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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (14170)	9/4/2007 6:09:27 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224724

Whoopi slams her culture>Goldberg Defends Vick in `View' Debut Sep 4 2007 Whoopi Defends Vick: ‘Part of His Cultural Upbringing’ NEW YORK (AP) - So much for the sedate alternative to Rosie O'Donnell on "The View." Whoopi Goldberg used her first day on the daytime chat show Tuesday to defend football star Michael Vick in his dogfighting case. Goldberg said that "from where he comes from" in the South, dogfighting isn't that unusual. "It's like cockfighting in Puerto Rico," she said. "There are certain things that are indicative to certain parts of the country." The Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting charges last week, admitting that he provided money for a dogfighting ring that operated on his Virginia property and helped kill six or eight pit bulls. Vick grew up in Newport News, Va. Goldberg was selected by series creator Barbara Walters to replace O'Donnell, whose stormy tenure on the ABC program lasted less than a year. In the Vick discussion, Goldberg served notice that she won't shy away from controversy. Co-host Joy Behar looked horrified at Goldberg. "How about dog torture and dog murdering?" Behar asked. For many people, dogs are sport, Goldberg replied, and it appeared it took awhile for Vick to realize that he was up against serious charges. "I just thought it was interesting, because it seemed like a light went off in his head when he realized this was something that the entire country didn't appreciate," she said. Vick has been suspended indefinitely by the National Football League and will be sentenced on the dogfighting charges in December.