Power of Pop Culture: Michael Jackson’s Final Makeover
by John NolteTo anyone paying attention, Michael Jackson died sometime before 1989. Tragically, in just a few years following 1982’s “Thriller,” this unbelievably attractive and talented young man had switched races, started down a grotesque road of self-loathing, disfigurement and, through a series of increasingly bizarre antics, lost his status as a star by perfectly meeting my definition of celebrity: One who doesn’t let dignity get in the way of fame. Everything that happened after 1989 was so increasingly off-the-charts those of us who made fun of Elvis probably owe him an apology.
Yesterday’s clampdown of the news media and worldwide outpouring of grief for a man whose narcissism was so complete he had himself buried in a 14-karat gold coffin like some demented, disfigured, predatory pharaoh was nauseating. Sure, celebrate the music, but defying explanation is the lamenting and hushed, effusive praise for the man, a man so indulgent he reportedly left behind $400 million in debt, a man who admitted sharing his bed with young boys, hired a gay porn producer as his personal videographer, dangled a newborn baby over a third-floor balcony and laid out millions for a settlement rather than clear his name of child molestation charges. But there you go. Such is life in Celebrityville where all is forgiven except attempting to hold yourself to a higher moral standing.
Remove that which has nothing to do with an individual’s character – talent and celebrity – and with Jackson you’re left with someone not a single one of those mourners (outside of family, of course) would stand living next door to. Which isn’t to say there isn’t a place for honoring those in the performing arts who bring joy into our lives. Hell, I’m still not over Jack Lemmon’s death and that was eight-years ago. I get all that. To a point.
This past week has been a troubling reminder of the power of pop culture and a leftist news media ready and eager to enable it. How did things get to a point where someone who lived such a grotesque life receives more favorable coverage than a devoted mother and self-made Governor of Alaska?
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I'm still trying to figure out why the headline "Michael Jackson to be buried without his brains" was news. I just kinda assumed that to be the case….
Kind of oxymoronic – since he didn't appear to live with his brain, either.
I've always thought that Michael Jackson was more like a 16th century Turkish sultan, complete with total access to a large coterie of young boys. The fact that the media and MJ's celebrity enablers allowed him to live like this is a complete stain on all parties.
Jackson's funeral had a lot in common with the Paul Wellstone memorial, even more creepy. The deification of this dead kid-toucher was revolting.
I'm equally distrubed by this guy King as well as Jesse Jackson.
Look, is it so hard for us to say: He was a great artist. He made an unparalleled contribution to music.
And at the same time: He had psychological problems. He was a child molester. He was molested as a child himself.
I realize that the overall truth here doesn't neatly fit into the agends of either some on the left or some on the right. But both of these concepts are in fact part of the overall truth.
Why does the recognition of these truths need to be mutually exclusive??!
I'm equally disturbed by this guy King as well as Jesse Jackson.
Look, is it so hard for us to say: He was a great artist. He made an unparalleled contribution to music.
And at the same time: He had psychological problems. He was a child molester. He was molested as a child himself.
I realize that the overall truth here doesn't neatly fit into the agends of either some on the left or some on the right. But both of these concepts are in fact part of the overall truth.
Why does the recognition of these truths need to be mutually exclusive??!
John – I forgive you for a post on a topic that seemingly was exhausted a week ago because of your definition of celebrity. It is a classic and elevates your post to something special. In the meantime, I promise to not comment on this man again (at least I hope so.)
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I didn't watch any of the coverage, it was just too grotesque. I can understand the desire to pay tribute to a great entertainer, but even without the weirdness, it would seem over-the-top to me. But then, why should I be surprised that the media continues its lionization of backward values?
But the fact is, there was a lot of weirdness there and yet in death, that's completely glossed over. He goes from being "wacko Jacko" to a misunderstood artist. I see clips of Brooke Shields making strange comments about Michael being perched on a crescent moon. Um, huh? Then, you have a child who spent most of her life with a scarf over her head suddenly on stage making a statement in front of the world. The weirdness continues.
I truly don't understand any of this. I don't understand why the black community is making such a point of saying "he's ours" when it appears Michael went out of his way to abandon what he came from. He "married" white women, had white children and did the best he could to erase his skin color and ethnicity. And don't even get me started on his "relationships" with little boys. Why would any culture want to embrace any of that?
