Why is Jackson's trial getting ALL the attention?

[DelawareValleyDem]

The media's been pretty silent about the Robert Blake trial, now in deliberations. Yes, he's nowhere near as well know as Jackson, but he's enough of a celebrity and the charges serious enough to warrant some notice. A lot of people I've talked to didn't even now his trial was going on.

[Dookus]

1. because one is the most famous pop star in the world

and the other is known mostly for a tv show few people today have even seen.

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. And, of course, the real star of that show was the bird.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. A very well behaved Cockatoo

I wonder if I can get my sun conure to star on Teevee...

She is a cutesy...and would steal the show

;-)

[Maddy McCall]

6. Maybe she can sit on Michael Jackson's shoulder for trial tomorrow.

:7

[achtung_circus]

2. It's my screen name

prepare for the circus. If there is not an element of weirdness anymore, the media doesn't care. Real news is hidden, freak shows rule.

[KurtNYC]

4. The Blake trial wasn't pulling any ratings

And the ratings for Jackson haven't been nearly what the media whores hoped for.

Both of them have terrible defense arguments -- not sure which is worse:

Blake - I couldn't have shot because I was going to get my gun at the time.

MJ - the victim's mother is a bad mother, she let her child sleep with a pedophile.

Of the 2, only Blake's comes close to being an alibi and therefor a defense of the crime charged.