michael vick
08/27/2007
Michael Vick's Press Conference
To some, Michael Vick probably seemed genuinely contrite in the press conference that followed his guilty plea today. Don't believe a word of it -- he's just trying to get out of jail.
As much as I despise the mob-like self-righteous outcry that highly publicized scandals usually create, in Vick's case consider me firmly on the bandwagon. I have a 9-month-old rescue dog named Ginger, and she's the sweetest creature I've ever laid eyes on. She's also a pit bull. When my fiancée and I found her, she was four months old, and one of her ears was sliced in half -- apparently, some asshole was trying to make her more "fight ready" but then wimped out. (And, for the record, she's never tried to bite another dog's throat out.) We like to think that her old battle scar adds character.
Unlike Vick's dogs, who will most likely be put down because all they've been trained to do is kill. Ginger's one of the lucky ones. When Vick gets sentenced on Dec. 10, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he gets at least a few months in the clink.
08/02/2007
Michael Vick Pimps Dog Food
By now, everybody, football fan or not, is familiar with the heinous charges facing one Michael Vick. Dog-fighting? Yeah, the adoring public generally isn't too high on it. And while Vick loses several endorsements an hour, there's one product he is still fit to shill. There's this production house, see, and they're called "National Lampoon." Apparently, they're famous for going on vacation all the time -- I don't know -- but the point is, someone over there came up with the genius idea to take America's most hated sports personality and turn the tables on his shame.
In this clever sketch, ladies and gents, Michael sure as hell serves his fighting dog "CHENEY" some special treats. Complete with a call-back to the glorious Ron Mexico lawsuit (squee!), this is one to show off at the office. Savor the irony.
07/20/2007
Michael Vick Mash-Up
At this point, I should probably start giving SXSW's Matt Dentler a cut of my fat Daily Reel paycheck. He just keeps feeding me the best clips. Today's installment: this mash-up of a Michael Vick Nike spot with Alejandro González Iñárritu's Amores Perros.
Directed by Dan Brown, it's a really effective way of expressing what all of us should now believe: that Vick is maybe the biggest asshole thug in sports today.
