Well, it looks like PETA’s still on the warpath, asking the NFL to suspend quarterback Michael Vick without pay. And now, they’re profiting off the dogfighting allegations by selling “Sack Vick” T-shirts:
Whether Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is found guilty of dogfighting or not, he is only one person within a much larger struggle….Please call on people not only to condemn the NFL superstar for his alleged participation in this illegal activity but also to work to end dogfighting in our local communities. [emphasis mine]
Based on what PETA stands for, you wouldn’t imagine that they could be so controversial and disliked. But it’s stuff like this–profiting off a not-yet-proven-guilty person and the “Your Mommy Kills Animals” comic–that seems to repulse your average person.
Now that I’ve perhaps tainted your perceptions…how do you view PETA?
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July 24th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
Filed under Bad Ads, In the News, Sports, Weaksauce Losers
Courage. It might defined as the ability to do what most people would be too scared to try. Firefighters, soldiers, and policemen* are common archetypes. But it could be as simple as a kid telling his parents the truth about something naughty he did. Or an office worker bucking the crowd to explain why project Q will be a failure, thus requiring a change of course.
In contrast, any courage I demonstrate is a complete accident due to ignorance of why the action required bravery.
So the Liquid Egg Product tends to salute–and be envious–of anyone demonstrating a modicum of courage. Enter Scott Olsen, a pitcher for our popular local baseball team, the Florida Marlins. (The number of fans at any given game can approach five digits). On Saturday, he certainly did have the ability to try what most people wouldn’t:
- Kept on driving when a copper tried to pull him over for speeding
- Ran a stop sign at 3:40 in the morning
- Sat on a plastic chair in front of his house and fought the officers who tried to arrest him
He also now knows what it feels like to be tasered. Assuming he wasn’t too drunk to forget.
July 24th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
Filed under Burning Agony, In the News, Sports, Weaksauce Losers
- The Democrats held their YouTube debate last night, but I didn’t watch it. Who thought Dennis Kucinich was relevant enough to invite there? The only thing I’m sure of is that I’m voting against Giuliani if he gets the GOP nomination.
- Jonathan Alter’s article on Norman Borlaug is an excellent read. An excerpt:
But the obscurity of a man of such surpassing accomplishment is a reminder of our culture’s surpassing superficiality. Reading Walter Isaacson’s terrific biography of Albert Einstein, I was struck by how famous Einstein was, long before his role in the atom bomb. Great scientists and humanitarians were once heroes and cover boys. No more.
- There’s a saying that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Castleberry’s may disagree.
- It’s certain that the male customers were not complaining.
July 24th, 2007
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Posted by Donnie
Filed under In the News, Science/Technology
