It's Michael Jackson Funeral Day--How Would You Get the Media's Attention?

By Robert Schlesinger, Thomas Jefferson Street blog

The most important story in the world today is that Michael Jackson remains dead. That's pretty much what I can glean from flipping between the 24-hour news MJ networks this morning (I think one of them has officially changed its name to MJNBC). It makes me wonder what a politician would have to do to punch through the Jacksonalia and get noticed for more than a brief oh yeah, other things are going on in the world today moment. A member of Congress streaking the House floor? Barack Obama ceding Alaska back to the Russians (Sarah Palin really could see Russia from her porch then)? Click on the comments section below and weigh in with your idea of how a pol could get on the news today (without using Michael Jackson).

This much I know: If I were a pol hiding a scandal, I'd get it out today when no one is paying attention. Yes, it's true that I have on several occasions hunted the most dangerous game in Central Park, but...

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