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[Many thanks to my C&L colleague Susie Madrak for sending this vid.] I never thought I could find an excuse for appreciating the "real-crime" wee
By Frances Langum — June 27, 2009

[Many thanks to my C&L colleague Susie Madrak for sending this vid.]

I never thought I could find an excuse for appreciating the "real-crime" weekend shows on MSNBC, especially since it meant no coverage on Iran the past two weekends. But at least profit-programming stopped the obscene wall-to-wall Michael Jackson death dirge on one cable news outlet.

That said, this flash mob action in San Francisco -- ordinary people dancing on the street to Jackson's music in sincere honor and joyful tribute -- seems exactly right.

Open thread below....

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