Nauseating News

Excuse me this once - I'm going to hop up onto my soapbox:

Upon reading that Michael Vick will be starring in his own TV show, I had to swallow to make sure my lunch stayed in place.

On most controversial issues, I can usually open my mind enough to at least objectively listen to what the other side has to say. But you bring torturing helpless animals to the table and I'm as good as deaf.

I do not care that he had a hard upbringing. He overcame that with flying colors by utilizing his athletic skill to grant him god-like status in the NFL. And don't tell me "he just didn't know better; he was used to seeing dogs treated in a certain manner." I absolutely CANNOT believe someone doesn't know ripping out a dog's teeth or killing it by electric shock is not only heartless, but illegal. And to make money off of these actions? How much more money does someone need when they're the quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons?!?!

So he served 18 months. Now his supporters are saying that because he did so, we should leave him alone and let him play football. I might be ok with that, except for the small fact that his job involves being a role model for kids. Sure, he's making appearances with the Humane Society - he has to if he wants to play! I am sickened by the idea that anyone believes someone capable of such intentional cruelty can be truly remorseful.

Now his "docu-series" is going to be all about his difficult upbringing, his struggle to succeed, and his demise after being found guilty and sent to prison. And rest assured, there will be the inevitable story of his comeback, his transformation and the lessons he's learned along the way.
I only hope that at the end of the last episode, they don't forget to show Vick and the producers at BET, arm in arm, skipping to the bank....(cue cheesy sob-story music; cue me vomiting.)