Pete King and Michael Jackson (Video)

New York Congressman Pete King does not think too highly of Michael Jackson. He's definitely not a fan.

King also has a problem with the media's blanket coverage of Jackson's death.



Transcript

REP. PETE KING: Hi, this is Congressman Pete King. Yesterday, I marched in two Fourth of July parades in Wantagh and Massapequa Park. Today I was taking a walk through Wantagh, here at the American Legion hall, fire house down the street, a fire memorial a few blocks from here. And it really reminded me of the great men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country -- people fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan today, cops, firefighters, teachers -- none of whom really get much credit.

And yet for the last, I don't know how long now, this lowlife, Michael Jackson -- his name, his face, his picture -- is all over the newspapers, television, and radio. That's all we hear about is Michael Jackson.

And let's knock out the psychobabble. This guy was a pervert. He was a child molester. He was a pedophile. And to be giving this much coverage to him, day in and day out, what's it say about us as a country? I just think it's too... We're too politically correct. No one wants to stand up and say, 'We don't need Michael Jackson.'

You know, he died. He had some talent. Fine. There's people dying every day. There's men and women dying today in Afghanistan. Let's give them the credit they deserve.

So I really think the media has disgraced itself. I think too many people in public life have made fools of themselves by talking about Michael Jackson as if he's some kind of hero. There's nothing good about this guy.

He may have been a good singer, did some dancing. But bottom line is: Would you let your child or grandchild be in the same room with Michael Jackson? What are we glorifying him for.

So, anyway, let's take some time out to really look to the people that do make us a great country -- the men and women of the Armed Forces, the police, firefighters, teachers who work in really rough neighborhoods, people who volunteer with dying cancer patients, people who work in AIDS clinics. They're the ones we should be glorifying, not some pervert, like Michael Jackson.