| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:26:18 PM | Good lord Atouchoftink, tell me you're not serious with the comparisons?
hello one murdered people because of the colour of one skin
the other was working on civil rights , major difference, I will admit im not a fan of the NAACP, 1) I live in Canada 2) until they ( NAACP) takes a public stance against the rappers who glamorize thug life and misogynist behavior 3) they need to change their tactics
Personally I dont think any athlete should be a role model for our children, just because one can play a sport exceptionally well, btw I never thought Vick was that great of a quarterback, I think hes a running back that can somewhat throw a pigskin | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:36:02 PM | | The OP is right, I cannot believe the NAACP would defend him. On what grounds? They lose their credibility if they try and construe some kind of racial bias here. This has GOT to be a mistake? Maybe the head of the NAACP is also a lawyer...and he in defending Vic in that capacity and not under his NAACP umbrella?? | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:44:15 PM | My post from another Vick thread ::
and now the Atlanta based NAACP wants to help poor VICK
and says that after his YEAR in Jail that the NFL should reinstate him...
who put the good & happy stuff in their CRACK * PIPE
must have been Marley Time (4:20) when they came up with that !!
maybe they found some bad old LSD .......
These guys from the NAACP must be nuts !
Hallucinations -- Delusions
No ,, never again will this A$$hole play football in USA
and he WILL spend more than ONE year in Jail -- for certain !!
Maybe the Koreans will start a football league for him-
I understand they eat DOGS there -- Vick will feel right at home---
and V-Tech still wants to honors this A$$hole
with his name on campus buildings --- ?????????????????????????????????
throw away the key | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:45:16 PM | Michael Vick is being victimized not because of his actions, but because he is a Black man. Barry Bonds homerun record is being questioned not because he juiced, but because he is a Black man.
What part of this egregious racism do you not understand?
It is not because of their actions, and it is all about skin color!  | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:52:55 PM | I can never tell anymore when people are being sarcatic
and when they are being serious,....
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and now the Atlanta based NAACP wants to help poor VICK
and says that after his YEAR in Jail that the NFL should reinstate him...
do you wanna know why????????
because of $$$$$$$$$$
because once released they can probably hire a multi million dollar player
for nickles and dimes,....and for NO other reason,.....
yehaooo for capitalism,.....I hope this bites them in te butt (punn intended)
and no one shows up for his games,...but unfortunately the general populace
has a short memory,..... | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:57:24 PM | Santa Maria , ok pass me the vodka im going to get drunk now
Micheal Vick and Barry Bonds is being persecuted because their black? good Gawd I need the Smirnoff now
Barry Bonds is a pompous jerk, by the way very few people wanted to see him break Hank Aaron record, did you know that Hank Aaron is black(the home run record holder at the time), the difference between Aaron and Bonds, is Mr Aaron was well liked by the media and fans and a gentleman, Bonds is despised because of his attitude.
So Pete Rose is banned from being in the Baseball hall of fame and he's white, and Rose is well liked by the media, so whats his reason for his persecution?
Vick is a bit of a d*ck, screwing women knowing he has herpes ( the Ron Mexico lawsuit), oh lets not forget the water bottle incident at the Miami Airport, what a great guy that Michael Vick yeah right | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 12:58:34 PM |
Michael Vick is being victimized not because of his actions, but because he is a Black man. Barry Bonds homerun record is being questioned not because he juiced, but because he is a Black man.
What part of this egregious racism do you not understand?
It is not because of their actions, and it is all about skin color!
What a crock of hraka. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:05:37 PM | here is an interesting video interview with some naacp members talking about their positions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:06:51 PM |
Vick is a bit of a d*ck, screwing women knowing he has herpes, oh lets not forget the water bottle incident at the Miami Airport, what a great guy that Michael Vick yeah right
This is referring to atheletes in general. I've very slow to call someone who is in the spotlight a jerk. We ALL have our moment but the only difference is that when they have theirs, EVERYONE sees it.
After Vick serves his time in prison and if by some miraculous happening he got reinstated back into the NFL. I would definately watch him. Not because he's black, but because i'm a firm believer in forgiving and besides what's the point of paying your debt to society if you can't live a normal life afterwards. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:08:09 PM | The NAACP is pretty much irrelevant today,at one time they had a purpose but today they are playing the race card to bring in money(sort of like Al Sharpton).
