Michael Jackson [whacko] praised Hitler as "genius"

**twitchy2.0** · September 25th, 2009, 09:31 AM

Jacko hailed Hitler as a ‘genius’ in lost tape

By KATE JACKSON

MICHAEL Jackson praised the showmanship of HITLER - describing him in a bombshell taped interview as a "genius".

Jacko was also convinced he could have got rid of the Fuhrer's evil. His amazing claims - made to a RABBI - are revealed for the first time as The Sun today lifts the lid on a sensational series of recorded conversations between the two friends.

Jacko told close pal Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: "Hitler was a genius orator.
"To make that many people turn and change and hate, he had to be a showman and he was."

The rabbi put it to the singer, who died of heart failure in June aged 50: "You believe that if you had an hour with Hitler you could somehow touch something inside of him?"
Jackson declared: "Absolutely. I know I could." He insisted nobody was all evil, explaining:

"You have to help them, give them therapy, teach them that somewhere, something in their life went wrong."

The Jewish holyman, 42 - a rabbi at Oxford University for 11 years - taped more than 30 hours of interviews with the star.

Michael Jackson hailed Hitler in taped interview as a ‘genius’ | The Sun |News

Yeah, it's the Sun, but...

You've got to check out the two photos on the site! lol

**levitt** · September 25th, 2009, 09:40 AM

I don't think he 'praised' Hitler by saying he was a genius. The word has such positive connotations because, obviously, it's a gift to be amazingly intelligent. But amazingly intelligent people don't always use their gift in the right way. I would agree Hitler was a genius (at least in manipulation etc), but not in ANY way would I mean that as praise.

Though I must say I lol'd at the thought of Jacko wanting to 'touch something inside' Hitler.

**Shiver** · September 25th, 2009, 10:09 AM

^ Agreed. It does take some level of "genius" and brilliance (even if it's a mad genius) to achieve and propogate the cult of personality that Hitler managed to create. He WAS a master showman in that respect and he knew how to manipulate to get what he wanted.

**crumpet** · September 25th, 2009, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by levitt

I don't think he 'praised' Hitler by saying he was a genius. The word has such positive connotations because, obviously, it's a gift to be amazingly intelligent. But amazingly intelligent people don't always use their gift in the right way. I would agree Hitler was a genius (at least in manipulation etc), but not in ANY way would I mean that as praise.

Though I must say I lol'd at the thought of Jacko wanting to 'touch something inside' Hitler.

Thank you. I'm sick of people getting bashed simply because they acknowledge that the man had a certain potent brand of intelligence and an amazing oratorical talent. That is not the same thing as glorifying what he did.

**Jezi** · September 25th, 2009, 11:58 AM

Well, Hitler was a genius! He had to have been.

Don't think therapy would've helped him much though...

**Insolent Noise** · September 26th, 2009, 03:22 AM

Hitler was a genius. An evil genius.

**marvel** · September 26th, 2009, 03:40 AM

wait isn't that what that skanky chick aubry o day say? and everyone came down on her? one of diddys/puffys girls? both are stupid, is it because miss jackson is dead?

**levitt** · September 26th, 2009, 03:44 AM

^ I came down on Aubrey because of what she said about Castro, and HOW she said it. One of the shining points of O Day's argument that Castro was 'amazing' or whatever was that he had outlived Presidents. WAY TO FUCKING GO!

**HWBL** · September 26th, 2009, 04:00 AM

Originally Posted by levitt

I don't think he 'praised' Hitler by saying he was a genius. The word has such positive connotations because, obviously, it's a gift to be amazingly intelligent. But amazingly intelligent people don't always use their gift in the right way. I would agree Hitler was a genius (at least in manipulation etc), but not in ANY way would I mean that as praise.

Though I must say I lol'd at the thought of Jacko wanting to 'touch something inside' Hitler.

Exactly! Genius/intelligence is not an exclusive characteristic for "the good guys".
I also remember in the days right after 9/11 there were some who
said it was a stroke of genius to use airplanes as weapons and entire herds
of people stood up to say it wasn't genius at all: it was cruel and mean......
Yes, of course it was inhumanely cruel and mean, but it was also unexpected
which made it the "genius" combination with evil: normal, "good" people
would never make that lethal combo, because it is simply "not done".
And isn't there a common fear as old as time for scientists, doctors etc.
to lose their minds and use their knowledge for evil?

**Wiseguy** · September 26th, 2009, 05:39 AM

It's widely acknowledged that Hitler was an incredible orator. I agree that Jackson was not praising Hitler by mentioning that.

**Speranza** · September 26th, 2009, 08:30 AM

honestly, the title is twisting. I've always said that about hitler as well. It takes a person with a highly intelligent mind to turn a whole country and its people into madness like he did. Indeed he was a highly talented orator. We didn't need MJ to point this out, or bash him because he did. I don't see why people always equate genious to good guy. Rommell was a military genious as well, and he would probably have won the war if Hitler had followed his advice. Napoleon was too, and he wasn't exactly a good use. Intelligence is the use you make of your chances

**Kathie_Moffett** · September 27th, 2009, 04:30 AM

You'd think nobody had ever heard the (total cliche and common as dirt) phrase "evil genius" before, huh? I don't think Hitler was a genius IQ-wise, but he had a genius talent for manipulation and oratory, certainly. I've heard old records of his speeches--incredible, and so bizarre. He just whipped his audience into a frenzy. Really terrifying stuff...I hope we never get another like him. Especially not now that we have far more lethal weapons than the Nazis ever did.

MJ, being a freak, was interested in freaks, I guess!