Which event did Sheila Jackson Lee participate in today?
Via The Hill’s blog, we’ve learned of our own Sheila Jackson Lee’s epic attempt to immortalize Michael Jackson (who is being celebrated as we speak; check out the twittering/liveblogging at the music blog of our sister paper LA Weekly). Amazingly, Lee’s bill declaring the House of Representatives “recognizes Michael Jackson as a global humanitarian and a noted leader in the fight against worldwide hunger and medical crises” is a bit….long-winded. It contains no less that 44 “whereas” clauses, including these: — Whereas in December 1991, Michael’s office MJJ Productions donated more than 200 turkey dinners to needy families in Los Angeles — Whereas, on February 7, 1989, Michael visited the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, a site of playground violence where 5 children had been tragically killed and 39 had been wounded — Whereas, on March 1, 1988, at a press conference held by his sponsor Pepsi, Michael presented a $600,000 check to the United Negro College Fund
http://www.rollcall.com/news/36529-1.html Jackson Lee Praises Jackson at Funeral By Elizabeth Brotherton Roll Call Staff July 7, 2009, 3:37 p.m. Appearing “on behalf of the U.S. Congress,” Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) took to the microphone at pop icon Michael Jackson’s memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday, praising the singer for his artistic talents and humanitarian efforts. “I cannot write music or dance or sing, but I do know an American story,” Jackson Lee said. Although her speech largely focused on Jackson’s charity work, Jackson Lee did allude to the singer’s 2005 child molestation trial. (The singer was eventually found not guilty.) “We understand the Constitution, we understand laws and we know that people are innocent unless proven otherwise,” she said, drawing significant applause from the audience. Jackson Lee also recalled Jackson’s visit to Capitol Hill in 2004, when the singer met with mem
