While we've elevated Michael Jackson to sainthood, The Hound believes there is only one real way to celebrate the King of Pop's legacy: A federal holiday.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put the kibosh on a House resolution honoring Jackson, who died at the fairly young age of 50. The jury, or at least the toxicology report, is still out to determine how he died. Who cares? Well, besides members of the Jackson clan.
Sister LaToya Jackson told London newspapers over the weekend that she is certain her brother was murdered by a group of conspirators trying to get hold of his fortune. She even said she knows who is responsible for his death. However, she did not name any of the people she believes were involved and did not offer any evidence to support her claim that foul play was involved in the singer's sudden death June 25.
Getting back to this federal holiday honoring Michael Jackson, The Hound believes it is a worthy goal. How else to mark this man's greatness. The Hound offers June 25 as the date to mark it because, sadly, there's no three-day holidays in June.
Oh, The Hound can hear you naysayers griping that Michael Jackson was nothing but a perv and a flashy entertainer whose career was under the radar screen unless he was indicted and in court on various charges dealing with fondling kids. So? We have a holiday in October where we celebrate the man who began the downfall of Native Americans in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Hound isn't saying Michael Jackson's contribution to the world wasn't greater than that of Christopher Columbus, but did the Italian explorer moonwalk? That alone deserves a special day of recognition for Michael Jackson, don't you think? And, if the feds don't mark this special man with a special day, there's always Indiana and a statewide holiday for the Hoosiers.
