Peter King On Calling Michael Jackson A "Child Molester": I Said What "Millions Of Americans Really Felt" (VIDEO)

New York Congressman Peter King (R) came under fire for his extremely harsh comments about Michael Jackson, calling him a "child molester," a "pervert," and a "pedophile." However, he's doubling down on his statement with his appearance tonight on "The O'Reilly Factor."

King told O'Reilly that he "stands by everything I said" in the video, and that there's nothing racist about it. King also claimed that his comments represented what "millions of Americans really felt."

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[mregus]

I don't see what the big deal is? He is absolutely correct. MJ molested multiple boys and they even found a photo album in a locked drawer in his room with naked boys in it. He claimed a fan had given it to him and he never throws anything fans give him away..... riiiiiiiiight. This has nothing to do with MJ's race. Most everyone I know views MJ as white. It has everything to do with someone being miffed as to why we are celebrating a man who scarred multiple boys for life.

[slj316]

If it's true that he molested multiple boys, how was he able to keep his kids? Why wasn't he locked up in prison?

[Cycadeoidea]

Conservatives deeply fear that which they don't understand. And there's plenty they don't understand. ;-)

[sexyrexy]

no wonder, this didn't stand in court !

that Sta Barbara DA was prepared to play dirty & did at all costs to throw MJ in prison.. thankfully, the jury saw through his case.. he has a LOT to answer for.

[greenriverkate]

After a trial by whites, he was found not guilty so YOU prove he molested anyone. My God, what are all of you thinking? Or did you not hear the kid that went to court against him recanted his story? It came out and then was hushed up. Probably Joe Jackson trying to get milage out of his son's death with even bad publicity (he is one sick man). Stop, all of you. Let this man rest in peace. The only ones you are hurting is his children and they are innocent. Why must they feel your hatred toward their father. Guess who else is sick, you idiots.. Why in Gods Name would anyone listen to O'riely and this no person congressman. Both trying to get milage off Jackson's death. So sad for our country when no one believes in our justice system. That court was stacked against Jackson or there would have been a few blacks, hispanics or natives on the jury.

[MalloMel]

"...they even found a photo album in a locked drawer in his room with naked boys in it."

If that actually was the case, then there would have been no way that he would have been able to keep his own children. Try using some common sense.

[FloridaLady131722]

MREGUS, STOP LYING!! THEY NEVER FOUND NO SUCH THING. IF THEY HAD, HIS TAIL WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN UNDER THE JAIL, NO MONEY WOULD HAVE SAVED HIM. THAT'S HARD EVIDENCE LIAR!

[greg32]

If MJ was not a black man you all would be referring to him for what he is, someone who harmed children...I for one do not discount all the testimony given by the actual victims and the fact that MJ paid millions in hush money to these families. I loved his music, was a kid in the 80s and had my MJ poster on the wall, but the bottom line is that he stole the innocence from children and that is unforgiveable.

[gladys46]

That's all because you don't properly inform youself .. Billo won't do that for you ... read:



http://www.usnewslink.com/framedjackson.htm

[ItHadToBeSaid]

And/or watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lVUvOLdg50&feature=player_embedded


Some of you really need to inform yourselves. Stop condemning a man when there is no evidence that he should be condemned AND quite a bit of evidence that his accusers should be.

[k6007]

The chandlers(the first li@rs), even tried to 'doubledip'.

http://floacist.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/settlement-not-enough/

[marvm]

wow what do expect from fix news and the rethugs they are just bad news for this country

[bensisco]

Following your logic we should also keep our daughters away from Bill O'Reilly since he paid off his producer for sexual harassment charges to keep her quiet and to avoid going to court.

[Realist1965]

ain't about Bill, it's about MJ. stay on the topic. stop defending the undefendable.

[MalloMel]

Bingo!

[k6007]

How much money would you accept to keep quiet if someone hurt your kid? How much?

[MalloMel]

I'm sorry to say, but when talking about millions, I think that most people would take the money.

[jamaicalover]

Are u serious? MJ was born black and he died black. And we don't know that MJ harmed any child. It would do you good if you learned more about these childrens parents and what they had in store for MJ. The father of the 1993 accuser was out to shake MJ for millions of dollars. This man was caught on tape. Also, the mother of the boy from 2005, contacted the lawyer from the 1993 case before going to authorities. Why on earth would a mother do this? Answer: She was looking for millions of dollars from MJ.

