Peter King's outlash on Michael Jackson

[Chis]

There is something I just do not understand. How can two cases where a man was not proven guilty of accusations that people continue to voice out their opinions like they are facts?

(CNN) – New York Rep. Peter King called on the media to "knock out the psycho-babble" and stop covering Michael Jackson because "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 as a country," King said Sunday in front of the American Legion Hall in Wantagh. "We're too politically correct. No one wants to stand up and say, 'We don't need Michael Jackson.'"

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

I feel that the media and his life style are contributing to these, but I just don't understand why people can be so dumb :/

 

[:mad:]

I really don't know what to say to that.

Has he ever truly researched that court case? Or knew anything about Jackson to begin with?

 

[POKE40]

Politicians:

They don't care if you're dead, they want you dead, guilty, and want your money.

 

[Crimson King]

Michael was an easy target: he was rich, somewhat black (a bad thing in this country to many people), and he loved children. They call the last one into question most. Nearly every case where he was accused of molestation was throw out or settled out of court.

 

[StinkomanFan]

Frankly people really do need to move on from MJ and need to get some real news

 

[The Drifter]

First of all, Peter King needs to respect the dead. People respect him as a musician, which is why the memorial at the Staples Center is taking place. People don't think about the pedophile MJ, they think about the man who made people happy with his music, and was a true saint. He meant good, and whether or not he actually IS a child molester is questionable

Second, if you want the media to stop covering Michael Jackson, then why bring it up. Peter King only succeeded in having the him mentioned in the same breath as Michael, which I guess is what he wanted in the first place

 

[rhan]

He's just wanting attention.

Michael's popularity is why Micheal is talked about from in media. From his music, court sessions, and his charity events. He's just looking to start a debate with someone cause he knows there are many people all over the world morning over his death.

I personally like Micheal has a singer. But in reality he was a wierd person.

R.I.P. Micheal Jackson

 

[Chis]

Well I hope this sort of thinking die away now MJ is gone. The accusations have tarnished his reputation enough.

 

[Mic_128]

Michael was an easy target: [...] and he loved children.

Not quite. I love children, but there's no way I would ever consider thinking about sleeping in the same bed as them, let alone with kids that weren't mine.

The fact was, he was weird. Did he go too far? We'll probably never know.

 

[K64]

Pretty stuck-up of him to say that. Who's acting like a ***** now?

 

[Fuelbi]

wow politicians need to give the guy some respect man. he is dead let him rest. didnt he have a hard life becuase of his actions. he's dead and just leave him he dont exsist anymore (this is not me being mean). i guess this is why nobody knows where he was buried

that peter guy is just a *******. he was wildly popular and all he wants is to be remembered for something with him. thats how hell be remembered. as a *******.

 

[Pikaville]

People like King need to shut up and **** off.

He's doing it for media attention.

 

[ScoobyCafe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPGb40kWUwA

"Michael Jackson fans are raising money to defeat Peter King in his next election."

Serves the idiot right. You shouldn't be saying stupid **** if you're a politician. This type of foolery is typical of the GOP today, let them continue destroying themselves.

 

[Sizzle]

Disagree here. I'm pretty tired of hearing MJ this and that. When a person with the extreme social, and not to mention economic issues this guy had, I can't justify calling him a hero and all that. He reached the top, but came crashing down very hard. I mean even his death is super sketchy. I'm not saying I agree with King's choice of words, but I definitely respect him for telling the public what I think I lot of people have on their mind.

 

[Pikaville]

Disagree here. I'm pretty tired of hearing MJ this and that. When a person with the extreme social, and not to mention economic issues this guy had, I can't justify calling him a hero and all that. He reached the top, but came crashing down very hard. I mean even his death is super sketchy. I'm not saying I agree with King's choice of words, but I definitely respect him for telling the public what I think I lot of people have on their mind.

How can you have respect for a man who is trying to convince people that MJ was a pedo,even when he was aquitted of all charges.

As far as the law goes he is innocent so Peter King needs to shut his mouth.

