ESPN: Vick won't plead guilty

In shocking news ESPN is reporting the deal Vick cut with prosecutors won't have him pleading guilty to killing dogs or gambling. This means he can claim he was telling the truth all along and he won't be banned from the NFL. Of course there is an opinion that fans won't cheer for him and he is still toxic at this time. But with everything, time heals all wounds. And after a couple of years people will have forgotten his heinous acts. People say he deserves a second chance, so how many of those dogs got a second chance after losing a fight? He may not have killed them with his own hands but acknowledges he was there when they were killed and, based on reports, he ordered that the dogs be killed. HE does not deserve a second chance! The NAACP should have better things to do with their time and money than worry about a multi-millionaire who CHOSE of his won free will to break the law. Now is the time for the NFL, NBA, NAACP and others to tell young people these acts are not right, are not cool and don't make you a man. If you can't fight on your own and you have to rely on dogs, then you are NO man at all. Weak and pathetic, that's what Vick is and all those other punks who fight dogs. They don't have the guts to fight on their own.

CIA report

As a big supporter of the CIA and it's work, I am frustrated by these reports that come out saying the CIA did not do enough to stop the terrorists. The CIA is at the mercy of our leaders and our laws. Prior to 9/11 it was a different atmosphere. The Republicans were out to get President Clinton. No one and I mean no one to my knowledge cared about Bin Laden or the Taliban or the disgusting things going on in Afghanistan. It was not important to us. I am no big fan of George Tenet. His interview on 60 minutes kind of freaked me out. He seemed unusually nervous and perhaps he has an illness, I don't know. But the reality is that no one should blame the CIA for 9/11. We did not have the capabilities nor did the CIA or anyone else have the authority to do what was and still is necessary to solve these problems. And the bureaucracy will never go away. To solve this problem the current administration adds more bureaucracy! The CIA was meant to be the central point of intelligence information, thus the name. But when you have competing agencies all throughout the government and military, its makes it extremely difficult to consolidate all the information and figure out what it all means. We cannot have it both ways. There is only one way for this to work. Just like in Iraq, there is only one way for those people and that is a strong leader who will come down hard on the people. Unfortunately we may not like that choice for their "democracy" and some of the people there will get hurt. In the old Soviet Union they had the KGB, people feared it, but it worked. China has their secret police, again we know little about it, but we do know that the Chinese people in the United States that have family in China are at the mercy of the secret police. In other words, if the Chinese here in America don't cooperate with the Chinese government, the families in China are going to suffer. That's what makes the China's government so dangerous. The control they have over their people. Not to mention the fact that they make 80 or 90% of all the products we use. They cannot afford to stop selling to us but can you imagine what would happen if they did? Those .99cent stores would turn into $99 stores! The point is we just need to move forward. We must make the changes necessary to prevent attacks in the future without tearing each other apart. Most Americans don't worry about our govt spying on us because we don't commit crimes, but that power can easily be abused, as we have seen in the past. I suppose that's why we issue these reports, but before we go condemn the CIA let's just make sure that the people are supplied with what they need to stop future attacks. It takes solid people willing to risk their lives to get this information and to try and analyze what they are able to get. Its a lot easier to look at what has been discovered and say oh ya that was obvious, how could you not see that. When in reality there is information out there now that we still can't understand or get access to, but the good people at the CIA are still trying to figure it out. Just keep an eye on the big picture and not a few pieces of the puzzle. The CIA has and continues to do a lot to help our country and protect us.

2+1= 3 out of 4

The other 2 co-defendants of Mike Vick are set to do plea deals. That makes 3 of the 4 leaving only Vick himself to get convicted. Why won't he just admit to it, do his time, be a man? Many people complain that he has not been convicted yet and is innocent. But if that were true why not deny dogfighting? Why not step up and say that people who fight dogs for money are cowards, breaking the law? Why won't Vick stand up and say that? Because he does not believe it. Because he has actively participated in this cruel and illegal activity. He has not once said that he loves dogs and would never hurt one. He's weak and pathetic. We can only hope his career and all his money are over. That goes for any "pro" athlete who abuses animals. He is not fit to be called a human.

Dogs of war

I have always stated that I support our troops. I believe in a strong military. I believe in a strong CIA. But I don't believe in wasting lives and resources. And I especially don't believe that we should use animals in our war efforts. Give me someone to torture and I'll do the job just find but leave the dogs at home.

I was distressed to learn recently for the first time that our military considers dogs as "equipment" and that after Vietnam we left thousands of dogs behind as we abandoned that country in miserable defeat. I would hope that in this day and age that would no longer be the case. How can we justify using dogs for torture or battle but yet not give them the same protections and rights as their fellow soldiers?

My new picture on the left is of the war dog memorial. A dog named Chip saved many, many lives in war was awarded a silver star but because he was officially labeled as mere equipment the medal was taken away from him. He served with dignity and honor. For more about him and other dogs that have sacrificed their lives for our troops click the links below.

War-dogs.com

US War Dogs Memorial

USwarDogs.org

Another "pro" football player kills dog

from the official Mike Vick hate Club on myspace.com via a wonderful woman named Jennifer:

Thanks Jennifer for bringing this!


On February 18, 2007, Atlanta Falcons' Jonathan Babineaux beat to death his live-in girlfriend's dog, Kilo, a one-year-old pit bull mix. The motive was apparent retaliation against his girlfriend, Blair Anderson, for an argument she and Babineaux had earlier that same night.

After the argument, Anderson left the house, leaving her two dogs, Kilo and Ace, with the Falcons' defensive lineman. Not long after, Babineaux phoned Anderson to inform her that something was wrong with Kilo. He advised that she should come home and check on him. Anderson returned home to find Kilo in extreme physical distress. Anderson rushed Kilo to the vet but he was dead on arrival. Autopsy results showed Kilo died from blunt force trauma to the head, leading Gwinnett County police to arrest and charge Babineaux with felony cruelty to animals. The second dog, Ace, was later removed from the Babineaux household and placed in the care of Animal Control.

In spite of the felony charge, Babineaux remains free on $2,300 bond and is still actively playing for the Falcons. To date, Babineaux has received no punishment or suspension from either the Falcons or the NFL.

Blogger William K. Wolfrum aptly sums up the glaring hypocrisy which now enshrouds the Atlanta Falcons:

Babineaux is currently in the Falcons pre-season camp, obviously keeping a low profile.

Simply put, however, as long as Babineaux is allowed to play with the Falcons while Vick is forced to sit out, the NFL's and the Falcons' treatment of Vick can only be seen as a PR ploy. It has nothing to do with ethics, or a standard of character they want from their players.

As long as Babineaux remains active, the NFL and the Falcons are little more than hypocrites whose hands were forced in the Vick case

2 more companies drop vick

Rawlings Sporting Goods and Upper Deck are joining Nike and Reebok along with the NFLshop.com in dropping vick items. Meanwhile we are waiting on word from the new indictment and whether or not vick will change his plea in light of the information.

I must say I'm quite disappointed in people who hit the blogs and other sites like Digg and try to defend vick. He is a loser with a thug mentality. Not once has he condemned dog fighting or claimed that he would never hurt a dog. So for those who say don't pass judgment until case is done, I ask you why has he not proudly claimed he would not hurt animals? simple answer because he would and he has and he deserves a punishment equal to what those dogs went thru. He is weak and uneducated. He is unfit for the National Football League and unfit to be called a human being.