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Phelps apologizes for 'bad judgment' after marijuana photo

He'll probably be offered an appointment to the Obama Administration. ;)

One can hope!

We always need a decorated hero, and since we don't really have McCain we have someone who went to China and was undefeated. Let's see the GOP pull that off.

What position should we create for Mr. Phelps. Swimming Tsar?
 
We can create a better, more relevant, name then that.

I can picture Phelps swimming labs and every time he touches the side of the pool has to pop up and rip a bong, and then continue.

Oh man the water is sooooo freaky...the way it feels on your skin;)
 
wtf is that?

Looks like half Rhino half elephant.

What is the Rhino party?
and why am I not a part of it.

:rofl


They would have been better off putting the striped on the bottom, since everyone knows verticle stripes make you look thinner!

(I think I'm experiencing contact high from looking at the pic of Phelps toking).
 
I don't think he's just concerned about what people think about him...

And after sporting chiefs announced laws which mean four-year bans for drug-taking, Phelps’ dreams of adding to his overall 14 gold medal tally at the 2012 games in London could already be OVER.

That ****ing blows.
 
It all makes sense to me now.

"...Three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions and mayonnaise, add one omelet, a bowl of grits, and three slices of french toast with powdered sugar, then wash down with three chocolate chip pancakes."
 
It all makes sense to me now.

"...Three sandwiches of fried eggs, cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions and mayonnaise, add one omelet, a bowl of grits, and three slices of french toast with powdered sugar, then wash down with three chocolate chip pancakes."

And we thought it was a whale.
 
I can't believe he ****ing apologized for that. People that apologize for no goddamn reason when they've done nothing wrong really lose my respect.I have lost my respect for the media,but not the "victim"..
I would not say that he has done nothing "wrong". His handlers probably advised that he apologize..
In backward nations, he committed a "crime"..
I wonder about the reporting rag - have they nothing better to do ??
 
I would not say that he has done nothing "wrong". His handlers probably advised that he apologize..

Well, yeah. Just like I'm sure Miley Cyrus isn't "sorry" for her "mistake" in posing for the Vanity Fair cover. Yet she issued a public apology (through her publicist) anyway.
When one makes a living off one's *wholesome* image, it hurts one's finances to
appear to be engaged in illicit or unsavory activities.


In backward nations, he committed a "crime"..

Yes. He committed a crime.
And the fact is, we can all say, "Oh, who cares? Everybody smokes pot when they're young. What's the big deal?"
But kids who aren't famous are locked up with real criminals in juvenile detention facilities right now for doing exactly what he did: this thing we claim is "no big deal".
It's a very big deal for the kids who get caught at it. In some cases, it ruins their lives, their futures.

If pot's no big deal, then we need to change the law, not just wink indulgently when famous people get caught at it. For every Michael Phelps (or Barack Obama, for that matter), there are a thousand ordinary teenagers who have their futures dimmed and their potential stolen by being arrested for possession of marijuana.
 
But let's be realistic. Swimming isn't really a career you can bank on. He makes his money in endorsements. That's the reason he has to apologize.

I do agree its stupid that society's view on Mary Jane has created this condition. I don't think it's any reason to lose respect for the guy.

I disagree. I have respect for people who are who they appear to be, not people who pretend to be someone they're not. That's not a role model, IMO.
 
Yes. He committed a crime.
And the fact is, we can all say, "Oh, who cares? Everybody smokes pot when they're young. What's the big deal?"
But kids who aren't famous are locked up with real criminals in juvenile detention facilities right now for doing exactly what he did: this thing we claim is "no big deal".
It's a very big deal for the kids who get caught at it. In some cases, it ruins their lives, their futures.

If pot's no big deal, then we need to change the law, not just wink indulgently when famous people get caught at it. For every Michael Phelps (or Barack Obama, for that matter), there are a thousand ordinary teenagers who have their futures dimmed and their potential stolen by being arrested for possession of marijuana.

No one goes to jail for possessing weed in moderate amounts, famous or not.
 
Well, yeah. Just like I'm sure Miley Cyrus isn't "sorry" for her "mistake" in posing for the Vanity Fair cover. Yet she issued a public apology (through her publicist) anyway.
When one makes a living off one's *wholesome* image, it hurts one's finances to
appear to be engaged in illicit or unsavory activities.

Thank Gawd it wasn't a picture of Phelps having sex. That would have just thrown me over the edge. :2razz:
 
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Smoking weed isn't illegal. Only possession, selling, and trafficking is. ;)

(I know, he possessed it by holding the bong)
 
I disagree. I have respect for people who are who they appear to be, not people who pretend to be someone they're not. That's not a role model, IMO.
Phelps appears to be the most dominant athlete in the history of the olympics and he actually is. He appears to be a good ambassador of the sport and our country and he actually is. The fact that he smoked weed does nothing to change that. I think of all the teachers, professors, friends, parents, siblings, professional relations and acquantances in my life who have smoked weed and I am reminded of the fact that it is no one's goddamn business.
 
Moral of the story and what young people could be taught from some of the discussions here is that if you are a gold medalist it doesn't matter if you break the law.

Now I do not support the marijuanna ban, but he did break the law, and he should apologize for that.
 
He shouldn't have apologized. He's a god damned millionaire already anyway. He could have been this era's anti-hero like Joe Namath or Muhummad Ali or some sh*t. That would have been awesome. Grow long hair and beard, start telling reporters what's up, speak out against the powers that be...HELL YEA!

But he caved in...weak sauce.

Anyway, I think he's a goon. Every time I see him in a commercial I wanted to punch him in the face for some reason, but if this happens...

And after sporting chiefs announced laws which mean four-year bans for drug-taking, Phelps’ dreams of adding to his overall 14 gold medal tally at the 2012 games in London could already be OVER.

Then I would be totally pissed off. Sports are about competition, about being the best of the best. Not being the best because Michael Phelps got caught roasting a bong. If they don't let Phelps swim in the Olympics I'll boycott that sh*t. He deserves to be there and the other athletes deserve a chance to beat him. He's an amazing athlete and I'll always give him props for that.

If I were the swimmer that won gold without beating Michael Phelps I'd throw it back in the pool during the ceremony and hold my black glove high in the sky.
 
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