"Let a man do what he wants..."

Clinton Portis was officially removed from the I’m Smarter than Paris Hilton Society (ISTPHS) earlier today after thoughtless comments regarding the innocence of Michael Vick. For those of you unaware of the membership criteria, ISTPHS maintains that all “individuals with an IQ over 60” are considered full fledged affiliates…

Let me bring you up to speed. As you probably already know, Michael Vick has been linked with an apparent dog fighting syndicate located in Virginia. And by linked, I mean complete ownership of the house where the dog fighting took place. Vick supporters are still skeptical whether or not there is enough evidence to sustain such accusations, as scarred pit bulls and sixty plus on site kennels are evidently not ample testimony.

Vick has since sold the house, asserting that his cousin (who had been occupying the property) was responsible for set dog fighting ring. He is also renouncing his old college nick-name of “Mike ‘I have an up and coming dog fighting syndicate in Virginia’ Vick”. Adding to Vick's troubles is an alleged law suit by the Versus network for "interfering" with their "Virginia Dog Fighting Weekly" late night programming. Scary Stuff.

All this slandering of Vick has gotten long time friend and current Time Man of the Year candidate Clinton Portis very upset. He came to Vick’s defense in an ESPN televised interview despite his agent’s warning against speaking on camera. I don’t remember exactly what he said, but it went something along the lines of “Let a man do what he wants, it’s his business”.

The reporter then reminded Mr. Portis that dog fighting was a felony.

But Mr. Portis didn’t stop there. He solidified his ejection from ISTPHS by adding “I know plenty of roads in Virginia where you can find dog fighting”. This was the part where all the Redskins lawyers who were watching went “AAAAUUGGHHH” collectively. It’s really just unbelievable.

Since then Mr. Portis has retracted his sentiments on the Washington Redskins’ Website, stating “I do not condone dog fighting in any way”. He then asked the guy typing what “condone” meant. Currently there has been no appeal on his ejection from the ISTPHS.