Conrad Murray Guilty: Jurors Find Doctor Responsible For Michael Jackson's Death

At the very least he was guilty of negligence, but thank goodness some sane people made sure that this man will not only do time, but never again practice medicine:

Dr. Conrad Murray, the former personal physician of Michael Jackson, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the King of Pop's 2009 death.


California jurors delivered their verdict to a stone-faced Murray on Monday after deliberating for ten hours.


The jury of seven men and five women concluded that the evidence was sufficient beyond any reasonable doubt that Murray caused the sleep-deprived singer's death.


On the ground, John Smith, 60, followed the trial for 33 days outside. "I never thought he would go on to be this huge," he said. "Mike was loved for his human rights, charity and music. Conrad Murray is going to be found guilty."


Kimberly Binion stood outside the courthouse holding a photo of herself and Michael Jackson from when they were both teens. She has been following the trial since it began and this is her first day outside to hear the verdict. "I think that Conrad Murray should get second-degree murder. Manslaughter is not enough," she told HuffPost.


The judge has ordered jurors' personal information sealed.


Before the verdict was read, crowds outside the courthouse were chanting "Guilty, guilty, guilty" and "This is it, this is it" -- not only signaling the resolution of a lengthy investigation, but recalling the name of the tour Jackson was working on at the time of his death.


Murray has been remanded without bail, and scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 29.

CNN Talks Michael Jackson Media Coverage

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Michael Jackson was a cultural icon on the level of Elvis, John Lennon and Princess Diana. People whining about any media "overcoverage" need to quit yapping.

GOP Pol Peter King Spits On Michael Jackson's Grave

Newsmax.com:

A New York congressman says in a YouTube video that Michael Jackson was a "pervert."

Rep. Peter King said society is "glorifying" a "low-life" while ignoring the efforts of teachers, police officers, firefighters, veterans and volunteers.

In the video, the congressman says the "day in and day out" coverage of Jackson's death is "too politically correct."

He conceded that Jackson "may have been a good singer" and "did some dancing."

King is among the possible Republican contenders for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (JILL'-uh-brand.)

King has said in the past that he represents the interests of "blue-collar conservatives."

First of all. while Michael Jackson has been accused by quite a few people of child molestation, he's never been convicted of anything. Secondly, this is a reach as the media's coverage of Michael Jackson has nothing to do with dissing our troops. And yeah, at a time when the GOP is struggling, barely getting mention on the national radar, dissing a cultural icon is just the kind of lift it needs. Any wonder too why Blacks stay away from the GOP?

John Stossel Whines About Michael Jackson Coverage....Where Was He On Media's Princess Diana Obsession?

I've always been a fan of John Stossel's reporting and writings--he's long been a truth-seeker whose always shown to be one of the few in the leftist media unafraid to take on the slime of liberal propaganda. But joining the growing ranks of conservatives bitching about the news coverage of a global icon, just makes Stossel look dumb in my book:

Of course, maybe my bosses made the wrong choice. Maybe more viewers would have tuned in for my health care report. But the beauty of the market is that if they regularly choose wrong, they will go bankrupt. Networks better at giving the public what we want will take their business. I’d rather have viewers vote with their remotes than have elites govern our choices, making sure we watch “serious” programming.

Yes, I am sick of the coverage of Michael Jackson. I hate it that ABC didn’t run my piece. Free markets sometimes encourage pandering to the masses. I still say, bless the market. The good outweighs the bad.

Free speech means rude obscenity and hate speech. I treasure free speech too.

It just irks me that conservatives are acting like Michael Jackson planned his death ahead of time so as to interfere with their ability to get news. Then too treating a guy, whose death almost literally killed the internet, like he was just your average, run-of-the-mill "pop star" just hints of racism, esp. when you consider the media's over-the-top obsession with Princess Diana's death that went on for weeks on end.

Media's Passive Racism Regarding The Response To Michael Jackson's Death

I went to one of my favorite sites, Newsbusters, today and noticed this report filed by columnist Tom Blumer:

In a passionate Wall Street Journal op-ed this morning ("Silence Has Consequences for Iran"), former Spanish Prime Minister José Aznar who, in case anyone cares, serves on the board of WSJ parent News Corp., says that "It would be a shame .... if our passivity gave carte blanche to a tyrannical regime to finish off the dissidents and persist with its revolutionary plans."

Shaking off passivity requires visibility. America's media establishment almost across the board is providing very little. The Associated Press and the New York Times reports exist, but their distribution is dwarfed by the death of a pop star and a governor's infidelity.

This was filed under the headline "Iran Fading From Media Attention". Funny that. Of course, from what I've seen Iran is still doing well in garnering news coverage (Blumer even admits so in his article)--everyone from the NYTimes to CNN to FOXNews has Iran in their main headlines. So could it be that some people don't get that Michael Jackson wasn't just a "pop star", but a legendary and controversial worldwide cultural icon who crossed racial borders? Or maybe Blumer forgets about the media's obsessive coverage regarding with the likes of Princess Diana--wherein news regarding her death went on for weeks and continues to this day? Or maybe Blumer just doesn't understand how the death of a black man could warrant such massive coverage to the point that it almost killed the internet? Who knows, other than Blumer.

Michael Jackson R.I.P.

FOXNews.com:

Music icon Michael Jackson, whose fame spanned from his childhood with the legendary Jackson 5 to a superstar solo career that earned him the nickname 'King of Pop,' died Thursday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50.

His brother Jermaine Jackson confirmed Jackson's death from suspected cardiac arrest at a press conference Thursday evening.

Jermaine Jackson said his brother's physician was with him at his home at the time of his suspected cardiac arrest, and both the physician and the paramedics who transported to the UCLA Medical Center attempted to resuscitate him.

"Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m. a team of doctors, including emergency physicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour, but they were unsuccessful," he said.

Jackson was pronounced dead at at 2:26 p.m. PDT, his brother said.

"My family request that the media please respect our privacy during this time, and may all love be with you Michael, always. We love you."

Really sad when I read this news--can't help but think that all his plastic surgeries had something to do with this passing. Anyway, now's not the time for that. The original MJ was the greatest artist of his generation and that's what he should most be remembered for.

Michael Jackson Quote of the Day!

"I don't pay attention to that. In my opinion, it's ignorance. It's usually not based on fact. ... Every neighborhood has the guy who you don't see, so you gossip about him. You see those stories about him, there's the myth that he did this or he did that. People are crazy!"

- R&b/pop star Michael Jackson on his reputation for being a freak