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- geoken, on 07/15/2009, -11/+690I can't believe this was actually proposed.
- Bondheli, on 07/15/2009, -12/+621bout ***** time
- chadsexingtime, on 07/15/2009, -30/+218Lets be honest here - any "Michael Jackson" bill should be something you have to announce when boy scouts ring your doorbell.
- alais, on 07/15/2009, -22/+172About time she did something that makes sense.
- ManUnitdFan, on 07/15/2009, -25/+174Rush is on right now. Better run to the radio to get your daily talking points.
- tjClassic82, on 07/15/2009, -6/+150Ya, the fact it was proposed is bizarre enough!
- razor150, on 07/15/2009, -4/+123I thought I'd never say this, but "Good job Pelosi!"
- vegask, on 07/15/2009, -4/+118Wow, she did something that saved money and time.
- IphtashuFitz, on 07/15/2009, -3/+86Good. Things like this are such a waste of time. There are more important things our leaders should be debating.
- snagglefoof, on 07/15/2009, -0/+77I thought it was a stupid bill before I knew a democrat would be stopping it.
Ergo I would be just as happy with a republican stopping it.
Vis a vis you're trying to make a big deal out of nothing and you need to calm down. - PlanckTime, on 07/15/2009, -6/+74I actually agree with Pelosi on something? How strange.
- Lucas123, on 07/15/2009, -9/+76I think Micheal's hundreds of millions of dollars was enough recognition, even if he did squander it all.
- vondrak, on 07/15/2009, -2/+68Doesn't our government have more important things to work on than an MJ bill?
Stop wasting time/money you asses! - soderl, on 07/15/2009, -34/+99FTA: "Over the next months, there will most likely be a push for official commemorative monuments, honors and a national stamp for Jackson...but hopefully a more organized effort comes along to properly honor the world's greatest international pop star."
Really? Even if he never molested a child the fact that he continued to sleep in the same bed etc. after so many allegations is enough to deem the man mentally unstable. I don't need him on a stamp. - 4NDr01D, on 07/15/2009, -25/+88………………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,
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………………………………………………………’’~-‘’_ , , ,,’,_/--‘ - poog99, on 07/15/2009, -2/+57Elvis, John Lennon, or Jimmi Hendrix didn't get resolutions passed in the senate and they were icons themselves
- inactive, on 07/15/2009, -24/+72It's about time she did something that doesn't ***** the American tax payer.
- subliminali, on 07/15/2009, -3/+50well the important thing here is that no one decided to take this opportunity to make irrelevant partisan comments unrelated to the article
/s - acevoncash, on 07/15/2009, -0/+46I'm surprised at the number of people commenting who don't know the difference between a resolution and a bill.
- harrisbradley, on 07/15/2009, -6/+50Good
- IHateRegisterin, on 07/15/2009, -3/+44Not a big Pelosi fan here, but I give her credit for a good move here. Ironically it will probably cost her some votes. Hrmmm ... This is possibly a win-win situation.
- razor150, on 07/15/2009, -6/+47OMG, this again? Please STFU until you know what the hell you are talking about. The reason she uses the Air Force is for security reasons, which was a change made by GW Bush to preserve the succession to the Presidency since the Speaker is third in line.
- kiffar, on 07/15/2009, -32/+71I dugg you just to have the pleasure of burying you twice :]
- VikingBeatbox, on 07/15/2009, -3/+41Agreed. So ridiculous.
- geodebug, on 07/15/2009, -8/+46Ah, grasshopper. I see you deployed conservative hyperbole to mask a lack of substance in your argument. But the pebble remains in my hand...
You get 200 Beck-bucks for your effort - DankBuddz, on 07/15/2009, -7/+44From HR600:
"(1) recognizes Michael Jackson as a global humanitarian and a noted leader in the fight against worldwide hunger and medical crises; and
(2) celebrates Michael Jackson as an accomplished contributor to the worlds of arts and entertainment, scientific advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and global food security."
Let me think for a minute...
***** no. - DigDugDigger, on 07/15/2009, -6/+42If they want to build monuments and *****, it would be nice if they spent their own personal money on a feel-good bill that does nothing for the constituents.
But of course they won't, because its easier to spend someone else's money. - geodebug, on 07/15/2009, -2/+33afraid to lick his stamp?
Hey, we put Elvis on a stamp and he did some weird crap, I don't really care about honoring MJ but enough people cared about him that I wouldn't have a problem with it. - Jedidadof2, on 07/15/2009, -5/+29Elvis and Priscilla met in 1959 at a party in Bad Nauheim, Germany during his stay in the army. She was 14 at the time, while he was 24. They had sex on their 2nd date.
Looks like he was a child molester too. Hmmmmm - DankBuddz, on 07/15/2009, -1/+24This is about a piece of legislation being brought forth to our government.
So, its an issue for all of us. - Takfam, on 07/15/2009, -2/+25Chris Crocker? Is that you? "LEAVE MICHAEL ALOOOOOONE!"
- Hetman, on 07/15/2009, -9/+31That is stupid. I feel the MJ bill is stupid. I pesonally beleive that bill hayes deserves a resolution before the pedo MJ does. Regardless the government should not be passing any resolutions based on dead celebrities.
