Apparently, anyone can be elected mayor of Dallas.
The uproar that ensued when people found out that Dallas’ next mayor gave Mike Vick the key to the city, died down quickly when the city took the key back.
Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway presented Vick with the key to the city sometime last week prior to the Superbowl game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Caraway, who doesn’t seem very smart, said he believed “a great majority” of the people of Dallas would have supported his decision, despite Vick’s conviction and jail time served for running a vicious dog fighting ring.
Caraway – who is poised to step in as Dallas mayor when Mayor Tom Leppert leaves office – did not say exactly where he was (“somewhere downtown” and “one of the clubs”) or exactly who was sponsoring the event where he handed Vick a key to the city. He said the event occurred around 5 p.m. with children in attendance.
“I gave it to him, sure I did. The wayward children that were there needed to have hope,” he told the media after realizing his error.
The current Mayor Tom Leppert was furious about the civic honor bestowed upon Vick without his permission or knowledge. In a tersely written statement, he said:
“The action taken was not sanctioned by my office and was not an official ceremonial honor on behalf of the City of Dallas. Official Keys to the City are presented by the Mayor, or an elected official designated by the Mayor, and reserved, on a limited basis, for an elected official of international status. Clearly, this was not the case in this situation and done without my knowledge or approval.” Source
As fate would have it, the same man who adopted Mel, one of Vick’s canine victims, went to the ceremony to confront Vick and show him a picture of the dog.
But of course, the coward walked away.
Click the link below to watch the video of the confrontation
