Posted on 06/28/2009 1:47:00 PM PDT by Steelfish
Pictured: Michael Jackson's father laughing outside family home
An extraordinary image of Michael Jackson's father laughing emerged today.
The picture shows Joe Jackson sharing a joke with Reverend Jesse Jackson, a close friend of the Jacksons, outside the family home in Los Angeles.
The image will do little to dampen growing criticism of the Jackson family and their alleged failure to help the singer as his health deteriorated.
However, the family today demanded an independent post mortem to find out exactly why he died.
[Pic in URL] Sharing a laugh: Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and Joe Jackson share a light moment outside the family home in Los Angeles
Reverend Jesse Jackson said they desperately want answers about his final moments and the doctor who was by his side at the time of his collapse.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
AP chose to forward a picture of Mr. Jackson looking downcast. Hiding the smiling pictures.
And you are not a freakin' moron.
Mabey what they were sharing a good memory of Michael...who knows. I would rather people remember good times of my life at my funeral than cry......
The dead perv’s estate will be making hundreds of millions in the next year or more and the old man,most likely,stands to get some of that $$$,even if it takes a bloody court battle.So why wouldn’t he be laughing?
He just saw the latest figures for downloads of Thriller.
His family has been in vans for two days, stealing everything in that house that isn’t red hot or bolted down. I don’t know who owns it, but they are not gonna be thrilled. For as of now, for Jackson’s perpetually thug, parasitical family, every piece of property in that house was dear little Michael’s.
First let me say that I think Michael Jackson was a mentally ill creep. Also let me say that Jesse Jackson is a parasite.
However I will say that people do often laugh even in the days immediately following a family members death. It doesn’t mean they aren’t grieving.
The endless search for who’s to blame in this sickens me; MJ was a pervert and has damaged the people around him, including his children, to an immeasurable degree. As alcoholics and drug-addicts always do. The search for WHO caused him to be drug addicted is misplaced; it makes HIM the victim.
Joe and Jesse Jackson know that the Andy Jackson’s should start rolling in anytime now. Ka-Ching$
There have been times of laughter at every funeral I’ve attended. Maybe they are remembering the good times.
The reason we made fun of President Clinton that time is because he switched to a sad face the moment he saw the camera.
As much as I despise Michael Jackson and the Jacksons in general, people do remember the their loved ones by laughing about their good times with the deceased.
DRINK SOME MORE KOOLAID, YOU AIN’T DONE YET!
I think you can laugh when someone dies, especially if you are remembering the good times. It does not take away the grief but it does help to think of times that were joyful to you. I really see nothing wrong with his laughing. At least, as far as I know, he did not try to hide it like Bill Clinton did at Ron Brown’s funeral. A more telling video to me was the one where Michael kept pushing his (Joe’s) hand away as they were going into the court room back during Michael’s trial. His father (Joe) kept trying to take his arm and Michael kept shrugging it away, very telling.
Looks like ole Jessie is spittin’ on the grave of Michael. Always the spitter.
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