Video: House holds moment of silence for Michael Jackson
posted at 12:45 pm on June 26, 2009 by Allahpundit
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No, as far as I know, Neda and the victims of the Iran crackdown never got one of their own — but they did get a resolution of support, so never mind that comparison. What’s more irritating here, that the House would interrupt national business for this or that JJJ would have the stones to pay tribute to the “grace” and “mercy” of a guy who was accused of child molestation more than once and was known to pay $20+ million settlements in hush money to his accusers? Atheist bonus points to Junior for framing it as an “if there is a God” question, oblivious as he is to the implications for that subject if one believes Michael was “blessed” with a penchant for kiddie-fondling. Like Treacher says, it’s a good thing those cherubs have wings; they’re going to need them.
As I write this, the websites of CNN, FNC, ABC, and NBC are still in full banner mode. The only outlet not smoking the Jacko cracko is CBS. Thank god it’s Friday. Click the image to watch.
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I ain’t watching. MJ is dead… I am over it.
upinak on June 26, 2009 at 12:46 PM
WTF?
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM
You gotta be f**king kidding me.
bluelightbrigade on June 26, 2009 at 12:47 PM
What a waste of silence.
Now get back to work killing that goddamn cap & trade!
bluelightbrigade on June 26, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Easy. They do less harm this way.
dhimwit on June 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM
The fact that the treatment of Mr. Jackson is on the par of Ronald Reagan an insult. I don’t understand two days of wall to wall coverage of the death of a celebrity.
Cindy Munford on June 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Love his music, but come on,…this is pathetic!
christene on June 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM
MLK is rolling over in his grave. It’s not the content of his character, but the color of his skin that they are paying respects to.
PappaMac on June 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Priorities.
rollthedice on June 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM
What if Bo the dog died?
Casket walk up Pennsylvania avenue?
blatantblue on June 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Entirely consistent with the general decline of American culture.
David2.0 on June 26, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Farrah Fawcett died too! What? No moment of silence for her?
Oink on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Can’t wait to see what the Senate does for Farah. Did I miss the one for Ed McMahon?
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Gasp! You said it OUT LOUD!
Oink on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
As Jack Risko at Dinocrat phrased it, America has become a TV show.
BigD on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Good grief. How stupid.
Topsecretk9 on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
You’ve got to be shi>>ing me. Unreal.
zeebeach on June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
More evidence, as if more evidence were needed, that our political elites are owned, lock stock and barrell, by certain constituencies shall we say. You think the House will halt business to honor say, Roman Polanski or Woody Allen when they are called to face their maker?
Nauseating…and reason to give serious consideration to scrapping everyone and everything in Washington and starting over.
james23 on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Now how about of moment of silence as they recognize the death of America after they pass Cap’n Trade and Guvm’t Health Care…
Wyznowski on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Oink on June 26
Wrong color and couldn’t moonwalk.
SKYFOX on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Brilliant line.
Kid from Brooklyn on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
It’s good news. A gov’t can’t implode without imploding.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
I’m really quite done with this particular mourning period.
myrenovations on June 26, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Or not.
Count to 10 on June 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Will Obambi send Biden to the funeral?
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM
“We’re all stars now in the dope show.”
mjbrooks3 on June 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM
What do you bet, Chairman Maobama will pay his own tribute to the “King of Pop” sometime this weekend.
End times….
james23 on June 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM
All I want to say is they don’t care about us.
/
Christien on June 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM
No “moment” for Farrah or Ed McMahon?
That’s raaaacist!
JetBoy on June 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Did they mention he’s a pedophile or does that not count if your a democrat playing to your base?
illinidriller on June 26, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Michael Goldfarb
Mr. Joe on June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM
yesterday was a sad day. it’s over. move on.
homesickamerican on June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM
That’s hilarious. Thanks for the laugh.
txsurveyor on June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I do. This is America. Far more people went to his concerts and bought his music than ever voted for president.
