Peter King stays classy

I have not posted on the loss of the King of Pop. Not a subject I was terribly interested in when he was living nor one I had much to say about upon his death.

But then there's Rep. Peter King.

Mr. King, who is considering a run for United States Senate next year, made the comments in a video that his campaign made on Sunday in front of an American Legion hall in Wantagh, N.Y., after he attended Fourth of July celebrations, his office said.

In the video, Mr. King described how he had been reminded of the sacrifice that firefighters, police officers, military personnel and other Americans have made on behalf of the country, “none of who really get much credit.”

“Yet for the last — I don’t know for how long now — this lowlife, Michael Jackson — his name, his face, his picture — is all over the newspapers, television, radio,” Mr. King said. “All we hear about is Michael Jackson.”

“Let’s knock out the psychobabble,” he continued. “This guy was a pervert, 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, our country?”

Now, King could have simply compared the adulation of a pop icon to the "forgotten heroes" to make a point about media priorities and left it that. Instead, he felt compelled to take it to that next step and knocked out "the psychobabble," whatever he means by that.