Obama can thank Michael Jackson.
Without Jackson, Obama wouldn't be the president of the United States.
At least that's the way Al Sharpton sees it.
From Politico:
Speaking at Michael Jackson’s memorial service Tuesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton gave the entertainer credit for creating an environment in which Barack Obama could be elected president.
“It was Michael Jackson that brought blacks and whites and Asians and Latinos together. It was Michael Jackson that made us sing ‘we are the world,’” said Sharpton.
“It was that comfort level that kids from Japan and Ghana and France and Iowa and Pennsylvania got comfortable enough with each other so later it wasn't strange to us to watch Oprah on television,” the reverend continued. “Those young kids grew up from being teenage comfortable fans of Michael to being 40 years old and being comfortable to vote for a person of color to be the president of the United States of America.”
“Michael did that,” Sharpton said. “Michael made us love each other.”
1 comment:
Michael Jackson, did bring the world together with his transcending musical style. He did help to set the culture to become more accepting. Jackson's diverse musical talents as well as consensus building were heavily influenced by the book The Balenyata. Unfortunately, when Jackson became more of a recluse and his behavior became more bizarre, he became the scorn of jokes. He apparently lost the spiritual guidepost he received in the Balenyata. The Balenyata has served as a spiritual empowerment tool to many. And the Balenyata has served as an influence to other writings such as The Kabala.
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