Jacko verdict reached. Good, enough time for Thursday coverage

[thereismore]

of Conyer's forum. I don't know what the verdict is, but it will be old news by Thursday!

[Goldmund]

1. Doubt it

especially if he's found guilty.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. I agree. This could go on for at least a full week

if not, longer. If he's not guilty...no fodder for the press and they will move on to the kidnapped girl in Aruba.

[chalky]

10. Come on, this is a media whore's wet dream either way.

If he's guilty we'll get into the whole retrospectives and mental health and blah-bitty-blah-ble-blah-ad-infinitum.

If he's not guilty we'll get into the whole "Racial Divide"
thing and the "Celebrity Justice" blah-bitty-blah-ble-blah-ad-nauseum-remix thing.

[in_cog_ni_to]

41. I don't think so.

There's no story in a not guilty verdict.....boring. This will be short lived. I say 2-3 days tops.

[chalky]

42. Think way back. Think "OJ verdict".

The story that would not die. Time magazine, 20/20, etc. etc. for months after the verdict.
It was all about the "RACIAL DIVIDE" and "CELEBRITY JUSTICE". I'm sure they're remembering back to the traction they got from that and will behave accordingly.

[in_cog_ni_to]

43. Nah. This story wasn't as big as the OJ story because

we had cameras in the courthouse at the OJ trial. The world watched that one. Michael's trial was nothing but talking heads telling us what to think. I watched the entire OJ trial...not one minute of my time was spent on this trial. I watched the verdict being read....that's it. I think this one will die pretty quick. Michael will go into hiding and the family and attorneys will do a few interviews and that will be that. There's no story here. What's left to talk about? I could be wrong, but I hope not, ;)

[chalky]

44. What??!!?? You mean you didn't watch the E! re-enactments!??!

I'm willing to cede the argument to you in-cog, mainly because--like any good American--it's what I really want to hear. :+
I'm hoping you're right.

[in_cog_ni_to]

45. LOL!

Just my opinion. ;) I hope I'm right too. There's so many more important things going on in this world. Michael Jackson AIN'T one of them! :hi:

[AllegroRondo]

5. exactly

if hes guilty, we go into the whole penalty phase, which could take another couple months.

[ClintonTyree]

2. Are you kidding?

This will be discussed 24/7 for at least a week. If he's guilty, there will be 3 hour specials on his life, music, mental illness.......this could go one for MORE than a week. This is just as big as Popapalooza!

[Oreo]

4. Another pretty blonde girl will go missing

or something else will happen. The media can't go a day without one of these worthless senationalism stories. Disgusting.

They'll find something else by Thursday... i guarantee it

[kittenpants]

6. and this one will be pregnant! n/t

[bunny planet]

7. Are you kidding, it'll be a Jackothon to rival the Popathon.

They'll milk it in MSM for days if not weeks.
Let's not watch.

[noamnety]

8. I, for one,

Will need to see video of what type of shoes he's wearing int he days following the verdict, is his hair styled normally, will he be wearing a nice handmade poncho that will soon be selling in K-Marts around the country.

Admit it, this is news you need to know.

[JohnnyBoots]

9. Guantanamo is the smoke screen of the week, something

to keep all the pundits talking and the cameras off of Conyers.

[rodeodance]

11. Mj. just walked in

[rodeodance]

12. all in all he looks fairly good

[rodeodance]

13. i am listening to Blitzer bladder on and on--lots of speculation

[rodeodance]

14. well guess i have to admit-I am real curious. Did not think i would be.

[rodeodance]

15. fair crowd outside --seem quiet--rather somber

[rodeodance]

16. mikes will feed to the reporters--so they hear as the clerk reads the

counts.

[rodeodance]

17. est. 32 countries have journalists here. whow.

[rodeodance]

18. audio feed begins in 2 minutes!!

[rodeodance]

19. saying mj is greater star overseas than here.

[rodeodance]

20. foreperson of jury is a Hispanic male. will begin with count 1-conspiracy

[rodeodance]

21. said jury is filing in. --waiting for the audiofeed. count 2 is molestatio

n charge (jail time most likely).

[rodeodance]

22. alternates coming in with jury also.

[rodeodance]

24. 8 women and 4 men on jury -all middle class (no afro-amer)--

[NYFlip]

23. I agree

That's exactly what I thought when I heard they reached a verdict. I sure hope it's been talked out by Thursday.

[rodeodance]

25. jury is seated and waiting for judge to walk in.

[rodeodance]

26. Judge is ON the bench. feed should be coming any second now.

[rodeodance]

27. verdic handed to judge

[rodeodance]

28. court has to turn on the switch to hear but not done so yet.

[rodeodance]

29. 7 hours 30 minutes of deliberation.

[rodeodance]

30. still not hearing anything (10 counts--judge has to read before he will

hand to clerk).

[rodeodance]

31. audiofeed is to prevent what happened at Martha case--people running

out with signals--some right and some wrong.

[rodeodance]

32. not a hung jury--since they announced it was a vertic.

[rodeodance]

33. don't know why the wait here--small talk by Blitzer.

[rodeodance]

34. we await

[rodeodance]

35. um.. i feel rather subdued for some reason. can not explain it.

[rodeodance]

36. count 1-not guilty, count 2 not quilty, count 3 not quiitly (lewd act),

4_ not quilty lewd act on child,
5 not quilty lew act
6 not quilty attempting to commit lewd act
7 not quilty ad. intox agent.
7 lessser not quility--under age 21
8 not quility intox to assist in felony
8 lesser offence- not quiily prov alco intox
9 not quility of adminster intox agent
9 lesser offence---not quility alcoh unde age 21
10--not quility of adm. in comm of felony
10 lesser offence--not quilit undera ge 21

[rodeodance]

37. all 10 counts NOT quitly (see above note for separate counts)

[rodeodance]

38. whow--whow whow whow whwo

[rodeodance]

39. well, Thrusday is free now for the important stuff.

[rodeodance]

40. we are free of this (oh yes--there will be commentary but we are free)