I don't see any upside for anybody who supports Michael Vick. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:17:59 PM | | Yup, I'd heard the initial comments and thought they were a little quick to stick up for him, but the first release wasn't entirely unreasonable. I don't know, maybe they just felt like they had backed themselves into a corner and now are saying really unreasonable things. Personally, I think any league that lets Ray Lewis play has pretty much given up the high ground. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:19:27 PM | You're making much out of little, OPie. But first let's get some facts straight. It was R.L. White, president of the Atlanta NAACP, speaking for that chapter alone, who made the statement. His statement was echoed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The national one.
Finally, Mr. White did not "defend" Vick, as you say he did. In fact, he explicitly repudiated dog-fighting and the other alleged conduct. Here's an excerpt of an interview with Mr. White from MSNBC.com:
We believe that the influence of the media is so strong that whatever people see on television and hear on the radio, they believe. The coverage of Michael Vick’s situation has been very negatively skewed, skewed to the point that we don’t believe the whole story is getting out. What we’re asking is that people not make judgments until he has had his day in court.
PETA and the Humane Society have been so vocal in their criticism of him because they think he might have harmed an animal. And this case is so high profile that it gave them an opportunity to get up on their soapbox and make news. So they’ve initiated writing campaigns to his sponsors and organized demonstrations outside the Atlanta Falcons training camp. They’ve done whatever they’ve done to bring negative attention to Michael Vick, and at that point it wasn’t about Vick as much as it was about getting publicity for themselves. We feel that’s wrong.
We’re not taking a position on whether or not he did it, nor are we condoning dogfighting. We’re merely saying that people shouldn’t rush to judge Michael Vick. When [Baltimore Ravens linebacker] Ray Lewis was accused of murder [in 2000], he was still afforded the right to work. [Lewis later pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in a plea deal and the murder charge was dropped.] When [Los Angeles Lakers guard] Kobe Bryant was accused of rape [in 2004], he was still afforded the right to work [those charges were also later dropped]. My question is, are we suggesting that alleged rape and alleged murder is less important than mistreating dogs? He’s been told he cannot come to work because of this because the NFL wants to see if he’s violated the code of conduct, when all the evidence has not yet come out. We think that’s wrong. That’s not due process. It’s the media convicting him before his day in court.
You may be a writer, OPie, and maybe a good one. But I'd lean on the reading comprehension a little more.
Cheers!
Vulf  | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:23:10 PM |
I think any league that lets Ray Lewis play has pretty much given up the high ground.
That's what I used to think but Ray Lewis is a great example of why second chances are good. He changed his life for the better and is personally my favorite player in the league now. So many are quick to say that Vick will never learn, but that's being judgmental and i think there's a good chance he will be humbled by this experience. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:24:17 PM | magnanimous one , maybe you're having problems with the English language, I didn't say all athletes were jerks, I said Michael Vick is a d*ck, I should of said Penis with ears, Jerk off , a$$hole
Not all athletes are like this guy, Thats why I admire Tony Gwynn, Derek Jeter, LaDainian Tomlinson, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash , Grant Hill and Jerome Iginla, UP here in Canada we have a guy who coaches a football team in the CFL ( Canadian Football League) his name is Michael "Pinball"Clemons, now this guy is a role model, one of the nicest and the most decent person you will ever meet, even the harshest critics cant say a bad thing about this guy because he's a wonderful human being.
So no not all athletes are jerks, just the ones that are jerks are jerks. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:30:36 PM | Mahogany Rush
Typing is a funny thing. You really can't get an understand the tone or emotion of a statement. I meant to say, "I'm referring to atheletes in general when I make this statement'
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 1:57:49 PM | Barry Bonds is NOT an issue here --
and as a previous poster said he broke Hank Aaron's record
((( A BLACK MAN )))
Mark McGuire , Jose Canseco and Jason Giambi
all played for Oakland and if on dope should be banned for LIFE
Pete Rose -- a great ballplayer -- "Charlie Hustle"
gambling on Baseball -- Banned for LIFE--
((( all these guys are white guys )))
Michael Vick--
Breeding Dogs for Sole Intent as Fighters
cruelty to Animals
Gambling on the outcome of the fights
this is all about ORGANIZED CRIME.
this is NOT about race..........
