Michael Vick’s Dogs
Good news for some of Michael Vick's dogs. Ten of the dogs have been taken in by a dog rescue group in San Francisco called Bad Rap. All ten dogs on well on their way to transitioning from a short brutal lives as warriors under a brutal and sadistic man to lives as happy family dogs. His back resting ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on January 27, 2008 15:18
Prisoner #33765-183 Transferred To Leavenworth
Michael Vick has been transferred to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons minimum security facility in Leavenworth, KS. There he will participate in Bureau of Prisons drug treatment program, which would make him eligible for early release before the end of 2008. Vick, who failed a drug test while awaiting sentencing in the dogfighting case, is eligible for a federal drug ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on January 8, 2008 12:03
Seahawks Hasselback Blitzed by Bush Backlash
Two stars of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks got a little more than they bargained for Are you still fans of Matt Hasselbeck and Mack Strong after they visited President Bush last week in Bellevue? Or have their political leanings turned you against them? The Seahawks quarterback and fullback gave the 43rd president a No. 43 jersey with his name ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on September 7, 2007 11:08
OTB Radio – Tonight at 7
The next episode of OTB Radio, our BlogTalkRadio program, will record and air live tonight from 7-8 Eastern. I'll be joined tonight by Chris Lawrence, Dave Schuler, and Dodd Harris. We'll be talking about why Americans don't read and whether it really matters; California's plans to shake up the Electoral College; Washington Monthly's alternative college rankings; ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 22, 2007 17:50
Vick to Plead Guilty to Dog Fighting Charges
Michael Vick's NFL career may well be over, as he is going to plead guilty to felony charges and faces up to five years in prison. Michael Vick's lawyer said Monday the NFL star will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a possible prison term. The ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 20, 2007 15:44
More Charges for Vick?
Looks like Michael Vick will face additional charges as the Virginia Commonwealth Attorney Gerald Poindexter says that he will be submitting his case to a grand jury on Sept. 25th. He has not determined which charges he would file but said he would aggressively prosecute based on previously acquired evidence and some of the evidence presented in the federal case. Dogfighting ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 17, 2007 17:32
Michael Vick Lawsuit Alleges Al Qaeda Ties
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for Michael Vick: Embattled NFL quarterback Michael Vick, facing federal charges related to his alleged participation in dogfighting, has been hit with a "$63,000,000,000 billion dollar" lawsuit filed by a South Carolina inmate who alleges the Atlanta Falcons star stole his pit bulls and sold them on eBay to buy "missiles ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 15, 2007 08:32
Libertarianism and Child Pornography
One of the issues I sometimes have with Libertarianism is when it is taken to an extreme. They take the either/or view when it comes to many intelligent animals. Consider this post by Skip Olivia over at the Misses blog. In that post and many of the comments we get variations on the “animals have no rights, ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on July 19, 2007 17:03
