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Will Nicki Minaj really join the 2012 campaign trail?

by theGrio | June 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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Nicki Minaj performs at 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango at The Home Depot Center on May 12, 2012 in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Nicki Minaj performs at 102.7 KIIS FM's Wango Tango at The Home Depot Center on May 12, 2012 in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Will Nicki Minaj really join the 2012 campaign trail?  The singer/rapper has recently voiced frustrations with our health care system via Twitter.  Her tweets, aimed directly at Barack Obama, were in response to the late actress Yvette Wilson’s recent struggle to cover medical bills.  Hello Beautiful reports:

Nicki Minaj may have landed herself an invitation to the White House, coincidentally after tweeting about the health care crisis and the affects it had on fallen actress–Yvette Wilson–who sough donations to help with her medical bills.Nicki Minaj expressed her frustrations via Twitter:

“What’s sad is that when Yvette was bringing home the bacon, the gov’t was probably taking millions.On her deathbed though, #Nowheretobefound.”

“That should be a God given right! Even with Obama Care, too much involved. Just give FREE health care to all. @barackobama What can we do?”

@BarackObama I wouldn’t mind the millions they took if it was going to healthcare. Why should a poor person struggle to pay for MEDS sir?

Member Questo of The Roots, responded to Nicki, extending an invite to help with the cause:

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Filed in: Entertainment, Music, Politics | Related Topics: Barack Obama, Election 2012, Health Care, Nicki Minaj, Questo, Twitter, White House, Yvette Wilson
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