As Reported on chronicmagazine.com:
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Russell Simmons teamed with PETA Wednesday to criticize dogfighting in a letter that went to all of Michael Vick's corporate sponsors.
The letter, signed by Sharpton, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA, went to Vick's sponsors, Falcons CEO Arthur Blank, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
"The recent media spotlight on dogfighting reminds us of society's callous disregard for the suffering of animals and disrespect for sentient beings," they wrote in letters that arrived by FedEx Wednesday morning.
"We hope that Mr. Vick is not a product of this insensitivity that runs through our society. ... It does us little good to prosecute just those who are famous and allow people across the country to continue to commit these hideous crimes. We are hopeful that authorities will take the appropriate action against anyone found guilty of an atrocity as serious as dogfighting ... . Today, we sound a clarion call to all people: Stand up for what is right, and speak out against what is wrong. Dogfighting is unacceptable. Hurting animals for human pleasure or gain is despicable. Cruelty is just plain wrong." (Read More)
Effective immediately, Russell Simmons and Al Sharpton have been suspended from being mentioned on my blog. Since when does cruelty to animals take precedence over human and civil rights. Both of these individuals have sold their souls and have turned into two media starved niggas. How dare they kick another Black man while he is down? And they didn't even say excuse me. I'm so appalled, they made me use the n-word!