Plus the little ******* MJ paid off in the 90's admitted it was all lies.

He came crashing down because of people like Peter King,the media and the PROVEN liars who filed the charges against him.

Why cant people just let him go without all this unnescessary bull****.

 

[Sizzle]

I find it funny that you mention him paying people off, and then it turns out they were lying. I wonder about all those times people were probably paid off and didn't open their mouth later on. Being innocent by law doesn't mean much to me when you have the kind of power and connections he had. Just like everything these days, media hype has gotten too out of control, and this is another example.

 

[Chis]

Disagree here. I'm pretty tired of hearing MJ this and that. When a person with the extreme social, and not to mention economic issues this guy had, I can't justify calling him a hero and all that. He reached the top, but came crashing down very hard. I mean even his death is super sketchy. I'm not saying I agree with King's choice of words, but I definitely respect him for telling the public what I think I lot of people have on their mind.

How does MJ's mental and economic issues overshadow what he achieved in the world of entertainment? So if you're talented, you're not allowed to have any issues what so ever? He was a person. It's people like Peter King that pulled MJ down.

 

[Sizzle]

I don't mean to overshadow his achievements, but I think people tend to put the blame on others instead of acknowledging that he had problems. MJ did this to himself, I don't get how you can justify saying otherwise. When you live in the public eye, things are scrutinized by everyone. His lifestyle only begged for people to give such negative attention. What bugs me especially is when people pull the innocence card. I guess OJ was innocent too right? I don't know if MJ was a pedophile, but it's this kind of hypocrisy that bothers me.

 

[Ryan Ludovic]

glad to see my post made here got deleted without explaination.

 

[Chis]

I don't mean to overshadow his achievements, but I think people tend to put the blame on others instead of acknowledging that he had problems. MJ did this to himself, I don't get how you can justify saying otherwise. When you live in the public eye, things are scrutinized by everyone.

So it's MJ's fault for being talented? Why should his personal life be 'scrutinized' when it's the music he’s known for? Also the media suck.

His lifestyle only begged for people to give such negative attention. What bugs me especially is when people pull the innocence card. I guess OJ was innocent too right? I don't know if MJ was a pedophile, but it's this kind of hypocrisy that bothers me.

Nope. What innocence card? He hasn't been proven guilty to a court of law after both trails, yet people make assumptions never the less?

 

[-ACE-]

Blanket, that's ignorant...

 

[Peeze]

i don't see what the problem is. he invited the kid over let him ride his roller coaster(no innuendo there) let him pet his monkey(no innuendo there either) fed him cotton candy and finished off the night with wine and a bj (allegedly). That's a good host. not a pedophile.

 

[Deleted member]

People are acting like courts are absolute, no room for doubt type of things. Fact is, the people that make up the court system are people too, and people make mistakes. Michael Jackson had lots of money and influence, and believe me, those things "help" the courts make mistakes.

I've always thought MJ molesting the children was very likely, but probably not how you're thinking of it. MJ was once examined and found to be a regressed 10 year old, and my belief is that MJ honestly didn't think what he did was wrong. It's only natural for children to be touchy-feely sometimes, but MJ was in reality a man, and a famous one at that, so his actions obviously came into scrutiny.

Just my opinion. Don't think about it too much.

 

[Mic_128]

So it's MJ's fault for being talented? Why should his personal life be 'scrutinized' when it's the music he’s known for? Also the media suck.

No denying the mdeia sucks, but when you're living in the spotlight you don't do weird things like inviting children over to play in your private amusement park and sleep in your bed.

How can you have respect for a man who is trying to convince people that MJ was a pedo,even when he was aquitted of all charges.

I could argue how do you have respect for a man who has behaved incredably bizzarly the last 15 years of his life, been accused at least twice for pedophillia, settled out of court and had his face changed so many times via plastic surgery that even Mr Potatoehead would be impressed?

Hes not respecting him for being a ****, he's respecting him for not pretending that MJ was and always has been a saint simply because he's died (which at the moment is highly suspicious anyway)