Hannity, on his Fox News TV show Tuesday night, went through a litany of Common's alleged offenses. When a guest accused Hannity of advocating censoring poets, he responded: "I don't want to censor them. Should he be in the White House? Big difference." Sarah Palin also weighed in by tweeting, "OH LOVELY, WHITE HOUSE." Common responded by tweeting, "SO APPARENTLY SARAH PALIN AND FOX NEWS DOESN'T LIKE ME." Some police unions and support groups have also objected to the invitation. Entertainment Fashion People Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (9) spaceship wrote: Fox News is a joke. The real story, ironically, is on Comedy Central. Check out the Daily Show’s lead from tonight to see that the truth here is not about incendiary rappers, but a “news” organizations continued hypocrisy. May 11, 2011 12:45am EDT -- Report as abuse Terryseviltwin wrote: If your First Lady, and your President invited this moron to the White House, for any other reason than to TAR & FEATHER him,,,, then you have to believe that they agree with his opinions/lyrics. SHAME ON THEM. May 12, 2011 1:08am EDT -- Report as abuse justamaz wrote: What’s the problem with admitting that it was a mistake to invite this clown to the White House? The hypocrisy is not doing so. 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