Why is Gerald Posner on MSNBC talking about Michael Jackson?

[Pasquale DiFabrizio]

ThomZajac wrote:I've learned a lot from you, Pasquale, and I always enjoy your posts.Hey, thanks! I've learned from you too. Don't forget that. We all contribute here.

[kenmurray]

Off the subject, a great actor passed away today: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap. ... dead-97-ap

[Bob]

kenmurray wrote:Off the subject, a great actor passed away today: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap. ... -97-apKarl Malden was always one of my favorite actors.

[kenmurray]

Bob wrote:kenmurray wrote:Off the subject, a great actor passed away today: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap. ... -97-apKarl Malden was always one of my favorite actors.One of mine too Bob.

[Pasquale DiFabrizio]

kenmurray wrote:Bob wrote:kenmurray wrote:Off the subject, a great actor passed away today: http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap. ... -97-apKarl Malden was always one of my favorite actors.One of mine too Bob.He was one of my favorites too. Sheesh!!!! 97 years old? WOW!!!!

[bob franklin]

I thought he died quite a while back, like the late '80s. Coulda sworn I saw a spot on the news about it. He was one of my favorites. Quite the filmography. So, recapping here. We have a mega pop star (Who happened to be very popular with Saudi royalty, if only in the capacity of "court jester") dead of a sudden & unexpected heart attack. So far, we have not one but two famous (one infamous) names in the research community weighing in on the subject. Hmmmmm...

[bob franklin]

If I wanted to plant a spy in a royal palace, would I want a 007 or a jester? Simple! The jester! Why? Nobody gets closer to the monarch than the jester. Nobody. I'd want my operative to seem like the most vapid twit ever to draw breath. More likely to overhear something or be confided in that way.

[Bob]

Yes, Malden lived to the ripe old age of 97. Amazing. Here is a history of his film credits...http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001500/I also loved him in The Streets of San Francisco with Michael Douglas on TV.

[Pasquale DiFabrizio]

bob franklin wrote:If I wanted to plant a spy in a royal palace, would I want a 007 or a jester? Simple! The jester! Why? Nobody gets closer to the monarch than the jester. Nobody. I'd want my operative to seem like the most vapid twit ever to draw breath. More likely to overhear something or be confided in that way.Bingo!!!!We're on to something here!!! THAT's what was in the back of my mind. This is what I was driving at.

[bob franklin]

Sat through the posner/matthews mutual jerk-fest. Pure vomit. Only thing worse were the comments made by the obvious shills in the "comments" section. This passes for news.