Michael Vick scores again....

[RICHARD]

I have to chime in on this.....

My mom had this little story about her neighborhood in Van Nuys, CA.

She mentioned a man who ran over a dog and killed it, on the block she lived in.


She said that for years afterwards the man was known as a 'Mata Perros' - translated?


He kills dogs or Dog Killer.


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In high school my journalism class took a trip to the Los Angeles Times building and were given a tour of the setup.

One of the things that amazed me was the 'morgue'. The morgue was an area where all the obituaries are pre written for all people of note-actors, politicians, dignitaries and so on...

So when that person dies, there is no rush to write a newspaper piece on them-the changes are made as time goes on and there are just a few facts to insert into the article before it's published.


So........be assured that when the time comes for the lord to call MV to heaven that no one reading his obit will escape the facts of what he did in his life.

He has done penance for what he did to those dogs, but he'll go down in history as a "Mata Perros".

He'll never escape that footnote to his life....

[Cataholic]

First, and forever foremost- I blame Michael Vick for what horrors he perpetrated on those innocent beings.

But, I also blame the American public for "getting over it" and continuing to watch/support ANY team that allows people like Vick to continue on.

Make no bones about it- if Michael Vick on the Eagles was a losing financial move, The Eagles would have turned their back on him. BUT, people still go to the games, buy the gear, tune in, etc. The American people "got over it" and the Eagles knew this would be the case.

So, shame on Vick, no doubt. But, shame on the American people.

Voting with ones pocketbook is still the ticket in the USA. Turn it off, tune it out. After all- it is a flipping SPORTS team. It isn't family, it isn't a job requirement, no one is forcing one to watch it. It is S.P.O.R.T.S. Considering what those poor innocent animals went throug- it is the least one could do.

[Edwina's Secretary]

In high school my journalism class took a trip to the Los Angeles Times building and were given a tour of the setup.

One of the things that amazed me was the 'morgue'. The morgue was an area where all the obituaries are pre written for all people of note-actors, politicians, dignitaries and so on...

So when that person dies, there is no rush to write a newspaper piece on them-the changes are made as time goes on and there are just a few facts to insert into the article before it's published.

Cute story but incorrect.

Newspapers do prepare obituaries of famous people in advance.

However, a newspaper morgue is not where those are stored. A quick check in Google or the like would have told you...

Morgues are collections of reference clippings files maintained for the news sources’ researchers and reporters. Morgue files do not include entire issues or intact front pages. Articles from various information sources concerning newsworthy individuals and topics were clipped and gathered together by subject headings, not dates. Clippings morgues provide an excellent resource for research, since actual copies of all the articles desired on one topic are contained in one place, and not scattered throughout microfilmed, chronological reels of entire publications.

But then a similar search would have shown Obama did not praise Micheal Vick.

But why let facts get in the way?

[wombat2u2004]

It's Alive !!!

And Mr. Vick should be in jail. Dead or alive, he's a total waste of time.

[lizbud]

It's Alive !!!

Yes, and doing well, thank you very much.!!! LOL

[Cataholic]

It's Alive !!!

It is completely inappropriate to refer to any member of our board by "it". It is demeaning, demoralizing and offensive. I haven't a clue why Karen continues to allow you to do this, but, I for one, won't let it go unnoticed.

[Karen]

I didn't even understand who or what he was referring to ... I honestly thought he meant the thread itself, being as it was started back in April, then suddenly sprung back to life. As he didn't quote anything or anyone in particular, I kinda puzzled as to what he meant, and didn't see the insult. I will speak to him.

[Cataholic]

Oh. Come. On. He would have posted that at 539 am yesterday if he were referring to the thread. Instead, he waited until ES posted.

[Vette]

I think Michael Vick should never be allowed to get his grubby mitts on another dog or any kind of animal for that matter ever again.

did the whole team know about it or participate in it with Michael Vick?

[Grace]

did the whole team know about it or participate in it with Michael Vick?

What whole team? Vick was not playing for the Eagles when he was arrested for the dog fighting. He was playing for the Atlanta Falcons, and that team is owned by Arthur Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot. Maybe that whole team knew about it - and all the employees of Home Depot - ya think?

If you had read any of the articles written over the past few years about this horrific event, you would have known that the other people involved were boyhood friends of Vick. And they have all been to trial, convicted, and served time.

[Grace]

It would be a nice change of pace to talk about the dogs - the Vick Dogs. Have any of you read about them - their rescue and redemption?

There is a new book out by Jim Gorant - The Lost Dogs. Parts of it made me physically ill, parts made me cry and parts made me laugh.

Best Friends, out in Utah, took 22 of them. Several have been adopted, a couple can never leave Best Friends. One of those is Georgia - you may have seen her on Ellen. Anyway, if anyone is interested, check out this link.

[wombat2u2004]

It is completely inappropriate to refer to any member of our board by "it". It is demeaning, demoralizing and offensive. I haven't a clue why Karen continues to allow you to do this, but, I for one, won't let it go unnoticed.

Accusations Accusations....no proof....just accusations.
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