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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wish they would take a couple years of silence….God knows this country would be better for it!
SDarchitect on June 26, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Nation of cowards – E. Holder
Thunderstorm129 on June 26, 2009 at 1:11 PM
I’d now like to hold a moment of silence to remember our nation which died sometime between January 20th and now.
highhopes on June 26, 2009 at 1:11 PM
A moment of silence for a child molester….
angryed on June 26, 2009 at 1:11 PM
I can’t catch a break
always people around trying to molest me.
blatantblue on June 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
moment of silence for a child molester….but not for democracy fighters in Iran…..how quaint
marktarheel on June 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
How about 8 months of silence at their desks, so these crooked bastards will starve to death and drop dead before they finish enslaving and destroying the rest of us..
It’s them or us…
TexasJew on June 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Yes he was. Corrupt though. I don’t know… It’s something to think about though.
Well, I would like to see MJ open up China and give arms to Israel…
Upstater85 on June 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Don’t toss that stone so easily. Mark Foley will get hit.
MadisonConservative on June 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM
Today, we’re all Michael Jackson.
/sarc
Geronimo on June 26, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Certainly. And I can see why some would choose not to.
Esthier on June 26, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Balderdash.
highhopes on June 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM
This is insane, especially considering the lack of respect or moment of silence for all of those murdered Iranian’s the last week.
BakerAllie on June 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM
“Weekend at Jacko’s!”
pfamis on June 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Man, people have such a short attention span. That guy was a child molester and a freeeeaaakkk!! and died of a drug overdose.
romanianhacker on June 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Hopefully two of the people in this picture will disappear (Jesse Jackson, Jr. and Charlie Rangel) after they resign because of corruption….Oh, what’s that? Oh, I forgot, the Democratic Party owns the country, so they won’t be prosecuted. Silly me. Well, at least John Conyers b**** wife may go to prison for 5 years. :)
NathanG on June 26, 2009 at 1:14 PM
If only Mark Foley went all the way and moonwalked.
RobCon on June 26, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Any moments of silence for fallen soldiers? Maybe if they had played with little boys?
angryed on June 26, 2009 at 1:15 PM
H.
F.
S.
catmman on June 26, 2009 at 1:15 PM
I just think it’s great to see members of the black congressional caucus reaching across racial lines to take a moment and recognize the passing of one of America’s most famous white women.
JadeNYU on June 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Farah passes away and meets up with God – God says he will grant Farah one wish upon entering Heaven’s Gate…..she asks God, humbly, to please make sure that all children be kept safe.
POOF!!!!
We lost Michael the same day………
Ris4victory on June 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Any word from the long since irrelevant feminist movement?
RobCon on June 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM
I can’t wait to watch Slow Joe show off his moonwalk on the way in.
a capella on June 26, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Finally, an island of sanity in the media.
He was just a singer and so was John lennon. Maybe a very good one but still get a grip.
I am glad someone finally said something. Thanks Allah
I felt a lot worse when my father/brother/mother died. I didn’t see to many news articles on them on them or anything. The media thinks we should all be upset so I guess we should do as told. Not
kangjie on June 26, 2009 at 1:17 PM
And now, a moment of silence in remembrance of the tradition of setting aside a moment of silence for those who truly deserved one. R.I.P.
Jim Treacher on June 26, 2009 at 1:17 PM
I’ve read this like 20x trying to think of something witty to reply. But instead I’ll just bow my head along with you and grieve a bit.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:17 PM
Apropos one freak show recognizes another.
Speakup on June 26, 2009 at 1:18 PM
There’s a certain poetic justice about a child molester going out in such a scum-dredging way.
Abuse, addiction, overdose, suffocation – now he’s just another slab of meat.
F him.
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Video: House holds moment of silence for Michael Jackson
Cult of personality celebrates itself. Nothing new there.
Although I would have to say that at least Michael Jackson earned his fame and fortune, through talent and hard work. The evil clowns holding the moment of silence for him did nothing to earn theirs except make a lot of empty promises and steal our wealth.
UltimateBob on June 26, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Oh, pu-leese. The Freakshow Pop Star King is dead! Long live the Freakshow!
mojo on June 26, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Wouldn’t that be “Please stand for a moment of awkward silence”…
What a bizarre world.
A president, 1/2 black, 1/2 white, abandoned by his black father and raised by his white mother and grandmother.
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A black entertainer who desperately tried to erase all physical indications that he was black.
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Both honored by black society…it is just strange.
