"A lot of people are going to be angry - there's a lot to be angry about," she told reporters at a fund-raising breakfast on Manhattan's west side. "It's a free country and people are going to express that anger."

Goldberg's raunchy routine, delivered at Radio City Music Hall, included repeated mentions of Bush's name mixed with references to female genitalia, the New York Post said Friday.

After sitting through the vulgar performance, Sen. Edwards told the crowd, "This campaign will be a celebration of real American values."

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