Gee Whoopi, it seems to me that Vick has been around the block a few hundred times. He travels the country continually, and he’s an adult. An adult who, at his age, should have known the difference between right and wrong……good and evil. And I’m guessing the majority of Americans, including those raised in the south, believe using dogs for dogfighting is wrong. No excuse for this. Period. So STFU.

JWhoopi Goldberg started her stint on ABC’s “The View” Tuesday by coming to the defense of convicted felon Michael Vick.

Just 15 minutes into the show she brought up Vick’s conviction on dogfighting charges.

“You know from his background this is not an unusual thing for where he comes from,” said Goldberg.

“There are certain things that are indicative to certain parts of our country.”

Co-host Joy Behar seemed shocked at Goldberg’s statements.

“How about dog torture and dog murdering,” Behar asked.

“Unfortunately it’s part of the thing,” Goldberg replied.

“You’re a dog lover. For a lot of people dogs are sport,” she added.

Behar continued to shake her head in disgust.

Goldberg said it seemed to her that it took a while for Vick to realize that the charges against him were serious.

“It seemed like a light went off in his head when he realized that this was something the entire country really didn’t appreciated, didn’t like,” Goldberg said, referring to Vick’s guilty plea.

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