The Rev. Al Sharpton thinks Michael Jackson deserves being honored with his own postage stamp, a national day of mourning—and deferential treatment from the media. In advance of Tuesday’s memorial, Sharpton appearing Sunday as a guest speaker at Los Angeles’ First AME church, announcing to parishoners that he would would push for a commemorative Jackson stamp, and a waiver of the U.S. Postal Service’s usual five-year waiting post-death period. (The only exception so far has been for late presidents.) Sharpton also took issue with how certain press outlets have covered Jackson’s death, saying there was a “disrespectful double standard” between the “Thriller” singer and other fallen icons such as Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley. Continue reading Al Sharpton Wants Michael Jackson Stamp and Media to Show More Respect