Nice try TJ. Let the man rest in peace. Let anyone offer their condolences. It wont make the economy any better or worse.

Why does it matter. President Regan gave him an award why can’t president obama make ref. to his passing?

TJ….please go sit down and let the man rest. It doesnt matter who is commenting on it…Its a matter that the WORLD is addressing…so damn disrespectful

I suggest you take up our tragic economy with the BUSH administration & YOU MORONS who voted for YOUR RULER. Obama just got put on.

IDIOT!

RIP KING OF ALL MUSIC

@TJ…If you read that statement closely, it seems Obama was trying to console the MJ fans rather than make an in-depth statement about MJ’s legacy.

well, i wish people would stop bringing up how “sad and tragic” parts of Michael’s life was. we know that already. that’s the part that doesn’t need to keep being brought up. everybody has aspects of their life that are “sad and tragic”, and nobody likes it when other people bring it up.

@TJ
i do not know you, but i was talking to you also, you struck me and i was very sadden, that, the minute someone in the white media talks, you, jump down our throats
IF barack obama is not HUMAN than how should he react to the worlds problems, please ,get it right, that what you said, made no sense at all!!!
GROW UP, immaturity is killing our community already we have enough idiots, i am sure we are not collecting any more

@dayg715
very sad that when we mourn, we argue!!!! there are
some people that are still being rude,about the life image portrayed about micheal after michael passed or else i would not of mentioned it.
RESPECT is needed not an arguement, i said it for a reason it was part of the point
please and again…….grow up!!!!

@Erica, Reagan gave him an award BEFORE his ways with children became known. I’m not stopping this man from resting in peace. I’m just presenting all of you with another way to look at it. I have two suggestions for you: 1. Keep all this in mind if your child is ever molested and 2. This is a man that so hated being black that he did everything possible not to look like one. Only in American can a little black boy grow up to be a white woman. Keep the hate coming…

thank you…….so lets not argue over it then and become petty
stick to the article and not words i typed in my text when i was being repectful of a black man opinion in which he used to express greif(which just happen to be a president) and i am glad he respected MJ and not ignored it so we can all take note..and do the same….it is not my place to tell a president how to run his business when he is doing it well….i agree with the president

I have to agree with TJ on this one.

Why exactly does the president have to publicly say anything when a celebrity dies, especially a celebrity who had questionable relations with children. North Korea is tossing bombs every which way, Iran is on fire, the economy is killing us all, but some of you all think it is priority for Obama to say something about MJ?

I thought the moment of silence in Congress led by Diane Watson and Jesse Messy Jackson Jr was even more absurd!

I loved MJ, and I wish he was still here, but some of y’all got to get your priorities in life. together.

@TJ

1. How do you know Michael really molested those children?
were u there?
I believe he was taking advantage of by the families of these boys once they realized that michael wasnt in his right mind
which brings me to your next statement about him wanting to be a white WOMAN but It seems to me that he wanted to be a little white BOY. MJ may have had issues but I do not believe he was a predator.Anyway whatever is was, Mike is at peace and away from it all. May God bless him.

One comment from President Obama isn’t going to make or break situations happening at this moment. It’s not as though he visited L.A. and held a press conference.

Why can’t we just lighten up a bit, shall we. TJ has a right to his/her opinion (sorry if I missed your gender), I’m just not that concerned at this time. I’m still mourning the lost of one of the GREATEST if not THE GREATEST entertainers alive. Not thinking about his personal life whatsoever, just the man I grew up with.

Love ya, MJ!

i’m out, i believe your arguement is more personal, maybe at me, or with MJ, maybe even barack, because unfortunately we resemble the same color we do not deserve respect

in honour,and time of sadness,or grief i will not argue anymore with haterz….so….i am out…..R.I.P MJ
a legend gets repect from everyone, from all status, just like all the other legends that passed before, there is no difference between us, no matter what color,president obama is not the first it is the first time the legend was black like him…….haterz will always hate!!!

its nothing wrong with obama saying somthing i just think he should do it a fan level not because he president

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND AS I STATED YESTERDAY I THINK MICHAEL JACKSON SHOULD RECEIVE A NATIONAL HOLIDAY! PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO SIGN A BILL ALLOWING MICHAEL JACKSON DAY TO BE 06/25 OF EVERY YEAR!

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES AND KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS!

sxyQblondie OUR HEARTS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS>>>I cosign 100%.

What difference does it make how or what the president said about mj.he clearly is a fan saddened by the death of a musical genius just as many in the world are at the moment,he was a fan.Despite whatever “issues” mj had his music and performances sent a tidal wave through generations and no “issue” he had could change that,and that his why he will “ALWAYS” be remembered as a legend

why is it that when you’re famous, you have to comment on everything that other famous people do

Mike I loves you

Actually Obama is not the first president to speak words on behalf of a dead celebrity, Clinton did the same thing when Frank Sinatra died, perhaps if some of you did the research you’d know that before condemning the President for doing something like that.

