CNN Host Calls Over-Coverage of Jackson Death ‘Embarrassment’ to News Business

"The coverage is out of control."

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July 4, 2009 at 10:13 am - CNN
Dateline: Washington, DC
peter c   July 4th, 2009 - 11:10 am

The Obama-media wants us to watch this MJ thing while they try to push the biggist tax hike in history..Cap and trade ..through…They want us to divert our attention on trivial matters…Rush,Palin,Adultry….etc…while these Socialists take over our country. This is how the Soviet union operated. Also, Nazi Germany( the Jews and the Volkswagon), Cuba( how bad America is) and Chevaz( big Soccer games)…keep the people’s eyes on something else while we do our evil.
Wake up people…Take the blindfolds off! They are even lying about the true MJ…His 25 million payoff for pedo stuff on a boy…his drug habit…him not being the bio-dad of these three White kids…him owing millions …How he became a Muslim rec ently… Him being a 100% G@y dude all these years..all the lawsuits against him due to him NEVER paying anyone…it goes on and on. HE took the drugs…he demanded the drugs…he went to Dr after Dr to get them…But all they want to do is blame everyone else….EXCEPT MJ. They are cannonizing a sick dude…while they attack true Saints and all who are Catholic or Christian.
“The Evil One” is laughing at this one.

Wacko Jacko   July 4th, 2009 - 11:13 am

It is an embarrassment! It’s not news.

I loved seeing a poster’s reference to Andy Warhol, who in death was artistically rehabilitated into an icon. In his late years, he was surrounded by degenerate losers and hanger-ons and viewed as a sell out. This rehabilitation of MJ is happening before our very eyes.

MJ was a commercial success and sellout — the two go hand and hand. He, Warhol and, in the future Madonna, all fall under this banner. Madonna talked about crying upon hearing of MJ’s death; she was crying about herself — she will have the same date with destiny as MJ. A so-so entertainer, rich beyond all, lonely, notwithstanding the companionship of bought children, massive amounts of plastic surgery. She is traveling MJ’s road. She’s next on deck.

I think Mozart was a completely different type of talent – a timeless, self-destructing musician, a genius. MJ, not so much.

Hickok   July 4th, 2009 - 11:16 am

Jacko’s promo pic for his song, “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles.”
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bubbles.jpg

Yawn, yup!   July 4th, 2009 - 11:48 am

Now to figure out what else is wrong at your network, CNN.

ExNYer1995   July 4th, 2009 - 12:04 pm

Much as it pains me to agree with Howard Kurtz…

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Peter Pan   July 4th, 2009 - 3:22 pm

Q: Why does Michael Jackson like twenty eight year olds?
A: Because there are twenty of them…

Q: Why did Michael Jackson place a phone call to Boyz-2-Men?
A: Because he thought it was a delivery service…

Q: What’s the difference between Michael Jackson and a grocery bag?
A: One is white, made out of plastic, and dangerous for kids to play with and the other you carry your groceries in…

wtf?   July 4th, 2009 - 6:50 pm

REAGAN set up the media conglomerates that control all you see and hear in the US — not Obama. It is NOT Obama’s media…that’s the problem!

Noticed the pattern yet in the past 30 years since REAGAN dumbed-down the news??? If not, then you’re a bigger GOP idiot than anyone thought!

Here are the criteria for news in the three decades of GOP media:

1. A moral dillemma in which the public has no decison in the outcome,
especially fear-mongering! –

2. Product placement always takes precedence — and is PROMISED news
placement in oily deals to huge PR agencies,

3. There are NO REPORTERS — just REPEATERS…there is no longer a
reporter assigned to a city hall, police scandals, corporate
shenangians unless “news” comes from GOP-sanctioned news services.

4. Any EVENT is whipped up to have ‘authentic newsworthiness’ merely
because it occurred…NOT because it’s an issue or is an event the
public can take action on -

5. Michael Jackson falls into the first and fourth criteria – combined
with the fact his music royalty publishing rights is owned partly via
Sony music (COLUMBIA PICTURES) and Waner Chappel (part of TIME
magazine, VIACOM)

5a. The MJ music ownership issue takes us full circle to the major
studios and media conglomerates to whom REAGAN granted all power.

As the last strangle-hold of the GOP’s control since the 2008
election, the puppeteering of the American – and global pysche – is
all the GOP has left.

For over 25 years now we’ve been in suspension, 60’s-70’s-80-’s
over and over…as we exist as power-less zombies where NO other
mainstream voice but major media centers tell us how to think, act
and behave.

This is why we find comfort in Jackson and the 1980’s — 1987 was the
last time the US enjoyed natural progressions of pop culture freedom
— before Reagan + company took over all the airwaves.

JoeKidd   July 5th, 2009 - 1:07 am

Reagan was GREAT and He’ll always be GREAT!
You are an IDIOT… so step away from the bong!
Jackson didn’t “comfort” unless you’re a young boy…
And what’s left to say… except this case is DISMISSED!

Cape Conservative   July 5th, 2009 - 5:58 pm

One smart, brave member of the media! THANK YOU! You can rest assured the television will NOT be on in this household during this circus!!! When is the media EVER going to realize they have LOST ALL CREDIBILITY for news reporting? Our country is being sold down the river and that MAJOR DISASTER is being ignored why everyone focuses on the foolishness of false celebrity.

Razimus   July 6th, 2009 - 2:47 am

MJ deserves every bit of coverage he’s getting, he was the KING of POP, he was the modern day ELVIS, I can not even think of a single living musician today that if they died today would get this kind of coverage because they aren’t as BAD as MJ, his moves, he was the best dancer alive, his singing, one could argue he was the best singer alive, the best performer alive, he had self image problems and had major plastic surgery, greedy scumbags tried to sue him and use the M word for his millions, this alone doesn’t dispute the fact that he was best entertainer, I am trying to think of a single musician and I can’t, if Madonna died she would *not* get this kind of coverage because Madonna is a negative person, she mocks christianity, MJ? he mocked no one, he was all about world peace free from creed or color. Maybe David Bowie would be big news but again he wasn’t positive like MJ, can you think of a star as big of MJ that was as positive as him in their message? I cannot. He deserves the coverage he’s getting and he’s watching from heaven with the many terminally ill children that he invited to Neverland they surley are in heaven with him, he’s watching and I’m sure he’s happy from all of the support, but he no doubt also sees his dad trying to take advantage of this last drop of his son’s fame in an attempt to exploit it for his own gain somehow. Turn Neverland into the modern day Graceland, I grew up 5 minutes from Neverland, drove past is but never got to go inside, even I would pay to see it, it would be great for the economy of California.

Johnny   July 7th, 2009 - 10:21 pm

This coverage of Mike Jackson is crazy, and who gives a shit! I have been sick and tried of it for 6 days. the man was a perv. plain and simple.

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