There's no doubt that Michael Jackson was extremely talented. I especially thought he was cool during his "Thriller" days. However, he hung around kids way too much. There's nothing wrong with being charitable & supporting charities that helps children.
I also believe that as a kid Michael was abused by his father, Joe. I was listening to the Schnitt Show & they were playing exerpts of an interview where Michael was talking about verbal abuse from his father. One thing he mentioned was that his father kept telling him how big his nose was & that he didn't get his nose from him. When you keep pumping a child with that kind of talk about his physical appearance, which he has no control over, it messes them up inside. I think that's what led to the physical changes that we've seen over the years.
As relates to the child molestation, Michael only has himself to blame. When you constantly hang are around children all of them time, you are asking for trouble. I believe that the first case that was settled out of court may have been false. If someone molested my child, I don't care how much money they have, I would still insist on pressing charges. If I were Michael Jackson, I wouldn't have offerred any money. I would have said, I'm not guilty of anything & I'm not paying you a dime. Even though 12 people found Michael innocent in a court of law, I believe in the he is guilty in my mind. That trial was a big joke. He was always coming to court late & there were constant outbursts where he would be dancing. The judge threatened to remand him to custody for the duration of the trial, but did no such thing. Whether or not he was truly guilty, we will never know, but God does. If he did those things, he'll be answering to God when stands before Him.
As for the New York politician, I think he was just calling it as he saw it. Everyone has their opinion & he was stating his.