Some of you should read the McMartin pre-school case that happened many years ago out in California.

[MoeB]

Hunh? Were you there? He was aquitted on those charges, meaning there was NOT sufficient evidence to prove his guilt.

And the reason people are questioning this accusations has to do with the fact he was found INNOCENT, not the fact that he was black. You may be guilty of projection.

[tanustar]

The contributions of AA's to American society have always been diminished! I think that this is at the heart of the black community's fierce embrace and protectiveness of Michael Jackson. They simply do not want his contribution to American culture to be glossed over because of his many flaws. He certainly is not the first flawed but brilliant American entertainer!

[gladys46]

Graceland must bring million in tax dollars to Tenn. ... Exactly what was Elvis' fame, his child bride or his drug addictions ... or was it his music ?

[gx5000]

You're comparing that to molesting little boys ?
Get serious....

[pissedmichael]

Once and for all, this is what we 'know' about 'real' Michael Jackson. Zip. Nada. Zero. What the media tells us, and flagrantly edits and interprets for us, is categorically inconsequential and without substantia­tion--base­d on nothing more substantial, in fact, than pure unadulterated conjecture founded upon smoke and mirrors, and shoddy imagination masquerading as journalism.
If your going to praise him or condemn him, do it on the basis of his performances--the concerts you may have attended, or the videos you adore. Stick to the only thing you know, not what the precocious media is telling you.
If you don't believe me, try this: I was cooking breakfast this morning out of sight of the TV. As is my practice, I had on my headset. Unfortunately, my friend decided to tune in to HLN (another network masquerading as a legitimate news source. An entire hour was devoted to conjecture, and nothing else, solely devoted to whether or not 'Paris' should have been 'allowed' to speak. This, of course was supported by yet more pseudo-psychology buffs endlessly repeating their 'theories' about this child's place and their professed concern for her welfare. Inexcusable bull. . . .! NONE OF US KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THESE OPPORTUNISTIC CHILD EXPLOITERS.

[PatriciaB]

I think there is a clue to how Peter King got his "courage" to make this statement-----look closely at the sign behind him-----American Legion Hall--possibly the booze he drank before this interview???

[greenriverkate]

Only a handful of Legion Clubs have bars so that is unfair. Notice, I said, Legion Clubs, not Halls. Granted, he probably did get his "courage" out of liquid but PLEASE don't blame the Legion cause if I were working a Legion Club, I would have NEVER served this man.

[gladys46]

Hopefully, the Congressional Black Caucus will present Michael's family these framed words and redact the nation's ungratefuls :



http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr600/text

[redkim]

Some people here are complaining that King is making unfounded accusations against Michael Jackson.

Some people here are accusing King of racism. They are also making unfounded accusations.

I've asked several people to provide evidence of at least one instance of Peter King's racism. One person made an attempt by talking about a racially motivated murder here on Long Island. The only problem is that the murder did NOT happen in King's district as the original poster stated, but it happened in Timothy Bishop's district.

People are so quick to jump the gun and call King a racist, but they have no evidence. Or rather, the only so-called proof they have is that King is white and Republican, therefore he MUST be racist.

If that's the proof people have to offer than they themselves are no better than racists and bigots.

[Yvonne Weston]

So, apparently you agree with him.

[redkim]

I agree in that I too believe Jackson was a pedophile. I also agree that his funeral was a media circus, orchestrated by his own family.

[gladys46]

Do you really think that most "minorities" ah, African Americans don't know racis m when they hear, see and feel it ? Really !

[redkim]

I don't know that the folks here making the accusations are African-American or otherwise, so I cannot speak as to whether or not African-Americans believe King is racist or not.

[Lee1981]

I think people are calling it racist because a lot of people are upset with MJ coverage for the simple fact that the Black community is embracing MJ as a Black cultural icon. It doesnt help that Pete was talking to Bill O'reilly who was using Pete's statements to show his disdain for Black people looking at MJ in a favorable light. What business is it of anyone, especially O'reilly, who the Black community embraces or what color his children are? Bill cant dictate who people want to mourn so please...I personally see Pete's comments as jealous and opportunistic, however there is a point to be made when it doesnt seem that this response would come for another entertainer who dies and has the same issues MJ had in his personal life...

