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Beyoncé Celebrates Obama Win With Handwritten Note: "Take That Mitches"
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Jen Carlson
Published Nov 7, 2012
Modified Nov 7, 2012
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Beyoncé has been documenting her part in the election process on her blog, and sometime overnight uploaded a new handwritten message directed at the right, penned in ALL CAPS—it reads: "TAKE THAT MITCHES." She also showed off her gold Obama earrings:

Speaking of "Mitches"—ICYMI, here's Jay-Z's "99 Problems But Mitt Ain't One," which he performed on Election Night eve at Obama's rally in Ohio:
How long before we see the Obama family courtside at Barclays?
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