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11/19/2003 Archived Entry: "Get ready for MJTV"
Get ready for MJTV...
Welp, the press conference is under way. An arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Jackson, and the media has gone into full-on feeding frenzy mode.
I'll make it clear here - if Jackson has done what it's charged that he's done, he should go to jail, period. Molesting children is repulsive and horrifying, and those who participate in that type of behavior deserve whatever they end up getting.
But let me object here and now to the inordinate amount of time that has already been devoted to this freak show. You'd honestly think that there was no other news worth covering in the entire world right now - outside of Laci and Kobe, of course.
The news media should be ashamed of themselves for their lurid coverage - it's almost as if they're getting their thrills by covering child molestation.
But you and I both know that this story will be sucking the air out of the room for the next year. More wall-to-wall coverage of a (relative) non-story for the entertainment of the public.
Ratings-driven infotainment sucks. And those who push it on us should take the elevator to the roof of their media conglomerate's high-rise building, go out on the roof, and hurl themselves off.
And even that would be too good for them.
Update: Now this is what I'm talking about - the press conference concluded about 15 seconds ago, and CNN is replaying parts of it. Shameless, disgusting, pandering, typical.
Replies: 23 people speak up
its just amazing to me that this sort of thing always comes up whenever our beloved tyrant is doing something stupid enough to be news worthy.
child molesting is disgusting, and its about time that michael jackson was charged with it, if he is guilty, it just seems like the timing is a bit suspicious.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 02:55 PM NY
speaking of the selected one did i see it right that he uttered, violence is neccessary at times to preserve democracy and to control chaos.will what is going to transpire at the rnc going to be violent acts of the police state to preserve democracy or to quash the chaos.back to the freak show was he ever charge with hanging his baby over that railing a few stories high some time ago.fking aholes
Posted by binksly @ 11/19/2003 03:32 PM NY
yes. GWB asked MJ to molest children to take the focus off his war in Iraq.
Tighten that tinfoil hat. I'm now certain that most of the people on this site realize what an idiot you are, but just don't want to turn on their own.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 03:34 PM NY
binksly, please learn to use quotation marks, that was incoherent.
geoffrey, i didnt say that george bush told jacko to molest children. i said that its convenient that the news corporations (who have been treated very well by this administration, for example, the special treatment they recieved from powell's son) always find some other "fluff" story to cover whenever anything important is going on. besides, tin foil hats dont block mind controll rays, the mind controll drugs are in the flu shots (im kidding for christ sake) just because your paranoid doesnt mean they're not after you
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 03:45 PM NY
Geoffrey: Can I borrow those sunglasses from you and Rowdy Roddy Piper so I can read messages that aren't there?
And it's not "his" war, it's "our" war! You're starting to sound like Indymedia!
Posted by Norbizness @ 11/19/2003 03:49 PM NY
Oh shit, you were replying to Justin, not the main post. Stupid reverse order. I'll go away now.
Posted by Norbizness @ 11/19/2003 03:50 PM NY
Norbizness,
It throws me off too. No worries.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 03:54 PM NY
yeah, but it saves time scrolling
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 03:56 PM NY
Now you guys got me wondering if I can reverse the reverse order....
I'll check that out and get back to you. If the order diesn't reverse, assume there is no feature for reversing it. And thank you for choosing Blah3!
Posted by editor @ 11/19/2003 04:18 PM NY
Check out the Eschaton comment on this at "Dear Media..."
http://atrios.blogspot.com/2003_11_16_atrios_archive.html#106921077958078014
Posted by Larry Dean @ 11/19/2003 04:22 PM NY
i never did do well in english class,i have left room for improvement.much room
Posted by binksly @ 11/19/2003 04:37 PM NY
sorry to attack your grammar, i was just already in attack mode from talking to geoffrey all day. all im saying is that your post was hard to understand, because you didnt seperate the quote from what you were saying. for all i know you were making a good point, i just didnt understand it
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 04:58 PM NY
Similar to your inability to use capital letters.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 05:00 PM NY
i dont use capital letters because i am typing conversationally, punctuation, on the other hand, is necessary for proper flow and rhythm of text, and at times for understanding.
believe me, if i were writing for a professional or academic purpose, my spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization would all be correct. as it it, i type so much that i would go insane if i proof read everything i typed. besides, i was apologizing to the guy, so get off my ass
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 05:17 PM NY
Heh, you're such an idiot.
