New York congressman Peter King says Michael Jackson was a “pervert” and a “low-life”! He also calls on society to stop “glorifying” the late entertainer in a YouTube video. (Watch the Video here)
Rep. Peter King said Jackson is being glorified in the days after his death while society ignores the efforts, of teachers, police officers, firefighters and veterans. In the two-minute video, King claims the “day in and day out” coverage of Jackson’s death is “too politically correct.”
“Let’s knock out the psychobabble. He was a pervert, 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 as a country? I just think we’re too politically correct.”
King, a Republican who is among the possible contenders for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, said Jackson “may have been a good singer” and “did some dancing,” but blasted the singer as someone who could not be trusted around children.
“There’s nothing good to say about this guy,” King continued. “But the bottom line is, would you let your child or grandchild be in the same room as Michael Jackson?”
Ken Sunshine, the Jackson family spokesman say’s the family is preparing for Jackson’s funeral and will not dignify King’s statement with a comment.
Additionally, Stacy Brown, co-author of “Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask,” said King’s comments were “irresponsible and insensitive” despite the fact he too thought Jackson had molested children.
In an interview on FoxNews.com, Brown said:
“I’m not surprised that someone would feel that way. I’m surprised that you would get a public official to say that. Let’s face it, I’m not one to believe that Michael was innocent of molesting children, but he was never convicted. If he was convicted of those crimes, then hey, I’d have to agree with him.”
Brown said the molestation allegations against Jackson were “devastating,” professionally and personally.
“In hindsight, it was the beginning of the end of his life because I don’t think he ever recovered. This was a guy who spent most of his life protecting his privacy and that was shattered, obliterated during the 2005 trial. He was undressed during that trial.”
Jackson had partially “recovered” from allegations of molestation during the 1990s, Brown said, in part due to his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley and the birth of his children. Still, some previous fans of Jackson had grown tired of the controversy surrounding the singer.
“He lost a lot of his adult audience, people who grew weary of the weirdness. But he reached far and wide and was able to sell 750,000 tickets for this comeback tour. Americans particularly and the world in general loves a comeback story.”
Brown continued, “There was no one else like Michael Jackson. He was Elvis, the Rolling Stones, Sinatra and the Bealtes all rolled into one.”
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