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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:00 AM

Michael Jackson's sad exit

A huge talent, a racial pioneer and a very sad, strange man gets a surreal celebrity send-off. Why did I watch?
Joan Walsh

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009 02:31 PM

    Circus

    Growing up in the circus may seem grand to someone on the outside but on the inside it usually leads to a loneliness that only other 'circus folk' can understand. MJ was gifted. That gift ultimately destroyed him. Very sad.

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