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   april88 said, 4 months ago

   RIP(○´д｀○)

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   sjc14850 said, 4 months ago

   Tasteless cartoon.

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   Ken Collier said, 4 months ago

   I don’t think it’s the right time for a cheap shot. This is much more hurtful than humorous. Let the fans mourn.

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   myhaircut said, 4 months ago

   I don’t know - I think it’s pretty apt, given that the man’s sizable talent was overshadowed in recent years by his personal problems and proclivities.

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   Akenta said, 4 months ago

   The AJC (the paper Mike works for) let’s people give a thumbs up or down to his work. This is the first one I’ve seen that had more downs than ups. I think it was 70% down 30% up last time I looked.

   This one was in poor taste.

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   hdude711 said, 4 months ago

   I’m not a Michael Jackson fan, and I usually enjoy Mike Lukovitch’s humor, but this was seriously in poor taste.

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   maxj59 said, 4 months ago

   Come on; can’t you see the humor? That’s why we’re at this site in the first place. It’s the clearest retrospective yet!

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   motivemagus said, 4 months ago

   Actually, 70% down could be a good measure for a lot of political cartoonists. As the late, great Doug Marlette (whom I knew slightly, and who worked for the AJC for a while) said, it’s not their job to make people happy or to be fair.

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   tpenna said, 4 months ago

   I miss Doug Marlette!

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    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    i miss doug too
    such a good quote mo
    born out by all these posts
    agree with max
    and adore luckovich

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    big G 3469 said, 4 months ago

    Ouch! Well there’s always Limbo as a third choice..

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    Gladius said, 4 months ago

    It may be in poor taste but considering the love fest I keep running into on the TV someone should mention the dartk side. No he wasn’t ever convicted. However, is this because he was innocent or because he was wealthy and publically popular?

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    robin.chavarria said, 4 months ago

    i think micheal would appreciate the humor

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    StradMan37 said, 4 months ago

    There’s a very special room in heII for child-abusers - no doubt The Thriller has found his.

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    oldlegodad said, 4 months ago

    My take exactly…..Amen Risitas

    Gladius…how many millions in out of court settlements??

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    Gladius said, 4 months ago

    I heard about one 20 million dollar settlement. There may be others. I’ve never particularly liked Jackson’s music and tried to avoid the news about him(good luck) whenever possible.

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    Dale Hopson said, 4 months ago

    This gag will work in a few years if you replace the newspaper headline with “Dubya, RIP!”.

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    danielsangeo said, 4 months ago

    And yet, for all the focus on his life, not a single piece of evidence has ever come out that Jackson ever did such a despicable thing.

    In fact, those that immediately jump on to the “he’s a child molester!” bandwagon have more issues than he did; they’re the ones that think everything must always be sexual all the time.

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    nomad2112 said, 4 months ago

    Like Sigmund Freud Danny?

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    sjackson547 said, 4 months ago

    I liked Michael during the Thriller album time period. Could never figure out how he turned out like he did…

    And on a side note, was almost named Michael… Told my mom I’d have smacked her if she named me that. I like the name Michael Jackson, though… just not what it makes ppl think now…

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    motivemagus said, 4 months ago

    daniel - Jackson got acquitted once, and settled once. The truth may never be known, but there is no doubt he had a very troubled life, starting from abusive parents putting him out as an entertainer at age nine.

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    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    thank you danielsangeo!

    btw, age five, motive.

    all you angry poster children, he was acquitted in 2005.

    if you don’t like jacko’s music, that’s cool, but your dislike doesn’t incriminate him.

    google some interviews and listen to his comments on his father’s treatment of him.

    take a look at these graphic allegations which were proven false, and think again with a clearer head.
    “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MichaelJackson#1982.E2.80.9385:Thriller.2CMotown25.2CWe_AretheWorldandbusinesscareer”

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    Gladius said, 4 months ago

    Being aquitted means you are legally innocent. Note the word legally. It does not necessarily mean that you didn’t do it. The large settlement out of court definitely does not prove innocence. I agree that it does not prove guilt. However, my take on that issue has nothing to do with my opinion of his music. There are a number of people walking the streets that are guilty as well as a large number of people in prison who are innocent. Our courts are nowhere near perfect.

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    Norman said, 4 months ago

    Innocent or guilty.. what kind of 40 year old man takes young boys to bed with him?

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    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    glad glad glad - you can always question a court’s decision in your mind. we can spend the rest of our lives speculating on ones guilt or innocence which may border on paranoia. it remains that one is innocent until proven guilty. jackson was not proven guilty but proven innocent. and therefore declared innocent. but he paid the price nevertheless, both financially and personally. innocent and paid the price. doesn’t that cover your complaint?

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    Adora68 said, 4 months ago

    I like it. It shows the duality of Michael’s nature and the media coverage of him. There was the talented Michael that many adored and thought of as a saint and the “wacko Jacko” Michael who may or may not have done unspeakable things. This cartoon captures both without making a judgement.

    Remember those who’ve died, but don’t make something of them which they weren’t.

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    oldlegodad said, 4 months ago

    A bigger loss to mankind was the death of Bill Mays on Sunday. KABOOM

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    Norman said, 4 months ago

    Oldlegodad

    You ain’t kidding,. along with several others in the past week, who were not nutcases like ‘Wacko Jacko’.

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    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    maybe -

    but the verdict ain’t in

    on them

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    cdward said, 4 months ago

    Pardon my ignorance, but who’s Bill Mays?

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    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    you don’t watch tv either do you cdward - i had to ask somebody too - he seems to have been a popular infomercial talking head