Can we do away with the justice system in America now? As long as public opinion finds you guilty, no ifs, ands or buts, you are guilty!

I suppose I am a little sensitive to MJ’s unfair treatment. After all, public opinion has always been less than kind to people like me, so I can relate.

But do continue with your slings and arrows, Mr. King. I doubt if you could make it a whole week without satisfying the need to elevate yourself at the expense of others.

Congressman calls Michael Jackson a ‘pervert,’ ‘pedophile’ who ‘did some dancing’

A conservative New York congressman [Rep. Peter King, R-NY] who’s stuck his foot in his mouth before has begun to bemoan the coverage of the late Michael Jackson, labeling him a “pervert,” a “child molester” and a “pedophile” and saying that society is “glorifying” a “low-life” while ignoring the efforts of teachers, police officers, firefighters, veterans and volunteers.

The Associated Press notes wryly, “Jackson was acquitted of molesting a boy.” [...]

Jackson, he said, “may have been a good singer” and “did some dancing,” but asserted that the “day in and day out” coverage of Jackson’s passing is “too politically correct.” [...]

“The media has disgraced itself,” King added. “The bottom line is, would you let your child or grandchild be in a room with Michael Jackson?”

King has made other controversial comments before. Earlier this year, when Bush-era memos were released showing the Justice Department’s endorsement for the torture of detainees, King said the lawyer who authored the memo “should be given a medal.”

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