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Dieter Heymann on "Michael Jackson: crossing over "

Dieter Heymann — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:14:31 +0000

Our country and possibly most of the world is visited by a new pandemic: "Jacksonitis". Apparently there is no vaccine available yet.

With unemployment rising towards 10% and possibly much higher "Jacksonitis" is a socio-political disease which diverts people's attention away from our real problems. The economic malaise will last many years unless people stop allowing themselves to be infected with"Jacksonitis", "Sanforditis", or "Palinitis".

Deb1 on "Michael Jackson: crossing over "

Deb1 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:44:53 +0000

Oni Baba..couldn't agree with you more. thousands of people, who have contributed far more to making this world a better place, die unrecognized every day. Every day, events occur all over the world that truly have a significant on people and their lives, yet we continue to focus on actors and singers as though they were someone to be emulated and idolized. Do you really want your children to follow in the path of a drug abusing, pedophile? There a thousands of more unrecognized, talented musicians out there that i would rather expose my children to. As for the cancer that claimed the life of the Hollywood actress, why should her passing elicit any more press than people losing their lives to fight for freedom, protect their country, or just simply those who have lead quiet lives, contributing far more to their communities than someone whose claim to fame is a swimsuit poster and a mass of wild hair?

oni baba on "Michael Jackson: crossing over "

oni baba — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:12:00 +0000

http://statehoodhawaii.org/wp/index.php/2009/06/25/michael-farrah-and-statehood-hawaii/

How is it that Michael Jackson died during his 50th year at the hospital named after the president who negotiated the staged hostage rescue in the Iran/Contra scandal. How is it that the greatest America sexport after Marilyn Monroe, born the same year that the U.S. officially submitted its territories to be placed on United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories should fatally succumb to a very public bout with cancer at the same time that Congress takes up the issue of Puerto Rican independence? We can mix and match these metaphors over cocktails, and that would be more substantial than what the State of Hawaii has been doing with their 50th anniversary of statehood observations.