Clinton Portis

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by Samarta

I haven't read the entire thread because I couldn't pass over this comment without a response....You don't know what he did wrong? You can't be serious....Besides the statement itself, here is the issue....His athletic ability has placed him in a position where he is not only a good football player, he is a respresentative of Joe Gibbs, The Washington Redskins, and the NFL. Whether he likes it, you like it, or anyone else likes, what he did was promote dog fighting.....to say there is nothing wrong with it as long as it's on private property....All he did was portray the exact image that the NFL, NBA, and every other major league sport is trying to get away from....I'm a big bad professional athlete and will dress as I please, say what I want, and about the only thing that you can do is boo me....that's b.s......

I'm just defending him. What did he do?? A point I was trying to make is that there are those who would consider horse racing as barbaric and cruel as dog fighting. Do I agree with that?? No I don't, but I can understand the point of view those who view horse racing like that are coming from. Someone growing up in poor, rural Mississippi, would most likely have a different point of view on dog fighting (Portis) than I would. I'm not sure I understand his view, but unless he is currently fighting dogs, he has done nothing wrong other than say stupid words. I view horse racing as majestic animals running and excitement. Others may view it as animals being mercilessly drugged so we can bet and having many (in their point of view) snap their legs in their drug laden eforts. The truth on horse racing is somewhere in the middle most likely. The same with this dog fighting issue. I agree with PIllow, in the overall scheme of life, alcohol is a much bigger threat to society than these people fighting dogs. Should it happen?? Of course not...but lots of things shouldn't happen in this world that do...and on the large scale, I'm not sure dog fighting is high on the list of things that shouldn't happen that we should try to stop...it should certainly be on the list, but lot's more things have priority over that.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

I'm just defending him. What did he do?? A point I was trying to make is that there are those who would consider horse racing as barbaric and cruel as dog fighting. Do I agree with that?? No I don't, but I can understand the point of view those who view horse racing like that are coming from. Someone growing up in poor, rural Mississippi, would most likely have a different point of view on dog fighting (Portis) than I would. I'm not sure I understand his view, but unless he is currently fighting dogs, he has done nothing wrong other than say stupid words. I view horse racing as majestic animals running and excitement. Others may view it as animals being mercilessly drugged so we can bet and having many (in their point of view) snap their legs in their drug laden eforts. The truth on horse racing is somewhere in the middle most likely. The same with this dog fighting issue. I agree with PIllow, in the overall scheme of life, alcohol is a much bigger threat to society than these people fighting dogs. Should it happen?? Of course not...but lots of things shouldn't happen in this world that do...and on the large scale, I'm not sure dog fighting is high on the list of things that shouldn't happen that we should try to stop...it should certainly be on the list, but lot's more things have priority over that.

well obviously some things are more evil than others..but like they say, the lesser of two evils is still evil.

i'm amazed (but not terribly) at what people say when a microphone is put in front of them. it's like their iq level drops, and the blather begins.

no telling if vick was involved, if he was he should be punished appropriately by the powers that be. and if the nfl has rules regarding felony convictions, then he should face punishment by them as well. as for portis, i know he has already apologized for his statements...for what that's worth.

[Mortimer]

Oh just put him in a cage with Hanford Dixon.





My money's on Dixon.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Danzig

well obviously some things are more evil than others..but like they say, the lesser of two evils is still evil.

i'm amazed (but not terribly) at what people say when a microphone is put in front of them. it's like their iq level drops, and the blather begins.

no telling if vick was involved, if he was he should be punished appropriately by the powers that be. and if the nfl has rules regarding felony convictions, then he should face punishment by them as well. as for portis, i know he has already apologized for his statements...for what that's worth.

This is kinda what I'm saying....my thoughts weren't necessarily about whether or not he promotes dog fighting, but the fact that he would say what he said. You know why can't someone just say "no comment" ......it just blows my mind when athletes make this kinds of remarks over and over and over again....Doesn't matter if it's comments about dogfighting or how to smuggle weed in a fake bottle in the airport....just shut up already....

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Samarta

This is kinda what I'm saying....my thoughts weren't necessarily about whether or not he promotes dog fighting, but the fact that he would say what he said. You know why can't someone just say "no comment" ......it just blows my mind when athletes make this kinds of remarks over and over and over again....Doesn't matter if it's comments about dogfighting or how to smuggle weed in a fake bottle in the airport....just shut up already....

Exactly, if you aren't sure, keep your mouth shut. By the way 66 dogs were taken from the house owned by Vick, 55 are pits...all will be destroyed if determined to be fighters. For now, I'll say nothing more...

[alysheba4]

isnt portis from miami?? man, thats a shock.........

[sumitas]

Portis showed a shocking lack of morals in his comments.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Exactly, if you aren't sure, keep your mouth shut. By the way 66 dogs were taken from the house owned by Vick, 55 are pits...all will be destroyed if determined to be fighters. For now, I'll say nothing more...

I'm not sure why someone would have 55 pit bulls at once. Does look bad unfortunately.

[SentToStud]

Where the hell are the agents for these guys? These players earn, what, $3-5 Million a year and their agents probably get 5% of that. For that amount of money, they should know their clients better and tell them not to say stupid sht. Whoever is Portis' agent certainly hasn't earned his keep, that's for sure.

[Samarta]

well but the agents can't be there all the time...this looked like just an impromptu interview in which Portis made an ass out of himself and the Redskins....