Michael Jackson will be buried this week and hopefully the constant media coverage will be buried with him. While his death is a tragedy and a shock, I am growing weary of the all Michael all the time coverage. Even Sarah Palin's sudden resignation did not take away from that. I do wonder why is Sarah Palin really resigning? Could it be that she wants to run for Senate in 2010, or move to a lower 48 state and run for office there to get more exposure? Is there a scandal brewing? Whatever the reason I am sure it will be fascinating.
Both Michael Jackson and Sarah Palin have the same problem though. They do not have a 'no' person. A 'no' person is someone that you trust who will tell you when you have a bad idea.
I think if you look at any 'train wreck' celebrity they will admit that they do not have a person to tell them, "Hey Michael, perhaps sleepovers with non-relative children is not such a good idea" or "Sarah, perhaps you are not really ready to run for VP" or "'I know who killed me' for your next film? Really?"
I think that it is especially hard when you are a child celebrity like Michael Jackson, Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan. How does a parent effectively set boundaries with a child if the child is the one supporting the whole family?
So if you find yourself frequently getting into scrapes, you might want to consider finding yourself that 'no' person.
I was also saddened to hear of Steve McNair's passing. I always enjoyed watching him play and he did seem like a decent person. I was surprised by a lot of the vitriol in the comments on different news stories. Initially people assumed that he died due to a drug deal gone wrong. I was surprised to see the amount of racist comments as well. I really thought that we as a nation were past that sort of racism.
Unfortunately, McNair's life seems to have been cut short by a relationship gone bad.
I can only hope that this was not how Mechelle McNair found out about her husband's infidelity.
Tonight they started running reruns of Malcolm in the Middle on Nick at Nite. I forgot how funny that show was. I had gotten PP out of the bath to find Darling Boy laughing hysterically at the show. Hubman and I decided to let him watch it, as long as he is supervised.
This week's spotlight blog is April's Random Shower's. She is a funny woman and her blog is very entertaining.
Happy Monday Everyone!
TMI Tuesday #212
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I agree, how much is enough of coverage of a death. He was an icon but really already.
Palin was a shock, there has to be a scandel....
I for one am very happy MJ is finally dead. Just one less child molester in the world to mess up innocent little kids.
His passing means nothing. He had a couple of great songs... but that does not excuse him for what he did. But then again...this IS America - and people put more value on so called "stars" then anything else.
I find it sad that Farrah Fawcett has hardly been mentioned. She battled an awful disease for many years - but because she was not a crazy, drug addicted loon she is soon forgotten.
I love April's blog too :-)
And the best part of MJ is that we don't lose all the great music, videos, footage. We get to keep it. So no major loss, except to his kids. I think he will find more peace on the other side than he ever found in life.
I don';t watch TV or read magazines or get Internet news, so I haven't reach the point of media oversaturation that others have.
So glad I didn't watch a lick to TV Friday or Saturday. Didn't watch a damn second of his funeral coverage.
Oh yes, Malcom in the Middle is hilarious, DB will love it.
The media - Those ratings whores rode the gravy train re:MJ. They luaded him when on top, demonized him as a child molester later and now are more than willing to canonize him as an 'icon' in his death. Palin, ditto with regards to media. She was a 'nobody' when nominated, that slut who ignored her child when running for office(some even suggested she shouldn't be VP because she was a mother) and now that she's quit, they are digging as hard as they can to find 'the' scandel.. People live, die, screw up, do well, are happy and sad every day.. We should all just remember that, under their glare, we could hardly stand up to their self-righteous scrutiny either.. :):)
'kay.. Climbing down from my Monday morning soapbox!! :)~~
well then i guess i should be thankful i have 6 little *no people in my life. lol
Awwww well THANK YOU!! I guess I should update, huh? You're the breastest!!
Hey, baby! I totally agree with you about the media coverage of these folks. I'm over it all.
And, yes, I agree that I hope Michelle McNair didn't find out about the infidelity by way of his death. That would suck on all levels.
As for the "no" person....A, comma, MEN!
Will check out April's blog when I get a break. A agree about the media coverage, always so invasive when it comes to dead celebrities. There are wonderful people who die every day who better deserve our attention, but the passive way in which we receive national news makes it difficult to focus on the more relevant (less exploitative) stories. It has driven me to keep my national news reading to a minimum...
I was over Michael Jackson before he died. To spend this much time on his death is just overindulgence. I will be glad to move back to real news not fake celebrity news.
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Yeah. "no" people are good people. We all need those people. people who we trust and who are empowered to tell us when a bad idea is just that.
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