Dido!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree.

That's why you will never become a Senator of the United States.
Show your true colors and tell me if you are not a low-life.
I know you miss the days when you and your kind use to judge people, convict them and hang them without trial.
The GOP keeps forgetting that America is getting more and more in touch with their better ideals.

Do you have a sound mind? Do you tell me that, this guy did not bring glory to America? Your constituents should be really worry about you.

Deltablue
Politically Neutral not Independent. Sworn enemy of bigots and extremists.

The news channels have been looking for something to make up for low ratings after the election. The dustup over Michael Jackson's death was a perfect sop for this.

Sadly, the best thing to do right now is to say nothing.

Talk about a case of "takes one to know one"

Beat it, just beat it.

I would say Michael Jackson was George from John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and men. And while everybody deserves to be seen in their better moment's at their funeral Micheal Jackson the "king of pop" and arguably the third most influential artist in music history is going to be remebered as "Wacko Jacko", and I'm sad to say thats how he deserves to be remembered.

Saw a wonderful comment about Michael Jackson and his funeral...

The Reverend Al Sharpton is calling for a US postage stamp honoring Michael Jackson -- as well as a national day of mourning for the late pop star.

Meanwhile it is being reported that Mr. Jackson will be buried without his brain -- apparently in a move to stand in solidarity with all of the people who will watch the memorial service live on ABC, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC.

If this guy doesn't understand why the whole world mourns the loss of MJ, it just proves how out of touch he really is. Society will always value brilliant artists and performers at a much higher level than soldiers, cops and firefighters. It may not seem fair to him, but blaming "the media" just makes him sound like another wingnut loon. Of course there was a media frenzy-- but there was also a legitimate, global response to MJ's death. Hard to "drum up" something like that.

FIRST OF ALL.. PETER KING URE NOTN BUT AN ANIMAL! A HYPOCRITE WHO DESERVES TO BE SHOT. YOU CALL URE SELF A SENATOR OR WATEVER, IT IS RACISTS LIKE UR SORRY SELF THAT NEEDS TO BE WIPED OFF THIS PLANET. LIKE OT OR NOT, MJ WAS EXONORATED BK IN 2005 N WILL CONTINUE 2 BE INNOCENT 4 LIFE. I CAN ASSURE U DAT WEN U DIE, WHICH AM PERSONALLY LOOKN FORWAD TO, I WILL SPIT N SHIT ON UR SORRY GRAVE. RIP MICHEAL 4 UR ENEMIES CAN NEVA TOUCH U IN LIFE OR IN HAVEN....... URE AN IDIOT PETER KING N I EMPLOY ALL MJ FANS 2 HUNT U DOWN, ANIMAL. DIE MODAFUKER, DIE.. URE LIFE IS IN DANGER FROM HENCE, IDIOT, HOW DARE U FOOL, HOW DARE U INSULT D MAN!

The coverage is ridiculous. I have stopped watching TV news completely (at least for now) because they can't seem to devote 15 minutes of continuous news coverage to actual news without doing some sort of asinine Michael Jackson segment.

Peter King is less than eloquent, but he's not insane. His commentary is obviously well over the top - Michael Jackson obviously accomplished a lot more than "some singing and some dancing" by any measure.

But the essential point is valid. There are real and unpleasant truths that are being glossed over in the wake of his unexpected death. It's appropriate to focus on the positives in the immediate wake of death, but longer term it is also appropriate to acknowledge the sincere ambivalence many people feel towards the man as a man. He may well have been a pedophile - He paid a $20M civil settlement based on allegations he was. His many surgeries run contrary to his message that we should focus on our inner beauty. His business dealings didn't all add up, and there are many that have argued for years that they have not received the treatment or consideration they were promised.

Now is the time for grandstanding on both sides. Michael's (his)tory should ultimately be based upon more than simple adulation or condemnation.

He may have expressed it inelegantly, but King is absolutely correct.

The scale of the accolade for Jackson with so litle comment on his unworthiness-- i.e. the immense payoffs he had to make to the families of children he molested.

In a just and civilized society, a modest acknowledgement of his commercial and creative success would be made. And then he would be privately buried with little attention, unless it be disdainful.

this lionization is entirely unseemly.

This guy is completely clueless.

We do not "worship" ordinary, middle class people doing ordinary, middle class things.

We worship movie and music icons and sports icons. That's who we are. It is the world we created. Let that sink in.

This guy has probably spent a lifetime worshipping at the alter of professional sports, with its countless demi-god sports heros. Multi-millionaires running around playing games.

Pete King is not a pop music / pop culture kind of guy, obviously. So he's ripped off that there's so much MJ attention. And he is capitalizing on the MJ attention to garner attention for himself.

Get over it, Pete. Go fetch a beer watch a game. It'll all pass. In the grand scheme of things, it'll be a few weeks in the summer of MJ making news. It'll quiet down.

i bet that Michael Jacksonhas done more to contribute to humanitarian services thanyou on your best day .So Peter King do your homework before you start deciding who should be or not be honored.thouands of people say you are wrong,that is indicative of the size of the celebration of his life by so many. how many would you bring out,when your time comes