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Obama and Michael Vick: the president's American values
Barack Obama is a real American. I don't just mean that, according to some reliable accounts, he was born here. I mean that he extols some of the most American of values. Sure, President Obama is a good family man, he's hardworking, and he pulled himself up from nothing. But one of the most essential of American principles is one that doesn't get enough attention from the values crowd: the importance of giving people second chances. America, I hear, is the land of that sort of thing. See, for e...

Fox News dogs Obama about Michael Vick
It's no victory Mosque being built in the smoldering ruins at Ground Zero, but for a slow cycle in the political news biz, Fox has its Scandal and, if you'll excuse the expression, like a dog with a bone they're not letting it go. First, the story: President Obama praised Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie for giving NFL MVP Candidate Michael Vick a second chance after his dog-fighting conviction. Lurie told Peter King of NBC and Sports Illustrated that he recently received a phone call fr...

Obama lauds football Eagles for giving Vick second chance
The nation's First Football Fan thinks Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick deserved a second chance after serving time for running a dog-fighting ring. President Obama weighed in on the subject in a recent phone conversation with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, who recounted the conversation to Sports Illustrated columnist Peter King. "He said, 'So many people who serve time never get a fair second chance. He was ... passionate about it," Lurie told King. "He said it's never a level playin...

Obama Glad Michael Vick Has Second Chance
Lm Otero/Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick after an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas. Tough cultural issues seem to find President Obama. But in the case of Michael Vick, the once-disgraced football player who went to jail for running an illegal dog-fighting ring, it was Mr. Obama who reached out. In a phone call with Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, Mr. Obama expressed gratitude for the team’s willingness to giv...

Ed Rendell: We're a 'nation of wusses'
It's worth noting that while Michael Bloomberg is chastising his constituents for not reacting well to the Northeast snowstorm, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D) has gone a step farther, railing against the whole country over the rescheduling of a football game. From the Early Lead: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell really disliked the NFL's decision to move the Sunday night game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles to tonight because of a blizzard forecast. After calling the pos...

White House Confirms President Obama Praised Eagles for Giving Michael Vick a Second Chance
The White House is now confirming reports that President Obama praised the Philadelphia Eagles for giving convicted dog-murderer Michael Vick a second chance, but that he also stressed condemnation of Vick’s Crimes in a phone call to Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie . The subject of the call was Lurie’s rollout of Alternative Energy at Lincoln Financial Field, but the President’s comments about Vick are what’s getting all the attention. While some will use the remarks to falsel...

Obama Weighs In on Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Staff, Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick leaves the field after defeating the New York Giants in Philadelphia on Nov. 21, 2010. Asked on Dec. 24, 2010, who he would select as the NFL's MVP if he had a vote, Vick said, "You put me on the spot." Then he added with a smile: "I would take ... myself." (AP File Photo/Matt Slocum) Honolulu (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has commended the owner o...

On Vick, Obama again steps outside the lines
Honolulu - President Obama doesn't seem to shy away from the divisive social and cultural topics that Americans are debating in their living rooms, gyms and workplaces. He has spoken out about the responsibility of fathers to raise their Children, has condemned the arrest of a prominent black Harvard Professor who said he was the Victim of Racial Profiling, was heard chastising Kanye West for the rapper's rude behavior at the MTV Video Music Awards and recently said his views on Gay Marriage ...

Chinese would handle snow better: US governor
The Governor of Pennsylvania blasted the precautions over this week's blizzard as a sign of growing US feebleness, saying that the Chinese would not have flinched at the snow. "We've become a nation of wussies. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything," Ed Rendell, the Governor of the eastern state, told a Philadelphia Radio Station on Monday. Rendell was upset about the National Football League's decision to postpone the Philadelphia Eagles' home game against the Minnesota Vikings sche...

PA Gov Ed Rendell on NFL and Snow: US Becoming a 'Nation of Wussies'
ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell raised eyebrows Sunday when he complained that the NFL postponed the planned Philadelphia Eagles games against the Minnesota Vikings because of the snowstorm that crippled much of the East Coast. He quibbled Sunday with a Philadelphia Meteorologist Sunday about the severity of the storm . Rendell's anger at the postponed game carried into Tuesday, when he called into “The Fanatic” sports Talk Show on a Philadelphia radio st...

Chinese would handle snow better: US governor
Stumble This! The Governor of Pennsylvania blasted the precautions over this week's blizzard as a sign of growing US feebleness, saying that the Chinese would not have flinched at the snow. "We've become a nation of wussies. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything," Ed Rendell, the Governor of the eastern state, told a Philadelphia Radio Station on Monday. Rendell was upset about the National Football League's decision to postpone the Philadelphia Eagles' home game against the Minnesota...

Obama May Forgive Him, But Michael Vick Is No MVP
It’s the season of forgiveness, and I sincerely wish I could follow the example of President Obama. But I just can’t do it. Yes, Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick has served time for the horrifying crime of running an illegal dog-fighting ring. Yes, he said he was sorry. And yes, he truly is a stellar quarterback, and everyone--even Vick--deserves a second chance. But I watch him on the field, and while I can appreciate the athletic talent, I just can’t root for hi...

