BARACK OBAMA - OBAMA'S BELATED JACKSON TRIBUTE

OBAMA'S BELATED JACKSON TRIBUTE

U.S President BARACK OBAMA has finally paid tribute to MICHAEL JACKSON, revealing he "grew up" on the King of Pop's music.
While many expected Obama to issue a statement following Jackson's sudden death last week (25Jun09), he instead chose to send the superstar's family a private letter of condolence.
A week on, Obama has finally spoken out, insisting Jackson will "go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers".
He added, "I grew up on his music. I still have all his stuff on my iPod."