On Thursday, Alex Johnson wrote an article about beleaguered quarterback Michael Vick published at MSNBC.com.
In it, he quoted Rev. Al Sharpton as basically saying that the whole issue was being over-hyped due to racism stating, "If the police caught Brett Favre (a white quarterback for the Green Bay Packers) running a dolphin-fighting ring out of his pool, where dolphins with spears attached to their foreheads fought each other," Favre wouldn't get arrested.
Problem is that quote came from a parody website called News Groper.
Here's the entire hysterical quote reported at National Review's Media blog Friday which has subsequently been removed from the MSNBC.com story (h/t Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell of News Groper):
But at the same time, Sharpton argued that the prosecution of Vick was overkill.
"If the police caught Brett Favre (a white quarterback for the Green Bay Packers) running a dolphin-fighting ring out of his pool, where dolphins with spears attached to their foreheads fought each other, would they bust him? Of course not," Sharpton wrote Tuesday on his personal blog.
"They would get his autograph, commend him on his tightly spiraled forward passes, then bet on one of his dolphins."
As you can see, the link inside "Sharpton wrote Tuesday on his personal blog" is News Gropers' parody.
How delicious.
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Another well researched,
August 24, 2007 - 11:30 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Another well researched, probing, non-biased report from MSNBC...
Correction
August 24, 2007 - 11:35 ET by Mica the MagnificentI see a correction is posted on the site.
I suppose Alex got a symbolic whack to the head from the editor.
All I want is Dolphins with Fricken Spears attached to their
August 24, 2007 - 11:37 ET by Six String Spiff...Fricken Foreheads!
The American Revolution Continued
Are they ill tempered? The
August 24, 2007 - 11:41 ET by Airforce_5_OAre they ill tempered?
The only thing you should feel when shooting insurgents is the rifle recoil.
What do we
August 24, 2007 - 12:26 ET by fosstenWhat do we have?
Seabass.
Forget 911, I dial 9MM.
Some people may think this is parody
August 24, 2007 - 11:40 ET by Dr_Libertybut to me... well, it just makes me cry.
Would it be funny if Ichiro trapped small chipmunks, dressed them in pink ballerina tutus and forced them to bop each other with small foam bopping pads, all to the music of Bjork?
Would people chuckle if Joe Namath put buzzards on strings and had them perform one of Wagner's opera played with kazoos, and then asked if he could kiss all the news reporters nearby?
I think not.
This is what has become of the human species that has chosen to eat all manner of living creatures! Have you ever heard wheat scream? Oat bran has feelings too. We must only eat non-organic food sources (but those which have been created without the use of pesticides or man-made fertilizers)!!
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Sick?
August 24, 2007 - 11:50 ET by Mica the MagnificentDr. Liberty:
Chipmunks dressed in pink ballerina tutus, eh? Funny? I dunno . . .
How many?
THAT was brilliant. I've
August 24, 2007 - 12:29 ET by fosstenTHAT was brilliant. I've re-read it twice and I'm still belly laughing. You're gonna get me fired, Dr. Liberty!
Forget 911, I dial 9MM.
This is why Rush has so
August 24, 2007 - 11:49 ET by MidAmericaThis is why Rush has so much fun with Al. You can't tell the difference between the parodies and the real thing.
Real Al and fake Al sound
August 24, 2007 - 12:02 ET by zfReal Al and fake Al sound awfully similar...
Where's Dan?? Fake but
August 24, 2007 - 12:20 ET by midnight cowboyWhere's Dan?? Fake but accurate Al.
Dr Evil has been indicted today
August 24, 2007 - 12:29 ET by smitty031for unauthorized use of SHARKS with FRIKKIN LASER BEAMS ATTACHED TO THEIR HEADS.
PETA has been actively endorsing Highly agitated Sea Bass as a replacement for the sharks
This is
August 24, 2007 - 15:02 ET by bigtimerThis is humorous....
Leave it to msnbc....
At least it gave me a huge laugh for the day.
Sure pays to have that
August 24, 2007 - 15:06 ET by bassndudeSure pays to have that research staff and editor to fact check these things, uh?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Farve would not arm critters
August 24, 2007 - 16:17 ET by Lame CherryFarve like all good ole boys does not arm critters. He eats them and with a babe like he has for a wife he has more sporting things to do than play with animals.
The dolphin quote must have been BBC inspired as they were wailing the other night with pictures of those evil Japanese chowing down on the dolfish.
NBC should have known Sharpton would never have said it that way. Sharpton would have instead said, "If Bret Farve in not giving me a million dollar donation and season tickets to the Packers, I would have known he was not a black quarterback like I knew Bill Clinton was the first black president when he started giving money to my causes."
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Once, listened to his
August 27, 2007 - 03:02 ET by 4arrowOnce, I listened to his nibs speak and he spoke like an intelligent American man. He made sense. Too bad he has to pander.