Pete King vs. Code Pink

[Name removed by request], an IVAW refugee, wrote to me this morning about a local controversy in Long Island over Republican Congressman Pete King’s YouTube video in which King laments the excessive coverage of Michael Jackson’s inevitable demise. Here’s the video;

King (and [name removed by request]) says that our focus should be on the troops and their expanding and changing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan – that our media should be geared towards the folks who keep us comfortable rather than on “some pervert”.

Well, [Name removed by request] writes that Code Pink is mobilizing their drones on Facebook to spam a poll on Newsday that asks asks if King should apologize.

[Name removed by request] writes:

I’m losing my f*****g mind knowing that we’ve got a Soldier in Afghanistan who’s been captured and sold to the Taliban and meanwhile America doesn’t give two sh**s because they’re more concerned with Michael Jackson… So for me to see this in my facebook news feed today, I’m thinking the hippies need another reality check….

Now I’ve had my issues with King in the past, but f**k it, he had a lot more experience with the a$$holes I was surrounding myself with- so when he knew I was associated with IVAW and refused to talk to me, I forgive him for that. Being a professional politician, he knew better than I did.

Now the peace groups are massing to try to sway an online vote on Newsday’s website to condemn King for his words. I say f**k that, I support King in the idea of HONOR OUR F*****G TROOPS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY and not MJ.

To me, Code Pink is just grasping at straws here. They’ve gone goofy if they think Americans are going to take the side of Michael Jackson ahead of our troops, but, they’ve spammed the poll pretty well – as I’m looking at it, almost 60% are demanding an apology. So, if you’re inclined, click over at this link and let Code Pink know we can play that game, too.

While I was sitting in the waiting room at Walter Reed this morning, I was thinking the same thing while CNN was going gaa-gaa over the memorial in LA today. Then I get home, turn on Fox and see the same putrid crap – who cares what Jesse Jackson remembers about Michael Jackson – seriously.

Meanwhile, only the milblogs seem concerned about the missing soldier in Afghanistan. What’s up with that?

Category: Antiwar crowd, Code Pink, Media, Usual Suspects