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:19 PM
And how long before one of elected geniouses propose a
National Holiday?
fourdeucer on June 26, 2009 at 1:19 PM
I will forever remain puzzled at how and why Jackson transmogrified from an ordinary looking young black man into what appeared to be a middle-aged Japanese woman.
whitetop on June 26, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Charlton Heston never hurt anyone in his life and did more to protect the Constitutional human rights of Americans than any other A-list Hollywood celeb in history*. Did he get a moment of silence in the House when he passed away?
* Not withstanding, those who willingly served in WWII like James Stewart, Clark Gable, etc.
Crusty on June 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Already got one. It’s called Halloween.
LibTired on June 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM
I stated that yesterday, and was shot down…now you and I look a little more “mainstream”…it may be a “National day of mourning for all the artists who have died”…
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM
A serious question deserves a serious answer. He truly believed in multi-culturalism, and lived it.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:20 PM
There are some terrible jokes already. The kind that you are embarrassed when you laugh.
Cindy Munford on June 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM
This is just the beginning. Wait for the funeral.
Will Barry moonwalk to the ceremony? Gosh!!! What will MO wear? Surely it will be one of her special fashion shockas like a 5″ leather belt over a chiffon dress that she borrowed from one of her kids. Will the Obies weep?
So kewl, so PC, so much excitement.
Cody1991 on June 26, 2009 at 1:21 PM
I always thought he was going for that Egyptian mummy look
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:22 PM
Bread and CircusesAdministration Infomercials and Freak Shows.Joe Bloggs on June 26, 2009 at 1:22 PM
This currents crop of pols is worst evahhh.
petefrt on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Just another one for me to ignore…
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Congressman JJJ can afford to do this because everyone who lives in his Chicago district is thriving. No crime, no unemployment, college degress all around. Good job, JJJ.
NebCon on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
If Mr. Jackson had been convicted of child molestation, a lot of the comments about him “playing with little boys” would be justified. I seem to remember something in this country called innocent until proven guilty. Since he wasn’t proven guilty, then I guess a lot of people are happy to be spitting on the mans grave due to personal opinion.
My sympathies go out to his family and friends, and I will not cause them any more pain by castigating an entertaioner that knew how to perform.
Hick on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
It is more about people reflecting on their own mortality. For many who grew up with his songs or remember him as a kid, this is a way to collectively acknowledge that they are no longer as youthful as they thought a few days ago, and those great times they had while listening to “Thriller” were more than 25 years ago.
dedalus on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Do tell
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:23 PM
LMAO!!
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:24 PM
It’s just the begining. Schools, streets and buildings will be named after him and an international search will begin for an artist to create a memorial on the DC mall.
Over30 on June 26, 2009 at 1:24 PM
‘Innocent until proven guilty’ only applies to our system of law – not me.
I have judged the evidence and pronounced the POS guilty.
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Okay, so did William Long get a moment of silence? Has any military member been granted a moment of silence during the past 8 years of Congress?
Moment of silence for child-molesters, but not for anyone else. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.
He sang songs, danced and molested children and that garners the honor of a moment of silence from our government. WTF…
Michael in MI on June 26, 2009 at 1:24 PM
I believe they did, along with civil rights leaders in Los Angeles…even Michael Moore paid tribute to Heston.
But please, don’t taint his image by making comparison to MJ.
I know you weren’t, but Heston, along with his gun advocacy, was a great civil rights leader, and humanitarian.
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Seriously…..7/4 is about all I care to acknowledge
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:26 PM
I think the ‘White Congressional Caucus’ should have a moment of silence for Angel Farrah.
bicraftuallass on June 26, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Don’t forget Halle Berry, celebrated as the first African American Best Actress Oscar recipient and proof…PROOF I say!…that Hollywood liberals aren’t racist.
Even though Halle is only half-black, her mother being white and her abusive, estranged father being black.
Crusty on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
He also knew how to cut twenty million dollar checks to a young boy in exchange for his silence.
a capella on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
So I heard Michael Jackson will be melted down and made into Lego’s, so that now little boys can play with him.
Geronimo on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
The House of Representatives’ moment of silence was timed to coincide with the hanging of a black mourning wreath on the door of NAMBLA headquarters. It’s all good.
sdd on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Yeah, the plastic surgeon really messed up. The objective was to become Dianna Ross.
I’ve always wondered if he sued the doc.
Cody1991 on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
My sentiments exactly
Elisa on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Public opinion doesn’t have the same standard…tell me you still honor OJ as a great man, he wasn’t convicted either.
