I didn’t know Jesus was missing. Oh, newsflash for Vick: Jesus likes dogs, just like the judge who will be sentencing your sorry ass.
Between apologies to everyone from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank — to all the kids who used to look up to him, Vick declared that he’s found Jesus and has turned his life over to God.
“I was ashamed and totally disappointed in myself, to say the least. I want to apologize to all the young kids out there for my immature acts. What I did was very immature, so that means I need to grow up.”
Yes, and it means you also need to be shunned, unemployed and rejected by civilized society. Oh, and being place in a cage with a bunch of really angry dogs couldn’t hurt either.
In the meantime, for some reason eBay has yanked a Mauled Michael Vick Trading Cards auction from their site. But another, courtesy of Lilli the Lab is still up.
Also, here is the complete text of Vick’s remarks. And during a press conference, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons stated that Vick very well may be allowed to play again with their team. Fine. Let the Falcons owner find out what happens when animal lovers everywhere have a target to boycott.
In regards to this topic, I just received this in an e-mail and wanted to share:
regarding michael vick’s suddenly finding the lord–this reminds me of a conversation i overheard:
“i know where jesus is.”
“what?”
“i know where jesus is–he’s in prison.”
what? in prison?? how do you figure?”
yes, he’s there alright, because so may people find him when they go there.”
Vick’s comments to the media after his plea made me cringe. While all who are still this creep’s fans are trying as hard as they can to play a race card, it seemed to me Vick was playing the Vick-tim card.
And ‘finding Jesus’ is another all-too-familiar canned remark, too.
But what really galled me was the comment by Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank about the open possiblity of Vick’s return to the NFL, maybe even the Falcons.
How can Blank say this, after ALL the apologies from this guy? Has he forgotten the two occasions when Vick flipped off the fans booing him and his poor play?
Now this guy starts thinking about being a role model for kids?
Odd, how Michael Vick likes dog fighting and fliping birds… but if he fills the stadium, well, then he’s OK by Blank.
There are hundreds of able QBs ready to enter the NFL each year; there’s gotta be one out there, who can make the great fans of Atlanta football ditch this felon for good.
He DOES need to be an unemployed, ex NFL player!
“I was ashamed and totally disappointed” that I got caught.
That would have at least been honest.
With the protective custody he’ll be getting, is it too much to hope that he’ll become someone’s wife?
This is Vick being dyslexic. He didn’t find God; he flogged dog.
In light of Mr. Blank’s remarks is there any legitimate reason to ever support the Atlanta Falcons again in any way? I don’t recall that Tommy Nobis or other Falcons were sadistic, gambling, thugs who didn’t have the cajones to take their perversions out on people who could respond and fight back. Vik is a coward as well as unfit to ever be involved in any way with Pro Football in any manner because of his gambling and corruption. Mr. Blank, however, doesn’t care. That being the case there is no reason why anyone else should give a tinker’s damn about the Atlanta Falcons.
I both read, and watched, Vick’s remarks yesterday, which he made after his hearing. It was clearly apparent that these were scripted (by other than Vick – public relations agency? counsel?) remarks, in that Vick used language that seemed unnatural, and which he even had a hard time spitting out! (“For one second will I sit right here — not for one second will I sit right here and point the finger and try to blame anybody else for my actions or what I’ve done.”) Clearly he was uncomfortable with that sentence, because he has done nothing BUT blame everyone else, which extends to the language in his plea bargain. Additionally, I am really bored with the phrase, “I made a mistake …” Shoplifting is a mistake. Killing dogs with your bare hands is a pathology.
Hey, you guys think you’re pissed now? You should have heard our local sports radio morons who are SWALLOWING this crap!!! I am not kidding — they actually quoted part of his opening ruse to fumble around and be the little, broken guy with stage-fright. They BOUGHT it, saying he showed “true remorse,” etc. WHAT???
I guess they forgot the fact that he has been featured in the public eye for at least ten years; that he has cameras and live press questions thrust in his face after every game (or notable off-field story); that he tapes ESPN segments and network pre-game clips and “interview” type segments sometimes played during the games. And he certainly was comfy with the public when he flipped us off. I like several of the sports radio hosts here, and they rarely pull the “all brawn and no brains” syndrome… but I am blown away. Uneffingbelievable!
I hate to give up my team, but you guys are right — it’s time to make a point on all related fronts. Maybe Arthur will go back to Home Depot. J
Of course, while the public isn’t buying any of this (well, MOST of us) the dopes on ESPN ate it up like it was a big bowl of ice cream. The MSM: We’ll do, say, and believe ANYTHING to not seem racist…except, y’know, actually HIRING black journalists.