Following up SoHeartless: look at writing covering the 1977 Carter White House Response to the Death of Elvis Presley:

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THE MEDIA IS ALWAYS TRYING TO HOLD OBAMA ACCOUNTABLE FOR SOMEYHING.HELL! WHAT DID THEY WANT HIM TO DO? GIVE MICHEAL JACKSON CPR! I JUST KNOW AS INYELLENGENT AS THE PRESIDENT IS., HE STILL WANT TO TELL THE MEDIA TO JUST KISS HIS ASS. MJ WASN’T INTO POLITICS HELL HE WAS ON NEVER NEVER LAND PLAYING LIKE HE WAS MR PETER PAN WITH WHITE KIDS AND SHIT! THAT HOW HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN CHIKD MOLESESTING CHARGES. NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. I DO HATE HR DIED,BUT AW!OBAMA IS BUSY FIXING THIS MESS THAT GWB LEFT!

@TJ

Y cant he comment on it. He hasz every rite to. It’sz Michael damn Jackson! && about “the kid’sz he molested”, the lil chandler boy said himself that hisz dad made him lie on that man! Ur totally off the mark. Just take the time ta honor thisz man’sz life && legacy! R.I.P MiCHAEL JACKSON!!

Micheal Jackson is the world. Let us remember the song We are the World. If Micheal wanted to molest a child he could have ordered one from another country who doesn’t speak english and for 2 Borack Obama our president could have said somthing more positive or nothing at all, it sounds like his confidence is starting to get to big or let me guess since the media is not all over him he feels left out.

Farah
Well said

OUR PRISIDENT WAS NOT BORN YET WHEN MICHEAL WAS AROUND BUT AM SURE THAT HE HEARD ABOUT HIM . BARRACK IS 47 AND WAS BORN IN AUG 5 OR 6 NOT SURE MICHEAL WAS BORN AUG 25 1958. BARACK DID A STAEMENT ABOUT MICHEAL AND IT WAS GOOD HE DIOD THE RIGHT THING SEANDING A LETTER TO THE JACKSON FAMILY.

DID THE RIGHT THING SORRY A MESS UP.

well said farah

Michael Jackson is my favorite pop artist ever since i was a child. He is truly the King of Pop and i am saddened by this news.

All this over a child molester I swear………

Bet some of you TJ followers feel stupid now that you see the acusser lied right..And the man gave so much to the less fortunate what have any of you done?? And you act as if the president taking 2 mins to give condolences is going to keep him from doing his job!! By the way some of you may need to go bk and check your history and make sure no other president has made statements about a celebrity’s death..!! Bc they have, if you’re going to make a statement about history, know what you’re talking about

To: CLASSY-IDIOMS,
hey you idiot, i see you still live in the segregation days….don’t talk about WHITE MEDIA like that. why don’t you talk about BLACK MEDIA…BET for example…letting Joe Jackson promote his new record label and business partner instead of just talking about his son, what do you have to say about that huh…?
We live in times where black and whites are not banned from certain areas like before…so start living within the ages or just go hide in your house and shut the fuc* up you RACIST !
And about barack obama, it’s a shame he didn;t say anything earlier, even being busy he took time in the last couple of deaths to come out and say things…why is MJ not on his list as usual…?
SHAME ON YOU BARACK OBAMA !!!!!
I guess he’s been hanging too much with the White Media and he forgot about the blacks…
huh idioms…what do you say to that you stupid fool ???

I truly think it was suicide…MJ was fedup…he recently left a catalogue of music with about 200 hundred unpublished songs under the names of hischildren only, he re-hired hi old attorney fora new will and he was putting away money on outside banking firms, despite his $400 million debt here…doesn’t that tell you some clues…?
even the album he recently produced with will.i.am is coming out and the beneficiaries are his children….i think MJ knew his legacy had to start with his death and just went ahead and send the world all to hell and snapped.
either way ….life creates icons…death creates legends….and MJ will live forever in our hearts.

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TJ, you win (even though I think you posted the comments just to see how many people would address them: you’re bored I assume). Again, you win. There is no real need for Obama to say anything. You win because he has not. Gibbs giving a press corp some thought sof the President is hardly the president making an official statement. He has thus far side-stepped that. For all of you who have brought the bashing of political figures into your post (Obama vs Bush economy, etc.), just for the record President Reagan invited MJ to the White House; Bill Clinton has called the Jacksons . Wonder which parties you will blame for those kind gestures. For me, God bless MJ and Godspeed.

GET a life Diana

i moved on!!!

racism comes with power to provoke hatred! Talk to yourself

i spoke to provoke intelligence, get it right!
It would do you good to think before you type

i only come on this thread today thank god HUH

you sound white, white people are schizophrenic, please even though it is hard separate fantsy from reality next time!!!

@Diana

GET a life
i moved on!!!

racism comes with power to provoke hatred! Talk to yourself

i spoke to provoke intelligence, get it right!
It would do you good to think before you type

i only come on this thread today thank god HUH

you sound white, white people are schizophrenic, please even though it is hard….. separate….. fantasy…… from reality…… next time!!!

Of Course this president of the United States is expected to comment. He has clearly painted the picture that he wants to bring art to the white house that is why Stevie was there and other artists. Clearly the passage of MJ is of global significance and therefore requires comment.

Look, if President Obama made it a point to go on Steven Colbert’s show and goof around and on Jay Leno’s show to goof around then he should issue a statement on the passing of an important cultural contributor. It is the kind and presiential thing to do.