- enotswhat, on 07/15/2009, -0/+21i guess google is really that hard to use
Organizations
The Millennium-Issue of the "Guinness Book Of Records" names Michael as the Pop Star who supports the most charity organizations. The following projects are supported by Michael Jackson:
AIDS Project L.A.
American Cancer Society
Angel Food
Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles
BMI Foundation
Brotherhood Crusade
Brothman Burn Center
Camp Ronald McDonald
Childhelp U.S.A.
Children's Institute International
Cities and Schools Scholarship Fund
Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation
Congressional Black Caucus
Dakar Foundation
Dreamstreet Kids
Dreams Come True Charity
Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
Heal The World Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Love Match
Make A Wish Foundation
Minority Aids Project
Motown Museum
NAACP
National Rainbow Coalition
Rotary Club of Australia
Society of Singers
Starlight Foundation
The Carter Center's Atlanta Project
The Sickle Cell Research Foundation
Transafrica
United Negro College Fund
United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope
Volunteers of America
Watts Summer Festival
Wish Granting
YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw
Anyone turning in their Elvis Stamps? - alpharaptor, on 07/15/2009, -46/+67no tears for the kid diddler
- TheNik, on 07/15/2009, -0/+21I'm not, really.
- sockpuppets, on 07/15/2009, -7/+27You type like you're 8. Also, Michael touched little boys.
- IphtashuFitz, on 07/15/2009, -3/+22Who cares. The politicians are just wasting time with it. I'm glad it's been killed so they can get back to work. (Not that I'm all that thrilled with the way politicians "work", but it's better than dawdling on a useless resolution.)
- razor150, on 07/15/2009, -3/+21I'm not defending the decision you moron. Idiots like him, and by your post idiots like you criticizing her for using Air Force transportation just show how much of an ignorant fool you really are. Since the decision came down after Sept 11th 2001 for increased security for the Speaker of the House you morons never complained when it was Speaker Hastert, a REPUBLICAN, who was using the Air Force as his personal airline. Which was fair, since he had no choice in the matter. So a Republican speaker was flying around on our dime with Air Force planes long before Pelosi was and we heard not a peep from ***** like you or any other Republicans. It is typical Republican hypocritical bull *****.
- DirtyVicar, on 07/15/2009, -2/+20I would have been a little more impressed if these legislators chose instead to honor a wounded soldier from Iraq or Afghanistan, or at least put some bonus funding into VA hospitals.
- sockpuppets, on 07/15/2009, -0/+16My grandmother.
- Wareznuke, on 07/15/2009, -2/+18How long before we see Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson's ***** faces on TV causing an uproar.
- razor150, on 07/15/2009, -6/+22You're kind of a partisan hack, aren't you?
- QQMore, on 07/15/2009, -3/+18Meanwhile if she were the one who proposed it, you would be all over her for wasting time and not fixing the economy. Speculating and making you look like a hypocrite sure is fun.
- charm803, on 07/15/2009, -2/+16Well, he did donate $300 million dollars to charities, and wrote a song about Ryan who died of AIDS, bringing awareness to AIDS when it was not a "socially acceptable."
He also received a settlement from Pepsi for his accident and donated the money to a burn center.
He brought worldwide attention to AIDS in Africa (We Are the World) and many of his songs were similar in bringing attention to other causes.
If you are going to question his character, it is only fair to question the characters of all those involved in staining his reputation, including the kids who lied.
We live in such a perverse world where you think "bed" and you think sex, where all you have to do is make a sex tape and BAM! You get your own reality show.
God forbid someone who really cares about children and is a child himself do things for others, and people call him weird.
Even Reagan honored him for all his work.
You may not like him, but you can't ignore what he has done for others.
Shame on you for judging people on what they look like, not on what they do. (And don't say he's a pedophile, because 2 out of 5 of the kids lied, and the other 3 came to his defense, saying nothing ever happened.)
It would be good to question Pelosi's character as well. - jsmith39, on 07/15/2009, -0/+14I have also attempted to dance my nerdy white ass off to Tupac, Queensryche, Dr Dre, NIN, and <ashamedly> Vanilla Ice. I don't feel any of them deserve some special congressional recognition either.
- travisMarc, on 07/15/2009, -0/+14Bill Hayes eh? what about Billy Mays?
- jsmith39, on 07/15/2009, -0/+14@ladykba
Mostly out of curiosity after reading your deranged ramblings I took a look at your past comments. I have to say that with the exception of some occasional, almost random collisions with the rational world (that I presume were more the results of your medication than anything else) you are pretty much ***** crazy. I was really blown away by your post stating that you have a boyfriend. I can't even imagine what the poor bastard must be going through on a near daily basis in dealing with you. For his sake I truly hope you are an incredibly hot girl because otherwise that was unlucky sob. - Xandah, on 07/15/2009, -1/+15This is not getting nearly enough love.
- surf314, on 07/15/2009, -0/+14I could care less about MJ one way or the other. What I'm concerned about is all the excuses congress comes up with to waste time instead of doing actual work. This is something that people can agree on whether they like or hate MJ.
- SpeedSteamBoat, on 07/15/2009, -2/+15@bat-21: Haha, yeah, I bet a lot of child molesters say that.
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