Jackson deserving of heavy media blitz

What is tragic is that the people around him enabled him to keep going down until he ended up dead. That statement was not me being sarcastic either. MJ had an terrible need to be loved and surrounded by people all the time. The circus that played out around him and in the media was the price of it. I am not saying he was not talented, evidently millions think he was. I personally think we love how media is so in your face and on demand. His life was like a musicial soap opera. By all means, mourn but lets put it in perpective, the world is still moving around us. Washington is a mess, SC Gov is in love, soldiers are dying, there are missing and abused children in our nation, and a bad unemployment rate. Bury the man because when it is time for the court round it will be all over the news again.

That anyone would mourn the death of a pedophile is beyond me.

for the record I don't understand why Di-Di's passing was such a big deal either.

When the good folks allow the weird folks to become their children's idols, then don't be surprised about who the world mourns.

Michael Jackson would have died in prison as a pedophile, had he not had enough money to buy off the children's families that he molested.

"Eccentric" don't you mean... perverted? I do not care how talented he was.... or how much money he had he was a pedophile and a pedophile should NOT be honored for ANY reason. He proved his "guilt" to me and I'm sure others when he used his millions to pay off the children's families he molested... So I will continue to change my radio to another station when his music is played.....

poor niki -- you must be one of those confused individuals who have a "personal commitment" to michelle. i actually heard a reporter use this term on tv the other day in reference to the idiots who were standing around crying over this pervert. didn't think anyone out there was stupid enough to have a "personal commitment" to a media pop star, but you, niki, have proven me wrong. i stand corrected.
in any case, i was around in the 80's for the michelle jackson thriller and billy jean insanity. didn't like him then, didn't like him in the interim, didn't like him later. music talent? meh!! for that, give me jeff beck or joe satriani any day. michelle was nothing but a joke.

It's so sad, ignorant folks have to talk bad about someone who's gone on. Did either of you see him harm a kid? No, you are just going on what you have read in the media.Some of you need to get a life. All you ever do is badmouth everyone.I'll bet if we saw your life, it would look ten times worst.Revolt, get some help. Michael paid more taxes in a year, than you have earned in your miserable life.He will always be remembered, what about you. Long live the King of Pop!!!The Greatest Entertainer Ever!!!!Thanks for the memories Michael!!!Rest in Peace!!!

I think his aversion for kids was due to his dad beating him and the rest of the kids. The day before he died nobody cared about him enough to speak up. It took his death to cause folks to jump on the Jackson bandwagon.

What does paying more taxes than other people have to do with the character of a person. Had he not had millions to spend to pay off victims, lawyers and others, he would have died in prison as a 50 year old pedophile. Money talks and criminals walk!!

Another person with Southern in his name, providing more hate.Why do all the guys like you with Southern or South Carolina, always have something hateful to add about someone, blacks in particular?Michael gave a reason why he paid these folks.What kind of parent would take money to remain silent, when someone is alleged to have molested their kid? Probably a vulture, looking to profit.Forget Bush and the Republicans, we already took care of them last November the Fourth.To many more he will be known as the World Greatest Entertainer.I could not care less how you feel about Michael. I still love him and his music!!!

hey southern dude, don't like what rcr has to day tough! tough, tough, yea you tough southern dude, you so tough man, you are right nut?

and from what i've heard the boy is now 27 or 26 and has since come forward claiming it to all be a lie, he was not molested! that's what me wife heard.

but the other million 20 million x 10ooooo wish to have his memorial all over the news and papers. dang people turn the channel if you don't like it, there are an [filtered word] of channels out there, if yall haven't noticed!

Van Love, go back to English class. Your posts are incomprehensible. Maybe you're on drugs??? MJ was a good entertainer; but, he was also a sick pervert.

22 million paid to that boy's family to settle? Hmmm. And the defense of this creep is "did you _____ see him molest a child?" Give me a break! These are the same idiots claiming O.J. didn't do it. However, the creep was a great musician, though he hasn't had a hit this decade.

One negative knocks out 10 positives when it comes to the wrongful things he has done over the years. Many bank robbers have most likely done positive things in their lives, but one bank robbery eleminates the good things.

Based on RCR's logic; we should empty all the prisons of criminals unless we actually saw someone commit a specific crime.

shades of Anna Nichole!!......

I agree with you RICHMOND COUNTY RESIDENT. These HATERS on here wouldn't believe the truth if it was SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED to him. You are right you don't know how many skeletons in they have in their closet and they comment here as JUDGE!! This is the reason I'm glad the keys of hell was taken from SATAN in hell and not given to MANKIND. MANKIND WOULD THROUGH YOU in HELL with out a fair trial and finding out the truth, just like the did JESUS when he was CRUCIFIED. That's exactly what these folks would have done to Michael if they could have gotton their hands on him.l The bible says we all have sinned and fallen short of the glory. These folks on here that have all this Hatred and negative CRITICISM in their hearts, BETTER WATCH IT BEFORE THEY WIND UP IN HELL, for the sin of hatred. Were is the love and forgiveness folks. God is LOVE and he said if you don;t FORGIVE OTHERS, HE WON'T FORGIVE YOU!!!

laprince..uhhhhhhh...very slowly remove all sharp objects from around yourself and back away from the computer.....take a deep breath and go outside and check out the real world.........mkaay?

You go RCR and laprince!!! As a parent there is NO amount of money that would buy me off IF someone molested my child. Like I said before, I would not rest until the [filtered word] was behind bars with big Bubba as his roommate. Just because MJ was eccentric doesn't make him a pervert. He was a musical genius any way you look at it folks PLUS he was quite generous back in the day with allot of charities so quit with all your negative BS about MJ. Some of you folks have some real issues with hatred and negativity. He has met his maker and IF any of that crap is true then he has answered for it but I'd be willing to bet he is singing and dancing with the angels.

Richmond County Resident - I bet if Michael were WHITE you would agree with every bad thing being said about him..... Face it- YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A RACIST!!!!

Good ending to a pedophile. Just like rcr to take up for this pedophile, uh, would it be because he was black??? Kinda like the reason ol rcr voted for obamoron!

He was without a doubt a queer person.

I liked his music but Princess Di, Mother Teresa and Elvis weren't child molesters either!