underworld Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 The detainees at Guantanamo have not been afforded any means by which to establish their guilt or innocence. generalizationing!! speculationing!! echoing!! boring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderfour Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 As I said before, to the NFL, this is a PR issue. True guilt doesn't matter when it comes to PR. Then there is the matter of gambling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 The guy's an animal-abusing scumbag. If that makes him a "PR issue" then so be it. Hopefully no NFL team will have him now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Oh please. When this is all forgotten (Americans have a very short memory span) the guy will be hired to continue making bucks for the teams so admired by fat Coors-drinking armchair quarterbackers in living rooms all across the Union.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 He'll find Jebus first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 He'll find Jebus first. leave it to TTK to weave both Iraq and Christian mocking into a thread on animal cruelty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig8 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 He'll find Jebus first. leave it to TTK to weave both Iraq and Christian mocking into a thread on animal cruelty Vick should have hired Cheney to finish off the unwanted dogs... he has a shot gun and he likes shoot'n stuff, that would have given his underground operation some credibility, something that seems to be very lacking, and could have helped his PR. Better yet, he should have hired Halliburton to consult on his operations, that would have gotten the entire executive branch on his side... Finding Jebus will certainly help, it helped improve W's image with the righties... and once the righties are on your side, watch out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I count on cc.com to bridge the cognitive gap between any conceivable subject and bushcheneyhalliburtonrovecarlyleausdfaisygosaugakslj in record time and am seldom dissapointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underworld Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 abortion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hell, MIke Tyson was allowed to box after serving his time for rape, for which he seemed wholly unrepentant. I don't believe being a convicted felon would preclude employment in the NFL. Though, if any team takes a chance on Vick, you better believe there will be a huge personal conduct clause in his minimum scale contract. Kind of interesting how the NFLPA has not weighed in on this. Upshaw's silence is deafning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couloir Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I wonder if the NAACP has the same feelings about Imus? Afterall, he was thrown off the air for abusing dogs wasn't he? Oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 He'll find Jebus first. leave it to TTK to weave both Iraq and Christian mocking into a thread on animal cruelty Your four working neurons are weaving a bit too much into a simple prison joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hell, MIke Tyson was allowed to box after serving his time for rape, for which he seemed wholly unrepentant. I don't believe being a convicted felon would preclude employment in the NFL. Though, if any team takes a chance on Vick, you better believe there will be a huge personal conduct clause in his minimum scale contract. Kind of interesting how the NFLPA has not weighed in on this. Upshaw's silence is deafning. Tyson wasn't playing for a team, though, so the only PR issues he had to deal with were his own. He's also lost millions in future sponsorships & advertisements. I've forgotten if it was the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times that calculated that Barry Bonds has lost about $38 million in possible advertising bucks that went to others because the companies wouldn't touch him and they went for someone with a 'cleaner' image instead. They mapped it all out - the companies, how much, etc. How many ads do you see Tyson in? Do you think you'll see Vick selling Nike or Ford? He's lost millions right there. Look at the ads Tiger Woods does, and his reputation and image. How long do you think they would keep him as their spokesman if he were caught molesting kids or something? The advertising money would disappear, as it has for Vick and Bonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I could see Tyson selling mace or the morning after pill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Funny thing is I got curious and read about the guy - seems he was an excellent boxer, just a moron when it came to dealing with personal issues. Apparently couldn't take care of himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 his only real mistake was modeling his public persona after that buffoon on "The Simpsons" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 So what exactly is wrong about animal fights anyways? Except maybe endangered ones. I mean, having a spotted owl take on a dodo would just be mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Tyson wasn't playing for a team, though, so the only PR issues he had to deal with were his own. He's lost millions right there. Look at the ads Tiger Woods does, and his reputation and image. How long do you think they would keep him as their spokesman if he were caught molesting kids or something? The advertising money would disappear, as it has for Vick and Bonds. R Kelly seems to be doing fine--both as his own product and as advertising for that product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 he sucked as a quarterback anyway. he's done in the nfl. they will impose a lengthy suspension, falcons will sue his ass to get part of his signing bonus back, he'll spend $$ on lawyers, he'll sit in jail, he'll get out and try to play in a couple years, he'll suck again, he'll get cut during training camp, and he'll be back hanging out with his convict bro marcus. the silver lining in all of this is gonna be watching joey harrington try to carry the falcons this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericb Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 there's rumors that the State of Virginia may pursue animal cruetly charges, separate from the federal charges as well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 there's always the CFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 "If I Did It." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 http://www.slowpokecomics.com/strips/puppyprinciple.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 a black man fighting animals? sure was cool when this guy was doing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drater Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 The CFL passed a rule after the Ricky Williams signing that no ex-NFL'ers with criminal or drug problems could be signed. Vick will next play for Mark Cuban's pro league, probably on the New York squad. Free media coverage like whoa. Personally, I think they should let him play, no suspension, after he does his time for the feds and the state. Every incomplete pass, electric shock. Fail to pick up the first down, repeatedly slammed into the ground by the neck. Turn the ball over? That's a slug in the back of the head. I'd gladly watch that with a Coors Light and some of my fat buddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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