Doubtful.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM
It would not surprise me one bit if bho and or mo show up for the funeral. At least the house had a few seconds they weren’t trying to crater our Republic.
L
letget on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Who is Michael Jackson and did he diddle anyone I should know about.
LibTired on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Are they honoring the color of his skin before or after he had it changed to look like Elizabeth Taylor?
kingsjester on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
American Pop Culture = American Culture. Culture = religion externalized.
“We are obliged… to make amusement a weapon of collective education. The cinema competes with the church. This rivalry may become fatal for the church. The cinema liberates you from the need of crossing the church door. Here is an instrument we must secure at all costs.” ~ Severneya Pravda
“This weapon [cinema], which cries out to be used, is the best instrument for political propaganda, which cuts into the memory and may be made a possible source of revenue.” ~ Leon Trotsky
Send_Me on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
On the plus side, this moment of silence is one of the few times congress wasn’t screwing this economy or lying to our faces.
Thanks MJ!
lorien1973 on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Heh. Maudlin reverence for a child molesting doper by our leaders who determine how our paychecks get spent, and soon, how long we live.
a capella on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
The doctor who perscribed the demerol should be charged with a hate crime…
mjbrooks3 on June 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM
SUGGESTION: Since so many are having the time of their lives right now, LET’S STUFF MICHAEL AND KEEP THE PARTY GOING!
GarandFan on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
How is Obama/Rahmbo going to capitalize on this crisis?
PappaMac on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I’ve said it before…..I’ll say it again:
MLK is glad he’s dead.
guitarguy on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
RIP, Michael. You touched many (allegedly).
World B. Free on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Shouldn’t Corey Feldman be leading this Moment of Silence?
Christien on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I hope so!! Should be some great bloopers.
izoneguy on June 26, 2009 at 12:57 PM
So we can’t speak of God or our Judeo-Christian founding in government settings but we can take time out the day while the biggest tax increase this country has ever seen is about to pass to remember a pedophile?
Our country deserves every bit of misery coming our way.
TheAdmiral on June 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM
I’m with you! Why no moment of silence for Farrah or Ed?
Oldnuke on June 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Today we remember Senator Michael Jackson (D) Neverland.
portlandon on June 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM
What about a moment of silence the those killed and beaten for standing up to the regime in Iran? What good did Michael Jackson really do other than entertain us? What makes him better than Farrah Fawcett or Ed Macmahon?
CynicalOptimist on June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
To be honest, I’m not sure what the color of his skin is.
InCali on June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
uh……………..did anyone laugh?
Mommypundit on June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Dude, seriously? I do not understand why Jackson’s death is generating this much attention. Jackson was a literal pariah in this country throughout this entire decade. I’m sorry to hear he died at a young age, particularly if it was because of an accidental prescription drug overdose, but I just don’t get the wall-to-wall coverage. Very, very weird.
Outlander on June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM
If congress can avoid fiscal responsibility and engage in grandstanding gestures, they’ll take every opportunity. Their honorary resolutions are more about basking in the reflected glory of someone else rather than doing the work they were elected to do.
dedalus on June 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM
MJ is Black that is all that matters.
jsunrise on June 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Can they please extend the moment of silence to 19 months?
WashJeff on June 26, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Can we get back to the real news now?
moonsbreath on June 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Played a show last night
dedicated it to MJ
I felt an intense power touching me as I played.
….
:P
blatantblue on June 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM
I am touched that Jesse Jackson Jr. and the other blacks with him, were moved by the death of a white man…or woman.., or whatever Michael Jackson was.
It was also very nice when they asked for a moment of silence for Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett and all of our brave military men and women killed in battle.
What? Oh. Never mind…
Star20 on June 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Isn’t the Jessie Jackson clan and Michael Jackson Clan like… distantly related?
CynicalOptimist on June 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Honoring an American who loved his country so much he moved to Bahrain.
