Who Is the Latest Michael Vick Defender??

You'll never guess who the latest person is to jump into the Michael Vick defense fray!!




It's Whoopi!

On her first day as "The View's" moderator, Goldberg made a big splash -- more like a big splat --playing apologist for confessed dogfighting kingpin Michael Vick's canine torturing, explaining that dogfighting was "part of his cultural upbringing."

Much to the obvious dismay of "View"-mates Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Goldberg suggested that Vick might not have known that he was doing a viciously horrific thing with his dogfighting ring. "You know, from his background, this is not an unusual thing for where he comes from," said the redundant Whoopi.

Not content to perpetuate stereotypes about Southerners and dogfighting, Goldberg also likened Vick and his outrage to the Chinese and eating cats. "People would not like it if we ate kitty," she said.

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1. First! And I saw it, no she was not defending him. She was pointing out that she was surprised that no one mentions that this (horrible) stuff does go on and its apart of his cultural up bringing.

Posted at 2:49PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Nooo she didint!

2. Great a new rosie

Posted at 2:49PM on Sep 4th 2007 by lightfoot

3. what a low life.As if The VIEW couldnt get worse

Posted at 2:50PM on Sep 4th 2007 by kiki

4. This excuse doesn't fly - regardless, of his "cultural "background, he was engaging in illegal activity.

Posted at 2:51PM on Sep 4th 2007 by MJ

5. I am from the South and am 65 years old, and this is not a cultural thing...I have never seen a dog fight and do not know of anyone who has.

Posted at 2:51PM on Sep 4th 2007 by From The South

6. She was not making excuses for him...she was bring up other viewpoints..

Posted at 2:54PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Bri

7. Welcome to the View Rosie...oops...Whoopi! I bet BaBa WaWA is having a heart attack as we speak!!

Posted at 2:54PM on Sep 4th 2007 by cathy

8. The "culture" excuse is good until you're about 5...Then you know what's right and wrong.

Posted at 2:56PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Ledbetter1212

9. Whoopie is a racist, pure and simple. If a Vick were a white man, she would be on his case bigtime. This isn't a racial issue!!!!! This is a right and wrong, decency issue.

Posted at 2:57PM on Sep 4th 2007 by beachey

10. Whoa @6 you went a little too far with that one. Find a better analogy...you don't want that fight.

Posted at 2:57PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Bri

11. She has a right to her opinion! Not everyone is obsessed with the notion that Michael Vick is Satan or remotely impressed by the double standards employd. You people make all the excuses in the world for hunting other animals.

Posted at 2:58PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Stephanie

12. Anyone, of whatever culture, who puts a living creature through such cruelty is a person to be abhored. The only reason animals should endure pain at the hands of humans, is at slaughter for food (even this is unacceptable to vegetarians, vegans et al)

Shame on you Whoopi

Posted at 2:58PM on Sep 4th 2007 by what a disappointment she is

13. I think he left his "culture" behind him when he moved into a multi-million dollar mansion.

Posted at 2:59PM on Sep 4th 2007 by key

14. cultural upbringing? What a stupid excuse. I have been born and raised in the south, with a family who is openly racist and doesn't make any excuses for it. Still I know that it's wrong and I have chosen not to act in the way I was taught. There is NO WAY I can be convinced that Michael Vick didn't know that what he was doing was wrong. He simply thought he wouldn't be caught.

Posted at 3:00PM on Sep 4th 2007 by cariage

15. Hello, that's why the show is called "The View".

Posted at 3:00PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Rosie

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