That's right, Michael Vick, formerly of the NFL is speaking out about his newfound religious convictions and how he came to them courtesy of his decision to take responsibility for his actions in connection to dogfighting. Vick made a statement in which he apologized to various parties, including Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, his young fans, as well as the NFL commisioner Roger Goodell. He also expressed his desire to start steering his life into a more mature direction.
"I was ashamed and totally disappointed in myself, to say the least. I want to apologize to all the young kids out there for my immature acts. What I did was very immature, so that means I need to grow up.""I totally ask for forgiveness and understanding as I move forward to be a better Michael Vick the person, not the football player."
Hmm, this all sounds very much like something we'd like to hear. The only thing that's tipping me off that it's somewhat suspicious is the fact that he's referring to himself in the third person, which in my experience is never a good sign. Unless you're the Dude. Or the Todd.
(Reuters)
nastybugger says:
the only things he's sorry about are
1) getting caught
and
2) that he's losing all his salary and endorsement money.
T-Bone says:
Sorry means making up for what you've done and never doing it again. Only time will tell how sorry Michael Vick really is.
jen g says:
wow! what a sincere and heartfelt apology (/sarcasm)! i agree that he's only sorry b/c he was caught and is suffering the consequences now. if he was really sorry, he'd donate a million or so dollars AND volunteer as many hours to a few animal-related organizations.
Clarisse says:
I completely believe that he is sorry (that he will lose close to a hundred mill. $$$)!!
Gimmeabreak! says:
Prepare yourselves. Next come the crocodile tears!
Sam says:
Or The Ricker! HA HA HA! I'll never forget The Ricker.
MardiGras says:
Torturing and killing dogs are merely "immature acts?" He just doesn't get it--does he?!
His lawyer must have written that script for him--and probably found Jesus for him too while he was at it.
LoRider says:
Reached at His palatial mansion in heaven, Jesus Christ said, "GREAT! When Mike was rolling the thug life and clocking dollars he didn't know me. Even when he was rolling the Ron Mexico rap, he didn't know me. Now, his life's in the crapper and all of a sudden he's all 'I found Jesus!' You found Jesus? Jesus wasn't lost, punk!"
The Lord of Hosts then started making Bill Cosby faces and muttering "somebody gonna wait until their life's hit the skids and can't even get Me a couple of lousy end-zone tickets for the Cowboy game and then he's gonna be all 'I found Jesus!' when he gets busted killing little helpless creatures. Tell you what, Mexico, I'll via cond dios your ass so quick you won't know what hit you"
Jesus then reverted to form, accepted Ron Mexico's, er, Mike Vick's pleading and welcomed him into the family of God.
"But watch out, Mike!" The King of Kings yelled over his shoulder as he was heading out the door, "They don't make ankle monitors for being an asshole!"
Ride Lo
Darth Paul says:
Can a brother NOT tap into every stereotype on the planet? He played his self- I'm so disgusted.
Am says:
He found Jesus?!? I must have missed the newsflash that he was lost.
stewie says:
Is rehab no longer the excuse to use?
erin says:
Well what is really disappointing about his statement is that he refers to his actions as 'immature'. Immaturity is not his problem. Lacking a soul is. Children at least have those and immature individuals do not necessarily take pleasure and profit from cruelty to animals. He is sick and I hope he rots.
Ruby Jackson says:
What he did wasn't 'immature'... it was DEPRAVED.
The only people who 'grow up' from torturing animals are serial killers, who go on to torture humans. I truly hope he is ashamed, but time will tell what penance he'll do to ease his mind.
RiotAct says:
Am said:
He found Jesus?!? I must have missed the newsflash that he was lost.
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Well you need to find Jesus because you sure have a condemning attitude, Do you have Jesus in your life! NO Jesus will forgive Mike but not you because you both have disobeyed him but only mike has asked for forgiveness you have judged.
Coco says:
"America is a forgiving Nation" "We have short memories" and so on with the trite (and true) statements made by the media. In this case, he's deplorable -- there's no room to even joke about it. There's a word that describes him to a tee, SOCIOPATH. Do you want HIM as a role model for your kids?
Snaggletooth says:
i'm just curious, would there be THIS MUCH outrage if Michael Vick was white?? hmmmmm...think not. What he did was completely wrong, but i'm just curious if his skin was white would their be sooooo much anger towards him.
Zekers says:
Yes Snaggletooth, I promise you there would be an equal amount of anger. It is about one man and his bad choices. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with race. If you feel it has, then perhaps you should check yourself...
KAT says:
"I HAVE FOUND "JAYZUS" "!!!!!, SAYS MICHAEL VICK.
HE WAS NEVER LOST, YOU IMBECILIC THUG!!!
KAT says:
HEY, SNAGGLETOOTH, YOU RACIST PIECE DETRITUS, ANY PERSON PLAYING THE DOG FIGHTING GAME WILL BE PROSECUTED NO MATTER THE SKIN COLOR!! GET OVER IT, MORON!!
nastybugger says:
zekers and KAT...
ignore the troll. he/she/it knows how throwing out the race card makes this board go nuts so, please, don't give that person anything.
Clarisse says:
nastybugger, WELL SAID!
Ruby Jackson says:
i'm just curious, would there be THIS MUCH outrage if Michael Vick was torturing CATS?? hmmmmm...think not. What he did was completely wrong, but i'm just curious if he was killings CATS, would their be sooooo much anger towards him.
;-)
(mis-spellings courtesy of snaggletooth)
T-Bone says:
CNN today:
"A busload of Vick supporters turned out for Monday's hearing, waving signs outside the courtroom and chanting, "Michael we love you."
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CRAZY FOOLS!
T-Bone says:
Snaggle - the only people making race the issue here are African Americans standing up for this guy based on the color of his skin. None of the rest of us are taking race into the equation. He did the crime, he does the time. End of story.
Riot - I'd be a bit more careful about pointing out who will be forgiven and who won't be. Pretty sure that's God's job.
Meow says:
There would be way more outrage if it were cats. All the crazy cat ladies and gay guys would have gone ballistic on his a@#$ and killed that guy.
Pro God, Pro People, Pro Creation says:
Be kind to animals. They don't have a voice now, but on Judgment Day, they will. God cares about his animals too. He allows us to eat some of them for food, but they are still His creation. They belong to Him and if I were you, when he gives me instructions on how to treat his property, I would do what he says.
Caliban says:
He is not sorry, it's just pulic relations lip service. Anyone who watches dogs mutilate each other for profit or fun is not sorry just demented.
Some crimes can't be forgiven, and I will not waste my time speculating on the existence of a super being, overlord that judges you when you die. He needs to be judged now for the pain he caused those animals.
Dog fighting in this day and age, will people ever learn to leave their barbaric nature behind. It's the same as Gladiator games, blood and pain for entertainment, but not fake like movies, real. It borders on inhuman.
Black or white, only a racist thinks there is a connection.
Zekers says:
Wow! Caliban, you're my hero for the day!