Seriously, whats all the fuss about? I get that the man was one of the best selling artists of all time (though, I’m proud of the fact that I do not a single album of his, however my wife does). I also get that his videos were the coolest of their time. With out “Thriller” we wouldn’t have that awesome scene in 13 going on 30 or that sweet filipino prison video of the inmates doing the thriller dance that came out a couple of years ago. We wouldn’t have had parachute pants with zippers and red leather jackets either, but would the world be worse off? Not really.

In the time since Jackson passed, several other celebrities passed as well. Days before, Ed McMahon passed and earlier in the day when Jacko kicked, Farrah Fawcett passed from cancer as well. Yet neither of their deaths was made in to a spectacle. Why not? Farrah was probably more influential in the 70’s and 80’s then Michael ever was (and probably had more of a following in her day as well). Billy Mayes (you know, the OxiClean guy), Karl Malden and Rober McNamara (who actually had a greater impact on your life then you will ever realize) also passed in the days after MJ, yet one thing has been the top story on the news sites. MJ’s Death.

Imagine if the outpouring of support Jackson and his family have received and seen over the past week and half occurred EVERY time a US Solider lost his life protecting our country. Or if every time a Veteran of WWII, Vietnam or Korea was recognized the same way Michael Jackson is being with a Senate Resolution. It would be amazing.

If people paid as much attention to the goings on in Government as they do in pop culture or their website directories submissions, they would realize that Stewart Smalley from SNL was Sworn in yesterday as a Senator, that more taxes are being imposed on them in the name of Global Warming and that the Government is slowly encroaching in to more areas of our lives then ever before. However, we’ve simply become a culture of celebrity worship (don’t believe me, look at most of the television shows these days) where we would rather loose ourselves in their lives (or deaths) instead of standing up for our own.

If we made as much fuss about our jobs, our family, our friends, or our roles as citizens in this great nation, as we did about the passing of one, rather sad man, we’d be much better off as a country.

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Some one’s off his rocker and needs to be put away before he does the people around him (namely Katie Holmes) any harm. Well known Scientology FREAK Tom Cruise is the recent target of several videos that have been circulating around the net about his scientology views. From watching the video that Gawker has its not that hard to see why the mainstream has an issue with embracing scientology.

I used to be a Tom Cruise fan (one of my favorite movies of ALL time is Top Gun!) but in light of everything he has done lately I’m pretty sure I don’t want to see another Cruise movie again. The man is crazier than Travolta (who might be a few sandwiches short of a picnic hisself…). Watch the video. Be amazed. Be scared.

Let me know what you think…

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I don’t talk much about celebrities on here, thats what Perez Hilton and the superficial are for but I wanted to make a short comment about the news that Britney Spears has lost custody of her children. While I don’t think much of K-Fed as a singer or actor, he has shown remarkable poise and dedication as a father and while if they were my children, I wouldn’t want him to be the Guardian, he is a better choice than his Ex. Ms. Spears stints in drug rehabilitation clinics have done little for her (and her friend Ms. Lohan). Maybe this is the wake up call she needs to get her life in order. Maybe.

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