Hello Animal Lovers,
Chris Rock asks an interesting question in his new HBO special. Why is Michael Vick in prison? Well, for animal cruelty and killing animals, of course. But...
How many wolves would have been shot if Sarah Palin had her way? FROM A F*CKING HELICOPTER? Have you seen pictures of her are where she's posing for a picture, holding the head of a dead animal? An animal she shot from a safe distance with a high powered gun? And she is a Governor and Vice Presidential candidate.
Michael Vick had relatives, living in a different state than him, running a dog fighting club in a house that he happened to own. Please don't misunderstand, we do not condone dog fighting. But how is that different from "sport" hunting? I'm sure the wolves, caribou, moose, and other animals murdered, excuse me "hunted" by Sarah Palin would say there is no difference.
So when people in the South, black and white, speak of dog fighting as part of their culture, part of their heritage, they are dismissed as ignorant bumpkins. When rich folks put on fancy outfits and shoot at animals with assault rifles (from helicopters) it is called a sport.
Are we missing something? Or is this one of the clearest examples of institutional class ism, if not outright racism, we've seen in a long time? Why aren't people talking about this?
C'mon people, talk about this.
FREE MICHAEL VICK! or,
IMPRISON SARAH PALIN!
whaddya think? Hmmmm?
-the Nixons
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