Star quarterback Michael Vick served 19 months in prison for
running a dog-fighting ring and brutally killing the losers. Since his release
he has played two seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, showing his old prowess,
and done volunteer work for the Humane Society. A sad crime; a penalty paid.
President Obama inserted himself into the story when, in the course of a
conversation with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, he commended him for hiring Vick.
"It's never a level playing field for prisoners when they get out of
jail," Obama said. As ethnic politics, Obama's call was needless--black
people surely remember that he is black. As a social lesson, it was pointless.
Vick is a young specialist who became a wealthy man, and who will remain
one--not the typical released prisoner. He can put his life back together
without cheerleading from the White House.
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