Me either. I made no comment on Jackson's life and I will not. Just that I liked his music. I'm close to his age and it brings back a lot of memories of my time growing up. I remember making macrame' bracelets at the Boys and Girls Club while listening to "Rockin' Robin," rollerskating to "I'll Be There," and dancing to all the Thriller tunes in my 20's. Nothing more, nothing less. All of the sudden I'm portrayed as a person with no taste that enjoys crotch-grabbing, vulgar music and idolizes celebrity culture. That couldn't be further from the truth. It's a sad story all the way around. Some posters remind me of vultures picking on a dead corpse. It's just the background music of the times of our youth. I'll let God sort out the stuff that is no longer any of my business.
amen.
I'm cleaning my beak for another bite. Some things have to be said no matter how unpleasant.
Good morning mpls...I think some of the more outlandish, baiting comments are made by those who really ‘want’ their 16 seconds of fame on an O’Reilly (or some other forum’s) call out of FReeRepublic. Look at the time line, and the posting history on this thread alone...baiting, inflamatory statements, called out by other posters (and a Mod—a couple of times) yet they march on. Why? Nothing to do last night? Maybe...so having some ‘fun’ making conservatives look like knuckles draggers (hey...I can email O’Reilly...lookie here Bill...see what the Neanderthals are saying about Michael Jackson).
There were alot of ‘bans’ that come back ‘retreaded’...sometimes it is so hard NOT to answer them. Look at registration date...and typing formats. Noobs usually revert back to their ‘old ways.’