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Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: The hallmark of a person

Abe Novick: Up, up, and aliya

July 1, 2009

Rabbi Avi Shafran: The Road Taken

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June 30, 2009

Rabbi Binyomin Ginsberg: What makes a great parent?

Caroline B. Glick: Ideologue-in-Chief

June 29, 2009

The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir: Beware of 'Caveat Emptor'

Steven Emerson: ACLU pushing for more money for Hamas

June 26, 2009

Rabbi Yoni Posnick: Learn the secret to a healthy marriage from a scriptural villain

Caroline B. Glick: Barack Obama vs. International Law

June 25, 2009

Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf: The Absurd Power of Truth

Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkle's strip: Everything's Relative

June 24, 2009

Rabbi Yonason Goldson: Advancement of technology is a wake-up call for humanity

The Kosher Gourmet by Andrea Weigl: Summer on a stick: Making frozen treats can be easy, creative and fun

June 23, 2009

Martin M. Bodek: 'On Surnames': And so, We Begin

Caroline B. Glick: The Obama Effect

June 22, 2009

The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir: Working for a corrupt firm

N. Richard Greenfield : Where are American Jews?

June 19, 2009

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: Emotion v. intellect

Caroline B. Glick: Israel's rare opportunity

June 18, 2009

Jonathan Rosenblum: Sometimes it is more essential to define the nature of evil than good

Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkle's strip: Everything's Relative

June 17, 2009

Rabbi Yonason Goldson: The Language of Confusion

The Kosher Gourmet by Linda Gassenheimer: Nothing pleases Dad more than a thick, juicy onion-smothered steak. Add home-Baked Potato Chips and …

June 16, 2009

The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir: Career v. Careersism

Caroline B. Glick: Obama's losing streak and Israel

Richard Z. Chesnoff: ‘Palestinians’: Never Missing an Opportunity …

June 15, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu: How Judea and Samaria can become 'Palestine'

Daniel Pipes: Where Netanyahu's speech failed

June 12, 2009

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: Some big thoughts about not acting so big

Caroline B. Glick: Obama's High Commissioner

June 11, 2009

Victor Davis Hanson: Our historically challenged President

Mitch Albom: Beware the True Believers

Lewis Grossberger: What we learn from the new Hitler photos

June 10, 2009

Mort Zuckerman: What Obama and his advisors won't -- or refuse to -- grasp about Israel and the Muslim world

The Kosher Gourmet by Steve Petusevsky Lotsa pasta: Tips, techniques and (amazing) taste

June 9, 2009

Anne Bayefsky: Obama's stunning offense to Israel and the Jewish people

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.: America's first Muslim president?

June 8, 2009

The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir: Merchant must take responsibility for careless shopper?

Mark Steyn: A superpower that feeds on mediocrity cannot survive for long on leftovers from the past

Richard Z. Chesnoff: How do you say 'kumbaya' in Arabic?

June 5, 2009

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: In quest of spirituality

Caroline B. Glick: Obama's Arabian dreams

Charles Krauthammer: The Settlements Myth

June 4, 2009

Paul Greenberg: The War Comes to Little Rock

The Kosher Gourmet by Judy Hevrdejs: Splash it on! Tap your inner jazz musician and improvise when stirring up a vinaigrette

June 3, 2009

The Jewish Ethicist by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir: Q. Should terrible teacher be exposed?

Jonathan Rosenblum: The Israel Lobby: Missing in Action

June 2, 2009

Dennis Prager: The Speech President Obama Won't Dare Give in Egypt

Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.: Pressure on Israel raises war risk

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Jewish World Review August 31, 2007 / 17 Elul 5767

Who's the Animal?

By Greg Crosby


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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Just about the time you think progress is being made regarding how people treat poor dumb animals, up pop some jerks like football player Michael Vick and rapper DMX to prove that there are some people that are more animal-like than animals are. These lowlifes promote, train and use dogs for fighting - torturing, starving and killing many of them "for sport." These two guys are making plenty of dough, so they're not in it because they need money. No, they're in it because they get off on it. What loathsome dirt bags!