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Nailed it John, nailed it.
I too have been bothered by the adoration of this child molesting pervert … but honestly at this point I'm just glad that he won't be able to hurt anyone else (even if he seems to have been "pardoned" for the damage he already caused).
grotesque life receives more favorable coverage than a devoted mother and self-made Governor of Alaska?
Because he is a reflection of the sick people that live in Hollywierd and Palin is the exact oposite of the perverts that live there. Also he is or was Black.
Mr. Nolte, I appreciate your post, and agree 100%. But the best way to express your opinion on that human train wreck is to ignore him entirely. No more articles, no more comments.
For everyone's sake, please: no more.
Great op-ed piece, John! You nicely captured my sentiment regarding the media hoopla over the demise of Michael Jackson.
I was a funeral director and embalmer for several years. I have been envolved with enough funerals to know that everyone becomes a saint when they die, unless their family hated them.
Rarely are those who are close (or who wanted to be) able to assess the totality of the person they mourn.
I am reminded of the man whose obituary told of his work with children and his love of animals. They omitted the part about his having been an executed murderer of young children.
It is par for the course, but rarely is the delusion on the international level. We just witnessed the rewriting of history and are powerless to stop it.
How did things get to a point where someone who lived such a grotesque life receives more favorable coverage than a devoted mother and self-made Governor of Alaska?
Favorable? The lurid details of Jackson's life have been robustly detailed -and dutifly repeated by the Crypto-Marxist-Em-Ess-Em well before his body even made it to the ambulance. Curse their bias when they take a moment to reflect on his passing while the most powerful woman in Alaska takes a “different, more effective path” by quitting her job.
You totally nailed it, John. Celebrating what someone created is fine, but this thing where everybody in the media is doing a 180 on his character and, uh, "extracurricular" activities is totally disgusting and shameless. But again, this is typical of an industry run by people with no morals or shame. And as long as people feed this beast, it'll stay around for a long, long time.
I remember being in 5th grade in Tucson and our d.a.r.e officer invited a local news anchor to come to school and tell us about his job and what the news business was like. What it actually turned into was him getting visibly angry about his job, telling us not to trust the news media because they will put out whatever lies and garbage they want, and that they have no regard for the viewers at all…that they have an agenda and that they will always push that in any way they can. And this was from a guy we saw every night at 6pm. I don't know, that guy's visit always stuck with me.
I love the quote from The Onion A.V. Club on the funeral: "If you have to say at a funeral that there wasn't anything strange about the deceased, there was definitely something strange about the deceased."
I always loved the Onion story about how Jackson's corpse was found at Neverland Ranch and no one had any clue "who – or what" it was that was living there now: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/neverland_ra...
what we have here is Pagan Idolatry 101…
Jackson was a fine and gifted entertainer who brought joy to millions worldwide. No doubt there. He was a troubled man-child who had only his wealth to comfort him. Ditto. His death should both be mourned and remembered.
But we stop short of the hero worship/whitewash that elevates this flawed human to idol status…
Google has put an ad for Michael Jackson in the sidebar with a pic of him as a pre/early-teen. I keep scrolling back and forth from that image to the one of older Michael in this article, wondering how and why but not really wanting to know. John, I think you're right that "Michael Jackson died sometime before 1989."
I read somewhere that most of the Jackson Family was in sad financial shape. It didn't take them long to glom onto MJ's agenda and make it their own. I understand they are trying to take over his concerts with a tour de force. How long will it take this to fall on its a$$? People want Micheal, and unless they can resurrect him, or hologram him, none of it will fly
For our conspiracy nuts, how long will it take to have an MJ sighting? He didn't die, he just had to take his misunderstood anomolies underground. Ask Elvis, he's been slinging hash at Waffle House for thirty years.
Why would we want to see coverage about a woman who just quit her job? Everything she promised and said to get elected didn't mean a thing, and she just quits without explanation because she wants to go and do something else. Naw, we'll wait and see the real media coverage on this adorable mother when her skeletons come out of the closet and the media has field day with her. You can best believe that it's coming too….
ewww.. brings new meaing to "Turkish Delight"
because perhaps 40 million people are knocked out by her? And after 17 ethics probes (and 17 acquittals)
one suspects no skeletons exist anywhere-
Much to your detriment…
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Wait.. did you say 14 karat gold coffin?
