October 13, 2006 -- "Madonna took custody of a motherless boy yesterday after a judge approved the Material Girl's shortcut through adoption laws in the poverty-stricken African nation of Malawi.
The child, 13-month-old David, now has two world-famous parents: the superstar singer and British filmmaker Guy Ritchie.
David's biological dad, Yohame Banda, chatted with Madonna and Ritchie in court yesterday and said he's overjoyed by the adoption.
"They are a lovely couple," Banda said. "Madonna promised me that as the child grows, she will bring him back to visit."
David's natural mother died during delivery.
Malawi usually requires foreign adoptive parents to stay in the country for 18 months and to be monitored by social workers.
Malawi authorities admitted they fast-tracked Madonna's application and she's now free to leave.
Judge Andrew Nyirenda "has just given out an interim order" that allows Madonna to take David home, said court registrar Thomson Ligowe.
Madonna's happy day wasn't cheered by everyone working with orphans.
"We need to hold Madonna to the same standards," said Lee Allen, spokesman for the National Council for Adoption. "Adoption is, and needs to be, a regulated and transparent process. We need to avoid even the smallest risk or appearance of unethical activity."
Allen conceded that David will be living large in Madonna's lap of luxury in New York and England.
But her shortcut through adoption laws could make it harder for other Americans to adopt overseas.
"On a micro level, this child is going to benefit greatly from this adoption," Allen said. "But on a macro level, adoption runs into the issue of appearance. We're always fighting the misconception that rich Americans are walking into poor countries and stealing their greatest natural resource, their children, because we're rich Americans. This doesn't help."
Motherless, but NOT without family. Madonna found a cute little souvenir, dropped an overall $10-13 MILLION dollars in the process, and get this...
The local village has to teach Kaballa. I kid you not. Part of the deal revolved around the poor African's learning of Madonna's favorite whacky scheme of the decade.
How long before the kid is sharing the stage next to her...on his own cross?
But wait a minute. If we all bought a black kid from Africa, then raised them to be human beings...which means keeping them away from liberals...several generations down the road they might, just might, mind you, begin to replace the one's we're saddled with now. Imagine an intelligent, well bred minority that was actually a credit to the human race.
Boggles the mind, don't it.
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