In the culmination of the most star-studded, avidly watched trial of the century this month, musical phenomenon and alleged pedophile Michael Jackson was completely acquitted of all counts. I hope you won't think less of me when I say I'm disappointed.
Don't get me wrong, it's not because I think he was guilty of child molestation, giving alcohol to a minor, the deliberate release of "HIStory," and the other equally heinous charges. I have absolutely no clue if he did any of it - I'm pretty sure I wasn't there, unless someone got me really drunk -- and so I have to assume the jury found sufficient reason to doubt the accusations. Fair enough.
Nor is it because this verdict was a surprising, almost unprecedented refutation of the most hallowed law of American jurisprudence, "Dude's a freakjob with a monkey, right? Of course he's guilty!" (Cited by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2002, United States v. That Guy Over There).
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
"Gangsta Pop."
Oh my, oh my. I have such an imagenow, Chris, and I am not thanking you for it!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
you wrote those lyrics?? Oh my, that's hilarious!
FG
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
I can't claim "Gangsta Pop" as my own, although I did think of it before I knew it had been used already. I found references to that term online, but not in any official or widespread way. Still, if Michael took it up...
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Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
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OK, I want those related to Michael Jackson asap.
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Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Oh man, that was one excellent column! I could almost hear him singing! Posted by The Reader (Member # 3636) on :
This is so surreal. I am watching the episode of The Simpsons where the man pretending to be Michael Jackson is in the nuthouse with Homer.
That was great!
Posted by Father Time (Member # 7985) on :
Chris--great article and love the lyrics! When is your album coming out? Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
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