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Friday, June 26, 2009

Politics / Music Remember The Time?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:21 PM

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I've clicked through a lot of amazing Michael Jackson photos over the last 22 hours, but have seen nothing quite as amazing as this image (which comes via the New York Times and the Associated Press) of the King of Pop standing, as if he were a visiting military dictator from the most sequined autocracy on earth, with Ron and Nancy.

The occasion? A 1984 ceremony to thank MJ for helping out with a drunk-driving awareness effort.

I would now like to hold a ceremony to thank this photographer, whose composition precisely demonstrates—and eerily predicts—Michael Jackson's spot in the global power hierarchy.

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Well, he is royalty... he had to dress the part.

Posted by Jenny from the Block on June 26, 2009 at 12:26 PM

"a visiting military dictator from the most sequined autocracy on earth"
Great line!

The King of Popistan

Posted by Urgutha Forka on June 26, 2009 at 12:27 PM

Wow he's even thinner then Nancy... Damn...

Posted by Tina on June 26, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Why do we care about him? The 'we' I just used is hella more royal than he is.

Posted by douchus on June 26, 2009 at 12:33 PM

Ah, that's our Whacko Jacko, alright. What a fucking kook.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on June 26, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Three Skeletors.

Posted by Vince on June 26, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Generalissimo Jackson, and to think both he and Reagan would ended up losing their minds completely within years of that picture being taken.

Posted by Loveschild

on June 26, 2009 at 12:43 PM

It's just a shame that Reagan wasn't spared the mean-spirited snipes at his perceived flaws in the period shortly after his passing.

Posted by anyway on June 26, 2009 at 12:53 PM

jesus the 80s blew

thank christ there was punk rock

Posted by Max Solomon on June 26, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Reagan wasn't spared that much when he died, but come on... Perceived flaws? Jacko molested children and starved giraffes. I'm OK with anyone modding their body however they see fit, but it's not like people just imagined that he was batshit crazy.

Posted by eric (the other one) on June 26, 2009 at 12:59 PM

wow nancy reagan outlived MJ...

Posted by apres_moi on June 26, 2009 at 1:04 PM

You can say that again, Max.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on June 26, 2009 at 1:10 PM

Michael was never convicted of child molestation so shut da fukc up.

Posted by rockemsockem on June 26, 2009 at 1:46 PM

I never knew the Reagan's had any black friends.

Posted by I'm Black! Really! on June 26, 2009 at 1:49 PM

Nancy is such a wasp.

Posted by Carollani

on June 26, 2009 at 2:01 PM

Wow, you're really channeling Charles today.

Posted by Free Lunch on June 26, 2009 at 5:03 PM

This pic ran in the Rocket ages ago. You probably weren't born then. They added captions; Reagan: The Russians should..uh...beat it. Michael: Jeepers! Nancy: Psst! Ronnie! Count the silverware!

Posted by Linus Van Pelt on June 26, 2009 at 8:24 PM