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hbwriter
This coverage is ridiculous- they've closed the 101 freeway at RUSH HOUR to allow for their motorcade - a SWAT team will guide the body to Staples - these people are disgusting - costing the city of LA millions of dollars it does not have, not offering to pay a nickel of it - thousands of cops and fireman and emergency service to shut a city down for a day and for what? A freaking entertainer? A freaky entertainer? An unconvicted child molester? An isolationist drug addict? What?
This family is disgusting - selfish, self absorbed, clueless--milking every last drop of blood and fame just to get their own mugs plastered on TV - a bunch of d-list has beens coming to grips with the death of their meal ticket. Sorry folks - this is a sad commentary on society that this owns the day - you want to honor the guy? Do it with grace, class and decency - not this circus orgy of grotesque celebrity worship - that is costing we the taxpayers millions. They orchestrate this fiasco in secret then complain about the loss of privacy - they talk about their poor brother yet they did nothing but defend his insane behavior while he was alive - enabling all the way. Give me a freaking break - and let the Michael Jackson backlash begin as soon as the bills (and toxicology reports) start rolling in.
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Jos
Hey, being a stones fan means being a cynic? I am not sharing all that emotion about MJ, but i do acknowledge he was an icon, and I am pretty sure he had more influence than anything the Stones did. I find that regrettable to some extend but that's the way it is. The Stones may have ripped off black music, or in other words, made this acceptable to a larger white public, but if you are not black and lived through the segregation period, i suggest you shut your mouth. What I read here is quite shocking and very stupid / ignorant.
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bv
IMPORTANT THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT:
- Feel free to talk about Michael Jackson on this thread
- If you don't have anything nice to say then please do NOT say it
Thank you!
Bjornulf
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duke richardson
more influence than anything the Stones did? hmmm...very doubtful.
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Elmo Lewis
The only really touching moment of this circus was the daughter's words at the memorial - a child who misses her parent. My heart truly goes out to her. Jermaine and Marlon seemed pretty decent too.
The rest (especially the media) treat this guy like he's some kind of messiah - I already have one, thanks!
I had finally decided this was some kinda PR scheme and was actually expecting the casket to open and Michael "resurrect" for the greatest stunt in history.
Again, true sympathy for the little girl.
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slew
There is no defending Jacko's actions. We are truly screwed up. Congeress woman Jackson-Lee introducung a 4 page tribute on the floor of the congress when they should be talking about the cap and trade bill. 2.5 million more that LA does not have - when is it all going to end?
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slew
There is no defending Jacko's actions. We are truly screwed up. Congeress woman Jackson-Lee introducung a 4 page tribute on the floor of the congress when they should be talking about the cap and trade bill. 2.5 million more that LA does not have - when is it all going to end?