AMERICAN greed killed Michael Jackson

By now you have heard and or read all the speculations and "intervention attempts" evolving the passing of a world "icon". I will not repeat most but elaborate where focus counts. Here is a comment, "elias familyat 6-27-2009
rest in peace with angels are you kidding me he paid off a family so he didnt go to jail" and a response to that comment, "Ms. Tenickaat 6-27-2009
Elias family....My question would be what kind of parent would accept a payoff if something really did happen to their child. It was for money!!! and that's what they got money. They sold their childs innoncence for money. If that had been my child I would have fought tooth and nail to get a so-called pedofile off the streets." and another response from, "mlellabrooklynat 6-27-2009
We thank you sheelam!To " Sage is Great", No one is to judge God's children. Each one of us makes a choice to see the good in the messages we receive from other's. We are all messengers from God and we are all God's children. Michael was able to get God's message out to millions. It is our choice to see what we want or what God wants us to see." I found that here; http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/27/michael-jackson-the-boy-who-brought-me-to-tears/?icid=mainhtmlws-maindl2link3http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spinner.com%2F2009%2F06%2F27%2Fmichael-jackson-the-boy-who-brought-me-to-tears%2F. That's something to think about. He himself said he paid to get it over with. It was too stressful for him to fathom people he trusted taking advantage of him. Some of us have done more gruesome things to cover up or shut up unwarranted slandering. Lied about paternity, killed an eye witness, had an accomplish beat to silence, stole evidence the list goes on. He simply felt o.k. give them what they want so they can let me live. The media however would not cease the assassination. They took a small piece of truth and exploited it to get ratings, sell papers and dethrone "The King of Pop". Envious snakes. We did the same to Marilyn Monroe, Howard Hughes and President Bill Clinton(only he and Hillary didn't hide or die they fought back).
It has always puzzled me why an individuals worth escalated after their passing. The growing concerns and vigils. The obsessive play of past mind you already seen before already argued and scrutinized and or supported rhetoric and lies. Rarely supported. Frankly, I'm saddened that what now appears to be such an interest only heightened the moment it was texts, blogged or headlined that he was rushed to the hospital. He has since given up his dream and lived abroad to escape the rejection and vicious assassinating of who he had become. The world should have spoke out when they were alleging his guilt of pedophilia for which he was acquitted. What was the purpose of him going into debt to clear his name if years later and after his death we would still be "alleging" and speculating? I don't agree with the press saying, "We are trying to get to the bottom of why he died." He died because he had accomplished all that he came to earth to do, he became all he could be and shared his life openly with us. Haven't we done enough to scorn him? Is it necessary? Just mentioning him will sell your materials you don't have to embellish, he embellished his own life by living it caring and entertaining, sharing and protesting for the underprivileged and ailing. Uniting people together for specific causes to assist another to live comfortable. He gave so many children hope and so many parents ease of mind by paying hospital bills. We wonder what happened to his money? People and lawsuits stripping him of his dignity and wealth for greed and enviousness. The people he trusted most let him down and took advantage of his generosity. Of all the words I heard yesterday describing him the two that resonate with me are "humanitarian" and "man-boy". He truly was a child in the shell of a man that society made turned against himself and he attempted to recreate himself to receive the love he gave.
He was only 03 years older than me and only due to his charismatic and electrifying talents can I testify to having "grown up with him". If his father hadn't developed the group to be acknowledged to "signing" level and CBS, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross' assistant, Quincy Jones, President Ronald Reagan, Ed Sullivan and MTV they would have remained "local talent" performing at benefits, proms and church or even "night clubs". He had genuine and as his brother Jermaine definitely pointed out "natural talent". There was no crystal ball, or silver spoon, but hard work and dedication accompanied by a strong family presence and the proper guidance and leadership to develop such an extraordinary being not to mention "nine". From Indiana not Los Angeles or San Francisco, New York or some exotic mention. From deep in the heart of this country we call "united". His rise to fame came right at the height of the civil rights movement and the not so "united" states. There are so many good memories like his music that permitted everyone to relax, to boogie, moonwalk, get down, volunteer and care. The fact that we can take the tabloid clippings and "wacko jacko" comments and resonate on them if you are the type of person that I use to be. See, I couldn't be happy for people and their accomplishments because I was so disgusted with myself for rebelling and defying authority to the point at the age of 15 I felt I could do it on my own. I was no celebrity and it was rough. I survived only because my grandmother like Joe Jackson took the time to nurture, teach and shelter me. I was so sheltered and yet very open to way more than a child should. But who's to say, my life was different from cousins and siblings yet we all survived and as adults most of the rough times were because we thought we knew what was right because we accomplished perhaps a complete hand print for mothers day gift or excelled in sports or whatever made our parents proud and adorning. I have learned since my grandmother passed in 1991 that she was a young mother and there were no books, Internet, and cell phones in the early 1940's when she began parenthood. Just as 20 years