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John Roberts and Michael Jackson

By Stuart Buck, Esq.

I love the letters that John Roberts wrote while in the White House, urging President Reagan not to honor Michael Jackson. E.g.: I hate to sound like one of Mr. Jackson?s records, constantly repeating the same refrain, but I recommend that we not approve this letter. Sometimes people need to be reminded of the obvious: whatever its status as a cultural phenomenon, the Jackson concert tour is a massive commercial undertaking. The tour will do quite well financially by coming to Washington, and there is no need for the President to applaud such enlightened self-interest. Frankly, I find the obsequious attitude of some members of the White House staff toward Mr. Jackson?s attendants, and the fawning posture they would have the President of the United States adopt, more than a little embarrassing...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Buck Stops Here on June 26, 2009 (boomark / email).