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THEY called him names when he was alive; they still do now. Twitter is littered with awful names for the late Michael Jackson as gaudy tributes were paid to him as his elaborate coffin was placed on stage. If he were “lurching from above“ as his frie... ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Wed, Jul 08 2009

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