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To work they had in it knows this is absolutely in ups this is insane. You know when I just added the to the show which is now brought to accomplish and half years and amp. Some. Real we're kind of in memo was some dope and adapt adjust the -- the big blonde bus speed dope. They were ascendant helicopters so Woody Allen to a following around the -- I can't even remember such -- it was incredible. The time and resources committed to it. Will we hear the stories in the news North Korea fired a missile that seems every hour on the hour seven over the weekend intermediate range missiles not in Macon and a statements about so Japan Hawaii certainly with certainly with and the umbrella or that. So and so for us you have Israel. I'm making noise about doing a preemptive. Attack on Iran and Joe Biden by the way gone out of his way not to say that we would catch right. You have an escalation of conflict. Over in Afghanistan what you call obamas walked. He have a median different things to help us in Russia today show up capsule just of the Honduras coup when revolt and all the rest of the economy -- and what are we talking -- We are talking about Michael. Freaking Jackson and I. O'clock o'clock yeah got to cut you of one of these -- YouTube iPhone and -- you know FaceBook Twitter all that stuff so you're into the technology and I'm not. What that what was the number that I heard over the weekend however about the number of hits. On the site. If in fact he wanted to try to get tickets I can't believe this tickets to the Michael child one point six million people signed up used to get a pair of tickets to see the memorial concert at the Staples Center. Yeah and -- or for 18000 people -- but I I would -- heard over the weekend that before that that that's how the many signed up I have heard of a five and a half million. Hits. Hits with somebody's gone on to that those silos those numbers don't mean summit I mean millions of people would obviously go check out the site that that's an act that requires very little effort you make a five seconds July 4 freak and -- don't have anything better to do with your life than to worry about this guy who was a we dude under the best to circumstance is one of the Wii is -- It has music let's be honest -- his music this big it has become all not look like Neil Diamond. And I like like Roy Orbison like a lot of those things and so people -- to Asia music ancient Finneran but. The that this guy has nothing redeeming about him at all New York congressman Peter King I just made a statement yesterday which he posted on the Internet regarding this that very fact an end I think she kind of nails it here seem I -- let his words do the talking.

Places congressman did change and -- they're more questions from what celebrities want story. As people thought there was the war room once or future reasonable. My house down the street fire memorial blocks from here. They're really reminded me you truly great men and women -- exactly president of Brooklyn. People fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan today cops firefighters. -- live and how long now. This is all right Michael Jackson. Radio so -- heroes Michael Jackson and it's not just dislike about this guy's. The burden of child molester. It's been giving this for longer than him day in and day out what flavor of the month.

Yeah that's that's a point right there what does it say about why we does this say about us is that we consume -- It's usually any idea and I don't think you do honestly I don't think you do at all I don't think -- his dwelling on -- have -- in you know -- time of its -- and has -- been enough coverage of Michael Jackson's death -- would you like to see this continued for several more months -- and -- 6172666868. When most of going to be buried -- coming soon maybe -- today they -- I said maybe even say that concern you at all camera angles lined up. They've decided where he's going to be guardedly -- say -- a place I don't know why they're out so quickly. Now when. -- James Brown died I think it was like a year they kept him on dry ice while they were trying to sort things out over who has the right to decide where -- buried their -- yeah. While it took a long long time -- and anybody right about that. Causes a lot of money. There's a ton of money originally and -- well it's the dispute who's got the right to make decisions as the fight because they want the money -- Romans 617 a pop as grade to 66 -- does current upon offers great he's -- sixty ER parchment hopper's art that would be nice it wouldn't fit his sense of himself that and that's why it should be done yeah it's all good morning RWR -- atomic Todd.

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And I thought mr. -- I hurled what do Bret is that would -- at this much coverage of the president Barack and I said you know I was kind of got a torn because it would best president probably. But it should so -- even get this thing what -- media cover shot that -- do you stop what you.

I'll start -- framing indeed shut the TV off that should be the watch word of the day for every day for the rest of the year it's the silly stuff I've ever seen.

Absolutely -- it's a dialogue and respect every aren't yet there are great impact the music. But I mean what we're aware -- like -- you know here he would start monitoring yeah.

Heidi elect dad and that's a great example the you ask yourself what happened there and I you know when Mother Teresa died so -- she might have gotten a day it's -- well deserved I don't begrudge -- she should get in the month or two long tribute rather on this deal.

I think it's more -- rose kind of question. You know it's them. You play okay you will have a big impact on music. And that he's it was a disgusting vile old grotesque human race oh yeah don't those two things cancel each other -- know but do you consider -- What -- and how many states and let nobody on -- that she let it go glorification is overkill and create this is this is ray ray your NW RQ good morning.

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You know the -- and about a thousand cars last twelve months is very Lorena certainly real sports question I'm not -- realty. What is its.

Well that's true with surrounded by it was surrounded by it in the insanity has become. The norm in his -- and it was Moynihan senator Moynahan who describe the phenomenon that he saw. With defining deviancy downward. And it happens a degree at a time a degree and at times tonight a look around and say. This world is completely -- can we had from what I would've assumed our world would they when I was a kid grown up. And it gradually and steadily down down down to the -- with language with habits with close with everything about it it's in the got.