[maddymappo]

Pete King jealous? He is the only Republican in the House that did not vote to impeach Bill Clinton. He is not the jealous type. He is outspoken and honest and YES he did say what many of us feel. Being a brilliant entertainer does not make someone worthy of this kind of adulation especially when they slept with boys, paid off at a minimum $25 million to silence two other pediphile claims and is also known to have given out houses and cars to families who let him entertain their sons over night. It is a powerful and troubling image to see masses of people going into denial and showing fealty and worship to this very sick guy.

[TuoulumneFlower]

The evidence is in the fact that he made these slanderous statements about a dead man, for no reason. Hard not to realize it's because he was dazed, confused and mightily annoyed that an African American could provoke such an outpouring of public grief.

Further evidence is that he went on O'Reilly's show right after BOR expressed his equal puzzlement that African Americans held MJ in such high regard, even though he had - gasp! - white children!

[redkim]

That's not even remotely close to evidence of racism.

[ItHadToBeSaid]

Redkim,

Stick to the issue. R-cism is not the immediate issue. He//, there are so many of you, King would just be another among millions.

The issue is his insistence on slandering a man who was found NOT GUILTY -- ACQUITTED -- in a U. S. Court of law of ALL charges against him. What's more, we've learned that the accusers made up the entire story to ex. tort Michael for money. THAT information, in itself, should be enough for anybody with common sense to think better of spewing h. atred at a man who is no longer here to defend himself. But then, he didn't need to defend himself anymore -- he was already found NOT GUILTY.

By the way, if you assert that being wh. ite and republican is not enough evidence to conclude that King is a r-cist, then you ought to know that simply being accused of wrongdoing is not enough evidence to conclude guilt.

[naschkatze]

I am of a generation or a person with just different musical taste to appreciate Michael Jackson, but King should just let Jackson's personal life alone and not attack someone who is dead. I am sure if one of his fellow GOP weirdos died, he would be eulogizing and not attacking. I don't want to get censored for naming names, but my comment is meant for those very high up the chain.

[MalloMel]

I would have to agree with you. If one of those terrible, terrible people died, redkim would be crying in his coffee, and slamming his fist on the table in agony. I might even feel sorry for him, because his pain would be that great... poor baby.

[redkim]

First of all: I'm a she, not a he, hence the name redkim. Secondly, I would not be crying in my coffee over any politician, except if the President died suddenly.

[Realist1965]

The only hatred and racism displayed here is from those that hate everything moral and decent. He has never once brought race into his opinions voiced yet all of the posters here act like it's so obvious to pivot the real issues away.

I personally have enjoyed his music and his entertainment value, but hold major reservations about his pysche and his motives. The number of blind adulations here and in the media is sickening.

And before I am accused of racism and hatred, ask yourelf honestly just as King says: "would you let your child sleep in a bed with him? stay at his house?". Case closed. Sad story but NOT a hero.

[treadway123]

He was found NOT Quilty, and the courts gave him custody of 3 children! It's the Law"NOT GUIELTY"

[Realist1965]

Sure, he paid them off and we may never know the truth. But answer the question, would you let your kids near him? Where there is smoke and dementia, there is usually fire.

[fedupwiththis]

"Not Guielty" (whatever that means. I hope it's a typo) is not the same as innocent.

[tanustar]

No need for Rep. King to be the morality police!

[AwShucks]

I never knew Michael Jackson personally. Never had a conversation with him. Never even attended one of his concerts.

But I loved his music.

One of the things which has been proven is that he gave tons and tons of money to the less fortunate. That is a fact.

What is not a fact is his sexual orienration or any sexual misdeeds. Never proven.

Would I let my child have a stay over with him ? No. Simply because I question his decisions on several situations in which he found himself. He seemed to be such a troubled soul.

All else that he was, he is now answering to the only One who counts...God.

He certainly knows better than I.

[coco51]

Every heard of the "Guilty by looking" law? No? well it's the unspoken law that got a whole lot of black men hung because they dared to make eye contact with or was seen looking at a white woman. The constitution says, if you are found guilty by a court of law yet Michael Jackson is found guilty by you. A whole lotta children slept in his bed that did not accuse him of molestation, I'm going with the majority. An adult sleeping in a bed with a child is not tantamount to rape, there are some people who look at children as just that, children.

How many VA hospitals have you visited? How many children's hospital have donated your money or time to? How many mouths of people you have never met have you fed? How many have hearts have you touched with your words? Michael Jackson was a great humanitarian and musician.

The adulation you find so blind and sickening, is based on those acts of selflessness, those deeds of courage to care for our fellowman.

