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Michael Vick in the Land of 'R' Words
Townhall.com ^ | October 4, 2010 | Allen Hunt

Posted on 10/04/2010 10:55:49 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 10/04/2010 10:55:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

In Vick’s case, todays ‘R’ word is ‘Rib’ as in ‘Rib Cartilige Injury.’


2 posted on 10/04/2010 10:57:32 AM PDT by dfwgator (Texas Rangers - AL West Champions)
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Sorry, I don’t root for scumbags of any color...


3 posted on 10/04/2010 10:58:56 AM PDT by blowfish
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To: Kaslin

Thanks for posting it; I can identify. He’s been getting rocked lately, another R word. I’ve seen the hits he’s taking and they ain’t pretty. He’ll be out a while and we’ll see what he says in interviews. Idle time makes guys lose their focus. Hope he doesn’t lose his.


4 posted on 10/04/2010 10:59:18 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
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5 posted on 10/04/2010 10:59:34 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Kaslin

he’s a scumbucket


6 posted on 10/04/2010 11:00:27 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: GeronL

I may go to Hell for this, but I was happy he got hurt.

Karma’s a bitch.


7 posted on 10/04/2010 11:01:21 AM PDT by dfwgator (Texas Rangers - AL West Champions)
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To: Kaslin
--Micheal Vick paid his debt to society as far as I am concerned.

-- Hope he has a great season---

8 posted on 10/04/2010 11:02:11 AM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the MSM tells you about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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“...in a situation regarding the historically racially sensitive position of NFL quarterback.”

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The only ones who have made QB a “racially sensitive position” are black racists, and the liberal white sports media.


9 posted on 10/04/2010 11:02:23 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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Someone who murders animals in the fashion he did gets zero respect from me. I hope he has a short-lived career in the nfl and the has to find some sort of job which he has to rely on his education to succeed.


10 posted on 10/04/2010 11:02:52 AM PDT by cweese (Hook 'em Horns!!!)
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The real American R words have been experiencing a renascence...

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Looking for the word renaissance???

Sloppy, I find there’s a bunch of hacks (along with some good writers) on Townhall.

This whole article is really, really bad, written by a raging metrosexual obsessed with the “feel good” aspect of the Michael Vick story and the race of the coach and the 2 Quarterbacks.

As the kids say today, this is real “weak sauce”, if this article was a food dish it would be a pile of mush covered in weak sauce.


11 posted on 10/04/2010 11:05:46 AM PDT by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: dfwgator

First....there was some scurfluffle involving Vick, a bar and some gunshots recently. My memories are vague and he might well have been innocent.

Color me suspicious.

Second, yes I understand redemption. But let us not forget that this fellow, while all mad at his dogs for losing, certainly could afford to have them be administered some sort of injection that they be out of his life forever.

Instead he, all by himself, holds them by their back legs and SLAMS them against a brick wall.

He also has a swimming pool electrified in some fashion then has the losing dogs thrown into the pool to die screaming in agony.

Silly me, I don’t think that sort of meanness just melts away.

I’m wary of the guy. Color me NOT fooled.

He’s not done with his brand of evil....I predict.


12 posted on 10/04/2010 11:05:59 AM PDT by Fishtalk
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To: EyeGuy

Thank you for having the courage to speak up. This writer starts off saying he doesn’t know much about professional football, then goes on to make a fool of himself proving it. Maybe before he starts sounding off on all the racism in the NFL, he ought to do a team by team negro count. What a crock of shinola. And to think, I used to like this writer.


13 posted on 10/04/2010 11:08:30 AM PDT by hampdenkid
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That omission is wonderful. It merely points to another step in progress

Nope. There are lots of things that happen like this on a daily basis. The majority of Americans are racially blind (I believe)--the lamestream mediat doesn't talk about it. They only make points when a white person (rarely) takes advantage of a minority.

14 posted on 10/04/2010 11:08:40 AM PDT by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: rellimpank

Agreed. I haven’t followed what he has said in the media, but if prison served its purpose and reformed his behavior then best of luck to him. I’m glad he is getting a second chance to use his talents to succeed.


15 posted on 10/04/2010 11:09:07 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: blowfish

What size batteries does it take to run that halo of yours? And does it use conventional penlight bulbs or LEDs?


16 posted on 10/04/2010 11:12:11 AM PDT by Tucker39
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To: Kaslin

Rottweilers? Rhodesian ridgebacks? Russian wolfhounds?


17 posted on 10/04/2010 11:13:23 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)....Richard Frank DeCamp, 11/13/34-9/15/10, R.I.P.)
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To: Kaslin

The full story of his fall from grace, his punishment, and his journey on the road to redemption is set forth in the TV show, The Michael Vick Project. I watched it last year on BET, before his recent success, and had the same impressions as the author of this article, except the race angle wasn’t really part of it. It’s a great story. He’s not the world’s most articulate guy, but he’s sincere, contrite, humble, and grateful to have a second chance. A big part of his community service was working at the Boys Club that he frequented as a youth. He did janitorial work, spent a lot of time with his former mentor and other people who loved him when he was nobody, and talked a lot to kids about what he’d done wrong. He’s come a long way.

I used to knock him for his shortcomings. Now I’m pulling for him.


18 posted on 10/04/2010 11:16:14 AM PDT by Buckhead
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I’m staying out of this ‘cause I don’t have a dog in that fight.


19 posted on 10/04/2010 11:24:09 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Pro Aris et Focis")
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To: blowfish

Me neither. Vick’s sadistic treatment of dogs for fun, something he did many times, reveals him to be a sociopath. This not a case of “he made a mistake.” There were deliberate acts on helpless animals.


20 posted on 10/04/2010 11:29:23 AM PDT by Jane Austen (Boycott the Philadelphia Eagles!)
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