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What Are We Focused On?

July 8th, 2009

Imagine if all of the money and attention that we spent on this nonsense were instead spent to give Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, U.S. commander in Afghanistan, the troops and resources he needs to get the job over there done right. I’ve seen stories claiming that this Michael Jackson tribute cost the cash strapped state of California between $2.5 and $5 million. If you’re wondering why it would cost them anything read what Leslie Gornstein on E Online says,

And just what kind of city effort are we talking here?

  • At least 1,400 police officers to keep the peace
  • Workers from the Department of Transportation to arrange and enforce street closures
  • Still more workers from the Department of Public Works to keep the area clean and operating
  • Fire and rescue specialists, just in case too many rabid fans moonwalk into one another out in the streets
  • This is what our country focuses on? I’m so disgusted by the constant media coverage of Michael Jackson while every day we have men and women fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, too often sacrificing their health or lives, while we focus on the death of a man who made music. A man who has had a questionable past and most likely died of a drug overdose. Please. If we continue to focus on entertainment and ignore the real issues of our times, we will continue to be the same fools who focused too much time and attention on Anna Nichole Smith, OJ Simpson and Monica Lewinsky. Our collective intelligence ought to be put to better use than that, don’t you think?

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