'Vick Doing So Good, He Got Dogs Cheering for Him'

Let's face it, nobody ever accused football players of being sensitive. Or intelligent, for that matter.

In the aftermath of the kind of performance for the ages that may have put to rest the lingering stink of Mike Vick’s dogfighting days, Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson made an unfortunate — and surely unintentional — reference to Vick’s six-year hobby, which put him in prison for nearly two.

“The pregame altercation got us going,” Jackson said, in reference to his spat with Redskins safety LaRon Landry, per the Associated Press. “It had us ready. We came back into the locker room pumped. We were like pit bulls, ready to get out of the cage.”

Then there's genius defensive end Darnell Dockett of the Arizona Cardinals.

“Vick doing so good, he got dogs cheering for him,” Dockett said, via Twitter.

This Is How Depraved Michael Vick Is

This is the guy Atlanta Falcons fans cheered when he came to town in a Philadelphia Eagles uniform and wound up beating the home team. This is the guy who the NFL commissioner decided to give a second chance to for no other reason but to fill seats in a stadium. This is the guy who only had one winning season in Atlanta, but sportcasters continue to heap unwarranted praise on as the greatest quarterback since Johnny Unitas to ever grace the gridiron.

But then of course they continue to send alleged murderer Ray Lewis to the Pro Bowl year after year. They will no doubt allow Donte Stallworth, who served a 30 day for manslaughter after running over a pedestrian while driving drunk in his Bentley, to return next year.

In April 2007, Vick tested several dogs to determine if they had the predisposition to fight and if they were capable of winning. Vick ordered six or eight dogs destroyed because they did not meet his standards. The witness said Vick personally helped drown three or four dogs, a process that took two people to hold the animal’s legs while the dog’s head was held under water. Vick also hung dogs. The witness told investigators Vick, Peace and Phillips “seemed to get an ‘adrenaline high’ when killing the dogs.”

In public, the former football star has been contrite about his zeal for fighting pit bulls. But the records of interviews in the federal investigation suggest a man who was more interested in the bloody fights, one of which lasted more than three hours, than in the money that came out of them.

You can read all of the released documents here if you are so inclined.

Michael Vick is scum and I am just waiting for the day the headlines read that he is suspected in the death of a wife or girlfriend since evidence shows that those who abuse animals often make the leap to visiting violence upon others. Since he no longer has an outlet of watching and killing dogs, and he is spending more time on the sidelines then he is in the game to get his anger out, it is only a matter of time.

And all of the headlines will proclaim how another wonderful superstar athlete's career was cut short. National Felons League indeed.

I am so glad Atlanta got rid of this douchebag and even more thankful for the spanking that Dallas put on the Eagles last night, sparked in no small part by a Michael Vick fumble in their own end of the field which gave the Cowboys the lead and the momentum to finish them off.

And I hate the Cowboys.

Who Needs Obama? Michael Vick Speaks to Schoolkids in Philly

Rather than suffer through mundane cliches from Barack Obama, some kids in Philadelphia today got a real life lesson from a guy who just did an 18-month stretch in prison and flushed a $100 million contract down the drain.

Michael Vick, speaking to a group of Philadelphia high school students Tuesday, warned against the dangers of peer pressure and offered himself as a cautionary tale of what can happen when someone is a follower instead of a leader.

The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback addressed a rapt audience of 200 freshmen on their first day at Nueva Esperanza Academy, a North Philadelphia charter school. He urged students to make the right choices and to resist the temptation to follow the crowd.

Vick used his conviction for operating a dogfighting ring as an example of the result of bowing to peer pressure. Speaking without notes, Vick told the students his decisions imperiled the goals he had set for himself since childhood.

"Growing up, I had dreams and I always wanted to have this great, lavish life and make it to the NFL, go and accomplish great things and leave a great legacy. That was my goal from a young kid," Vick said. "My future was promising ... at some point, I got sidetracked. I started listening to my friends and doing some things that were not ethical and not right."

He managed to get through without using notes or a TelePrompter? He's already got more to teach these kids than Obama does.

Another Teachable Moment?

I found this brief little story in our local newspaper but it is chock full of "teachable moments". It appears to have all of the correct buzz phrases from our liberal friends style sheet for journalism.

Community organizers in Michael Vick's Virginia hometown are preparing a "celebration" for the former NFL quarterback.

The event is being planned and sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Council, which is merely a sister organization of the NAACP.

One of the organizers, resident John Eley, says the "Michael Vick Community Celebration" is intended to give the city a chance to "enjoy and embrace" Vick.

