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Happy Holidays from PETA and Ookie

As mentioned this morning by WFAN's Carton and Boomer...


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Please, Ookie, Don't Hurt 'Em

This comes from one of our new faves DCScrap of Our Book of Scrap and Epic Carnival acclaim:

Great ... Now Michael Vick Is Hurting Horses

Whoopi! for Ookie

Goldberg Defends Vick in `View' Debut

Frankly, I'm getting tired of this story. But, having already called out ShaNeNe Foxx and Starbury, I need to point it out to Whoopi Goldberg.

Goldberg said that "from where he comes from" in the South, dogfighting isn't that unusual.

"It's like cockfighting in Puerto Rico," she said. "There are certain things that are indicative to certain parts of the country."

Mark this day. You will never, ever hear these words uttered again: Thank God for Joy Behar, the voice of reason:

"How about dog torture and dog murdering?" Behar asked.

Exactly.

Fortunately, where I come from in the civilized universe, people still have some common sense. Kudos to you, Behar. Kudos to you.

Bevis asks: "How Do You Please to These Charges Against You?"

Now, in the days before the word got out that Ookie was going to cop a plea bargain, you saw numerous individuals rallying in defense of Mr. Mexico. I'm talking about those individuals waving signs, voicing their support of the fallen superstar.

Hell, as late as this week you had Sha-nene stating on Access Hollywood:

“It’s a cultural thing, I think,” Jamie said. “Most brothers didn’t know that, you know. I used to see dogs fighting in the neighborhood all the time. I didn’t know that was Fed time. So, mike probably just didn’t read his handbook on what not to do as a black star.”

Now, I'm not sure whether or not Foxx was trying to be, to paraphrase Joel Gertner, "as tongue in cheek as a lesbian orgy" or not, but I'm certain Starbury (despite his retraction) meant no when sarcasm when he said:

“We don’t say anything about people who shoot deer and shoot other animals, you know what I mean. From what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors. And I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down.”

Here's my problem with the whole situation. It wasn't so much the dog fighting per se, or even the gambling that I found truly disturbing. Rather, it was the idea of Ookie killing these animals via drowning, electrocution & hanging that was so heinous. This isn't a "mistake" or a "lapse in judgment." This is the sign of a sick mind.

So today, as the plea was filed, the crux of the deal says Vick simply bankrolled the operation; denying wagering on the fights, and stopping short of admitting his involvement in the killings.

Why then, if we take the man at his word, would he simply bankroll this without having a financial stake in the matter? Sure, this is probably to circumvent the gambling issues associated with NFL rules, not to mention the IRS. But that just leaves him taking sick pleasure in the goings-on.

This isn't so much a hobby or an err in judgement, this is just, well...I don't know. Call it what you will. But it's not normal behavior, regardless of your cultural upbringing.

Gambling is What Gets Players into these Messes

(That and sociopath tendencies)

From Peter King's 7/24 post on CNN/SI:

"I would bet you," Tampa Bay cornerback Ronde Barber told me, "that every player in the NFL knows someone who has been to a dogfight."

Only an idiot would take that bet. Surely, every player in the NFL knows Michael Vick. What a huckster that Ronde is.