A Jacko memorial postage stamp ??

[PocketProtector]

How much more can my head take ???


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...postage-stamp/

King Blasts Move to Memorialize Jackson in U.S. Postage Stamp
The New York Congressman reportedly blasted the move to issue a postage stamp in Jackson's memory, saying the King of Pop has almost become Mother Theresa.

FOXNews.com

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

A day after posting a YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a "lowlife," Congressman Peter King said he opposes any move to honor the King of Pop's legacy on a postage stamp.

King, a New York Republican, criticized calls by the Rev. Al Sharpton to have the U.S. Postal Service issue a Michael Jackson stamp in an interview Tuesday with WPIX News. Sharpton is also pushing for a national day of mourning to honor the pop star.

"It's almost as if he were Mother Theresa," King told the station. "Our priorities have been skewed. They've become really, I think, totally out of whack."

"I tapped into something that many people have been thinking about but were afraid to say," King said in explaining his decision to make his views known in a YouTube video. "I think that those of us in public life have an obligation to try and stop something when we have something that is going so far in the wrong direction."

Meanwhile, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, has ignited a fierce debate by calling on Congress to recognize Jackson as a "global humanitarian and a noted leader in the fight against worldwide hunger and medical crises" and celebrate the King of Pop as "an accomplished contributor to the worlds of arts and entertainment, scientific advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and global food security."

The resolution, which was referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the day after Jackson's death June 25, lists the singer's accomplishments as a musical icon in detail, including his record-breaking album sales and two-time induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The resolution also cites Jackson's "humanitarian" work, including his 1984 visit to a burn unit at a Los Angeles hospital and his decision to grant a dying 14-year-old's request to visit his home.
Click here to read the resolution.

Click here to read the resolution.

Jackson Lee took the stage Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and hoisted a framed copy of the resolution, embossed with a gold seal.

Without mentioning King by name, Jackson Lee noted that Jackson was acquitted of child molestation charges. She blasted critics who "don't understand the hearts of entertainers" and "don't know how they heal the world on behalf of America."

"We understand the Constitution. We understand laws and we know people are innocent until proven otherwise. That is what the Constitution stands for," she said, clutching the framed resolution in front of her shiny white suit.

But Jackson Lee has herself been the subject of controversy regarding her speaking engagements at funerals.

The Texas Democrat reportedly asked aides to "cull the obituaries" for funerals at which the Texas Democrat could speak, according to a 2008 report in the Houston Chronicle.

"One told friends of taking her to five funerals in one day, and of hating to have to ask the families if they would allow her to speak," Houston Chronicle reporter Rick Casey wrote. "The request pleased some, he said, but angered others."

Jackson Lee said she paid tribute to Jackson on behalf of Congress, and said she was asked by Jackson's brother Jermaine to speak at the memorial service, according to Roll Call.

[Gtbullet]

I’ve never heard of any known pedophile that would get this much positive press but Michael Jackson, it just goes to show to what extent the mainstream liberal media will go to shove bullshit down the throats of the American public no wonder their losing viewers and readers... Most suck it up like it’s there last bowl of ice cream..... Frankly I think it’s disgusting,

[PocketProtector]

I think I heard Liberal media talking about a 51st Star.....

[Chuck1981]

I forget the exact rules, but doesn't someone have to be dead for a good amount of time (many many years) before a stamp can be made in their "honor"?

[WhiteShadow]

First off, i cannot describe in words, without getting banned from this forum, how much i dislike Al Sharpton. He is scum to me. Thats all i'll say.

Secondly, i'm curious as to just how much longer we are gonna have Michael Jackson's death shoved down our throats? I'm sick of hearing about him. Everywhere i turn theres someone talking about him. I dont give a shit about him and i feel the coverage of his death is LONG past being excessive.

And NO, i dont think Wacko Jacko should have his white woman pork face plastered all over a US stamp.

[larrymeyer]

Only in America sorry but a big majority of the population will buy into this BS. And just wait for OJ to die we'll have a new memorial and Stamp

[tl_3237]

Originally Posted by Chuck1981

I forget the exact rules, but doesn't someone have to be dead for a good amount of time (many many years) before a stamp can be made in their "honor"?

Commemorative stamps or postal stationery items honoring individuals usually will be issued on, or in conjunction with significant anniversaries of their birth, but no postal item will be issued sooner than ten years after the individual's death. The only exception to the ten-year rule is the issuance of stamps honoring deceased U.S. presidents. They may be honored with a memorial stamp on the first birth anniversary following death.

link

Don't think there is a similar prohibition on coinage as long as the perseon is dead. . An MJ half-dollar? URGH!!

Of course Congress can change the rules anytime they want.

[bogey1]

it'll make pretty expensive toilet paper though.

[camper]

I heard that to commemorate his life they will go retro and use the moisture based glue, and the underside of the stamp will have a picture of a little boy with the words "lick me like Michael would" for those unaccustomed to the old style stamp.

camper

[/dev/null]

I sure as hell wouldn't buy it... and fortunately we wouldnt have to LICK the damn things anymore either - least the PO got the self adhesive right.