Imbeciles like Vick, in their sick warped minds, may think that dog fighting is a macho thing, but it's the activity of evil, brain-deficient cowards. I don't know what it is with monsters like these. Obviously there are more than a few pieces missing from their brains. You can start with the pieces labeled decency, compassion, morality, kindheartedness, and humanity - the brains of these bums have none of those. Evil, cruel, contemptuous, despicable - no words I can think of are strong enough to describe them. Actually I can think of a couple of really perfect terms, but they won't let me use that kind of language in my column.


Actor Jamie Foxx has gone on record justifying Vick's actions by claiming that dog fighting is a cultural thing with African Americans. In effect saying, "It's a black thing, you wouldn't understand." So, the implication is, if we condemn Vick or any other black person for engaging in dog fights, then we are racist. There's just no limit to the extent that inhumane illegal behavior can be justified by some. And by the way, even IF it is true that dog fighting is simply part of black culture (which I tend to doubt), then it's high time that segment of the "black cultural experience" be exposed and eradicated forever in this country. Not all intercity cultural pursuits are decent and wonderful, no matter what the multiculturalists teach in our schools.


The NFL has suspended Vick without pay indefinitely as part of a plea agreement. He's also lost a lucrative commercial endorsement. Nice start, but nowhere near good enough in my opinion. Vick really needs to go to jail. And If DMX is also proven guilty; he needs to go into the slammer right along with Vick. Maybe they can even room together. Maybe they'll even kill each other. Better them then innocent dogs.


Here's how the punishment plays out in my fantasy justice scenario: The prison first starves both of them, and then throws them into a cage with one piece of meat on the floor to fight over while the other inmates watch and make bets on which jerk will survive (I'm betting on the piece of meat, myself). That would be the one and only "Survivor show" I would ever consider watching. But that wouldn't be the end of it. The survivor is then thrown into a cage of badass sociopathic 300 pound gang-banger lifers who make the "winner" their own personal sweetie for the next 20 years. Now that's justice.


And speaking of justice, some folks are complaining that all the bad little celebrity girls (Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, et al) never really get punished enough for any of their law breaking. Well, yes this is true, but it was ever thus in this town, I'm afraid. LA cops and city officials have always given the celebs a great deal of latitude in their bad behavior. You can go back decades - the story was the same for the silent film stars. Usually looking the other way, giving the stars a pass, cops and DA's are no less star-struck than the rest of the population. And it's not only here. Big shots in every town, in every state are treated better than just regular folks. That's why everybody wants to be rich, famous and influential - so you don't have to sit in the city drunk tank all night with the other meatheads throwing up on your shoes.


Being famous and or influential buys you a lot - the best tables in restaurants, never waiting in line for anything, getting great seats for concerts, theatre, and sporting events, being "comped" at hotels, spas, and cruise ships, and getting plenty of other free stuff. Part of the privilege package also includes not being punished as severely as plain ol' ordinary people when you do bad things. That's why they call it "privilege." Welcome to the show, "Celebrity Skating." It may not be fair, but it's the way it works in real life. If you want fair, go to Pomona.


But in the case of Michael Vick and anyone else charged with keeping and using dogs for fighting and gambling, it's a federal rap. Federal prosecution charges are much more serious and because of that, the chances of celebrity skating are not very likely. It's not like being pulled over for drunk driving in LA; the feds are not quite as star-struck as the local cops. Remember Martha Stewart. Vick and his lawyers know this is serious stuff, and that's why he finally owned up to what he did and gave a contrition press conference.


And there is something else to be considered for anyone who thinks that they might like to engage in the leisure pursuits of Michael Vick. Americans love their celebrities. They love their sports heroes. But Americans love their dogs a whole lot more. You want to be baaaad? Go ahead get yourself tattooed from head to toe. Take drugs, get drunk, crash cars, say stupid things, even kill your wives. But don't mess with our dogs. It really isn't cool, man.

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