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[coldblossom.livejournal.com]

So what did y'all think about Michael Vick's standing ovation yesterday?

I found it disgusting myself. I mean, sure, its one thing that he's "done his time" and is "starting over," but its entirely different to give a standing ovation to a felon convicted of torturing and killing dogs--in addition to all of the other terrible things he did as part of that dog-fighting ring---just because he's out of prison and is playing football again (something I disagree with as well--who puts someone like that back into the spotlight so they can get all of that attention again?). He hasn't done anything yet to earn such a reception.

I really don't know who is worse: Michael Vick or the fans who gave him the standing ovation.

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[machiko.livejournal.com]

I agree completely. Anyone who abuses animals is a lowlife, and I had hoped that maybe, just maybe, the teams wouldn't want him back, but of course that didn't happen. I do have a few friends who were HUGE Philadelphia Eagles fans and now want nothing to do with the team, though.

[linesfade.livejournal.com]

You and I think EXACTLY ALIKE.

UGH. I canNOT STAND that man. He should have been banned for life. Hells, Pete Rose was banned from baseball for less. *grumbles* As far as I'm concerned, he's as bad as a murderer, and the fact that he gets to play again is DISGUSTING to me. I don't think jail was enough for him. At all. :(

[moviequeen985.livejournal.com]

He is a murderer. An animal murderer, because dog fights go until one is dead. It's a complete tragedy, and he shouldn't be allowed to play football in the spotlight anymore. It's wrong.

[scarletwalk.livejournal.com]

I'm appalled by it. I mean, I hate the Eagles anyway ... But this now gives me a "justifiable" reason to hate them. I hope the team sucks this season. I don't want to see a dog killer win.

I don't care about his "fresh start" or "new life." The fact is that he stopped when he was caught. I'll bet my life that he'd still be doing it if he hadn't been caught.

Yeah, Michael Vick is lower than dirt.

[milleniumrex.livejournal.com]

I can't bring myself to get too outraged over Michael Vick while Daunte Stallworth kills a man and walks away with 30 days in jail and a one-season suspension. Vick's a repulsive individual, but pro sports has celebrated crooks and thugs for a while.

Plus, the way the goons in PETA jumped on the case was pretty sickening too.

All in all, I pretty much hate everyone involved in this situation.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Very similar to the twit in the Huffington Post who wrote that maybe Mary Jo Kopechne would have thought "it was worth it" because Ted Kennedy (supposedly) did so much good. Hoping and praying for the peace of his soul is one thing. But that's just vile.

Similarly, I hope for Vick's genuine repentance and restoration, but a standing ovation seems out of place.

[spikedpunch.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree. I am kind of getting sick of all the lefties falling over themselves as they lament over the pass of a womanizing drunken murderous traitor.

[ex-annemarie10.livejournal.com]

I don't think he deserves a standing ovation and I have problems with all the hoopla surrounding him.

First of all, I'm not condoning what he did. It was horrible. However, I think he got punished a lot more than drug dealers in some places get punished. I would much rather have seen the cell space he took up, used to lock up a drug dealer who hurts our children. I understand we could do both but if given the option, I'd release the dog abuser and keep the drug dealer locked up.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

I don't follow football, so I didn't know about this standing ovation. In fact, I don't care for sports in general. Part of the reason is exactly things like this.

These spoiled, overpaid "children" get away with just about anything, and the audience still applauds them.

It sickens me.

[blondebaroness.livejournal.com]

I have even less respect for the NFL, if that is possible.

Vick is a sorry excuse for a human and a waste of a pair of socks.

[izuko.livejournal.com]

As a Hokie, I just want the whole damned Vick issue to go away.

[lady-lirenel.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't think he should have been given a standing ovation. A chance to play, yes; he's served his time, and shows signs of being remorseful. But applause? No, absolutely not.

Here's hoping Donovan McNabb and the rest of the Eagles can beat some sense into him and keep his ego from getting inflated again.

[sopdetly.livejournal.com]

...you're asking McNabb to prevent an ego from getting inflated? :P


I live in the Philly area, but I'm a NY sports fan. And I've always hated the Eagles and their fans more than any other local sports team. I facepalmed mightily when I heard Philly had signed him.

[lady-lirenel.livejournal.com]

I don't see how McNabb could have an ego, considering how the people in Philly treat him.

My dad is a big Philly sports team fan, for basically everything, so I've grown up rooting for the Eagles. So maybe it's childhood bias.