Comments on: View From Under A Rock

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:18:23 +0000

HERO – defined-a man distiguished for exceptional courage, fortitude or bold enterprise. Men and women of the armed forces deserve this title. Every day.
MJ does not. Respect, admire and thank the right people, not one id……

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:42:20 +0000

HERO- definition– a man distinguished for exceptional courage, fortitude or bold enterprise. I believe this fits military personnel. Therefore, a Hero, male or female, should be recognized. mj, was neither. a hero, nor military. I agree with the letter, and would be thrilled to thank the one who wrote it.

By: T the D

T the D — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:48:38 +0000

I am in complete agreement – I even said something to a friend on the day of the MJ memorial. It was something to the effect of "Imagine if we gave even a 10th of the coverage to our fallen soldiers as we have to the death of Michael Jackson."

Michael Jackson may have been an accomplished and successful entertainer known around the world, but that doesn't even come close to comparing with what our soldiers do for us everyday.

The people who fight, and especially those who fight and gave ALL for their country deserve so much more.

~T the D
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By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:18:57 +0000

MJ made a lot of contributions, but they weren't even on the same level as a United States service members. I'm on the side of Martha Gillis, whose nephew Brian was killed by an IED, in A'stan, on the same day MJ died. One man brought joy to a lot of people through his music…one man brought us that much closer to keeping our freedoms intact. No contest! None at all!

I agree that many Americans have forgotten, or maybe never understood, what the military has afforded them in their life. It's sad and one more thing that separates the military from the civilian world. Maybe if the media wouldn't paint the military as ignorant, nothing better to do, high school dropouts, social misfit, gang sign flippin', fools, who like to break the law, people would be a bit more educated on the military.

If there was ever a time, it is now, to rise up and start writing letters, and making phone calls, to get our REAL heroes the recognition and support they deserve. Silence is NOT golden, it perpetuates everything wrong.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:41:14 +0000

CF,
The point is, that the entire media and world stopped for an entertainer's death, while the death of people who VOLUNTEER to defend YOUR freedom, are barely even mentioned in passing.

And I dare say most servicemen accomplish MUCH more than MJ during their time of service than he did during his entire life.

By: NY-David

NY-David — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:53:05 +0000

Sorry to have gotten off topic, but I wouldn't make such a comparison as what CF made.
NY-David

By: NY-David

NY-David — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:46:26 +0000

While I appreciate your service to our country, you may also want to brush up on your knowledge of the law and the concept of being innocent until proven guilty. I don't recall him being convicted of child molestation.
NY-David

By: Dave Jenest (Patriotwatch)

Dave Jenest (Patriotwatch) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:25:11 +0000

Message sent to Judge Andrew Napolitano hosting Glenn Beck's show yesterday.

Headlines the last two days on Fox report accurately on the mainstream media's saturation coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Fox also reported "Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage Amid Jackson Spectacle." We would like the families to know, Lt. Brian Bradshaw and his comrades in arms were memorialized on July 4th. patriotwatch....etVideos.htm

From our virtual stage, VIPs and participants alike shared a moment of silence and this message:

REFLECTIONS: "Let us remember the 13 U.S. soldiers KIA in Afghanistan after the media feeding frenzy over Michael Jackson's death on June 25. These are the true American heroes and treasure lost. As we watch and listen to videos messages from and about our troops, members of our virtual world may share their personal thoughts and stories with each other."

Last week we faxed news releases patriotwatch....m/7-4-09.htm to Fox News Network. Maybe we're not good with PR as an all volunteer nonprofit organization. But we did want to let you know: We did not forget Lt. Brian Bradshaw and his comrades in arms.

By: NY-David

NY-David — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:42:51 +0000

Not sure what I'm most impressed with… that you pointed this out or that it came from SF. Give the guy credit where due and move on.
NY-David

By: ONE PISSED OFF SOLDIER

ONE PISSED OFF SOLDIER — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:52:29 +0000

Are you freaking kidding!? MJ was a child molester. We SOLDIERS do more then you think. We give up awhole a lot of freedom to keep this COUNTRY great as she is. You need to wake the HELL UP!!
"A Veteran – whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve – is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it."
– Author Unknown