The Falcons quarterback was scheduled to lobby on Capitol Hill, hoping to persuade lawmakers to increase funding for after-school programs. But Vick missed a connecting flight in Atlanta and failed to show for his Tuesday morning appearance.
Now, my first question after reading that statement was, "Why is he taking connecting flights? Surely someone as rich as he is can afford a nonstop?" And of course, the natural inclination is to blame the airline:
Vick's publicist, Susan Bass, said it wasn't his fault. The quarterback was in Tampa, Fla., on Monday to play in teammate Warrick Dunn's charity golf tournament, then caught a flight to Atlanta that was supposed to arrive in time for him to make another flight to Washington's Reagan National Airport. But the AirTran flight was late leaving Tampa, Vick missed his connection and wound up stuck in Atlanta, Bass said.
Lousy AirTran, right? Think again:AirTran, which has an endorsement deal with Vick, gave a different account of Vick's travel arrangements. While acknowledging that the flight from Florida was late getting into Atlanta, causing him to miss his 8:35 p.m. connection, airline spokesman Tad Hutcheson said the player was booked on a 10:50 p.m. flight. Vick failed to show and the flight left Atlanta with about 20 empty seats, Hutcheson said.
What kind of low-class loser has an endorsement deal with AirTran? If I was going to endorse an airline, it would at least be one of the major ones...or JetBlue. Certainly not one who's best known for the Everglades disaster (as Valujet).
But that's besides the point. How many seats did he need? It's not like he's Nell Carter or anything.
Today, the news was all over the Hampton Roads TV stations:
Police are investigating the possible makings of a dog fighting ring based at a Surry County home owned by NFL star Michael Vick. Police found about 30 pit bull-type dogs, some heavily scarred, while conducting a search of the home where Vick’s cousin, Davon Boddie, lives. Vick is listed in county records as the property owner. Police obtained a search warrant after arresting Boddie in Hampton on marijuana charges April 19. Police, who were at the property Wednesday and Thursday, also found various paraphernalia associated with dog fighting, according to court records.
While investigators were at the property, they discovered three buildings behind the home that housed several barking dogs. "When they had a chance to go to the site, they discovered animal neglect," Surry County Administrator Tyrone Franklin. Franklin said that the dogs appeared to be hungry and forgotten.
I'll give him a teeny-tiny pass since he doesn't live at the house. But he does own it, and I'm sure he travels to that area periodically (on AirTran); it's not like he's never been to this house and had no idea that there were THREE BUILDINGS behind the home that housed dogs. I won't even go into the description of the dog "rape stand" that was in one of the buildings because I'm already sickened and angry enough. What's with this guy? Give him the Pacman Jones treatment (not the making it rain, the suspension). He obviously hasn't learned to stay out of trouble yet.
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Don't even get me started on Vick. I had Falcons season tickets since 2000 and declioned to renew them this year (although not because of him). Anywho, the real Falcons fans down in this part of the country are fed the f*ck up with his nonsense, and even more fed up with those who constantly defend his off-field antics with the illogical and shockingly irrelevant "you're just hating on him cuz he's a great athlete." (People really do try to make this argument).
Add to that the fact that his atrocious passing accuracy hasn't improved in the seven seasons since he was drafted, along with the fact that he flicked off the fans and has admitted to giving up at the end of games, and he's on thin ice with the Falcon faithful.
The Michael Vick story just gets better and better.
The whole thought of him addressing Congress with everything leading up to now is amusing on it's own.
The Humane Society has been quoted as saying they believe the dogs belong to Vick himself. So, that should be interesting.
He is really forcing the Falcons' hand.
The AirTran thing, I believe they sponsor the entire Falcons team (Delta's been in the crapper, so I guess they were out) - so that's the connection there. they may be contractually bound to fly them?
Mr. Moustache, thank you so much for your insight! It's great to hear from a Falcons fan; what an interesting perspective. I'm at a loss trying to understand how people could actually defend him, but there's always some morons out there.
Thanks Phil, I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt but I can't say I'm too surprised that the dogs belong to Vick. Bastard.
He sounds very classy.
This part of why I watch soccer.
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