Obligatory Michael Jackson Comment

The verdict in the Michael Jackson case came down at the end of the work day. To be honest, I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it over the weeks, aside from the stick-puppet theater updates on Countdown With Keith Olberman. Any molestation trial is tough, so congrats to Jackson's defense team. Have some Jesus Juice, boys - you've earned it!

After flipping through the cable news coverage of the verdict, I'm convinced that the "not guilty" is a good thing simply because it's making that jackass howler monkey Nancy Grace go completely apeshit. The jury got it wrong in her eyes, of course. Apparently the fact that he didn't testify means he's guilty (5th Amendment - what 5th Amendment?). She's not a big fan of the beyond a reasonable doubt standard, either. She also doesn't understand what an investigation is. She moaned about what are you supposed to do as a prosecutor if a kid tells you someone molested him? For Grace, you go straight to court. For most prosecutors and cops, I hope the first move is to investigate the child's allegations, just like you would anybody else.

I was really disappointed to see CNN give that windbag her own show, but the more I think about it, the more I think that Turner's guys have done us all a favor by keeping Grace out of our courtrooms for the time being.