michael jackson
John Roberts vs. Michael Jackson
Charlie Savage digs into the history of a well-remembered visit that Michael Jackson paid to the White House in 1984, and how a 29-year-old associate White House counsel named John Roberts — yes, that John Roberts — tried to stop the president from signing a letter congratulating the pop star. The whole thing’s a scream, [...]
A Grand Unified Theory of Iran and Michael Jackson
Far, far more informative than this post. (Video after the jump.)
But There’s No Evidence That Ahmadinejad Didn’t Kill MJ, Either, So Think About It
Sometimes grafs from New York Times obituaries can’t help but undermine the points they seek to make. To wit:
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said the department assigned its robbery and homicide division to investigate the death, but the spokesman said that was because of Mr. Jackson’s celebrity.
“Don’t read into anything,” the spokesman [...]
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