SCLC to honor Michael Vick. Presidential candidates to attend

[Poiuyt]

SCLC To Honor Vick At Atlanta Convention

While he waits for his trial related to dogfighting charges to start, Michael Vick will be honored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

SCLC President Charles Steele announced Thursday during a news conference that the group will find a way to honor Vick during its national convention that began Friday.

"We will recognize Vick for being an outstanding human being," said Steele. "We will work with anyone who opens their heart and arms to us."

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Former President Bill Clinton is a scheduled speaker and will cut the ribbon of the SCLC's new headquarters. Presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) , Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) , Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee are also expected to attend.

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They've got to be kidding!

OTOH, considering the way that Mitt Romney treated his family dog, I'm not surprised that he would be there.

[MuseRider]

1. You are not kidding!!!

I thought this had to be a joke but it is not! Wow, just wow.

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. This has GOT to be an ONION........hasnt it?

ANYONE, and I mean anyone who supports this will never get my vote. PERIOD. END OF STORY.

[KAZ]

3. How about someone who closes their fist to you, ya fuck.

[TahitiNut]

4. OK... the SCLC likes Michael Vick dog fighter but dislikes Lou Dobbs corruption fighter.

Uh-huh. Got it. :eyes:

[flvegan]

5. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go the unpopular route here...

I'm glad that the SCLC is trying so hard to honor such "an outstanding human being" as I'm sure the coffers will benefit. Save him all you want. However, Obama, Clinton, if you "honor" this fuck with your presence...

Well, some things can't be said. Just cherish your sell-out, you ignorant fucks.

[countmyvote4real]

6. Here comes another Clinton/Obama “dog fight.”

Except that now they are both on the same side of WRONG if they appear.

This is disgusting. The SCLC should know better and be shamed accordingly. The same goes for anyone else that would appear at an event for an organization that can ignore these charges based on facts. Whatever their motives, this is a desperate and contemptible attempt to put lipstick on a pig.

Merkins don’t really pay much attention to people here and especially abroad, but Merkins love their pets.

Let the games begin.

[countmyvote4real]

7. I guess I was wrong.

DU and Merikans like to see and train their dogs to attack kittens and shoot those dogs when they lose a fight. It's so GOP to put them out of their misery. It's not the DU that I signed up for.

What am I missing? Are these really bogus charges? Ultimately, I have to wonder if anybody here really cares about this issue. I am not a PETA activist, but I have objected to killing wildlife ever since I'd taken them on my first hunting trip. I wanted to recoup the bird. It didn't happen. And it's not like the blackbird was ever about our dinner. It was about sport. It's all a sport I don't support.

We either love our pets (constituents) or we don't.