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Tuesday, July 7, 2009 12:00 AM

The culture war comes for Michael Jackson

The House of Representatives is consumed with racially fraught bickering over Michael Jackson
Gabriel Winant

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  • Tuesday, July 7, 2009 09:44 AM

    Predictable...

    Of course John King knew what buttons to push. And of course Bobby Rush took the bait. He always does.

    Not surprised at Obama's response, however--very sensible. Let people get this out of their system (the sooner the better, please!) so we can get back to matters of genuine importance. I'm so glad we have an intelligent President with a level head. It's a new experience for me, so I keep marveling at it.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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