The Truth

BY: DR. FOREST LEWIS

Let me be clear, Stephon Marbury is not a mental genius.

He has used the talents that God has given him and parlayed that talent into millions of dollars. I believe that he was a Special Ed student. The hallmarks are all there. Whenever you get a moment, listen to this guy speak.

This is not an "Anti-Special Ed Story." I just believe that we should stay in our own special area of expertise. Otherwise, we run the risk of looking like a complete moron!

I have no problem with Marbury making tons of money via the NBA. I was one of the first to applaud this Brooklyn, New York success story, when he came out with a line of sneakers that were affordable for most kids. In fact, I purchased several pair. But, this is where Stephon and I part company. He is supporting "Dog Killer," Michael Vick!

A number of news outlets have attached themselves to the words of Marbury who compares "Hunters To What Michael Vick Did." Anyone comparing hunters to this despicable character are both ignorant and stupid. Are you listening Stephon? Do not be down for the struggle, just to be down with the struggle, "little brother."

Last night, I tuned into the Bill O'Reilly show. At one point, I was at huge fan of O'Reilly's. That is until the "Producer Incident." You remember the "Sexual Explicit Phone Calls" that Bill allegedly made to this young lady. Old Billy boy got caught with his "pants down around his ankles." He had to cough up several million dollars in order to make the producer go away.  No doubt, O'Reilly is a "Kinky Individual." Yet, he sits high atop his soap box night after night, railing against the sins of the world. He has a right to comment on any issue that is out there. However, as I see it, you've got to be above reproach before you start lecturing people on how they should lead their lives. In my opinion, this guy is not above reproach. My gut tells me not to trust this man. This is why I only tune into his show once in a while nowadays! Face it, the man is "whip smart."

However, he comes across as some of the unctuous politicians that appear on his show. He is also disingenuous. O'Reilly had a spokesman for hunters on his show. O'Reilly appeared to side with Marlbury: Although he qualified his opening remarks by saying, "This Guy Is Not A Ph.D. Candidate." He then wanted to know why did people hunt. As is his modus operandi, his guest started to speak, and O'Reilly was in there interrupting "his guest."  He said P.E.T.A. questioned the need for hunting. Now, there is a reliable source, if ever there was one.

The hunting representative said that it was hunters who started the "Conservation Movement." O'Reilly asked him to expound on this statement. The man couldn't get two words out of his mouth before O'Reilly had to show his auidence that he knew that Theodore Roosevelt was in the vanguard of the conservation movement. So, why did O'Reilly asked this man this particular question if he knew the answer? My thinking is that he was trying to trip the guy up. When it didn't work, there was "Mr. Mensa" showing off!

I can not believe that Bill O'Reilly would stoop that low  to juxtapose hunters with Michael Vick. What Vick did was not only criminal, it was also savagery! Hunters do not electrocute their quarry. Hunters do not drown their game. Hunters do not set up "Rape Machine" for their animals to breed. Hunters do not drown their prey. Bill O'Reilly certainly showed his ignorance on the subject of hunting. He also showed the world that he, like liberal democrats, like to control people. He asked his guest why didn't hunters simply engage in "Paint Ball Exercises." Not only was that a stupid question, it showed me that this guy "Did Not Do His Research On This Subject."

It also showed me that this man is against hunting. As many of you know, my wife and I hunt. Coming from the South, I grew up around hunters. Hunting is a way to place healthy sustenance on the table. I know that the deer that I harvest has not "Been Injected With Cancer Causing Agents By Man." Are you listening Bill? Think about that the next time you dig into a "juicy T-bone at one of your swanky uptown Manhattan restaurants."

Hunters pump "Billions" of dollars into this nation's economy each year. Try getting along without our money, America! Hunters are the ones responsible for the resugence in the deer population, elk, buffalo, moose, grizzly bears, black bears, mule deer, etc. Groups like P.E.T.A. have not done one damn things to sustain the life of the aforementioned groups of animals, except to say, "Don't Kill Bambi." The last time that I checked, "Bambi" was a damn cartoon. For those of you who don't hunt, take if from someone who has been a hunter for years, killing a whitetail deer is easier said than done. There are people who have hunted for 10-20 years, and  have yet to harvest "Their First Whitetail."

Most hunters that I know do not hunt, "just to kill something." Michael Vick's so-called sport was all about killing. Hunters hunt for several reasons:

* To be with friends and family

* To commune with God

* To be fascinated by the wild life that is found in the woods

* To get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life

Notice, I did not mention once that hunters hunt to "kill something." I did say that for many hunters they like to hunt with friends and family. There is nothing more rewarding than to take to the woods each autumn, and your child is by your side. Watching the woods come alive early in the morning: And getting a glimpse of a sunrise is nothing short of phenomenal!

I guess people like O'Reilly would rather see a kid playing violent video games; or wasting his or her time at the mall. Kids who learn about firearms and who subsequently hunt are some of the most respectful children that you will find. Many of the people guarding our country this evening,  learned how to respect firearms from a grandfather, an uncle or their dad! They did this "WHILE HUNTING."

I sincerely take umbrage with Bill O'Reilly for even thinking of placing hunters in close proximity to that criminal, Michael Vick.

O'Reilly is good at telling some members of his audience to "Wise Up." He would do well to heed his own advice when it comes to hunting!

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