later in the early 1960's my mom repeated the pattern. I swore not to have children and that's probably the only promise I made to myself(age 04) and kept. Like Michael was I called myself "eccentric" or "extreme". I seem to either be all for or all against I had to find my inner peace religiously and learn balance. Even that took more than 30 years. What saddens me is that Michael Jackson and his entire family were America's family, because there was the cartoon, Sony and Cher, Ed Sullivan and cereal, toys and games that patterned their style or reflected their persons. We repeatedly saw the family performing especially Michael and Janet. That family changed the way America viewed well, we were African, negro, colored(not to mention the derogatory lables), and thanks to "The God-father" of soul, the late James Brown we adopted "black" with pride. The Jackson's opened doors to what we witness today of the music and film industry. Michael made videos popular and stunned audiences repeatedly with his energetic force of simplicity. It is only fair that he lived eccentric. Just as if he was famous at 11 and worldwide in early 20's it only fitting that the only other direction for him was down. And down from heaven is still among the stars and in the universe. We as society falsely account material gains and minute mistakes as identity. To me identity for all of us is human and the activities that we engage in are experiences of who we are becoming until we leave the flesh body. Remember we are Spirit covered in clay to identify us from the rest of GOD'S CREATION. HE took the time to form us in HIS LIKENESS AND IMAGE. HE spoke everything else into reality. Each of us has all the tool we need to be Michael Jackson, James Brown, Luther Vandross, Eartha Kitt, Sam Cooke or Celine Dion, Liza Minnelli, Mariah Carey, or Jennifer Lopez. They each nurtured their talents and focused to achieve the level of notoriety they possess. Luck is a fancy word that robs GOD of HIS BENEVOLENCE and induces a false since of being. This country has done a lot to harm the natural state of society and produced an element called "fame" or "success" to label and identify who you are. This is a disservice and unjust. We flirt with individuals as long as all seems perfect but show their humanness and we quickly abandon and assassinate.
We all watched many child stars grow up and wrestle with their identities and self worth because we are "fair-weather" fans. There was Dano Plato and River Phoenix. Freddie Prinze Sr. and John Belushi. It use to bother me that they make more money than nurses, teachers and counselors. But when you weigh in the popularity, paparazzi and press, you have to give room for the security and lawyers and courts and staff etc. We snuggle up to their egos built by the press and ignored by fans until they do something that we can't relate or understand. We read all the signs and tabloids and all we wanted was another "hit record" possibly one that mirrored the success of "Thriller" or better. That is a lot of pressure to be burdened with. For one who could guess the level of the public acceptance? We are as fickle as a wooden nickel at a campfire. We t.a.r.n.i.s.h the soul of a person and reduce their Spirit to paranoia, greed, recluse or death. Tarnish=Tantalizing Arrogant Rebellious Narcissism Impersonating Spiritual Humility. We stalk, faint, mimic and muse their existence to frightening levels. We expect that they are a commodity to be harassed, and interrupted repeatedly simply because we pay to be entertained by them. Well they put up with the gruelling tours and stresses that trail concerts and appearances, book signings and commencement speeches. We spend our money on futile things I mean "how-to seminars". We pay enormous registration fees to go and listen to someone tell their story that sounds like yours until it gets to the private planes and Armani suits. Why? Some admit they did not complete college or even high school but for some reason they are being paid and you are selling artifacts of significance to your legendary status to obtain the status they have portrayed to you as success.
Celebrities are committed, determined and focused. They research, practice, volunteer and have hungered and went without before stardom.
I'll list a few that we as society have assassinated; Michael Jackson, Barry Bonds, R. Kelly, Bob Crane, George Michael, Sinead O'Connor, Mel Gibson, Whitney Houston, Michael Vicks and Pete Rose. Each rose to extraordinary heights of fame and acceptance until they "bet on their team", flirted with steroids, got too close to children, burned a picture of the Pope, spoke anti-Semitic or exposed their sexual preferences. We would allow the press and media to tarnish their character by joining the lynching and boycott or slander through gossip and heresy until they either leave the country or become recluse. We wallow in our brewed evil victory until their death and all bets are off we have free canvas to speculate, demoralize and dethrone them.
It shouldn't matter what a person does that may not have been clearly understood by the general public. Frankly we generally have never been Michael Jackson so how would we know what was or was not good for him. He lived, He entertained, He was very generous. He cared about life and the people living it. He made dreams come true, He lived a dream and He died a Legend of Philanthropy, Music, Creativity, Production, Arts, Dance, Lyrics and Film. He lived a life for a country of its own yet, he was misunderstood and scrutinized to rebel against himself. Everything he did was larger than life. Have you ever been able to buy Giraffes, and The Beatles's Music Rights? Sell out tickets hours after print? Make a sick kid smile? In an interview he was stated, "There is a song that I wrote called 'childhood', that is the most honest words I wrote. Then most autobiographical. Listen to it if you want to know who I am?" Then do as he asked in one of his songs, "Leave him alone." To the Jackson family we love all of you and are grateful for your sacrifices and endurances to invite us into a life we could only dream of. Our hearts and Prayers go out to each of you during this difficult time of loss. Keep your heads to the sky...