Friday, October 1, 2010

Michael Vick

IN HOLLYWOOD…THEY LOVE A COMEBACK…
MICKEY ROURKE AND ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR ARE A COUPLE OF GOOD EXAMPLES…
BUT THIS WEEKEND THERE ARE TWO ATHLETES ON CENTER STAGE…BOTH ATTEMPTING TO GET THEIR “LIVES” AND THEIR “CAREERS” BACK…
AT THE RYDER CUP IN WALES IT IS TIGER WOODS…
TODAY WOODS BIRDIED THE 9TH HOLE…AS HE AND STEVE STRICKER LEAD THEIR MATCH BY 1 STROKE…
THE AMERICANS LEAD IN 2 MATCHES…THE EUROPEANS IN JUST ONE…
WHICH MEANS…WOODS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEKEND TO RETURN HOME AS A NATIONAL HERO…
ON SUNDAY IN PHILADELPHIA IT WILL BE MICHAEL VICK IN THE SPOTLIGHT…
A YEAR AGO DONOVAN MCNABB LOBBIED THE EAGLES TO SIGN VICK AFTER HE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON…
VICK DID 18 MONTHS FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN DOG FIGHTING…
MCNABB IS NOW THE STARTING QUARTERBACK IN WASHINGTON AND WILL MAKE HIS RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA THIS WEEKEND…
BUT THE REAL STORY IS VICK…
ONCE AGAIN THE DEBATE BEGINS OVER WHETHER OR NOT TO FORGIVE HIM FOR HIS CRUEL TREATMENT OF DOGS…
LET’S BE CLEAR…THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT VICK DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE…
ALMOST EVERYBODY DESERVES THAT…
THE ISSUE IS FORGIVENESS…
IT BEGINS WITH WHETHER OR NOT YOU BELIEVE VICK WHEN HE SAYS HE’S SORRY…
THIS IS NOT A MAN WHO TURNED HIMSELF IN…
VICK ONLY QUIT TORTURING AND KILLING DOGS…AFTER HE GOT CAUGHT…
ONCE HE HAD SERVED HIS TIME…HE IMMEDIATELY WENT ON 60 MINUTES TO SELL THE PUBLIC ON HIS NEW IMAGE…AND TO PLEAD HIS CASE TO BE RE-INSTATED BY THE NFL…
WHEN HE SAID…HE DESEVERED TO LOSE $135 MILLION DOLLARS…
DID YOU REALLY BUY THAT???
THE WHOLE INTERVIEW SEEMED STAGED…AND THE WORDS HE SPOKE APPEARED TO BE COACHED…
AFTER ALL…WHY DID CBS ALLOW JAMES BROWN ASK THE QUESTIONS???
BROWN IS A SPORTSCASTER…AND NOT A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE 60 MINUTES STAFF…
IN THE PAST WE HAVE WITNESSED SOME GREAT COMEBACKS IN SPORTS…AND CHEERED ON THE LIKES OF JORDAN…ALI AND RUTH…
SHOULD TIGER WOODS GET HIS GAME BACK…HE WILL CERTAINLY JOIN THAT LIST…
BUT MICHAEL VICK???
NO…NOT NOW…NOT EVER!!!

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