Comments on: Michael Jackson is Dead

By: LynnFYI

LynnFYI — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:47:19 +0000

With all of the plastic surgery Michael Jackson had had, he looked frightening if not dead already! He’s had so much plastic surgery he should be inducted in the Scariest Monsters Hall of Fame!

As Ripper has pointed out above, he was a very cute little black kid back in the early 70′s. IMHO, after his solo success with Thriller and especially after he began his association with the promoter leech Don King, Jackson lost it and went off of the deep end.

Jackson has made a ton of money in his life yet is reportedly in a ton of debt. What exactly has he left for his children?

While his death was a surprise to me, I feel as Tammy does. I do not have any sympathy for Jackson and have shed no tears. He was a great entertainer back in the 80′s but today was nothing more than a drug addicted, plastic faced, pedophile freak of a “has been.”

By: OneShotWataw

OneShotWataw — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:14:00 +0000

Regardless of his accomplishments, the man was a degenerate and a pedaphile. You can only spin that so much.

Shep Smith belongs on MSNBC with Olbermann.

By: Rich B

Rich B — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Tink Posted: "You should hear Shep on Fox... on and on and on.
At one point he says, if this hadn't happened we would be talking about Farrah Fawcett. I thought, well! what's stopping you?"

Shepard Smith has to be the absolute worst reader/newsguy on FOX. Listen to him try and get through a sentence without a mistake. It will never happen.

And yes, I was hoping for some hard/real news yesterday - not the Idol worship of MJ. As far as I'm concerned MJ died in 1975. Not the monstrosity who replaced him in his later years.

And to those who say MJ was never convicted of any crimes against children all I can say is: OJ and Robert Blake weren't convicted of the crimes of murdering their wives either but unless I sprout wings and take to the air tomorrow all three were/are as guilty as any who ever walked the Earth. MJ, OJ, and Blake are proof of the falability of our legal system. Sometimes the guilty DO go free.

By: Tink

Tink — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:11:00 +0000

From the best article about Jackson that I've seen so far, Rabbi Shmuley who tried to help him.
"One cannot read these words without feeling a tremendous sadness for a soul that was so surrounded with hero-worship but remained so utterly alone. Because Michael substituted attention for love he got fans who loved what he did but he never had true compatriots who loved him for who he was. Perhaps this is why, when so many of his inner circle saw him destroying his life with prescription medication - something he used to treat phantom physical illnesses which were really afflictions of the soul - they allowed him to deteriorate and disintegrate rather than throwing the poison in the garbage."

As a kids in the 80s I was a fan, watched in awe his first moonwalk on tv, attended the Jacksons Victory Tour, was thrilled to be in D.C. on vacation the same time he was visiting Reagan... and I think his parents provided him with absolutely no coping skills, so he embarked on an adult life of self-centered self-destruction.

It's sad---but I still think saturation coverage is not necessary. I understand extended, but not total wall to wall, 24/7. Every hour would be good enough.

By: artgal

artgal — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:55:00 +0000

I agree, TammyChicago. He was just a man. Yes, he was given talent & used it - but he was not superhuman: he was a guy who knew how to market himself as beyond human. The man has not produced any work in years & had he not died, he would have remained a joke basically - at least, in this country.

I'm not at all a heartless person. I don't wish death on anyone & want people to have happy, productive lives. Though I admire his earlier work & certainly, his showmanship (on the stage) was spot on. But he was clearly a disturbed man on so many levels. I imagine he had to be one of the lonliest souls on earth. What good is it to have all that money, fame, recognition & power if you can't live a decent or stable life?

By: TammyChicago

TammyChicago — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Not surprised by his early death. He hasnt been healthy mentally or physically for some time. Yes he had tremendous influence on the music industry but in short he was just a man- a very flawed man. Turns my stomach to see crowds of people standing around the hospital (house, time square, etc) acting like idiots. I bet a lot of those people have little or no interest in what is going on in the world today. I bet a lot of them have family members they dont give a squat about. Sad commentary on our priorities. Too bad we cant channel some of that energy into getting our women journalist out of prison or holding Dinnerjacket accountable for massacring Iranian citizens. Sad when the death of ANY celebrity trumps stories like that.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:51:00 +0000

Tammy, thank you for your brutal honesty. That’s why I am a loyal listener.

By: RobK

RobK — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:47:00 +0000

Sheperd Smith on FOX went on and on and on and on and on….Geraldo Rivera had less to say than the bully. Can Sheperd Smith please go on and on about the literally scary things said by Obama & Diane Sawyer during the ABC state controlled infomercial about Socialized Medicine?

By: HALEY

HALEY — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:34:00 +0000

I agree with you 100%, Tammy. I am unmoved by his death as well. Farrah is one thing, Michael Jackson is another.

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Yes, he is dead. Still.
No matter how many people they interview, he still will be dead…but until he is buried, the media will not let us forget him or ‘Thriller’ He was a tremendous talent, but tormented…it always amazes me that the people who look like they have ‘everything’ have nothing…