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greta: he shook up the sports world. convicted dog killer. now he s an animal rights activist. nfl quarterback michael vick was on capitol hill today lobbying for legislation, targeting the illegal sport. the bill would criminalize spectators and others organize the fighting. vick was relaced from prison in 2009 after 20 months for a dogfighting conviction. michael vick and the president and ceo of the humane society went on the record. michael nice to see both of you. thank you. full disclosure michael. everyone knows i m a big animal lover. but i m also a big believer in rehabilitation. you did your time and now you are working with wayne that s a good endorsement, not mention tony dungy who is a good friend of the program. ....
Who he was speaking to? he was talking to a group of business analysts. you need to go back further. he s a powerhouse in the gaming community. president obama a couple of times in 2009 and 2010, chastised once a banking group and once a group of the public saying you shouldn t blow all your money going to vegas. when times are tough you can t blow your money going to vegas. this made business people in las vegas apoplectic. the president was telling people not to spend their money in las vegas. he s had a troubled relationship with people in las vegas. greta: if you dig deeper he does say if he had more certainty about the economy that he could give 10,000 more jobs. he says the chamber of commerce said that would create 20,000 more jobs and 5 caution the [ unintelligible ] ....
Stronger person. greta: i would imagine that was hell sitting alone for 60 days. people don t realize it is tougher to be in solitary than the general population. because you have to find ways to make use of your time. those are the things that i tell the kids out there. you don t want to be put in that position. because, everybody can t handle certain things. and i think i went through what i went through for a reason. and that s the reason i m trying to make an impact in the community around the world, globally, internationally. i just think everything happens for a reason. greta: did you ever feel sorry for yourself in prison? here you were unbelievably talented making so much money, everything was so great. i didn t feel sorry for myself. i was ashamed about what i had done to myself and to those animals. ....
Let s assume the gang six of gang of six plan. no to gang of six or no to raising taxes? both. we got a big win a couple hours ago. greta: i understand that is until tomorrow. it is the only plan in town if the president wants to avert the crisis, get behind a balanced budget amendment and we can avert this crisis that s what the market and the american families need. greta: if the senate is in favor of the gang of six and majority in the house of representatives is in favor of gang of six you are out in the cold with your balance the budget. right now we are the only plan. greta: i know you are the only plan. you look down the road a bit, have you don t any headcounts? i don t want to punt. if mcconnell and harry reid are lining up in punt formation i hope the country will say block that punt. we have to solve the problem, the best way is a balanced budget amendment. i m not giving up on that. ....
Together greta: there was a lot said about cindy being charged with perjury. if cindy said she didn t do 84 it makes things look different for her on that issue for which she got trashed by many. she had been trashed. she continues to be trashed about that stuff. but the prosecution came out, the state of florida said they weren t going forward on perjury charges, which we are happy about. this family certainly has been through enough. greta: even though they say they are not. a lot of people think she was covering up. if the 84 searches didn t happen that puts it in a different light. if i could scream it from the rooftops, i would. that s why i m on the media talking about it. greta: mark, thank you, nice to talk to you. thanks very much. greta: straight ahead, first the debt crisis, now this. president obama is being forced to pony up even more money. we ll tell you what is ....