Scuse me all, I'm off on another "archeological" expedition.
*grabs shovel and heads to California*
You can't blame the leftist Media when Fox News was covering it too. I don't know which was worse, the coverage or the people complaining about the coverage. Michael Jackson was a worldwide musical ICON whether people want to admit it or not. Its no secret that America is a celebrity obsessed culture. People can shut off their TVs and get their news from other outlets (newspapers, radio, internet) for topics they are interested in (other than MJ).
Has there ever been a more concerted political hit-job as the one directed at Sarah Palin? I've never seen anything like it.
The great thing about capitalism is that anyone with a better idea and the drive to achieve it, can.
We should be thankful for many things.
First that we have our freedom of speech so that we can speak up against the glorification of the worst amongst us. Jackson would fit in that category if the child molestation accusations are true.
Second that we still are a capitalist society and we have people willing to put the time, effort, and expense into giving others an alternate forum to express their thoughts. Big Holywood is a great place to air those alternative viewpoints.
And lastly, that we have people who understand that to win a war of ideas, you must successfully engage those you wish to "convert", and show them the world as it could be. Hollywood isn't one cohesive organism. It is a group of diverse people. As more people are "won" over, the louder the chorus will be and hopefully, one day the time will come when we do not glorify the worst in us.
Yeah, that Arkansas Project thingy was just run out of some guys garage..
Wasn't he a devoted father? And, no offense to the wonderful people of Alaska, but isn't the governor of Alaska honestly less important than someone who was able to create something that touched billions of people on this planet, even as far away as Afghanistan and Japan? Jackson's music helped open up China to the west because he was the first Western artist they listened to and they wanted to hear more. Without China today, America would have no cash and no products. An argument could be made, that strange or not, Jackson is far more important than Sarah Palin ever was or will be. And I have a mostly favorable opinion of Sarah Palin.
I agree. It takes a while for the legacy to become accurate. He'll probably end up being remembered like Elvs- Great musican/entertainer, weird guy and there will be costumed MJ's like the flying Elvises from here on out.
The line starts here!
Yeah, went real well.
Scaife should have taken some lessons from Soros
And the media never supported Bill Clinton. They never attempted to make Lewinsky look like an opportunistic you-know-what. The media support of Sarah Palin is exactly the same as it was for Bill Clinton.
I don't even think I need to mention the sarcasm intended here.
very pithy…
ahhh I smell a Mad Mad Mad Mad World type cross country race afoot!
Oh but the second half of truth is slander and didn't really happen…. at least that's what his apoligists are saying… in addition to him having been acquited (to which I say so was O.J. but we all know he did it)…
Lack of self esteem? For a group that has so much to be proud of, the reclamation of Jackson seems wierd to me as well.
All I know is I am STILL waiting for 30 minutes of news coverage that doesn't mention Michael Jackson even once…
Need a lift?
Will be?
Elvis has achieved kitsch status, MJ is still too odd to be a fun costume
Get in, sit down, strap up, shut up and hold on!
hey, I may be a liberal troll here, but I'm NOT with the Michael Jackson apologists. I'm a definite fan of his music (the older stuff tho) BUT: They are seriously risking do our society a massive diservice by trying to sweep MJ's issues under the rug.
Jackson was both a pedophile and a victim. This must be recognized and included in the healthy conversation about how we, as a society (and as communities, as parents, as educators, etc) , all need to improve how we protect our children.
Really? How many newspapers does Soros own?
For a bunch who like to portray yourselves as self-reliant warrior types, you sure like to whine a lot.
"This past week has been a troubling reminder of the power of pop culture and a leftist news media ready and eager to enable it. How did things get to a point where someone who lived such a grotesque life receives more favorable coverage than a devoted mother and self-made Governor of Alaska?
Nailed it.
How about I bring the back-hoe?
Was he a devoted father? We don't know what happened behind closed doors. He was almost certainly a child molester, at best he overstepped boundaries when it came to children (having kids sleep in his bed, etc.). Children often will cling to the father figure that they do have, even if severely flawed, especially if there is no other for them to turn to.
