Comments on: Who paid for Michael Jackson’s flamboyant funeral?

By: MJ

MJ — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:04:21 +0000

you are all such disgusting people with no heart at all.

By: Donna Barstow

Donna Barstow — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:09:30 +0000

My number that I heard on the news is $4 million. I’ve read even higher on the net, but prefer the evening news, ABC, for my news.

I know the UN has a lot of flags in front. That’s all I remember of it.

I’m a writer first. Most cartoonists are not – they are just artists. They buy gags from gag writers, at least the New Yorker guys & many other general cartoonists. I don’t know if this is true of editorial cartoonists. I only know a couple of them personally, and they do write their own stuff. But again, they think picture first, and I think funny. I admire some of them.

By: Dredpiraterobts

Dredpiraterobts — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:20:11 +0000

The difference being that while my mind may be made up, I constantly check all things that I “know” against the current facts. In the case of your punditry, it is the rare comment that disputes the prior data used to form my opinion.

“The UN” is a landmark building, like the Sydney Opera House, or The White House, or the Eiffel Tower. The very mention of the word conjures an image (at least in my mind). Beyond that one can ponder the quality of opera in Australia, the actions of those in the White House or spring time in Paris. It would strike me as interesting, to say the least, that a person who considers herself an Artist does not automatically translate words to images in her mind. Not right or wrong, but interesting.

The overarching point here is that the Michael Jackson funeral tab (for traffic, police and cleanup) is indicated at $1.4 million (Time July 27). It’s a small cost for a city that makes its living off the living and dying of “The Beautiful People.”

By: Donna Barstow

Donna Barstow — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:25:13 +0000

No, I don’t. I think of their purpose, but not sure they have the power when they need it. I never think of the physical place.

And it sounds like you don’t really need a reminder, since your mind is made up.

By: Dredpiraterobts

Dredpiraterobts — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:57:27 +0000

When you think of the UN do you think of NYC? If you never think of the UN, then that reminds us why “Political Cartoonist” is not really your calling.

Personally I find all “Hyper important,” “Of the century” stuff to be boring crap. I’m not a big fan of “celebrity” in general

By: Donna Barstow

Donna Barstow — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:44:19 +0000

When I think of NYC I never think of the UN. I’ve been there many times. I think of museums and shows and theater, and even some of the actors that live there. But maybe not that many.

You can’t compare the OJ trial to this boring crap. OJ was one of the most fascinating long-running serial stories in the century.

By: Dredpiraterobts

Dredpiraterobts — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:48:32 +0000

Yeah, try living in the Big Apple. The money they spend on protecting foreign and domestic dignitaries when they come to the UN is staggering. And how much did hosting the Republican Convention in 2004 cost?

Point is that aside from NYC, LA is the only city that matters in the USA. LA makes money off of being LA. Its only LA because of its major industry which is the “TMZ,” if you will, of Hollywood. Beverly Hills wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for the wealth generated by the entertainment industry.

Yeah, there are other things, shipping ports etc, but Buffalo has shipping ports!

And Yeah, somebody of mega wealth ought to stand up and say “I’ll pay” What’re we talking? A couple few mil? pfffrt! How many Beverly Hillionaires spend that on a “Super Sweet Sixteen?”

Having the UN in NYC is like having a Royal Family. It costs alot, but it also generates a lot of direct and indirect revenue to the city. It is indicative of what NYC is THE International Capitol, THE International center of Capital and trade. And it is just one of the many things that make NY, NY! Without it, NY might as well be Boston.

Having Michael Jackson’s funeral in LA, having OJ’s trial in LA, having Lindsay Lohan in LA… Without them LA might as well be Vegas.