Americans Can't Hide Their Contempt For Michael Jackson
As an aerial shot showed the Michael Jackson cavalcade struggling through fan-soaked London traffic towards the O2 arena, the CNN presenter could barely hide his contempt over all the fuss. "And they've got a helicopter to track his bus?" he spluttered in horror. He wasn't alone. Many people here feel aggrieved that the singer is being allowed back on stage after all that to-do about the sleepovers at Neverland.
The subtext was clear: don't the Brits know they're being had? I feel their pain, having experienced similar pangs when the Duchess of York popped up in America as a diet guru. When a country goes to the trouble of consigning one of its celebrities to the dustbin, it expects everyone to abide by the ruling. Unfortunately, the celebrity gets it into his or her head that people across the Pond may not have heard all the bad stories...
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The subtext was clear: don't the Brits know they're being had? I feel their pain, having experienced similar pangs when the Duchess of York popped up in America as a diet guru. When a country goes to the trouble of consigning one of its celebrities to the dustbin, it expects everyone to abide by the ruling. Unfortunately, the celebrity gets it into his or her head that people across the Pond may not have heard all the bad stories...
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"MINISTER FARRAKHAN SPEAKS ON THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON"
..."Michael's sudden death June 25 has unleashed a torrent of sorrow, appreciation and acknowledgement of his talent and impact that was unheard of literally just days ago. With physical death a period is put to the end of life—and with the end of physical life, one's true contribution can be measured.
Given the non-stop media coverage, perhaps millions of e-mails, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube messages, the talented son of Gary, Ind., has received recognition for an array of accomplishments in a life that ended at 50-years-old. The attention his passing has received is indicative of the contribution Michael made in life.
Thousands of people poured into the streets in Los Angeles, New York, Gary, Paris, London and other cities to offer impromptu tributes to a musical legend and to bear witness to the good that he added to their lives. Parents and children, or grandparents and grandchildren, stood together to celebrate the life and legacy of Michael Jackson.
It was a final curtain call befitting the King of Pop and a sensitive soul who was hounded by the media and who lived nearly all of his life under the glare of public scrutiny"...