Is Jackson more popular, more celebrated than Sarah Palin? Has he had a greater impact on the world? Yes. But does that make him MORE IMPORTANT? No. Palin seems to be a wonderful mother, who actually bothered to make sure that her children have a stable, two-parent home. Did Jackson bother to provide a mother to his children? No. And now they are essentially orphans. Will Jackson be remembered longer? Yes. But which is more important, the impact of celebrity, or the impact of a mother's love on her children? Which is more important in the end?
Indeed. It seemed that everyday you had to get to pages 7 or 8 of the newspapers just to know who Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones or Vince Foster was. If only Sarah Palin toed the line for the MSM and forego the aerial hunting expeditions or not disclose who "real Americans" were at a public campagin rally.
owns: zero
controls: NY Times, LA Times, Newsweek, Time- and gets a pass from The Economist because of Malloch Brown, his toady and a former editor there… how much criticism have you seen of Soros in those periodicals?
Very little, if any…
Naturally, Joel McHale and The Soup completely destroyed the networks and their coverage. The worst was the title sequence from a "very special Today Show" (echoes of Blossom) shot at Neverland Ranch which looked more like the opening of a soap opera.
And Bruce W. in the comments above is right – Fox is just as guilty as the others in this.
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, a grave robbin we will go.
Sheesh. No actual rebuttal so you go straight to insults. Typical troll.
Soros has committed billions to forwarding his agenda. When Bush was in office he said getting Bush out of office was the "central focus of his life." (Washington Post). Forbes lists him as the 29th wealthiest person in the world– he can buy as many newspapers as he wants. But why bother? He already has as much media support as he needs.
Speaking of whining. I notice that Obama frets quite a bit over every negative word Fox News says about him. Bush was raked over the coals daily, and I never heard him complaining– certainly not as much in his eight years as we've already heard from "the One."
What truly frightens me is that all of the coverage had HUGE ratings. I heard a comment along the way from a news guy – the coverage is what the viewers wanted. As long as the viewers stick, we'll have to suffer. yeesh.
Do you really want to start comparing the media's treatment of Clinton vs. Palin?
How about his gem from Nina Burleigh– a supposed feminist and contributor for "Time" magazine in an interview for the "Washington Post."
"I would be happy to give him a blowjob just to thank him for keeping abortion legal. I think American women should be lining up with their presidential kneepads on to show their gratitude for keeping the theocracy off our backs."
Can you find anything like that in support of Palin in a mainstream publication?
well said and done…
Next will be the billion "tell-all" books from everyone who ever knew him.
Imagine, if you will, the following exchange between, say, a young Tiger Woods, and his late father Earl Woods (God rest his soul):
….Child: What is… Irreverent?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Glory hound?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What's an Arse?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Bottom feeder?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Racist?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What's an Opportunist?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Blowhard?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Megalomaniac?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What's an Egotist?
Dad: Al Sharpton
….Child: What is a Narcissist?
Dad: Al Sharpton
The whole thing has been weird. The pubic has always been intrigued with weird things. I don't hold this whole issue against the media or the huge amount of people who watched it as being a big deal. Palin will continue to be in the news(run Sarah run) but MJ is done. Except for the sightings which will soon start to happen.
On my <a href'="http://ccexm.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-michael-jackson-could-have-helped.html> blog I suggested how Jackson could have teamed with Arnold to help California's budget trouble by having his memorial and burial at the state capital.
For all the fervor that took place one would have thought that Christ had died instead of a singer/dancer with a checkered past. As I pointed out in a response to Palin's resignation – this has more to do with collective ignorance and lack of thought as well as our obsessive need to touch on something we consider important. Sad!
Absolutely. We've all heard it about five million times by now.
PLEASE. SHUT. THE. F__K. UP. ABOUT. MICHAEL. F__KING. JACKSON.
Pretty interesting profession man. Are you in a different field now?
By way of full disclosure I did not watch any of the MJ memorial "service" or the various "specials" that have been on during the last week. I have only seen bits and pieces on local newscasts or on the web. Hopefully all of this will die down in the next couple of weeks now that the Jackson family, Rev. Jackson, Rev. Sharpton and all those thousands of "close friends" have gotten their face time and fulfilled their own agendas. No offense to anyone out there but the reaction of a large percentage of Michael Jackson fans borders on the demented. I was a huge fan of Johnny Cash and was sorry to see him go but I got over it the next day. Several people have pointed out this is truly our "Princess Di" moment. The outpouring of grief (both real and simulated) seems to fulfill some deep national need but I'll be damned if I know what that need is.