Education yeah educators -- part -- school educations so what we throw more money in our schools system that the whole World -- Combined you guys -- You know we give women have always -- and it's gonna do. But don't blame describe it's not that body and the education system the system well.

The coming down yet at it and any good teacher is trying to overcome this nonsense -- talk about. The kid is surrounded by the Michael Jackson society in in other silliness of Madonna aren't all that stuff and then -- and the teachers trying to say trade and our country's important in the kid says screw you I'm on -- concert tonight.

Now see were not getting a lot of calls on this topic about media overkill. But if we switch the question and say what is your favor Michael Jackson's song. Maybe we delegate people who are excited up what do you play.

I do think he did it -- we're thrilled. -- or do you prefer you probably prefer something from the Jackson -- Of them and that that limits the ability I'm down at the table now come -- You know like about it last week again. The -- about Iraq.

And residents are right there outside of our rafts. Have as a former disc jockey I think assigns a category -- yeah and what -- the particular genre or -- is that the I bet was -- and -- And wasn't in there there is some. No longer journalism and that's really what the issue is because he used to be if you were watching a program like The Today Show coming out of the news division -- that they would have had new standards -- the Michael Jackson sort it would have been. An adjunct sort of -- they would lead within every day. It's -- eleven. And they're doing it again lead story today on The Today Show the economy Andy it's impossible to imagine that. Huntley and Brinkley or Walter Cronkite and you know people can go back mr. G this plant that the news they had democratic harsh reality they covered this that come that. But they would cover several topics for several minutes on each topic in new would have at least they feel and a flavor what was going on in your -- journal wall world Cronkite yeah that's the way it is Michael -- I brought in Hedgecock it's so ridiculous there are some very good good morning --

Good morning from Iran hay out you know this whole thing out the media overkill if you're actually right first. But this is no different then what I believe the whole idea of you know flight and distraction. You know. This is what's going on over here what my left and don't watch it right and a and and I think it goes deeper than just the people in the media I really think that. -- these guys get their marching orders I think they get their instructions and their bid to follow on order.

Well we're just way to overcome those -- honestly would not be true. Is if we all just you walk into the room you just shut off the television and audio maybe make that quick call our quick -- criticized today show and say I'm never watching again -- from -- I won't put back until this crap that was overrun suggesting a conspiracy who do you think distance.

Well I'm not -- I would go as far as to say conspiracy I think got cooperation. There's more the term.

I think you know I don't -- tend to believe that things are orchestrated in that way. Events tend to fall together in interest in ways and to me the coverage of Michael Jackson is similar to the coverage of Barack Obama during the election. They want to do what people find compelling and they now does that without journalistic standards without news. Having. People -- and an editor they're saying boy dissect this isn't newsworthy. When their missiles coming at us from North Korea. Let's focus on North Korea will put Michael Jackson back of the broadcast -- don't do them then that's. In -- make a great point it would be compelling. News and compelling programming. If they actually had. In intelligent military guy on -- short term intermediate and long term ballistic missiles waters the rain and -- let -- and I are gonna compete with that -- people are fascinated with Michael Jackson the trouble is. What they do now is they cave in to the period fascination. Rather than feeling a responsibility to educating the public so the news organizations it's like on. That'd -- NBC news I told that night I timed it there were thirteen minutes of coverage on Michael Jackson. On the NBC news cast before they said let's breaking get to other stories end. Also will have more on Michael Jackson coming up -- and they were doing live shots. Of the helicopters taking off with his body and -- Larry Lexington your NW RKO.

Good morning among the top I was a -- about -- Michael Jackson media coverage of this is the first time on your show this morning but I've heard anyone. Speak out against best. See. I think permit covering the profile I'm almost sixty years old. And I can't believe that they've been praising them all over the place and has been no mention of -- has at all about her. But I -- know who sent this the first ever heard this wall to wall coverage of any bank was when Princess Diana. And I couldn't believe that they were repeating and repeating and repeating. Up over and over again just for the sake of keeping on talking.

No I was pretty intense it was that and that's a great that's a great little historical remind them Islamic -- does coincide with the 24 hour news station house says they'll do repeat over and over because they wanna fill up with the thing the you'll tune in for a but you know the so what we've set about the presidential election Barack Obama was -- celebrity -- him I'm serious you're a guy who likes to be up on current -- should talk about the mall intelligently like. Do you actually go home and watch any of this stuff other than the stuff that's what's -- if you -- and I don't watch fox and -- two and half are against you can -- in Nevada and have a low fox however they did I just -- and I read a book I do notice that I kind of turned my head when I hear about the latest -- they think he was taking them wherever. There's something about the story line that is compelling. I don't know why I think because he was so bizarre. It's not like a Frankenstein's monster was alive and he was a celebrity and he died and they broke up in his head you got to find out how is made. There's something intriguing about it I don't know why it's 6172666868. You want more Michael Jackson cover two last. Thomas -- six AB WRKO.