02-02-2009, 09:23 AM
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Well, its really not our call, if he has a morality clause in his contract, at the moment what he's doing is against the law down there, now we can get into the whole argument about whether or not it should be illegal or not, but I'd rather not, we've had enough arguments.
I do know, if I'm a parent of a kid who idolizes this guy, I'm probably not to happy with that picture.
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02-02-2009, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ikaris
Considering weed isn't performance enhancing, this should not be a big deal at all.
I'd be more concerned about his excessive reported alcoholism. Much more of an issue IMO.
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How is that an issue?
So he drinks a lot. Gee, sounds like a lot fo 23 year olds I know.
Only difference is thatI can only think of one who has 14 gold medals. I'd say it's a lot less of a problem for him, than it is for most other 23 year olds.
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02-02-2009, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
How is that an issue?
So he drinks a lot. Gee, sounds like a lot fo 23 year olds I know.
Only difference is thatI can only think of one who has 14 gold medals. I'd say it's a lot less of a problem for him, than it is for most other 23 year olds.
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Maybe something to do with a DUI? I know many 23 year olds that drink too. The significant majority do not have DUIs.
My point was that the alcoholism is a much greater issue than allegedly smoking a little pot.
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02-02-2009, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
How is that an issue?
So he drinks a lot. Gee, sounds like a lot fo 23 year olds I know.
Only difference is thatI can only think of one who has 14 gold medals. I'd say it's a lot less of a problem for him, than it is for most other 23 year olds.
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and it's legal
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02-02-2009, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Would you guys have the same "Who gives a crap" attitude if the picture was of him doing a line of coke, lighting a crack pipe or smiling at the camera with a needle in his arm?
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no ... because those drugs are actually bad.
That being said, it is illegal and he should be more mindful of doing things like that in a public setting. He has to look at it from a financial perspective at the very least.
Personally I find his DUI to be far more troubling, but people's ass-backwards ideas of weed vs. alcohol will surely make sure this bong hit is seen as far more dangerous than getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
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02-02-2009, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Russic
no ... because those drugs are actually bad.
That being said, it is illegal and he should be more mindful of doing things like that in a public setting. He has to look at it from a financial perspective at the very least.
Personally I find his DUI to be far more troubling, but people's ass-backwards ideas of weed vs. alcohol will surely make sure this bong hit is seen as far more dangerous than getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
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They're both dangerous behind the wheel.
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02-02-2009, 10:39 AM
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02-02-2009, 11:01 AM
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02-02-2009, 01:40 PM
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How can a swimmer be a stoner?
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Originally Posted by ikaris
I'd be more concerned about his excessive reported alcoholism. Much more of an issue IMO.
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Yeah, it is remarkable. An alcoholic stoner managed to win all them swimmin' races.
Imagine if he wasn't an alcoholic stoner? He could probably swim 30, maybe 40 miles an hour if he wasn't high and pissed all the time.
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02-03-2009, 04:10 PM
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Apparently the Sherrif's department is looking into charging Michael Phelps over this picture...
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story...PHCP>1=39002
I wasn't aware that a picture was enough evidence to lay charges...apparently it is.
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02-03-2009, 04:48 PM
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Come on guys, how else is someone supposed to consume 15,000 calories a day?
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02-03-2009, 05:15 PM
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02-05-2009, 07:12 PM
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And so it begins. I'm sure this will be the first of many:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews
Safe to say this incident is going to cost Phelps millions in endorsement deals. Frankly the whole thing's just stupid. So basically they found nothing in his system to indicate he's smoked weed recently, all they have is some random photo with a bong in his mouth. Come on. Do they even know how old the photo is??
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02-05-2009, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sainters7
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Odd article in the link:
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The Portland, Ore., story Phelps-Kellogg has been killed. Phelps has not acknowledged smoking marijuana or inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
A kill is mandatory.
Make certain the story is not published.
A substitute story will be filed shortly.
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02-05-2009, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
Odd article in the link:
-- EDITORS:
The Portland, Ore., story Phelps-Kellogg has been killed. Phelps has not acknowledged smoking marijuana or inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
A kill is mandatory.
Make certain the story is not published.
A substitute story will be filed shortly.
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Weird. That wasn't in there when I posted it a few mins ago. They must've just done that in the last couple mins.
EDIT: Maybe they cut it because this was a much bigger deal. Check out the Breaking News on CBS Sportsline. WOW!
http://www.cbssports.com/worldsports/story/11344817
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02-06-2009, 01:48 AM
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Would you guys have the same "Who gives a crap" attitude if the picture was of him doing a line of coke, lighting a crack pipe or smiling at the camera with a needle in his arm?
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I still would not care to be honest. Its his life, I dont care what he does in his own life. If he loses endorsements, its for him to worry bout, not me. I am sure if he is concerned with the endorsements, he just has to be more careful about what he does when people are around. Either way though, its his business, just like what we do or what I do is mine.
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02-06-2009, 03:21 AM
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I can see why the endorsement was taken off the table. I guess that's just one of the expectations of being an Olympic star. Everyone else expects you to be squeaky clean and a complete role model. It may not be fair, but it comes with the territory and I'm sure he knew that.
But everything else is a little much. The US is so concerned with pot (and drugs in general) it's laughable in fact. Let the man live his life and calm down.
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02-06-2009, 03:42 AM
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Maybe Phelps will (or should) become a crusader for the legalization, or decriminalization, of pot in the US.
Actually, many, if not most, of the individual States have possession laws that are sensible. It is the Federal Government that makes a 'federal case' out of simple pot possession or personal use.
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02-06-2009, 07:24 AM
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when you're an Olympian, you have to remember that your celebrity is "as an Olympian" and not anything else. Part of being an Olympian, especially a champion, is that you're the best in the world and you're clean. Clean means free of illegal substances.
Phelps threw the free of illegal substances thing down the toilet (with the bong water).
Whether people think that MJ should be legalized is besides the point. Phelps is no longer drug free. He could very well be steroid free, but it doesn't matter. He is admittedly no longer free from illegal substances. His sponsors had a problem with that and at least one walked. If the others don't walk formally, guaranteed they are renegotiating and invoking some sort of behavioural clause in there
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