"white wash" hee hee!
John…I agree with everything you said with one correction. The casket was not 14k gold. It is a Batesville Casket Co. top of the line. It's called The Prometheum. Same one James Brown had. They only make 50 of them a year. Its a full couch which means it doesn't open in 2 halves. Very popular with African-americans and east coast Italians. I think because you can see the shoes. Anyway, its made of bronze, 100 hours of hand buffing and polishing (hence the "gold" look.) It's done in its own dust free, air conditioned room at the factory by a guy in a dust and static free suit. Very nice, very pricey…retail $25,000. Anybody would be proud to be seen dead in it. I know these things. I am The Funeral Guy. whttp://www.thefuninfuneral.blogspot.com
yeah Homeland Security/FEMA type stuff.
In my trivails as an undertaker, I worked for a medical school for a while. Let me just say that if you did for recreation what what I got paid to do, you'd be in prison.
Government contracting pays better but is much more boring.
lack of self-esteem; yes!
http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&am...
If 10 sources aren't enough, I'll add links to the second and third page.
dcase nor you can't provide a rebuttal to my arguement, namely that Soros does not have direct access to media in the same manner that dysfunctional billionaires like Richard Scaife have (or for that matter, Rupert Murdoch, the "Reverend" Sun Myung Moon- whom of which did not exactly give the Clenis a free pass) then you baselessly assert Soros "controls" the Times, Newsweek, etc.
Proof? Is Soros even a majority shareholder in any of those media outlets? How does the Great Liberal Boogeyman control the editorial board?
"Bush was raked over the coals daily, and I never heard him complaining-"
Nah, never.
People are dying in Iran, so are our soldiers in Afghanistan, Palin resigned, Billy Mays and Karl Malden died. Yet it's Jacko 24/7. A junkie pedophile gets treated like a saint by mostly media whores and the leeches who sponged off him.
Right now he is being lionized. But time and many stories that will come out will chip away at this statues feet of mud.
your post was actually quite amazing. Pretty ominous, too.
Probably a reality show with said plot comes out next year. Rev. Al hosts…
it is all about the money with these folks. as long as they were getting a paycheck, they let this sick freak molest and self-destruct.
And recently unreleased studio tracks. This'll be like the pop version of Tupac.
OK. I could easily take the opposite position on this. But I read it with an open mind, and I have to admit there were times that I was reading to cuss at ya, but most of the time I was nodding, thinking, "he has a point." Then I get to the very end, and you justify all this with a reference to the absolutely STUPIDEST person to ever run for office. This woman would've been President in a couple of years. And the end of the world theory for 2012 would've probably been moved up thanks to that dim wit. You want us to agree with you when you yourself support that moron? I know my comment here probably discredits me since I am using such bad terms to describe her, but I'm not the one writing a "serious" article. Unless of course this was meant as a joke, in which case, touché Mr. Nolte. I know you proabaly won't even read this so it doesn't really matter anyway.
y'know we missed that- freudian slip as it were…
I guess one solution is to make it a law that Sarah Palin's resignation receive more media attention than the death of Michael Jackson. I have not seen one supermarket tabloid with her on the cover. Unacceptable.
No human being is worthy of idolatry.
"…definition of celebrity: One who doesn’t let dignity get in the way of fame." Ha ha ha…perfect.
John — a great, truly great article. And so glad you wrote this. My head was about to explode with this past week's A Nation Brought To Its Knees sob-a-thon, but yesterday's media pageant was almost too much. Your talent for salient incision as well as concision are truly immense. Well done, my friend.
"Great artist," "unparalleled contribution to music?" C'mon.
Ray Charles was great artist who made an unparalleled contribution to music. Ditto James Brown, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, and Hank Wiliams — and of those still among us — Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry.
Michael Jackson is simply NOT in their class in terms of artistry, creativity or lasting influence.
Sure Jackson's output was brilliantly marketed, but it was nothing more than bland pop tunes and over-produced dance tracks.
