The Vent / Metro

Michael Jackson is dead. My sympathies to his family. Now please get on with some real news.

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Reverend Dollar would have returned the calls from The AJC if your message had included a credit card number.

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When I called my mom to tell her Michael Jackson died, her first reaction was, "that Governor from South Carolina must be happy." And, sure enough...look how quickly the headlines changed.

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The same thing happened to me. I was hiking the Appalachian Trail then all of a sudden I'm in a Vietnamese massage parlor. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

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Dear Georgia Tech and State students - No one is ever safe walking around downtown at night, especially if you are alone. Could you not figure this out in advance?

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If there's a silver lining to MJ's death, at least it knocked Perez Hilton out of the news cycle.

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I've been to Piedmont Hospital three times for different surgeries and received the best care possible from admission to discharge and was never left alone for more than a few seconds. Best nurses ever!

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In Atlanta, we have heat with a bit of humidity in the air. Other places in the world have heat with the crackle of small arms or percussions of bomb blasts in the air. I will stay right here in Atlanta.

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Is it me, or does the media showing that Thriller clip with Michael dancing as a corpse, really seem creepy about now?

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Get ready for 20 years of Michael Jackson sightings.

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I'd rather listen to Elvis any day.

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Now that we've heard of the latest politician cheating on his wife,how can anyone still think gay marriage is going to destroy the sanctity of the institution.

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Don't care what the DNR says. I've seen a large mountain lion watering at our lake. There's at least one here in Dawson County.

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If Sanford resigns, will Lamont take over?

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Michael Jackson died 'awash in debt' while living in a house he rented for $100,000/month? He could have had a promising career as a politician. Rest in Peace, Michael.

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Schools. Cops. Courts. DeKalb County needs a brown paper bag over its collective head. Waiting on the next Council scandal; film at 11:00.

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It's always tough when your loved one is in another hemisphere.

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I'm so old I remember when the only way I could Vent here was by telephone.

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If we are in recession folks don't know it, I just came back rom a two week trip and everywhere I went people were spending as if there were no tomorrow.

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We haven't had a drop of rain in West Georgia since the draught ended.

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You still have to purchase fuel for the vehicles to drive over the roads. There's where you get your road money.

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Hows that paper ballot count working out for the Iranians now?

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There is simple reason other counties are not paying for MARTA. We didn't want it and we are not going to "give back" for your free ride.

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Yeah, Atlanta has taxes, traffic, and crime unlike all other cities.

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Crimes strikes this week: Georgia Tech, Brookhaven, Lenox Square Mall. Do we need Marshall Law to catch these thugs?

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One that has never faced a gun after trying to be friendly and helpful is speaking in platitudes.

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In my opinion, Flo maximized her potential in the first Progressive commercial.

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Get Ready People! July 4th weekend is approching and guess what? Gasoline prices are going up 10 cents per gallon!!

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I'm for keeping jobs in GA but, tell me: what Airforce in the world can even keep up with our "Cold-War Era" F-15's?

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I was forced to sit through a Michael Jackson show at Disney World once and I swore to never watch or listen to him again.

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If sales tax were the only revenue, the government would be flat broke.

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Hey Luckovich, how about drawing an editorial cartoon about yourself with Satan and God flipping a coin to see who gets ya that the AJC can post when you die. NOT FUNNY!

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Mike Luckovich owes us all an apology for the inconsiderate and disrespectful cartoon about Michael Jackson.

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