Barack Obama Is a Michael Vick Fan? (The Atlantic Wire)
WASHINGTON, DC – Michael Vick's reemergence as an NFL star is cause for excitement among many football fans, including, apparently, President Obama. The President reportedly called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to commend the team’s acceptance of Vick shortly after his release from Prison on brutal Dog Fighting charges, thanking him for giving the once-shunned Quarterback a second chance to redeem himself. Since word got out about Obama’s praise for Vick and the Eagles, bl...

Obama calls Eagles owner to congraulate him for signing Vick
© Associated Press Photo/Kathy Willens Michael Vick has been getting support from all sides during his road to redemption. He's now getting it from the Leader of the Free World. NBC's Peter King reports that Barack Obama called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie earlier this week to congratulate him for giving Vick a second chance after his release from Prison. According to King, the president said that released Prisoners rarely receive a level playing field and that Vick's story co...

Obama calls Eagles owner to congraulate him for signing Vick
Source: Yahoo Michael Vick has been getting support from all sides during his road to redemption. He's now getting it from the Leader of the Free World. NBC's Peter King reports that Barack Obama called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie earlier this week to congratulate him for giving Vick a second chance after his release from Prison. According to King, the president said that released Prisoners rarely receive a level playing field and that Vick's story could begin to change that. Forget ...

Obama Calls Philadelphia Eagles Owner And Applauds Team for Giving Michael Vick a Second Chance
Should a sitting President be doing this? cbsnews.com President Obama reportedly approves of the second chance Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick is getting this year, just a year removed from serving 18 months in federal Prison on charges related to a Dog Fighting ring. Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports reports that Mr. Obama recently called Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to praise the team for giving Vick a chance . Lurie said Mr. Obama told him that "So many people who ...

Obamas Gall
Writes Skip Oliva: Saw this from Sports Illustrated writer Peter King via Twitter: “Yes, Obama called Eagle owner Jeffrey Lurie to praise the Eagles for giving Vick a chance. Said too many Prisoners never get fair 2d chance.” Wow. Now that took gall. Nothing against Mike Vick — whom I defended against Criminal Charges — but Obama has the power to free thousands of Prisoners for non-crimes and has opted not to do so. People don’t even get a fair trial under his regime. ...

Obama commends Eagles for Michael Vick's second chance
Honolulu — The White House says President Barack Obama has commended the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles for giving Quarterback Michael Vick a second chance after his release from Prison. Obama spokesman Bill Burton says the president told owner Jeffrey Lurie that while he condemns the Crimes Vick was convicted of, he believes people who have paid for their Crimes should have the opportunity to contribute to society again. The Eagles signed Vick last year after he served an 18-month pris...

Obama expresses his support for Michael Vick and all convicted felons
President Obama has distinguished himself as perhaps, the president with the least respect for the law in U.S. history. His friendship with Terrorist Bill Ayers, his refusal to prosecute the New Black Panthers in a clear case of Voter Intimidation as well as his encouragement of Illegal Aliens, have all combined to make him very unpopular and even laughable in the eyes of law-abiding Americans. A recent article in Sports Illustrated described a phone call Obama made to Philadelphia Eagles owner ...

Michael Vick Is the Giants' Best Friend Right Now
The last time Giants fans saw Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson, the two Eagles were etching nightmares that will not soon leave the brains of anyone who witnessed the Meadowlands Meltdown. They will be back on television screens on Tuesday night and those fans, still in the throes of the spiral set off during that fateful Fourth Quarter, will be in a very strange position as they settle in for this unusual night of football. They will be in a position that pretty much forces them to root for the ...

Barack Obama, Social Commentator
President Obama's call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to commend him for providing Michael Vick with a second chance after the quaterback spent time in Prison on a dog-fighting conviction serves as a reminder of the president's willingness to weigh in on potentially Controversial news stories with a racial element. This should not be totally surprising coming from America's first African American president. But the Vick comments, revealed as they were during the slow post-Christmas ...

Obama to Eagles Owner: Thanks for Hiring Michael Vick
When I first heard I didn’t believe it. As politically savvy as Rendell’s stunt, I thought: In his column on Sports Illustrated’s website Monday, Peter King reports that Mr. Obama called Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to thank the team for giving Vick a chance. Obama was “passionate about it,” Mr. Lurie told Mr. King, adding that the president said “it’s never a level playing field for Prisoners when they get out of jail. And he was happy that we did something ...

The season for second chances
Philadelphia Quarterback Michael Vick committed a horrible crime and served time in jail. But President Obama says people like Vick deserve a second chance. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas?...

Obama praises Eagles for giving Vick second chance, use of alternate energy
In a phone call with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, President Obama praised the team for giving Michael Vick a second chance, reports Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was surprised to hear the president's voice on the phone. Barack Obama had two things to discuss with Lurie: the redemption of Michael Vick and the alternative-energy plans Lurie unveiled this fall for Lincoln Financial Field. I talked about the Vick story on NBC last night. "The president wa...

President Obama Talks Vick But Still Loves His Bears
President Obama may love his Chicago Bears, but that love didn't stop him from calling Jeffrey Lurie, the owner of the surging Philadelphia Eagles and talking about Quarterback Michael Vick. The call, placed by the president to Lurie and reported in Sports Illustrated, was to discuss the use of alternative energy at Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the Eagles, and the host of Tuesday night's football game between the Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. In the course of the conversation, the pr...