BTW, I liked the Jackson 5 — "I Want You Back" is one of the best records of all time. But MJ on his own…you can have him.
I did not watch ANY of the coverage. I did briefly see a still photograph of the Jackson family together on a newscast and at least one of them (couldn't tell which one) had on a sequined glove. I thought that was just pathetic. Now, I hear today that Jermaine is going to try to revive HIS solo career. These leeches, along with Sharpton and his ilk, will milk this death for every single nickle, while elevating this sad, depraved man to the status of MLK. It is official – the world has lost it's collective mind. I hate to say it, but the same kind of uninformed, uneducated, and easily malleable morons that think Obama is God are the same kind bawling in the streets over Micheal Jackson. It is at the same time sad, and frightening.
Why look for skeletons in her closet? The Dems and their cronies in the MSM seem to be doing fine just making skeletons up.
They're already supposedly seen his ghost while on a tour of Neverland. Larry King's program.
I did some further checking with the company. Casket does have some gold plating. My bad.
I did some further checking with the company. Casket does have some gold plating. My bad. Unfortunately, I've never sold one. LOL.
Did you miss that "danging his baby over the rail?" Good grief. His kids should've been removed from his custody at that point. Good father, my rump.
Heh, I bet you spent some time hunting that one down. Given the sheer volume of grief Bush got from the media, those instances could have– and should have– been far more frequent. Pew Research has some interesting stats comparing coverage of Obama, Clinton and Bush. Not surprisingly, Bush comes in last. The only surprise was the overwhelmingly favorable coverage Obama has gotten in comparison to Clinton. Of course, the media is no longer even trying to pretend it's objective…
Heh, I bet you spent some time hunting that one down. Given the sheer volume of grief Bush got from the media, those instances could have– and should have– been far more frequent. Pew Research has some interesting stats comparing coverage of Obama, Clinton and Bush. Not surprisingly, Bush comes in last. The only surprise was the overwhelmingly favorable coverage Obama has gotten in comparison to Clinton. Of course, the media is no longer even trying to pretend it's objective…
I've been thinking a bit about Michael Jackson (who could miss him these days). When I heard about his autopsy – bald, skeletal frame, etc.. the image of Tolkien’s creature popped into my head. I thought, this guy became a real life Gollum. He began much like Sméagol, a healthy and apparently normal individual. But he gave in to his worst desires and his narcissism transformed him into the bizarre creature that died last week. His “precious” was fame, wealth and self indulgence. He is a lesson for us all.
Michael Jackson owns a place amoung those you list, and he wrote more of his own music than several on your list. and on top of that, he could dance like none of them.
as far as his superiority there… ah, just look at the sales figures. that's a valid criteria- this is pop music we're talking about. the volumes are mind blowing.
or maybe its because he sold a gazillion records?
"Remove that which has nothing to do with an individual’s character – talent and celebrity – and with Jackson you’re left with someone not a single one of those mourners (outside of family, of course) would stand living next door to."
How right you are, John. Look at that picture and tell me he doesn't look like Richard Ramirez.
P.S. I'm sooo tired of hearing about Mike's "unparalleled" contributions to music. What bulls**t. Mozart, Bach, Beethoven…those guys are unparalleled musical geniuses. Mike was simply an entertainer, a completely different thing. Once the current wave of nostalgia passes, his ditties will be relegated to the dustbin of history where they've already been languishing for the past twenty years.
yes. thankyou.
Pppllllllllleeeeeeeeezzzzzzzeeeeeee
NO MORE MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
John Nolte- "How did things get to a point where someone who lived such a grotesque life receives more favorable coverage than a devoted mother and self-made Governor of Alaska?"
What a way to put it.
We don't know what happened behind closed doors. He was almost certainly a child molester, at best he overstepped boundaries when it came to children (having kids sleep in his bed, etc.).
You actually put those two sentences back to back and continued with no regard to it's irony? Wow, just WOW.
Sigh.
Yet another comment of mine that has to be approved by the site admin.
This one will probably not make it though. Are the rest of you getting these, or are "they" watching me?
I'm sorry, maybe I'm not catching on here. What exactly is the irony? I was saying we don't know what happened behind closed doors. He was probably a child molester, if not, he DID do really inappropriate things like having sleepovers and such.
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