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Roberts v. Jackson
Weekly Standard Blog —
From the Times's Caucus blog:
The death of Michael Jackson on Thursday recalled his brush a quarter century ago with an aide to President Ronald Reagan — John G. Roberts Jr., who would go on to become chief justice of the United States. Mr. Roberts, it appears, was not the King of Pop’s biggest fan in the White House.
One of Roberts's duties was to review presidential correspondence. He rejected a couple of attempts to have President Reagan send Michael Jackson fan mail. The rejections were relayed with Roberts's ...
John Roberts
Eschaton —
What a weirdo.
John Roberts and Michael Jackson
The Buck Stops Here —
I love the letters that John Roberts wrote while in the White House, urging President Reagan not to honor Michael Jackson. E.g.: I hate to sound like one of Mr. Jackson’s records, constantly repeating the same refrain, but I recommend that we not approve this letter. Sometimes people need to be reminded of the obvious: whatever its status as a cultural phenomenon, the Jackson concert tour is a massive commercial undertaking. The tour will do quite well financially by coming to Washington, and there is no need for the President to applaud such enlightened ...
When Chief Justice John Roberts was a vox clamans in terris... about Michael Jackson.
Althouse —
"I recognize that I am something of a vox clamans in terris in this area, but enough is enough. The Office of Presidential Correspondence is not yet an adjunct of Michael Jackson’s PR firm. 'Billboard' can quite adequately cover the event by reproducing the award citation and/or reporting the President’s remarks. (As you know, there is very little to report about Mr. Jackson’s remarks.) There is absolutely no need for an additional presidential message. A memorandum for Presidential Correspondence objecting to the letter is attached for your review and signature." ...
Another Reason to Like Chief Justice Roberts
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Saturday, June 27, 2009 [image] Another Reason to Like Chief Justice Roberts [Steve Hayward] Apparently he didn't think much of Michael Jackson back in his days in the Reagan White House. 06/27 02:31 PM [image] Share [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us ...
Chief Justice Roberts on Michael Jackson: Let Him Carry His Own Lantern
Firedoglake —
Charlie Savage has resurrected an intriguing find. Trolling like Marcy Wheeler through a 2005 records dump, he found two snippy notes relating to Michael Jackson, written by Chief Justice John Roberts in 1984. (These were also discussed in the context of Mr. Roberts' 2005 confirmation hearings.) Mr. Roberts was then a 29 year-old fledgling lawyer working in the Reagan White House.
As a fourth-year lawyer, Mr. Roberts would have gotten a lot of the scut work at the White House's Office of Legal Counsel, including whether to send two letters from the President to Michael Jackson. One was to commemorate a joint visit Mr. Reagan made with Mr. Jackson in June 1984 to an anti-drunk ...
One more reason to like Justice Roberts
Betsy's Page —
In light of Michael Jackson's death, the NYT publishes this little tidbit from the 1980s when John Roberts worked in the Reagan office of White House Counsel. There was an effort to have the White House issue a statement commemorating Jackson's volunteer efforts against drunk driving to go along with a Billboard Magazine dedicated to Michael Jackson. Roberts nixed that idea. Then a few months later, there was another push for the White House to issue a statement timed for the Jackson concert tour coming to Washington and recognizing the 400 free tickets that Jackson had issued for underprivileged children. Roberts nixed that idea also. I hate to sound like one of Mr. Jacksonâs records, constantly ...
Don't wanna be startin' somethin'
Power Line —
Serving in the Reagan White House as a young lawyer, future Chief Justice John Roberts showed promise as a music critic in addition to his more obvious talents: "I hate to sound like one of Mr. [Michael] Jackson's records," Roberts wrote, "constantly repeating the same refrain..."
Roberts feared sounding like a Michael Jackson record as he sought to prevent President Reagan from providing testimonial letters to be used by Jackson's public relations team. Roberts wanted to keep President Reagan from embarrassments such as this: "Your deep faith in God and adherence to traditional values are an inspiration to all of us, especially young people searching for something real to believe in." ...
Roberts v. Jackson
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Monday, June 29, 2009 [image] Roberts v. Jackson [ Jonah Goldberg ] Chief Justice Roberts showed early signs of judicial restraint toward the gloved one. 06/29 09:01 AM [image] Share [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2009. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us
