My Last Word On Michael Jackson: Jesse, Al, "The Family" And Lisa Marie

I hadn't plan to post anymore on this subject. But friends have been twittering (not really - I'm an e-mail girl) back and forth, and you cannot turn on the TV without being force-fed beautifully lit/digitally-enhanced imaginary humping, crotch-grabbing, and super-model-chasing (with lovely melodies in the background) . . .

. . . and that's just the "mourners".

First with regards to Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and "the family", this is a comment I left at the Raleigh N&O:

Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Now right there is a pair. It's been sickening to watch them suck whatever living they make off this latest black American tragedy.

OF COURSE Jesse held a press conference (he wants those "wounds" open and raw and bleeding for weeks-to-come because that means more attention for Jesse). This "reverend" is worse than the worst of the fallen tele-evangelists.

OF COURSE "the family" that never said NO . . . "the family" that stood by and enabled and let the-gloved-one do whatever he wanted (from carving up his face to into something horrifically unrecognizable . . . to crossing all kinds of inappropriate lines with children) is now ready to blame someone else for his death.

The second autopsy was a given. Heavy sigh. Wouldn't it be nice if this country could get past the race-baiting, "We don't trust the authorities to do their job properly," CDT that Jesse & Al specialize in?

And then there's Lisa Marie Presley. Because I've done the pilgrimage to Graceland (several times), and no Christmas is Christmas without listening to her Father, I've always held a soft spot in my heart for this reluctant princess of American rock. I think she's quite talented in her own right, but may never get her real due. I think she's very smart (in a world-weary way) and has a good head on her shoulders. And I've heard she is great Mom to her kids.

I also believe Lisa Marie Presley genuinely loved Michael Jackson (as you can see in her facial expressions & body language in this interview with Diane Sawyer) inasmuch as the-manchild would let her love him. While I suspect Elvis did turn over in his grave when they married, in a very strange way, that relationship made sense.

On the other hand, you can also tell by some of the interviews she gave after the marriage dissolved, that Lisa wanted to cut loose but something held her back.

I look forward to the day when Elvis's daughter feels free to really speak her mind. I think hearing from the woman who wanted to "save" her husband from her Father's fate might provide the best insight of all into what did this.

As to what stopped Michael Jackson's breathing and then his heart, my original prediction stands: A doctor (in this case, a concierge doctor - a topic that has great potential in the medical blogs). In the bedroom. With a needle.

Where was "the angry/confused family" before this played out? They KNEW what was going on. What is there really to be confused about? I mean really. They need look no further than the man/woman in the mirror. The changes that needed to be made were not made.

Of course that speaks to what really killed Michael Jackson . . . and that is a whole nuther story that should keep talking heads and tabloids occupied for months, if not years, to come.

I leave it to them.

Sunday AM Update: That whole nuther story is gonna be interesting.