I am really tired of all of the efforts to rehab Michael Vick's image and I really ain't into all of this forgive and forget. Forgive is okay, but I will never forget. I am tired of athletes getting the kid gloves treatment, whether it is from the case of Donte Stallworth in Florida running over a person and killing them and only getting 30 days or Ray Lewis managing to skate after killing 2 people in Atlanta, and yes he was involved I don't give a damn what happened in that courtroom and a lot of folks from around these parts believe like me.

It has gotten to the point in our country where it seems the only occupations to aspire to are personal injury lawyer or professional athlete. They seem to be a separate class of citizens. In the one case you can go on to be a politician and thereby exempt yourself from all of the laws that apply to the rest of us, you know like congress, or at the very least sue the hell out of anybody who does actually try to provide jobs.

In the other case you are revered as some sort of modern day gladiator and therefore are also exempt from being held accountable for any sort of bad behavior.

Vick Fails Drug Test; Pleads Stupidity

Buh-bye, dumbass.

A federal judge ordered Michael Vick to be put on electronic home monitoring today for failing a drug test for marijuana.

Vick had been free on supervised release while he awaited his sentencing Dec. 10 for a dogfighting conspiracy charge. One of the conditions for his release was to refrain from using or possessing unlawful drugs and to submit to tests.

Vick submitted a urine sample Sept. 13 that tested positive for marijuana, according to a document filed today in U.S. District Court in Richmond.

Due to the failed test, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson ordered Vick be restricted to his residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night and to submit to electronic monitoring.

Hudson also ordered Vick to continue or begin substance abuse therapy and mental health counseling if deemed necessary by Vick's supervising officer.

Vick also must submit to random drug testing. That could include urine testing, the wearing of a sweat patch, a remote alcohol testing system or any form of screening or testing for prohibited substances.

Hudson's order came a day after a Surry County grand jury indicted him on two state felony charges related to dogfighting. Vick is set to be arraigned Oct. 3 in the state case.

Is this guy hopelessly stupid or what?

Liberal Idiot Defends Vick

She probably is just trying to draw attention to the program, but this is yet another example of Whoopi Goldberg being a complete moron.

You'll never guess who the latest person is to jump into the Michael Vick defense fray!!

It's Whoopi!

On her first day as "The View's" moderator, Goldberg made a big splash -- more like a big splat --playing apologist for confessed dogfighting kingpin Michael Vick's canine torturing, explaining that dogfighting was "part of his cultural upbringing."

Much to the obvious dismay of "View"-mates Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Goldberg suggested that Vick might not have known that he was doing a viciously horrific thing with his dogfighting ring. "You know, from his background, this is not an unusual thing for where he comes from," said the redundant Whoopi

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Vick Pleads Guilty

Anticlimactic, since the deal was already done.

Now we brace for the sympathy tour with fawning media, if any can be found.

Michael Vick pleaded guilty Monday to a federal dogfighting charge and a judge is to set a sentencing date that could send the fallen NFL superstar to prison.

The suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. He asked Vick whether he knew what evidence the government had against him and whether he had gove over the facts of the case with his legal team.

Vick agreed.

I agree he's one of the biggest idiots to ever come along.

Stephon Marbury was unavailable for comment.

Starbury: What's So Bad About Dogfighting?

Well, it didn't take long to find some genius willing to go on record not just supporting Michael Vick, but dogfighting as well.

And that special someone is none other than New York Knicks point guard and MENSA member Stephon Marbury.

KNICK STICKS UP FOR VICK

Embattled Atlanta Falcon Michael Vick has a friend -- and fellow doggie disrespecter -- in Stephon Marbury.

"I think we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals," the Knick point guard told Capital News 9, an Albany TV station. "You know, from what I understand, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors.

"I think it's tough that we build up Michael Vick and then we break him down."

So since it's "behind closed doors," it's OK. Well, most murders probably occur "behind closed doors," so I'll assume in Marbury's mind, that's a sport.

I guess when this intellectual titan named himself "Starbury," he wasn't talking "star" pupil.

Some of Vick's teammates shared Marbury's support.

"Mike is very human," Alge Crumpler, who who came into the NFL at the same time as Vick, said. I think this whole ordeal has kind of dehumanized him for the last couple of months. But he's hurting. I do know that. That's a fact. He is hurting."

Aww, the poor guy.

He should be hurting. The dumbass just flushed $100 million and is looking at jail time.

Others disagreed.

"He's not on the team," running back Warrick Dunn said. That pretty much makes him an ex-teammate."

Ouch.

My respect for Warrick Dunn, high already, just escalated.