Thunderstorm129 on June 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Now this is one which I could agree with Ron Paul on, when he votes no.
MadisonConservative on June 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
What’d you do, stick your toe in a light socket?
Oldnuke on June 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
And they couldn’t put on a skin-tight one piece bathing suit in honor of Farrah Fawcett?
This smacks of raaaaaaaaaaaaacism.
/sarc
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on June 26, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Really? If we’re to be objective, he was much bigger than both, even with his weirdness and probable pedophilia.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Maybe we can get some stimulus money to reopen Neverland. I think Michael is “shovel ready.”
MTZinIL on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Oh yeah… only by name….
CynicalOptimist on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Thank God the soaps are still on today or I would really be pissed.
moonsbreath on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Something touched you, but it might not have been the intense power…
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Umm, dumb question, but those surrounded the podium were all black, right? Is this because he was black?
TheBlueSite on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
MLK is spinning like a generator in his grave.
thgrant on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Agreed.
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Cut them a break. They admire Michael for all the money he squandered and debt he left behind.
LibTired on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Be nice if the cable news stations would a moment of silence.
On a sappy note, it’s sad how Jacko’s success consumed him. He entertained a whole heckuva lot of people along the way, though. The moment of silence was appropriate.
RightOFLeft on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Elvis has left the building.
Common sense has left the planet.
hillbillyjim on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
It’s gonna be James Brown memorial X eleventy!!11!
Count on it.
Christien on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
If we can’t do better then this, we deserve to disappear.
Cindy Munford on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Ditto.
regal on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
When the house of representatives stops to pay tribute to a perverted, drug addicted freak, then the true state of this poor sick Republic becomes crystal clear.
rplat on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Yeah, I thought it would have been more appropriate for Nancy Pelosi to identify with him…
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Which isn’t to say I agree with this. Our government is insane.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Not in God’s eyes… not in my eyes…
CynicalOptimist on June 26, 2009 at 1:05 PM
HE ABUSED CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rob verdi on June 26, 2009 at 1:05 PM
:)
Agreed. And I’m fairly certain we will. People in power seem to prefer a weaker US.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Would it be appropriate to have a moment of silence when Nixon died?
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
What the hell??
Nothing like taking a moment of the country’s time to remember, with fondness, a very famous child molester.
texan_forever on June 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Sure, but that’s not whose eyes matter here. If they did, I imagine this world would look a lot different.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
I think it was MJs spirit
One last grab
blatantblue on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Can they extend this silence until, oh, Jan. 2011?
cs89 on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
We become what we think about the most.
watson007 on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Waiting to hear of a new TARP plan to get his estate out of debt.
moonsbreath on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Cut them a break. They admire Michael for all the money he squandered and debt he left behind.
LibTired on June 26, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Nailed it!
DanMan on June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
One of the world’s largest celebrities of all time died unexpectedly and you don’t understand how it generates attention? Your having no editorial instinct is an understatement. You can’t sell 750 million records and not be a major news story when you die.
jonknee on June 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Don’t societies that put so much stock and worship in royalty always collapse?
When it does, I know only this.
I’m getting a Lotus Esprit, by force if necessary.
MadisonConservative on June 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Aren’t the Dems trying to pass a “Be kind to a pedophilia” Law? I think I heard that? No wonder the Dems idolize him…
CynicalOptimist on June 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM
You may have been able to outrun the Catholic priests but not MJ
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM
The republic will survive. It has survived decades of the Kennedys with their substance abuse and sexual misbehavior.
dedalus on June 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM
I would think so. He was our president. I think there should be one when Clinton passes as well, just out of respect for the office itself.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Yeah. Necessary? No. Appropriate? Yeah. I guess you could say they were both flawed people with some great achievements. I’d like to see Nixon put out an album like Thriller, though.
RightOFLeft on June 26, 2009 at 1:10 PM
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