I agree. There was ZIP on the news last night except all Michael Jackson all the time. I liked his music, but I think far too many Americans get so caught up in celebs it’s almost scary. There are so many more important things going on, and I don’t care if people talk about it, and feel sad (I do, he was very talented but had a troubled life) but goodness, our country is getting a big bad dose of Hopey/Change and all of the so called news stations (including Fox) could talk of nothing but this? Wow....
I was totally disgusted that I couldn’t find any news last night. I work many evenings and have little time to watch my favored FNC. I came in and settled down to enjoy Bret Bair and all I could find was this coverage. So I got up and went out to dinner. I found MJ so weird that I could not listen to him or anything about him. I heard one commentator say that he was the most talented entertainer of all time. Hubby and I immediately voted Fred Astaire before MJ. Admittedly, I’m not the person to be assessing MJ and modern entertainment, but I care a lot more about the votes in Congress today than I do the trials and tribulations of MJ.
I can't believe people here are surprised that MJ's unexpected death is dominating the news cycle. Talk about being out of touch! I mean, c'mon, did you really think that his death would be relegated to a scrolling blurb on the bottom of the screen? Of course this is huge news! We're a celebrity obsessed culture, like it or not.
Better steel yourself. MJ is going to dominate the news for the next three weeks. First, we're all going to await the toxicology reports. Then there will be the star-studded, lavish, televised funeral that will rival Princess Di's. After his burial, there will be the countless skeletons falling from his closets as all his associates spill the beans on his lifestyle. And on and on and on...
If congress or the president wants to enact some stealth legislation, now is the perfect time. The nation's attention will be focused elsewhere for a while.
our country is getting a big bad dose of Hopey/Change and all of the so called news stations (including Fox) could talk of nothing but this? Wow....
Well, it is the same thing, as you say “I think far too many Americans get so caught up in celebs”, isn’t the obamanation, one of their own celebs, just forgotten for a moment, while they pay tribute to another.