[MoeB]

Uh, I wouldn't let my (hypothetical) children sleep with ANY adult, regardless of what their standing was! Famous, not famous, family, not family. Friends, enemies...it is odd. I find it just as odd that MJ was sleeping in the same bed as children as I find it odd that these parents would LET their kids sleep in the same bed as an ADULT.

So to try and use that scenario as somehow proof of MJ's guilt is ridiculous.

And the man WAS a hero, regardless of his mental pysche. He gave a HUGE chunk of his earnings to various charitable causes, AIDS prevention, hungry children worldwide...THAT is why people think of him as a hero. You are so caught up in accusations against him that you fail to notice (or don't care) about how much of a humanitarian he was.

[Melizzy]

So much for the court of law. No one except those kids know what really happened with Michael, but given the fact that he's a prime target for extortion, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

As for King - isn't it the repubs who bemoan so loudly sexual predilections are the ones eventually found with pages or in bathroom stalls? I can't wait for King to slip from his mighty (self-delusioned) pedestal. Can we lay odds?

[MalloMel]

I'm sure he must have some skeletons somewhere. People with that much hate tend to be nefarious.

[pdr]

Peter King may or may not be a racist, but his comments on MJ are directly related not to any hatred of blacks but rather to the Long Island constituency that elected him, for they swallow and believe these and similar rants he has made about immigrants and taxes and welfare. His bigotry is a political, not moral, matter. I am a New Yorker and a Democrat, and I can't stand him, but I know where he is coming from: many of his constituents share this view of MJ and that's why he gives it. His personal opinions (I don't know what they are) are not the issue: he is doing and saying what got him elected and will keep him elected. Those of you who are so exercised by King are forgetting that as a politician, he must express what the electorate will vote for: this is why he said what he said.

[treadway123]

How does a man get to be a congressman with so much Racial HATE in his heart?

[Cycadeoidea]

Hateful constituents.

[redkim]

Do you know the people that live in his district?

[jackything]

BIngo! Only those who are sick enough to give credence and honor to these heinous utterances would vote for this alleged "man". I am a New Yorker but not in this a**hole's district and I wouldn't vote for him if I was, seeing as he has the scarlet "R" after his name.

[Lee1981]

I live in his district. Long Island is a more divided part of NY, however his statements are still crass and I grew up out there. All the more motivation for people to get up and vote him out this time. All I know is I nor anyone else I know voted for him. People cover up their racial contempt well....As an AA his comments seemed more out of jealousy than racial hatred to me....

[gretcheno]

what you said!! IA

[redkim]

Accusations of racism are quite serious. Can you show me where King is prejudiced?

[gladys46]

Really ... let's just have a field day with "quite serious accusations" ... espectially those coming from a sworn to tell the truth public officials such as Peter King ... sworn to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this land ! This quite serious man didn't bother prefacing his very serious accusations !!!

[jimfl]

King is speaking for the ugly racist side of american society and Oreally loves him for it.

[Gould123]

Peter king has no respect for the U.S Law's! MJ was found not quilty, dead now , can't defend himself!

[AhnAmuru]

I wouldn't worry about them Fenians ...

... leave 'em for a few solid moments in a room with some right old true English lads ...

... that would silence 'em coots.

[Ripedia]

¨True old English lads¨ say ¨Stop, or I´ll say stop again!¨ No one can beat the Irish.

[AhnAmuru]

"Em Brtishers know a trick or two - we could learn from 'em.

[kathy001]

Opinions are like a#####es - everyone's got one. But it is an elected official's responsibility to lead his consituents for a better society. Elected officials do not have the luxury of being able to spew hatred just because that is their opinion because it works against a better society. So when Peter King tells the voters that he is the best man for the job and then makes with the hate-speech it becomes obvious that he has absolutely no interest in working for a better society for his constituents.

[tanustar]

Spewing hate at a dead man and the people who mourn his loss! Such class!

[debrann]

Unless, of course, his constituents agree with him. As a former LI'er, I can tell you that thousands and thousands of his constituents agree 100% with Rep. King.

[kathy001]

It makes no difference what opinions his constituents hold on subjects like this. What Sessions is doing is feeding the hatred and more hatred does not make for a better society.

[MalloMel]

I lived in Queens, near the Long Island border, and I have to totally agree with you. Bigotry is like a communicable disease out there, because so many of them seem to have it.