Michael Jackson rushed to hospital

[KSUViolet06]

I'm sorry, but I find it a tad annoying that I log on to Facebook/Twitter and see stuff like:

"OMG, you guys are SUCH idiots for caring about Michael Jackson when 50 people died in Iraq today and Iranians are being politically oppressed."

I agree that those things are important and we should be concerned about them, but status updates and Tweets like those are a bit self-righteous much.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

"OMG, you guys are SUCH idiots for caring about Michael Jackson when 50 people died in Iraq today and Iranians are being politically oppressed."

That is so cliche`-ish.

If I felt like keeping the insensitive arsehole theme going, I'd say that I probably "know" MJ more than I know those people in Iran and Iraq.

[Munchkin03]

I was at the hairdresser when the word spread. Needless to say, everyone was on their Blackberries and iPhones. Most of my Twitter buddies, including some reading now, were keeping each other informed about this.

The Michael Baisden show was playing in the background; pretty early on, he devoted his entire coverage to MJ, starting with Jackson. Those songs they were playing, like "Rock with You," "Human Nature," and "PYT," brought back good memories.

Remember when it was such a BIG deal when a new MJ video came out?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Remember when it was such a BIG deal when a new MJ video came out?

Yes! I remember the one that premiered after In Living Color.

His videos were productions. He was the first to really do that.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Yes! I remember the one that premiered after In Living Color.

When "Black or White" premiered, I'm pretty sure we had popcorn that night and watched it, like it was a movie.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

When "Black or White" premiered, I'm pretty sure we had popcorn that night and watched it, like it was a movie.

Remember the even bigger deal that the "Thriller" video was? Awesomeness.

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

But what information do you have to base this on? Because this really is just sheer speculation. There's no reason to believe he attempted suicide.

Nothing in my original post conveyed that I firmly believe that he committed suicide. Of course it is speculation, just as I still speculate that Anna Nicole Smith possibly committed suicide.

His life was filled with risk factors for self-harm and suicide from the age of 9 to the age of 50. Some of these suicide risk factors include the self-inflicted risk factors for cardiac arrest such as the "need" for prescription drugs and/or illicit drugs, as well as the risk factors for cardiac arrest that aren't necessarily self-inflicted such as stress and heart disease. That's that and I'll leave it at that.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by OTW

The last time anyone saw Elizabeth Taylor I really thought she'd go at any second.

I never thought that she'd outlive her pal Michael.

I know! Apparently she and Stevie Wonder were too distraught to make statements.