The Vent - Part 2

[Sprailenes 47]

Well my husband actually is adamant that it is an actual friend of mine and has even gone so far as to tell me which one and it is no one on this site.

But thats what he thinks. I am unsure. I don't want to continue to investigate it though because like I said, I don't want to put the kind of time into them, as they put into me.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Sprailenes

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

Really? What did I miss?

vj was once linked by a columnist, with the links pointed at profiles. and the profile pics were used in the story too.

REALLY!?!?

There was a columnist doing a story on immigration. Or so she claimed. What she really wanted to do was slam the MENA women who were marrying men from those countries, but she did a very underhanded and despicable thing. She captured their photos and profiles from VJ, then pasted them into her column. And then she belittled them. I suppose I could try to find it if you really wanted me to. lol. Unless Charles saved the link.

i have it somewhere, but the fuzzy one does not want it posted on vj.

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

My vent...... City and State officials of California and Los Angeles. They offered to pay for the funeral and the public funeral at Staples Center for Michael Jackson. It's going to cost 4 million dollars as well. The mayor of Los Angeles was on the news this morning begging for the people of L.A. to donate money to pay for this. All this when we already have a massive budget shortfall. Not like a man whose net worth is in excess of $1 Billion couldn't pay for his own funeral.

someone needs to slap that mayor

[Krikit 1,165]

My vent...... City and State officials of California and Los Angeles. They offered to pay for the funeral and the public funeral at Staples Center for Michael Jackson. It's going to cost 4 million dollars as well. The mayor of Los Angeles was on the news this morning begging for the people of L.A. to donate money to pay for this. All this when we already have a massive budget shortfall. Not like a man whose net worth is in excess of $1 Billion couldn't pay for his own funeral.

someone needs to slap that mayor

He/she was probably being pressured by the community.

[The_Dude 1,142]

My vent...... City and State officials of California and Los Angeles. They offered to pay for the funeral and the public funeral at Staples Center for Michael Jackson. It's going to cost 4 million dollars as well. The mayor of Los Angeles was on the news this morning begging for the people of L.A. to donate money to pay for this. All this when we already have a massive budget shortfall. Not like a man whose net worth is in excess of $1 Billion couldn't pay for his own funeral.

someone needs to slap that mayor

He/she was probably being pressured by the community.

There was no time to be pressured. They preemptively volunteered to pay for it.

[Sprailenes 47]

Well, I am not justifying that price at all, but are they perhaps thinking the tourist dollars will make up for it and more?

[The_Dude 1,142]

I don't see how it could. Here is how it went down. AEG, the company that owns the Staples Center volunteered the venue to the family to host a funeral for fans. The city didn't have the balls to say "wait a minute here, you need to provide security etc. for the hundres of thousands if not millions that will descend upon downtown L.A. to watch". So now, 2500 officers are being forced to work overtime as security for this. On top of that, SWAT teams are doing the escort duties for the funeral procession. The city actually sent out bulletins to tourist departments worldwide telling people "Don't bother coming unless you have a ticket already". Oh well, I technically don't live in the city of Los Angeles, so my tax burden for this fiasco is minimal. Just seems like such a waste, especially when you think about the dire poverty people are living in less than a mile from this venue.

[Sprailenes 47]

Very true.

Well who do we have left? Madonna? Hopefully she dies of ripe old age so we don't have to deal with this media circus again.

[JillA 2]

Yeah it's pretty sad.... Right now there is like a red carpet, celebs are posing and smiling as if it's the Oscars.... Is that really necessary?

[Sprailenes 47]

People are excited about going to a funeral.

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

People are excited about going to a funeral.

[Krikit 1,165]

Okay, Reverend Al needs to shut the hell up.

[JillA 2]

Okay, Reverend Al needs to shut the hell up.

I was just thinking that.... I can't watch this cirus anymore, turning it off!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I would like to say be careful what you say about anyone on these boards. Sorry to all my vj fb friends but I had to basically delete all because some a$hole sent my mil links to threads where I complained about her. I mean really? Whoever it was must think they're really funny and we have all vented about people and things we don't like but to "attempt" to try to get someone in trouble... what are we? Five?? With that being said I am not sorry about the things I have said but I am sorry for the person who feels the need to get their kicks this way.

I don't know who did it, I deleted fb friends from vj in anger, not really thinking about the situation. I have a hard time believing it was someone here, but perhaps I am just naive.

I take responsibility for saying the things I have said and the fact that they were said on a public forum.

But sometimes I get fed up and I vent. I am human. Whoever did this is a fvcking a$hat tho.

Oh my God - that is appalling! I can't believe anyone here would stoop so low to do something like that - I certainly hope it wasn't anyone here in the Canada forum. Unfortunately, as Krikit and I can attest there are some pretty nasty people who do hang around on VJ. Good luck in getting it all sorted out and I hope whoever it was, minds their own business from now on. Your description of them is perfectly apt.

Edited July 7, 2009 by Kathryn41

[Krikit 1,165]

Okay, Reverend Al needs to shut the hell up.

I was just thinking that.... I can't watch this cirus anymore, turning it off!

Awww. What's-her-face is giving a touching eulogy.