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Marbury defends Vick calling him a "good human being" -
Marbury defends Vick calling him a "good human being" -
Stephon Marbury on Monday defended Michael Vick and said the Falcons quarterback, who the same day pleaded guilty to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge, "is a good human being." "We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals, you know what I mean?" Marbury said in an interview that was aired by Capital 9 News in Albany. "From what I hear, dogfighting is a ...
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  • Erin Erin
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    Hawking affordable sneakers, very smart... Equating dog torture and execution to deer hunting, not so smart.
    Posted 8/22/2007 respond (flag)
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We Should Also Ask Marbury About Iraq and the Federal Deficit
The Big Lead — ... Sometimes, words just aren’t necessary. Often, these stories involve the presiding genius of Stephon Marbury. The Knicks point guard talked about Mike Vick this week: “We don’t say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals, you know what I mean?” Marbury said in an interview that was aired by Capital 9 News in Albany. “From what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors and I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down … I think he fell into a bad situation.” ...

Stephon Marbury on Mike Vick: ‘Good Human Being’
SLAM Online — ... For all of the goodwill that Stephon Marbury has built with basketball fans this summer (and particularly, those in the hoop blogosphere, thanks to his hilarious interviews and nonsensical postings in the NY Post), he might have just flushed it all down the toilet with one statement regarding soon-to-be inmate #7 Michael Vick. ...

Link This!
MiamiHoopsBlog.com — ... , thinks that Michael Vick is getting a raw deal from the press. Although I did think he made an interesting point about how hunting is considered a sport and dogfighting isn’t. I don’t agree with him but I hadn’t really thought of that. ...

Some Things Should Be Easy to Say
Leave the Man Alone — ... Stephon Marbury also didn't feel shy about sharing what was on his mind. Also, Stephon Marbury called Vick a "good human being." ...

Bad Week For Ex-Wolves
Hoops and Other Pop Culture — ... http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spmarbury0822,0,5203037.story ...

In What Kind of a World Does this Happen?
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