Report: Vick Cops Plea Deal

The writing was on the wall. Your co-defendants dimed you out, you flushed tens of millions through sheer stupidity, and you were facing additional charges.

So what's Michael Vick to do?

Take the deal.

Fox is reporting this, though we're waiting for further confirmation. In an interesting twist, Roger Goodell's wife is on-air as the news comes down.

He could well be free in a year and there likely would be a team to take a chance on him, be it 2008 or 2009. We'll see how long a punishment Goodell has in store.

UPDATE 2:33: Newspaper account here, via Drudge. Likely due to an avalanche, the story link is down.

ESPN also reporting it, though their site has nothing. I guess the news outlets are doing some patient fact-finding.

UPDATE II 2:38: Finally, the Washington Post comes through.

Michael Vick has agreed to plead guilty to the federal dogfighting charges against him under a deal reached today between his attorneys and prosecutors, his lawyer said.

Vick's D.C.-based attorney, William R. (Billy) Martin, made the announcement in a written statement released by his office this afternoon. Martin said that Vick accepted full responsibility for his actions and decided over the weekend to accept the plea deal.

The terms of the plea deal were not immediately clear, but previous reports indicated that the two sides were discussing an arrangement by which Michael Vick would spend about a year in jail.

Vick and his attorneys are scheduled to appear in federal court in Richmond next Monday, according to the statement.

The deal still must be approved by the judge in the case and could collapse at any point until then.

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Michael Vick Indicted

Seriously, how stupid is this guy?

Vick indicted in dogfight investigation

RICHMOND, Va. - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges related to illegal dogfighting. Vick and three others were charged with violating federal laws against competitive dogfighting, procuring and training pit bulls for fighting and conducting the enterprise across state lines.

The indictment alleges that Vick and his co-defendants began sponsoring dogfighting in early 2001, the former Virginia Tech star's rookie year with the Falcons.

It accuses Vick, Purnell A. Peace, Quanis L. Phillips and Tony Taylor of "knowingly sponsoring and exhibiting an animal fighting venture," of conducting a business enterprise involving gambling, as well as buying, transporting and receiving dogs for the purposes of an animal fighting venture.

Telephone messages left at the offices and home of Vick's attorney, Larry Woodward, were not immediately returned.

A woman who answered the phone at the home of Vick's mother said the family knew nothing about the charges.

On July 7, federal authorities conducted a second search of the Surry, Va., property owned by Vick that is the center of the dogfighting investigation.

According to court documents filed by federal authorities earlier this month, dogfights have been sponsored by "Bad Newz Kennels" at the property since at least 2002. For the events, participants and dogs traveled from South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Texas and other states.

Read the rest.

Expect a lengthy suspension. If found guilty, he should get booted from the NFL for at least a season.

Michael Vick's Dogfighting Problem

State and Federal officials load coolers of evidence into a truck as they search the grounds behind a home owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick in Smithfield, Va., Friday, July 6, 2007. The officials were looking for evidence in a possible dog fighting investigation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Animal-lover or not, one has to be sickened by the "sport" of dogfighting. Whether Michael Vick willingly participated in this is subject to question, but the fact it allegedly took place on his property cannot have been a mystery to him.

Vick property alleged dogfight area

SURRY, Va. -- A property owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was used as the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls involved" in an alleged dogfighting operation, according to court documents.

The papers, filed by federal authorities, give details for the first time about what authorities contend was a long-running dogfighting venture. Vick is not named in the documents.

Yesterday, federal agents searched the property for a second time, using a backhoe to dig in an area about 10 feet by 20 feet. They finished their work at about 4:30 p.m. and declined to answer reporters' questions as they left.

Not only do I consider this a sadistic activity, but the details to follow should sicken any decent human being.

According to the documents, dogfights have been sponsored by "Bad Newz Kennels" at the property since at least 2002. For the events, participants and dogs traveled from South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Texas, and other states.

Members of the venture also knowingly transported, delivered, and received dogs for animal fighting, the documents state.

Fifty-four pit bulls were recovered from the property during searches in April, along with a "rape stand" used to hold dogs in place for mating; an electric treadmill modified for dogs; and a bloodied piece of carpeting, the documents said.

Fights would end when one dog died or with the surrender of the losing dog, which was sometimes put to death by drowning, strangulation, hanging, gunshot, electrocution, or some other method, according to the documents.

During a June search of the property, investigators uncovered the graves of seven pit bulls that were killed by members of "Bad Newz Kennels" following sessions to test whether the dogs would be good fighters, the documents said.

On Vick's website, he lists his birthplace as Newport News, Va., "a.k.a. BadNews."