Posted on Tuesday, 30th June 2009 by Bruce
Good news. In order to go from a freakish, anti-social, agoraphobic, reclusive, narcissistic, eccentric yet washed-up man-child to a totally normal, “just one of us,” friend-of-the-common-man, victimized-by-the-system, national hero in less than one week… all you have to do is die unexpectedly. Now, we know the secret.
I feel badly for Michael. Had he known how wildly popular he’d become in death, he might have lived a slightly less-frugal lifestyle. That poor guy, he never did anything “just for Michael.” Hardly ever thought about himself.
Al Sharpton, commenting on Michael’s death earlier today at The Apollo:
“Michael Jackson represents to us, something that we understand, and understood when the whole world turned on Michael, but we never turned on Michael…It always is funny to me, when people try and act like we are all the same, we are all of one kind of ‘kindred spirit,’ and we’ve got different ways we express ourselves; one way is no better than the other way, as long as we’re real to each other, and we didn’t care who didn’t like Michael’s style, he was real to us.”
Yes, Al. If I had to choose one artist who, over the past two decades, was just doing his best, every day to “keep it real,” clearly, it would be Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson. Man of the people, pioneering co-sleeper.
I’ll leave the rest of the preaching to the usually camera-shy Reverend Al, who came out of his shell today to defend the honor of his special friend…
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June 30th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
why does this surprise anyone?
His own mother and father are whoring him out now.
Why shouldn’t the “reverend” do the same.
June 30th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I have to disagree. I think the wave of adulation and mourning for Jackson are genuine. Will money be made? Sure, but that’s the way of the world.
July 1st, 2009 at 8:15 am
“We’ve got different ways we express ourselves”
(Remainder of comment deleted by moderator. There’s a fine line between pointed criticism and racism. You crossed it.)
July 1st, 2009 at 10:19 am
Enough already!!! I’m sick of all this hype. Yes the guy was talented but he wasn’t God. He molested young boys – and paid (I’ve heard) over $200 Million to settle legal action because of this “talent” of his. Maybe the press could cover that a little more.
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Bruce,
It’s not about racism, its about identifying the problem. Our government publishes the statistics, our media manipulates and glorifies a child molestor, and blames taxpayers, and blames racial disparity,… But things have not really improved since the late 60′s.
Take a look for yourself, but really look at the data and what it means relative to numbers of people, not manipulative media:
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~oliver/RACIAL/RacialDisparities.htm
July 14th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Latoya Jackson: Sony Killed Michael Jackson For His Music Publishing Catalog
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/