The Rev. Al Sharpton said yesterday at a church in Los Angeles that he is requesting that the U.S. Postal Service issue a Michael Jackson commemorative stamp, E! Online reports. The USPS typically requires a five-year waiting period after a death before issuing stamps. Sharpton also called for a national day of mourning, urging people to gather in schools, community centers, and churches to pay tribute to the singer on Tuesday, when a public memorial service will be held at L.A.'s Staples Center.
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LOL, Sharpton is such a fool!!!!
Thanks Al. Thanks for getting as much face time as you can when somebody dies. We really appreciate all your help.
I can’t wait until Al Sharpton is dead.
What? Sharpton wants the USPS to issue a nambla stamp?
I can just see it. MJ walking hand-in-hand with a little boy. So touching….in all the bad places.
I’m not licking the back of that! God please make it stop!
Hey, i see nothing wrong with Michael Jackson getting a commemorative stamp. I think he should. Lucille Ball,Marilyn Monroe and most other legends have. Also,why couldn’t the United States give Michael Jackson a national day of mourning, the world was shocked when finding out Michael Jackson died. I know i was and still am. I grew up listening to my sisters “Ben Album”.
I stand behind Al Sharpton all the way on this one and i am a white women. Doesn’t always have to be a African American person supporting Al Sharpton.I think most white people would think the same way..
Good Luck,
Al Sharpton
Sharpton has as much class as you bashers.
Al Sharpton is a media whore and needs to go away… forever…followed by Jessie Jackson … I agree a stamp is a good idea, but not because Al wants it..
The Rev.S want a day to honor an entertainer, how about Bob Hope. He entertained thousands of our fighting men over decades while MJ entertained little boys at sleep-overs!! Enough..
Elvis married a 13 year old and had numerous relationships with underage girls. I never witnessed the outrage over the media glorifying him. I wonder why…
Yeah, and Bob Hope got a huge amount of coverage when he passed, but that was quite a while ago, and this is now, and this is Michael Jackson. Having said that, although the death of Michael Jackson has hit me a lot harder than I would have expected, you can’t expect everyone to have the same response, and a national day of mourning is silly. The memorial service is enough for those who want to to have a chance to say goodbye. I’ll be watching it but that doesn’t mean that I think everyone else should as well.
What? During his life, enough people didn’t lick Michal Jackson’s backside?
The things he’ll do to stay in the media. Times are tough now we have a black president, cries of racism don’t have the same punch.
Boy lovers of the world get their own stamp!
Remember when the Elvis stamp came out the USPO had a voted as to whether fans wanted a young thin Elvis or a old bloated Elvis?
Maybe they should have the same for Michael. Who would win, the black Michael or white Michael?
…the stamp will feature a pic of Michael in bed with a prepubescent boy. It seemed to be his favorite activity. Maybe it could be a combo Michael Jackson-Macaulay Culkin stamp. Just be sure to give Culkin his famous “Home Alone” expression…
Thats dumb, Michael was always black. When white people tan do they become latino? And JT, racism still exist in America. Not every state voted for Obama.
Evan Chandler sued Jackson for around $60 million, claiming Jackson had breached an agreement never to discuss the case. In 1999, a court ruled in Jackson’s favor and threw out the lawsuit. Today, Jordan Chandler is in his late twenties living in a $2.35 million home in Long Island and a 6.6 million dollar home in the Hamptons under an assumed name. He and his family also own a high-rise apartment in Manhattan and a condominium in Santa Barbara. June Chandler’s second marriage ended sometime afterward. Jordan Chandler and Jackson never spoke to each other again; he received his last installment from Jackson in June 1999.
DISGUSTING LIAR!
Sharpton is a useless waste of space. He needs to get a real job and shut up already.
Al Sharpton goes out of his way to worship the dead! But then again that’s Christendom!
Valerie….I love you!
What exactly does Al Sharpton do for a living, because surely being a divisive racist narcissist doesn’t pay the bills. Or does it?
Sharpton = Tool
Sooo….since when do you have to lick a stamp?
Yeah, a 69 cent stamp with Jackson and a 12 year old boy kissing each others privates.
Hey Michael Jackson Fan – Not voting for Obama does not equal racism!!! And, you don’t have your facts straight on Elvis. (Not a surprise) He was not a faithful husband and shame on him for that, but he didn’t lure little girls in with promises of candy and roller coasters. Get a grip.
How about a stamp with Charlie Manson or Ted Bundy?
Thee are rules for a commemorative stamp. I believe that, when a person dies, he/she has to be dead a period of five years. No if’s, and’s or, pardon, butt’s.
Do not need a stamp with child molester picture