BAN HIM FOR LIFE | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 2:06:35 PM | Kobe was never found guilty in a court of LAW-
Vick has plead guilty in a Federal Court and awaits his sentence......
Kobe never spent a day in jail ---
Michael Vick WILL spend many days in JAIL --
Like Bill Clinton ---
Kobe would say his act was between consenting adults --
Kobe and Bill have been forgiven in the public domain -
but still - WE ,do not know all that happened at home --------
Michael Vick -- had NO consent -
the dogs were CREATED - from the concept to completion
for his sick and demented sport of fighting --
Vick had his buddies over to the farm and watched the fights-
without any regard to what he was doing over and over ---
Vick thought he was just in his SPORT -- above all-
well he should lose his source of income $$$$
all endorsements and pay from Falcons will soon end -
Kobe and Bill -- one may argue that is was a one time thing ---
(probably not)
Vick ---- over and over again
I would like to see him in a CAGE Fighting --
or maybe in the Roman Coliseum with a LION or Three | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 3:05:43 PM | | Just wondered where the NAACP was when those three white males at Duke University were accused of being raped by a black stripper? I must've missed the statements by the NAACP as to reparations being paid to those RAILROADED INNOCENT white players. I'm sure it is forthcoming. Yeah, right! | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 3:22:31 PM | | Well if I remember correctly, the stripper was catching the majority of the media backlash instead of the defendants. Also, the country got to hear both sides of the story and the majority sided with the players. In their statement, the NAACP just said do not pass judgment on Vick until all the facts are in. Right now, all you have heard are ex-friends of his who aren't exactly the most reliable sources in the world saying these things about Vick. You have to remember, these guys are trying to get lighter sentences for themselves which in my eyes blurs their credibility. Have you even read what the NAACP said in their statement. So many are quick to pass judgment on them before while not even checking to see where they stand in this case. | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 3:35:32 PM | What concerns me is why Vick was singled out. Don't get me wrong. I AM NOT... REPEAT... NOT in favor of animal abuse of any kind. In fact, I highly suspect my own dog was stolen for use in training these fighting dogs. (Bait dogs).
However, this disgusting and inhumane "sport" has been proliferating all over the country particulalrly in the south, for generations upon generations and just now coming to light with Vick?
I want to see what else our elected officials and law enforcement can and/or will do to stop this unwarranted blood bath once the furor about Vick dies down.
Even money says it will be business as usual.  | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 5:32:15 PM | I don't care whether Vick is white, black, green, or purple, what he did was deplorable and he should pay the price for it! And this comes from a woman who supports a Black man to be our next President so you cannot ever accuse me of racism when I say that there is no reason to defend Vick's actions. He pleaded guilty and should not be defended!
I read somewhere that Atlantans have been giving their Vick jerseys to animal shelters. Those places have been using them to let dogs sleep on them or as rags to clean up after the poop! What goes around comes around!!! | |
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| Michael Vick defended by the NAACP
Posted: 8/23/2007 7:38:33 PM |
What concerns me is why Vick was singled out. Don't get me wrong. I AM NOT... REPEAT... NOT in favor of animal abuse of any kind. In fact, I highly suspect my own dog was stolen for use in training these fighting dogs. (Bait dogs).
I disagree Mr Vick is being singled out. His crimes reach beyond animal abuse. The Feds can charge him with organized crime ,racketeering, crossing state lines to gamble on illegal dog fights and the list of charges not mentioned could include income tax evasion not listing his profits from the gambling...If Mr Vick is sentenced to only 1 year to 1 1/2 years he is certainly getting off light. However,the State charges he is probably facing carries 5 yrs for each charge....
However, this disgusting and inhumane "sport" has been proliferating all over the country particulalrly in the south, for generations upon generations and just now coming to light with Vick
Dog fighting crimes and animal abuse might just now be coming to light in Georgia but not here in Texas. Texas is cracking down on dog fights and have been for several years. Oklahoma where dog fighting and game****fighting was sport pretty much on a daily basis has been cracking down for several years.. | |
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