Michael Vick - (Boortz has his say)

NealzNuze ^ | 7/23/07 | Neal Boortz

[TommyDale]

The Atlanta Falcons need to start looking for a new quarterback pronto.

[CDHart]

Good column - Neal Boortz said what needs to be said.

Carolyn

[BenLurkin]

"Let's put this "innocent until proven guilty" nonsense to rest..."

Wait until it is your ox being gored Mr. Boortz.

[mikeus_maximus]

"... he is completely lacking any sense of morality and human decency."

Boortz is a little out of his element when he pontificates on those topics.

[pgkdan]

Agree 100%. Especially the part about slathering Vick with steak sauce and throwing him to the dogs!

[JamesP81]

Let's put this "innocent until proven guilty" nonsense to rest right here at the beginning.

I think this is what most 'law and order conservatives' really think of our system of justice.

[RayStacy]

Oh, good God! Have some stones, Neal! At the end of the aritcle he goes on about “it’s not about about race. It’s about urban street and gangsta culture.” Said culture, in case one was unaware is 99.99999% black. Said culture is black through and through, and this whole situation is another prime example of a sick, degraded black culture. Of course, it’s the white man’s fault for inventing AIDS to spread in the inner city, and for having the CIA likewise distribute crack. My bad.

[TexasCajun]

I think 'we' decided on a Vick/Pit thread Friday that the Chiquaqua is the baddest dog around pound for pound.

[TommyDale]

"I think this is what most 'law and order conservatives' really think of our system of justice."

Neal Boortz is a Libertarian, not a conservative.

[DCPatriot]

Boortz is a little out of his element when he pontificates on those topics. [sense of morality and human decency]

Why do you say that?

[JamesP81]

Neal Boortz is a Libertarian, not a conservative.

Yes, he is. But his statement also reflects what most law and order conservatives feel, imo. That he's a libertarian doesn't change that.

[Lee'sGhost]

“The Atlanta Falcons need to start looking for a new quarterback pronto.”

As a quarterback he won’t be hard to replace. As a running back he was probably the best in the NFL.

[TommyDale]

"Yes, he is. But his statement also reflects what most law and order conservatives feel, imo. That he's a libertarian doesn't change that."

That statement is absoulutely wrong. "Most" law and order conservatives want justice, by the Constitution. There may be a few loonies, but most are strict Constitutionalists. Having said that, giving special treatment and considerations to athletes has to stop. They need to be tried, convicted and imprisoned just like any other citizen.

[JohnLongIsland]

the IRS is going to have fun with michael vick.

[TommyDale]

"As a quarterback he won’t be hard to replace. As a running back he was probably the best in the NFL."

Well, the Falcons got what they deserved. They knew what Vick was like before he was drafted.

[JimRed]

Said culture, in case one was unaware is 99.99999% black.

True, but one would certainly hope that it is a culture not embraced by most of our black neighbors. The trappings are common, let's hope that the underlying attitude is not.

[AppyPappy]

Vick was good when the Falcons let him be Vick. But they tried to turn him into Peyton Manning.

They would be better off just letting him do what he does and if he gets hurt, it’s the same as a suspension. But the big question is this : Is Vick the only NFL player involved in dog fighting? I’m guess that we are only seeing the tip of this iceberg.

[Steamburg]

Any hint of tolerance for this kind of behavior, indicts the entire league. This goes beyond the cruelty and barbaric behavior of one player.

Covering up for talented criminals starts in high school sports, is considered the norm in college and is elevated to an art form in Professional Sports.

With the revelations that are coming out about B’ball referees, it is hard to call Professional Sports anything but a mob run sham. All this can be attributed to the millions of dollars spent in sports betting and national broadcasts. Its time for a cleanup of professional sports or put them on the same par with professional wrestling (I don’t see a lot of betting on the outcome of those events).

[DocH]

"Let's put this "innocent until proven guilty" nonsense to rest..."

Wait until it is your ox being gored Mr. Boortz.

Boortz is EXACTLY right on this one.

The government and the courts MUST consider a suspect charged with a crime innocent until proven guilty, but there's not a DAMN THING that says we, as individuals, must do so.