Philadelphia Eagles QB Micahel Vick just got the best endorsement ever!
Vick, who was once named “The Most Disliked Person in Sports” has been slowly gaining support during his road to redemption, but now he’s getting it from the leader of the free world, President Barack Obama!
The Prez made a phone call recently that basically seals the deal on Vick’s comeback.
Yup… you read right!
The PRESIDENT of the effing United States of America went out of his way to publicly praise a man who, 3 1/2 years ago, many thought would never again play in the NFL.
Even the most ardent believers in Vick could never have fathomed a turn-around like this.
NBC’s Peter King reports that Barack Obama called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie earlier this week to congratulate him for giving Vick a second chance after his release from prison.
In the call, President Obama said that released prisoners rarely receive a level playing field and that Vick’s story could begin to change that.
In retrospect it seems obvious that Vick would eventually get a second chance in the NFL, I mean… his skills speak for themselves. But it wasn’t so clear-cut back when he was caught lying to the commissioner about his involvement in dog fighting, getting sternly admonished in federal court and serving his sentence at Leavenworth.
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Things have definitely changed and Vick’s rise and fall and rise is truly an amazing story. He is a true role model and regardless of what his haters may say, Vick went from Atlanta Falcons star to pariah to inmate to backup QB to starter to MVP candidate to being praised by the president of the United States… all in the course of a few years.
Who the hell could top that?
We tend to take for granted unbelievable events when they slowly unfold before our eyes. The step-by-step nature of these sorts of tales tend to minimize the shock when taken in over a long process. So though it now seems like it was all pre-destined to work out like this, it wasn’t.
Vick has been playing the best football of his career for a playoff team and was second leading fan favorite for the Pro Bowl. For Obama to praise Vick now shows a number of things, namely that uttering the quarterback’s name is thought to be a safe political move and at the moment, Vick’s the model of redemption, someone worthy of praise.
Vick got that “second chance” from Lurie 16 months ago and there was no phone call from the president then. Praising Vick now is a safe bet because now that he’s playing great, it seems most people have either forgiven him or stopped caring about his transgressions.
Because of that, some say that Obama’s praise of Vick is simply a shrewd political move, meant to improve his image moreso than Vick’s.
After what could be termed a rough two years in office, the president is looking for a second chance from the people who have turned against him over the past two years. Supporting a huge star like Vick could help with the president’s recent image problems. It may not register much nationally, but it couldn’t hurt in Pennsylvania. After all, it’s a swing state and 2012 is just around the corner.
But I disagree. Vick deserves the support. He has paid his dues to society and has proven that he is worthy of praise.
What do you think? Is Obama using Vick to gain support for himself or is Vick just great?
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This would never have happened with a white president lol.
I’m still mad that folks acted like Vick killed some human beings.
It’s sad that we make much fuss over animals being killed but we don’t bat an eyelash when human beings are killed.
Anywho I’m happy for Vick!
Whoooot whooooot
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Michael you are always in my prayers
he is always in my prays to i like that coment you made too that is nice of you to put him in your prays
MHM..Vick should get person of the year..
Thats whats up!
Vick is just Great…………and sexy
As a dog lover I do understand why people react like animals are human beings. You can’t tell me for one second my Cocker Spaniel Mojo isn’t a person! At the same time I do realize that Michael V is human like the rest of us. We all have mucked up @ some point and even tho we may not deserve a second chance, we want one. MV did the time for his crime. End of story. Why continue to try and beat him down?
My heart is so over joyed by hearing this!! Mad love to the president & Michael Vick!! There are so many people still giving Vick such a hard time for his past, like he doesn’t deserve a second chance.
I know people love their animals. I know Michael Vick would never do anything like this again. But at the same time, it’s like people lose their perspective in judging Vick on this crime.
For example, my friend had a dog she needed to get rid of. She knew if she took him to the animal shelter and they couldn’t find a home for the dog, they would euthanize the dog. Someone else had a dog that had cancer, so the vet was able to to euthanize the dog to stop it’s suffering. But, if I get cancer in excruciating pain, with no hope, and it’s a matter of time, my doctor would be charged with MURDER, so I would have to suffer. Which is exactly what happened to my father. With cancer patients, they usually die from the slowing down of their heart beat of the morphine to control the pain, than from the cancer. So, how can we be more humane to animals than humans? Why are we so critical of humans & less forgiving of humans than animals?
Have we forgotten how much medical advances have been made due to the government uses of animals? They probably are still are in secret, not just animals but with people as well. Remember the Tuskegee experiment?
I know how Michael Vick killed the animals was wrong. What he did was wrong. But, he has paid his debt. God has forgiven him, why can’t we? Before Jesus died animals was used as sacrifices in order to pray for our sins. Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son for God. What are we willing to sacrifice for God? Our community need to back one another up, and forgive, not just when things are going good.
Go Vick!!
VICK is GREAT!
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