June 14, 2005
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Jackson lawyer says pop star will no longer share his bed with young boys (Tim Molloy, AP, 6/14/05)
Michael Jackson's website trumpeted his courtroom vindication Tuesday, linking it with such historic events as the birth of Martin Luther King, while his lawyer vowed his client will stop sharing his bed with young boys.My daugher asked me if Michael Jackson really exists, or was he just made up by adults to scare kids into behaving. Posted by David Cohen at June 14, 2005 3:40 PM
So ... what's the answer?
Posted by: Genecis at June 14, 2005 4:13 PMIt looks like you have to be a subscriber to read the article that David linked to, but this lead goes it one better:
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - Michael Jackson's website trumpeted his courtroom vindication Tuesday, ***linking it with such historic events as the birth of Martin Luther King***, while his lawyer vowed his client will stop sharing his bed with young boys.
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Oh. My. God.
Posted by: Ed Driscoll at June 14, 2005 4:14 PMEd: Thanks. I've substituted your link in the post. It's ... better?
Posted by: David Cohen at June 14, 2005 4:21 PMI won a nice chunk of cash at the office today from betting on the brilliance of the American justice system once again. A jury is made up of 12 people too stupid or too irrelevant to get out of jury duty. The notion that we should put our fate in one's hands is just frightening.
Posted by: bart at June 14, 2005 4:21 PMGenecis: I don't know. It's a metaphysical quandary.
Posted by: David Cohen at June 14, 2005 4:23 PMYou notice that he will stop sharing his bed with young boys. It said nothing about having sexual relations with them.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at June 14, 2005 4:37 PM"Yes, Virginia, There Is A Michael Jackson."
Posted by: Just John at June 14, 2005 4:55 PMParaphrasing— "If Michael Jackson didn't exist, we'd have to invent him."
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 14, 2005 5:19 PMFrom yesterday, when all outlets were breathlessly covering the scene at the courthouse, a classic exchange (supposedly) from over at Free Republic:
Poster 1: They aren’t even covering the verdict at BET.
Poster 2: That’s because he isn’t black OR entertaining.
Posted by: John Resnick at June 14, 2005 5:53 PMI once didn't bother to get out of jury duty because I saw that one of the chosen jury members was young, female, and attractive.
Indeed, there's always the Neverland hammock, divan, chaise lounge, recliner...
Posted by: Barry Meislin at June 15, 2005 2:42 AM"The greatest trick Michael Jackson ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."
Posted by: Governor Breck at June 15, 2005 10:39 AM