Michael Vick in the Land of 'R' Words

Townhall.com ^ | October 4, 2010 | Allen Hunt

[fortheDeclaration]

Sorry, I am not buying this guy's act.

He got a million plus contract after being convicted of engaging in a vicious, illegal activity.

[fortheDeclaration]

If Mike Vick had killed a man and got out and went on to doing something in the public eye, people would roundly praise his rehabilitation.

What has he done?

Do you think coming out against killing would have meant he was rehabilated?

[fortheDeclaration]

As a Christian we need to see real evidence that he has in fact changed.

His last episode at his birthday Party showed otherwise.

Who throws themselves a public birthday party?

[Osage Orange]

Personally...I'd rather focus on the folks that can place me in jail...in a heartbeat if they pass a law to mandate it!

The folks in both Houses of Congress...that's the group that worries me.

The Vick's, Lewis's, Bonds's, Roethlisberger's, Howe's, Iverson, Patterson, Berbick, Harding, Danton, Becker, etc....don't jack with me.

These guy's make laws that DO, HAVE or CAN mess seriously with me.

Hastings, Frank, Brown, Bustamonte, Coelho, Moran, Rostenkowski, Reynolds, Smith...etc...

I'm much more wary and concerned about those type folks...that have some power over my life.

FRegards,

[Nat Turner]

Any neo-racist remarks about the “negro felony league” will be purged... Thank you < /sarcasm-off>

[ConservaTexan]

I have absolutely no problem with forgiving him for using an alias to seek treatment for his herpes infection. What makes you think otherwise?

[Buckhead]

Getting caught, imprisoned and losing millions of dollars is hardly the kind of epiphany that humbles a man and purifies his heart. I would have to see more than spirited football playing from this man to believe he’s any different than he was.

That's exactly what I DID see in the Michael Vick Project. He was entitled, arrogant, proud, only thinking of himself, a thug, a liar and unspeakably cruel and vicious to the dogs.

Then he was brought low by his bad ways.

From the depths of despair, in prison, shamed, hated, bankrupt and broken, he has worked one day at a time - from beginning baby humble steps cleaning bathrooms at the Boys Club where he grew up - to put his life and his family's life back together. The tears were real. The humility is real. The gratitude is real. He is different, He has changed.

[brownsfan]

“What has he done?

Do you think coming out against killing would have meant he was rehabilated?”

We have a system. In that system, you go to jail, you do whatever is prescribed in your parole, if parole is an option, and you are welcomed back to society. Debt paid.

Mike Vick did whatever he was required to do, by the system. In a free country, like this used to be, you’re free to regard Mike Vick however you see fit. For me, I see a man who did his time, and in my estimation a second chance is in order.

I laugh when I see freepers posting he shouldn’t be “allowed” to play football. He should have a working man’s job, janitorial, plumbing, etc. Really? That’s sort of a communist view of things. The state decides what you can and can’t do. In a free society, your debt is paid, you’re free to pursue any legal form of earning a living, barring jobs that don’t accept felons for security reasons. Being an NFL quarterback doesn’t require a security clearance, but it does require ability that very, very few have. To deny Mike Vick the ability to use his skills is the very opposite of a Free Republic.