Posted by Geoffrey @ 11/19/2003 05:35 PM NY
thats certainly a case of the pot calling the kettle black if i ever heard one.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 07:01 PM NY
The War on Terror is over! We are victorious! Osama bin-Laden, Mullah Omar, and Saddam Hussein are chained to the presidential chariot and are being dragged through the streets of our capital as our beloved President rides in triumph wearing the laurel wreath upon his head.
Iraq is pacified and has now become a bourgeois, free-market nation living in peace and prosperity! The world's problems are over!
At least I assume that's what has happened. I base that assumption on the fact that all 7,000 stations on my Time Warner DTV cable box are headlining nothing but the Michael Jackson "child molestation thriller." These are wonderful times in which to be alive. Let us all rejoice! I was a fool to question the wisdom of the president, his advisors, and his cabinet.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 11/19/2003 08:52 PM NY
Update: Now this is what I'm talking about - the press conference concluded about 15 seconds ago, and CNN is replaying parts of it. Shameless, disgusting, pandering, typical.
Why am I thinking of the line from Mystery Science Theater 3000 -- something along the lines of "You can't flash back to a scene from thirty seconds ago!"
Just wait for the special hour-long show this weekend with highlights from the press conference and exclusive interviews with someone who once bought a copy of "Thriller".
Thank god the American Media has kept the promise they made after 9/11 to stop being so goddamn shallow and show us real news for a change.
Posted by Tog @ 11/19/2003 09:36 PM NY
yeah, before wasting an hour on his birthday party, larry king announced that his schedule for the next 2 days (that had been dedicated to JFK) would now be postponed to saturday so that they could offer 24 hour jacko coverage. i assume that we can also look foreward to every michael jackson video ever made being shown on VH1 all week too (or maybe not, i dont know what the ettiquette is for child molesters) either way, i hope this doesnt cut into my scott peterson/ kobe bryant coverage, i just cant get enough news about them.
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 10:49 PM NY
by the way, i liked the reverse order better than the new order, but maybe thats just me
Posted by justin @ 11/19/2003 10:51 PM NY
Perhaps the worst aspect of corporate media is that if one of them covers a story they all have to cover the story, else they would not all have an equal chance of getting the desired viewers.
Posted by charles @ 11/20/2003 05:02 AM NY
Fear not, comrades. When the Trotskyite Dictatorship of the American Proletariat is established I, as Minister of the Iron Pipe, will dictate all broadcast and cable programming. Typical fare for a Thursday night:
6:00-7:00 --> The impact of Emperor Claudius' trade policy on the economic well being of 1st century C.E. Phoenicia.
7:00-9:00 --> Scholarly panel discussions on the distinctions bewteen Sumerian and Assyrian cuneiform characters.
9:00-10:30 --> Game Show: Name that Merovingian King!
10:30-11:00 --> Comedy Show: Those Wacky Hittites!
Get the picture, comrades? So grab yourself a cup of chamomile tea and snuggle up on the sofa.
Posted by Metrpolitan99 @ 11/20/2003 09:52 AM NY
anyone else hear jermain jackson screaming and cussing at kyra phillips. hillarious. i dont know how he can complain about his brothers treatment by the police, any of us would have been arrested in our homes, probobly beaten, interrogated, and then held in jail. whereas he was photographed and released and allowed to keep custody of "his" children. on the other hand, the news does deserve to be blasted for their coverage of this fluff news. some guy (im just listening to the news, cant see tv from the computer) just said that it seems suspiciouse that 3 prominent black entertainers are all charged with sex crimes (kobe, jacko and r kelly) give me a break. it has nothing to do with race. its all an issue of wealth.
Posted by justin @ 11/20/2003 05:22 PM NY
