I’m a little tired of all the Michael Jackson hype but when I read today that the House Foreign Relations Committed was considering a 1500 word resolution in his honor, I thought it warranted a blog post.
The resolution is a lengthy and repetitive list of his accomplishments as a “global humanitarian” submitted by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. The list includes meeting with terminally ill fans and donating turkey dinners in a laughable attempt to whitewash the character of a man who was at best a pop star with legal trouble and at worst a pedophile.
The resolution “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.”
Really? A leader in “global food security?”
This is just one more attempt by Congressional Black Caucus members to take advantage of the media frenzy over Jackson’s death and it appears that the rest of the Democrats in the House are getting tired of it.
House Democrats told Politico that the resolution was not likely to pass and Rep. Peter King of New York is making it a lot less likely by demanding a roll call vote on the floor of the House.
If the Democratic leadership knows what’s best for their caucus, they’ll rein Jackson Lee and the Congressional Black Caucus in. Their excessive antics in eulogy of a pop singer are alienating sane Americans.
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