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Yeah, some real card core breaking news from CBS
mizflame98 on June 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
ROFLCOPTERS
Tears of joy and laughter
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
And of course the anniv. of Diana’s death.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Ridiculous. A new low for Congress. And that’s saying something.
Rosmerta on June 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
What an absolute bunch of pure unadulterated crap! To hold a moment of silence for a guy who will most likely be remembered moreso for being a weirdo and a possible child molester is an insult to intelligence!
When the hell was the last time the Congress held a moment of silence in remembrance of the men and women in the Armed Forces who have given their lives for their country?
Jesse Jackson Jr is just like his father, a damned opportunist!
pilamaye on June 26, 2009 at 1:28 PM
* sigh *
It was only a matter of time.
UltimateBob on June 26, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Not just a moment of silence… but Thanking God for allowing all of “Us” to be fortunate enough to have lived during his, (Michael Joe Jackson’s), era and generation. Wow!
ronnyraygun on June 26, 2009 at 1:29 PM
I agree entirely and I’m pleasantly surprised that the answer to my question is yes, Heston was indeed honored.
Crusty on June 26, 2009 at 1:29 PM
WHY DON’T THEY DANGLE A BABY IN HIS HONOR?
bloggless on June 26, 2009 at 1:29 PM
He’s in jail where he should be. He’s also in the hall of fame, where he should be. The guy was a great football player and vicious murderer.
dedalus on June 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Breaking:
MJ found in Thailand building secret ranch
blatantblue on June 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Nope. She was a fine lady, but just another RTA statistic.
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM
LOL! I’m stealing that.
Caper29 on June 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM
If the family had cared about him, really cared about him, they would have taken care of him and not let him get to this state.
The family abandoned him, for fear of being cut off, he was their meal ticket, so, they just let him circle the drain.
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM
….or pop a sphincter
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Quotable.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM
A moment of silence for a dying republic would be entirely in order.
Sounder on June 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM
FI, sorry.
Caper29 on June 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM
I’m sorry. I was being cheeky. What is RTA?
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Perverts and weirdos are the Democrat base.
TMK on June 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM
A Shakespearean scholar and rapist of bulldogs
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM
I am inclined to agree with HICK on this one.
The difference is that there was overwhelming evidence in the OJ case – basically a trail of blood from the bodies to the inside of his house. He got off because of a racially biased jury.
There was limited evidence (if any) in the MJ case(s) to suggest he was guilty. That was more likely a case of welfare mothers using their kids to go after an easy buck.
UltimateBob on June 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Road Traffic Accident….maybe that’s a residual limeyism ;)
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Barack Obama’s voice is the sound of a republic dying.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Okay, warn me before posting these “terrible” posts…I refuse to admit that I broke out laughing at such a despicable statement.
right2bright on June 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Can’t do it, although the sender of the jokes felt that 24 hours was a sufficient mourning period. I think I would get banned.
Cindy Munford on June 26, 2009 at 1:34 PM
But doncha dig his negro cadence?
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM
He PAID 10 million+ bucks to be “acquitted”.
Innocent men do not pay to be acquitted.
roxi618 on June 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM
This is why I love Hot Air and all you people here.
My mother and I were talking this morning and saying how we don’t get it. Why this is such a huge deal. He was talented, rich and extremely popular once.
I said a prayer for him and for sweet, beautiful Farrah. I felt sorry for him that he was so mixed up and was disgusted with things he did. End of story.
It feels good to see I’m not alone in not wanting to hear any more about it than a two minute clip on the news and not understanding why he should be adored. I thought I was the odd one.
Thanks, guys.
Elisa on June 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM
The only god thing about this is that it keeps them from voting on anything else to distroy our country.
todler on June 26, 2009 at 1:35 PM
A Harvard law review editor, and Chicago thug.
JiangxiDad on June 26, 2009 at 1:36 PM
That was one of them!!! If you don’t get banned I might man up and tell the other one.
Cindy Munford on June 26, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Fox just reported he died four hundred million dollars in debt. The way things are going, so will the rest of us.
a capella on June 26, 2009 at 1:36 PM
That’s what made MJ such a vicious and insidious predator. He targeted and groomed his victims perfectly. Who would you believe, some welfare brood mare or a multi-kajillion dollar superstar?
He fit that evil profile to a T
LimeyGeek on June 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM
No moment of silence for Farrah? She did more for highlights and one piece bathing suits than anyone else. It’s racist.
lonestar1 on June 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM
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