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Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:00 AM

The poison of celebrity

While the ersatz mourning for Michael Jackson was merely annoying, the fame of lightweight Sarah Palin is dangerous
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Wednesday, July 8, 2009 06:54 PM

    Great writing Gary.

    An excellent analysis. One thing that (selfishly) especially saddens me about the death of Jackson is that there are so few individuals around endowed with truly breathtaking creative genius. The Jacksons of this world enrich our lives in ways that no amount of money ever could. The bell tolls for us all when they pass.

    Palin. In a way I feel sorry for her. I wonder at what point she realised that she couldn’t carry the charade on any longer. Her high school looks and high school debating oratory was all she had. Maybe something happened to make her aware that she was ultimately nothing more than a small cog in the machinations of Bill Kristol and his thugs.

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