He's young. It is normal. Give him him a break for crying out loud.
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Bad move. He's a role model
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It's no big deal. He's young
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{"commentId":5225565,"authorDomain":"rjjf19"}
leave the guy alone.
he didn't hurt anyone so what gives us the right to judge him. if the pic never showed up on the web than who would have been the wiser. as long as he's not using for competition who cares what he does after works over. i know it's illegal but how many people actually use
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#1 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:41 PM EST{"commentId":5225589,"authorDomain":"david-j-hinderer"}
And it is illegal because of the effect of movie "Reefer Madness".
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#2 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:42 PM EST{"commentId":5227128,"authorDomain":"morriscg"}
the idiot that provided the photograph should be ....., Take a close look at what Michael had to put himself through to acheive his 8.....people -hard work, determination and especially deep love and respect for family
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#3 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:05 PM EST{"commentId":5227130,"authorDomain":"jcarolan"}
What is the big deal? He is on well deserved time off. It isn't as though he was smoking non-stop or smoking harder drugs or drinking and driving. Are those who are critizing him totally pure ofi illeagle or non-prescribed drugs?
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#4 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:05 PM EST{"commentId":5227624,"authorDomain":"katzbergad"}
I'm boycotting Kelloggs. If the execs take a lie detector test and prove they never smoked dope then I will reconsider.
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#5 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 7:37 PM EST{"commentId":5227993,"authorDomain":"suzdujour"}
Michael was charged with drinking and driving in 2004 and used the EXACT same apology saying he was wrong and sorry and would learn from his mistake. So that makes him a drunk driver, a pothead and a LIAR because he obviously didn't intend to learn anything from his mistake. Good for Kelloggs, so what's stopping Speedo?
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#6 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:01 PM EST{"commentId":5228195,"authorDomain":"pokerindarear1970"}
Kellogg's was right to drop him, just from a PR standpoint. Even if the exec's have smoked dope which no doubt they have, it's not public information, and they aren't the face selling a family product. As silly as the whole prohibition of THC is, until we change the rules, the market forces will rule...at least he didn't lose the other contracts.
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#7 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:16 PM EST{"commentId":5228261,"authorDomain":"obxnc"}
This is ridiculous. Our new Secretary of Treasury get's off on not paying taxes and he is going to head the Treasury! Politicians of all parties admit to it, including our new President. Now MP goes to a party, takes a hit(I am not a user and do not condone the activity), and he is publicly crucified? If the companies do not want to endorse him, then fine, negotiate it quietly with MP. I agree that this does not bowed well as a model for are youth, but the media has 99% control on this. Leave MP alone.
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#8 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 8:20 PM EST{"commentId":5229051,"authorDomain":"oscar98"}
Amen to Big Kat's comment. And if the media hadn't made such a big deal out of it, no one would have noticed or cared.
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#9 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 9:19 PM EST{"commentId":5229110,"authorDomain":"craigcook1965"}
give a break. why are people defending him? look, i don't care what he does. the problem that i have is that if it was allen iversion, or a nba player it would have been a outrage by some people calling in talk radio. all i am saying is that black athletes are judge differently than white athletes. you might not want to hear it or talk about it, but it's true.
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#10 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 9:23 PM EST{"commentId":5229913,"authorDomain":"efudd54"}
A past president smoked pot and lied, saying he never inhaled. Supposedly, over half of the country voted for the new president, and he admitted to smoking pot, but now everyone wants to prosecute an athlete for the same thing. Hey, maybe he'll be the next president. There is a thought, encourage your kids to try pot, telling them they could grow up to be the next president.
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- 1 vote
#11 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 10:20 PM EST{"commentId":5230235,"authorDomain":"noe-aquino"}
Something is seriously wrong with the American society if people are basing their right or wrong on what the celebrities do.
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#12 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 10:47 PM EST{"commentId":5230780,"authorDomain":"willtill2000-1"}
go back and read the news stories on ricky williams,it was so bad then but now,ahhh its ok,wonder what the diff is???????. people are so full of it and excuses
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#13 - Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:39 PM EST{"commentId":5234494,"authorDomain":"sharonam77"}
So, a kid acted like a kid. Why are they making such a big deal about this? Michael didn't really have a childhood. He has been swimming all of his life. He doesn't get to do the things that all kids do (and some experiment with drugs or sex). He's human and we should all get over it. The ones who should be ashamed of themselves are the publication and photographer for wanting to knock him down a pedestal or two. Why do they feel the need to bring down our heroes? Does it make them feel superior to see someone like him acting human when we have dubbed him superhuman??
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#14 - Sat Feb 7, 2009 10:34 AM EST{"commentId":5236507,"authorDomain":"yha-10"}
Again people dont understand. He projected himself as a role model. So he should act like one. Pot is Illegal, if I got caught smoking i'd lose my job , so why all the boo hoo over him?? He is not a child..... Who cares if he didnt have a childhood, so everyone's childhood involves smoking pot?? Its Illegal point blank. Wrong is Wrong
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#15 - Sat Feb 7, 2009 1:12 PM EST{"commentId":5266266,"authorDomain":"efudd54"}
You're right, it is illegal, but why then do so many people vote for, and re-elect the highest ranking politicians in this country? Talk about loose morals. I would say Phelps is an angel compared to the things Billy did while in office. Now there is a role model for the younger generation.
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{"commentId":5240894,"authorDomain":"pixiesh"}
I for one think most all of this is blown out of proportion..... yeah, he's a role model, but was that what he wanted to be, or what everyone decided he should be? I was always under the impression that swimming was what mattered to him..... the endorsements etc were just the bonus. On top of that, I find it hard to believe that anyone, celebrity or not, can declare themselves perfect, everyone makes mistakes, but everyone isn't under a microscope the way that celebrities are.
Also, his contract with Kelloggs is up around this time anyway, so, did they actually drop him, or does the timing just make it seem that way? Most companies very often only carry a celebrity contract like that for a short period. It wouldn't be unusual for a company that big to have already moved onto the next big advertising push with some other celebrity trying to keep it "fresh and up-to-date".
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#16 - Sat Feb 7, 2009 7:29 PM EST{"commentId":5240981,"authorDomain":"pixiesh"}
before I get blasted for missing the kellogg article.... just forget my last paragraph.... I hadn't seen the rest of the related articles and didn't realize they'd actually made a public statement about the endorsement
on the other hand.... it could also just be an excuse for them to drop an expensive advertising contract
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#17 - Sat Feb 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST{"canLink":false,"threadId":"493374","isPrivate":false}
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I think they're making a big deal out of something small. So what, it's time to move on. Give the kid a break.