Look what Freepers and some DUers have in common: Michael Jackson whining

[Catherine Vincent]

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2009/11/10/abc-cbs-skip-most-ft-hood-memorial-except-obama-unlike-full-coverage-jac

ABC, CBS Skip Most of Ft. Hood Memorial, Except for Obama -- Unlike Full Coverage of Jacko Memorial
By Tim Graham (Bio | Archive)
November 10, 2009 - 18:53 ET

Our eagle-eyed archivists at MRC who record live network coverage thought it was curious that ABC and CBS weren't joining in as NBC offered live coverage of today's memorial service for the dead and wounded at Fort Hood. As The Wall Street Journal reported:

Camouflage-clad soldiers snapped to a salute as the national anthem played, and many murmured along when Gen. George Casey uttered the words of the warrior ethos: "I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat."

A chaplain also spoke. But ABC and CBS were still running their soaps. When did they start live coverage? Just before President Obama spoke. When did they end? CBS jumped back out shortly after Obama finished. ABC held on for a few bars of "Amazing Grace."

These networks apparently had no concept of how this might look to the people who truly mourned the lost at Fort Hood. No prayers, no hymns, no national anthem, no chaplains, no generals. It's Obama and out.

This is hardly the way ABC and CBS covered the gaudy and overextended Michael Jackson memorial service in July. As the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

(don't forget to check the comments afterwards)

[Buzz Clik]

1. Thank you for dredging up the dead body of Michael Jackson.

We didn't have enough conversation about him previously. Let's have more.

[Catherine Vincent]

3. No problem. Let's start with this....

[Buzz Clik]

17. Very nice. It seems to me that those "whining about Michael Jackson" ...

...are not limited to those who dilike him. In fact, I'd venture a guess that his fans may be the biggest whiners at DU.

[shadowknows69]

2. Fuck you this is just flamebait now and I'm alerting.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. The truth hurts eh?

Waaaahhhh!

[shadowknows69]

5. It's against DU rules to call Duer's out as freepers.

I asked the mods in my alert message where your tombstone is considering you do it a lot.

[shadowknows69]

6. By the way you worship a child molester.

[Catherine Vincent]

8. The only being I worship is God

Are you calling God a child molester?

[shadowknows69]

10. What's funny is you actually think you're clever.

[Buzz Clik]

19. God thinks Michael Jackson was overrated.

He much preferred Tito.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. I did not. I said some of you have one thing in common with Freepers.

I didn't mention any names. And stop whining to the mods about my posts.

[shadowknows69]

9. Same difference and I'll alert on you as many times as you break the rules.

And I will remind you in every "fellating Michael" post that you probably weren't his type.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. You sound bitter and jealous

Why don't you ignore all Michael Jackson threads? It's very simple.

[shadowknows69]

12. Because people should be reminded that's it's wrong to mess with kids.

And that such monsters don't deserve praise.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. He didn't mess with any kids

Do your research.

[shadowknows69]

14. Of course he didn't.

:eyes:

[Buzz Clik]

18. Hey! It's against the rules to say you're alerting a thread! I'm alerting your response.

Ah, shit. Now I'm doing it. :mad:

[Catherine Vincent]

20. LOL!

[ZombieHorde]

15. DUers have lots and lots in common Freepers. We are much more alike than different.

You could name any two groups of people and they would be more alike than different.

This is hardly the way ABC and CBS covered the gaudy and overextended Michael Jackson memorial service in July. As the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

If the body of the OP is accurate, then this is a fair critique. Don't you think?

[Catherine Vincent]

16. Yes, I agree. Unfortunately some DUers do.

Whenever a conservative political figure passes, they reveal themselves.

"If the body of the OP is accurate, then this is a fair critique. Don't you think? "

No, I don't think it's accurate. MJ's memorial service was not gaudy and overextended. He has millions of fans all over the world and they wanted to see it. It was very respectful. The person that described MJ's memorial was biased in his opinion and most likely thought differently when Reagan's memorial went on for over a week.

[blonndee]

21. hahahaha

Not that we didn't already know that. :)

The hatred and willful ignorance I've seen here at DU toward Michael Jackson really surprised me. It's one thing to be ignorant; it's another to stubbornly remain so on purpose. Is it for the sake of hatred, do you think? It's quite the phenomenon, I must say.

OTOH, there have been many DUers who have approached the many issues associated with Michael Jackson in a thoughtful way and have become informed. That's nice to see. :)