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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Dr. Phil says Vick has "sociopathic" side

Eagles quarterback and convicted dog fighter Michael Vick has a "sociopathic adjustment to life" and is unlikely to ever to be capable of empathy.

That's what T.V. psychologist  Dr. Phil said today in Philadelphia during a show taped in front of a live audience in Independence Park.

My Inquirer colleague David Hiltbrand reports that Dr. Phil termed "the biggest story in this town right now" the Eagles' hiring of Michael Vick.

Dr. Phil convened a panel that included Gov. Rendell, CBS3 sports anchor Beasley Reece and DogPac founder Tom Hickey Sr. to debate the topic.

The mostly white audience booed when J. Whyatt Mondesire, president of the Philadelphia branch of the NAACP, suggested from the stage that the censure of Vick is a racial issue.

The debate on Dr. Phil's show comes a week after Vick made his first appearance at a charter school in Philadelphia as part of an arrangement with the Humane Society of the United States. The group has enlisted Vick to speak to young people in inner city communities as part of its national anti-dog fighting campaign.

The show airs today at 5 p.m. in Philadelphia on KYW.

 
Posted by Amy Worden @ 2:18 PM  Permalink | 12 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:04 PM, 09/16/2009
    How much is Mondesire expecting to be paid for playing the race card to white wash Vick's crimes?
    — CleanupPhilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:05 PM, 09/16/2009
    Anybody with half a brain can see Vick is an Orc. Why does the black community tolerate and defend criminality to the degree that it becomes sui-genocidal?
    — CleanupPhilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:25 PM, 09/16/2009
    Mondesire is the racist! How can anyone take this guy seriously? You never see or hear from him when there is a real race issue. Only when there's a photo op involved. Time for the NAACP to be disbanded.
    — triton1
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:27 PM, 09/16/2009
    An orc! that's a new one
    — loctastic
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 09/16/2009
    Mondesire is a self-serving grandstander who isn't terribly bright. Hickey is Rendell's buddy. Beasley Reese is a former football player. Rendell is the lameduck governor of a state without a budget. Where were the SPCA cruelty agents who deal with dogfighting every day? Where was Lurie or Reid?
    — padogsrule
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:05 PM, 09/16/2009
    Verily, I will sack Vick with my +12 dwarf axe.
    — Nutburgers
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:06 PM, 09/16/2009
    "Where was Lurie or Reid?"...Taking care of THEIR business. Dr. Phil is in the business hype...he just happens to be about a month late with this. The LEAGUE reinstated Mike Vick...Had the Birds not signed him SOMEONE would have signed him. AR coached him in the Pro Bowl and felt that this would be a good place for him to get his life back on track...The guy has served his time to the full extent of the law...The law COULD NOT do anything more to him than they did for that crime. He's served and now he's back in society.
    — hope55
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:06 PM, 09/16/2009
    Mike Vick is the second Orc to play for the Eagles. I think Concrete Charlie was the first.
    — dragoon6
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:17 PM, 09/16/2009
    Don't know much about Dr. Phil, but he's right on the money with Michael Vick. Torturers ARE sociopaths. Some just know how to play the remorse game - especially when there's millions in it for them. It's incomprehensible that people could seriously believe racism is a motive for loathing Vick. Shame on the NAACP spokesman for suggesting it; it diminishes the many valid claims of racism that occur every day. There are plenty of African Americans (including our family) who are disgusted with Vick - and the Eagles for hiring him.
    — Devoted Teacher
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:22 PM, 09/16/2009
    Personally, I don't even care how sorry Vick is for the animals he abused vs. how sorry he is that he got caught. He could cry every night and it wouldn't do anything to bring those dogs back or stop anyone from following in his footsteps. It would never make him all-good in my vegan-book. Right now, all that matters is that he's out there; talking to kids about the criminality of dog-fighting. Us "animal peeps" can then step in and talk about the cruelty. There's a huge link between dog-fighting and other crimes such as drug dealing which can lead to even worse criminal activity, etc., etc., etc.. If he can stop someone from committing the crime alone, then that's a step in the right direction. A life is a life and honestly if he can save a dog's life just by pointing out the criminalty aspect, then that's a dog's life that has just been saved and in the grand scheme, that's all that really matters. The dogs that have been saved from this cruelty do not care how they've been saved as long as they are saved and happy, then why should we?
    — Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:37 PM, 10/07/2009
    I agree with PADogsRule, Rendell and Hickey spouting off about what a great state Pennsylvania is for animals? Please, give me a freakin' break! Why didn't they get some of us out there who are in the trenches for animals every day, getting arrested for HELPING animals in Pennsylvania, watching them die while those is power do nothing to stop it? Unbelievable! I'm thrilled Dr. Phil said that about Vick, I totally believe it.
    — Tamiddb


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About Amy Worden
Amy Worden is a politics and government reporter for the Inquirer. In that capacity she has explored a range of animal issues from dog kennel law improvements and horse slaughter to the comeback of peregrine falcons and pigeon hunts. From hamsters to horses, animals have always been part of her life. To pass along a tip or contact Amy, click here.
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