Thursday, January 28, 2010
Legislature / Politics / Woods Memory of Michael Jackson Disrespected in Tennessee House
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:01 AM
"I have no idea who it was who objected or why. I'm surprised. We're talking about promoting tourism in a state that's known for all kinds of music and then we do this. We made our mark in blues and pop and the Memphis sound is unique. We're talking about the same city and state that's home to Elvis. His baby girl was married to Michael Jackson. We ought to honor the memory of Michael Jackson."Hardaway speculates it was the child molestation allegations against Jackson or his general weirdness that brought the objection. But he says:
"We can't use that as criteria. What about every man, woman and child who ever made a mistake? Those were charges. There's a big difference between charges and convictions. Are we going to hold people to that degree of perfection?"We've placed a call to Casada to try to learn the name of the anonymous House objector, but haven't heard back yet. Update: Casada phoned to say "a couple of Republican members" objected to the resolution. "Michael Jackson is not from Tennessee," Casada tells Pith, "and these members felt the expense of the resolution was too much for someone who is not from Tennessee." He wouldn't name the Republicans. But Pith suspects one of them is Rep. Donna Rowland, R-Murfreesboro, who has complained in the past about the cost of resolutions while sponsoring more than a few of these pats on the back herself.
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If it was Elvis, he probably wouldn't have an objection to it. But Elvis was perfect right? Just saying...
If this was a resolution for his white hero Elvis (Republicans love Elvis), I'm sure he wouldn't have cared.
Honor him for what? He was a great artist and entertainer. He was also a perverted child molester.
What's next? A resolution to honor Gary Glitter?
I love Michael Jackson.
He was first of all a loving father, and son. Through he genius in music, dance, and humanitarism, he has brought joy to millions. Heaven has opened its Gates to Michael Jackson. I don't think he cares if the state of Tennessee wants to keep its gate closed.
Somebody referred to Elvis as a 'white hero'. Well now, how the hell would you describe Jacko if not white?
A loving musical genius, inventer of the 'moon-walk' (wow), bleach bathed circus ride officianado; a child-molesting celebrity princess marrying balcony dangling daddy who more than likely fathered children by jerking off in a test tube and injecting semen into the fecund tissues of his current 'wife'.
By God, Tennessee ought to honor the memory of that misfit. Go for it boys and girls.
Why is the legislature wasting time on this kind of nonsense in the first place?
michael jackson was never proven to be a child molster and i have always thought that allthat stuff was bull just people wanting his money he was a great singer and i will always miss him and i am not black iam white but michael was like family to me even thought i never meet him and i think people need to quit saying bad things about him he was a very loving person god knows the truth let him judge him now not the people he made a lot of people happy so let him rest i dont know if what i am writing helps but i just needed to have my say and i do live in tn
Call me a cynic, but it seems to me like it has nothing to do with Michael Jackson's talent, contribution to pop music, personal life, or public accusations. It seems like the Memphis representative learned Joe Jackson was going to be in town and was eager for a photo op.
Yawn.
When the offending Rep is outed, the pro-MJ forces will simply wait until the Rep needs a resolution honoring one of his / her constituents, at which point said resolution will promptly be torpedoed.
Sorry, Miss Corn Silk. Your pageant victory will be lost in the sands of time due to political pettiness.
Never has presumption of innocence been shat upon so willingly as in the case of MJ.
Cherubim and Susan said it best! Electric Larry sounds like a redneck and "the Truth" likes to convict people who have not been found guilty.
Michael Jackson was a child molestor. He was from Indiana. Quit wasting our time. Go create jobs since unemployment is 10%.
And Susan, learn how to use a d@mn period. No one can understand your drivel.
And Susan, learn how to use a d@mn period. No one can understand your drivel.
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Susan, you might want to consider getting a new computer since your "Period" and "Caps" keys aren't working. Personally, I find it difficult to take anyone seriously if their writing is on the level of an under achieving third grade student.
"Personally, I find it difficult to take anyone seriously if their writing is on the level of an under achieving third grade student."
I know what you mean. Especially when someone can't spell underachieving.
Jackson was just too much of a circus clown to be honored in this way. He did a lot of damage to white America by devoting himself to tearing down the natural aversion that real whites have to blacks. He bleached his face white, had plastic surgery to make his features look more Caucasian, fathered mulattoes, and told us in song that there is no difference between the respective races. The truth is most black people hate white people, and we need to realize it, and guard ourselves and our families against this ongoing attack on our way of life. If they put a racist label on you, wear it with pride, because they don't own you!
Perverts and freaks, even if they are great entertainers, should not be recognized by our us via OUR governments. Jackson made millions of dollars and won countless awards. That's all he needs.
The sentiment surrounding his untimely, yet drug-induced death is maddening. He was a junkie and because of that and other transgressions, he's not a person I want children to model.
