Archive for May 29th, 2007

Michael Vick - Role Model For Today’s Youth

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

A lot of kids look up to sports figures as heroes. Generally, it’s a good thing. Athletes can inspire kids to go all out and succeed. They show kids that with hard work and practice, they can succeed in life no matter what background they come from.But, NFL Quarterback Michael Vick paints a different picture.
Vick Bets Big On Dog Fights

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000 and is “one of the heavyweights” in the sport, ESPN reported. The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting investigator called “extremely reliable.”

“That’s who bets a large dollar,” the informant said on the show “Outside the Lines.” “And they have the money to bet large money. As I’m talking about large money, 30 to 40 thousand, even higher. He’s one of the heavyweights.”

When asked how he knows Vick bets that amount, the informant said, “because I’ve seen it.”

The informant said his dog beat Vick’s dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

Investigator David Hunt said information from the informant has “resulted in the arrest of several individuals over the past few years, numerous search warrants, as well as convictions.”

Surry County (Va.) Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter said Friday he is confident charges will be brought in the investigation of a possible dog-fighting operation at a house then owned by Vick. Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia.

Police raided the rural home April 25 as part of a drug investigation. They seized 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, and equipment that could be associated with dog fighting.

Vick has said he let a cousin, Davon Boddie, live at the house, and he didn’t know a large kennel on the property could be involved in criminal activity.

I used to actually like Michael Vick. I used to love watching him play. Now, I’ll be damned if I watch another NFL game if he’s in it.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand (and there’s quite a bit more than one thing) it’s animal abuse. Dog fighting is one of the nasty secrets of American society. It dates back as far as the 1600’s. But, that doesn’t make it right. It’s a vile and cruel practice and anyone who participates in it should be locked away for good.

Plus, he’s so full of shit. How could he not know what that property was being used for? He claims innocence, even when eyewitnesses place him there.

This is a guy who kids are supposed to look up to. He’s supposed to be a role model.

And then there’s the super-genius Clinton Portis, running back for the Washington Redskins who condones Vick’s crime.

Clinton Portis Proves He’s A Douchenozzle

Just weeks after Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick’s Virginia property was raided and evidence of a massive, illegal dogfighting operation was found, another National Football League star jumped into the fray. Defending Vick’s alleged involvement in dogfighting, Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis declared, “I think people should mind their business…I don’t know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it’s his property, his dog; if that’s what he wants to do, do it.“

After making those statements, Portis was advised that dog-fighting is a felony, to which he gave his opinion that it wasn’t too bad of a crime.

Portis should be locked up with Vick for being an idiot.


This Motherfucker Has Gone Too Far.

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

So it seems like some fuckwit or fuckwits in Orcas Island, Washington decided it would be a good idea to burn the flags that were placed on the graves of veterans for Memorial Day and replace them with flags of their own design.
Flags bearing swastikas.
Members of the American Legion replaced the flags but the fuckstick(s) returned to repeat the stunt on Memorial Day.

Seriously, what the fuck is this shit?
You want to burn a flag in protest, go for it. As far as I’m concerned it is well within your right to do so. Taking the flags off of the grave of a veteran is something completely different. Sure you might not like this war, or any wars for that matter, but how in the hell is this helping your cause? Unless your cause is just to be an asshole. Shit like this just puts you in the same group as Fred Phelps and his gaggle of douchenozzles.

I spent a (very) short time in the army and I never saw any action so when I’m gone don’t put a flag on my grave for Memorial Day because I don’t deserve it. I have friends that, if they go before me, I will be there to put a flag on their graves. Some of these friends disagree with the current war but that is not what the flag is for. It is to remember the person and what they did, not to glorify the war they fought in.