The media is addicted to Michael Jackson. There. I said it. And I’m not talking about a weekend drunken binge addiction. They have a full on, 1000 pills a day-, drunk out of their minds-, shaking on the floor of a random crackhouse- addiction.
Online glorified tabloids and their traditional cousins are thirsty for anything remotely shocking or salacious with the words “Jackson” attached to it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if fledgling and veteran reporters alike were out turning tricks in back alleys all over California for leaked Michael Jackson information… whether it’s of pure quality or not.
Don’t for one minute think the addiction to Michael Jackson is limited to the entertainment media only.
Three weeks after Jackson …

The Constitutional guaranty of freedom of speech is contained in the First Amendment and is but one of six guarantees spelled out in that amendment. The section relating to free speech is actually limited to 10 words, “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.”
As with most rights, free speech has limitations and those limits go far beyond the old example of yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater when there is no fire, a very reasonable restriction.
However, it’s worth remembering that the First Amendment and, indeed, the Constitution itself relates to the government “abridging” free speech, also called censorship. The non-governmental private sector suffers from no comparable inhibitions when it …