Rep. Pete King (R-NY), a potential Senate candidate in 2010 against either incumbent Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand or Rep. Carolyn Maloney — it depends on who wins that primary — has taken to YouTube to send a strong message about media coverage of Michael Jackson, as opposed to coverage of real heroes like our servicemen and women, teachers in rough neighborhoods, policemen, firefighters, doctors and nurses, etc.:
“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 does it say about us and our country?” said King. “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. But people are dying everyday. There’s men and women are dying in Afghanistan. Let’s give them the credit they deserve.”
