Wednesday, February 4, 2009
perspective...
so i have been thinking about the whole OMG! michael phelps smoked POT!!!!!!!!!! scandal, and i think my inner hippy comes out because really, i don't care at all. he's 23, he's never failed a drug test during competition, he's spent most of his life in a pool, and he's a sick athlete. if the man wants to smoke weed in his off season, who am i to judge. i found this post today that puts the pot smoking in perspective. the world is freaking out about the man smoking weed, but in the world of sports there are so many hard core criminals. sexual assault, domestic violence, attempted murder, who cares?! they can play football/basketball/baseball/hockey/cricket/soccer/whatever. there are a few books out there that go through and talk about all the different crimes committed by athletes who are playing professional sports, i mean these are people who've been convicted of crimes, slapped on the wrist, and gone back into professional sports. anyway, here's the post, in my opinion it just throws the pot smoking into perspective.
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I both agree and disagree (or maybe just have more to add?). From the prospective of a swimming coach who has 25 kids who never swam before and only were interested in swimming because of Michael Phelps, not such a smart move on the role-model train. But, pot IS nothing compared to the shananagans that other athletes pull...
I'm also slightly annoyed that Obama smokes. I know he's a grown man and can do what he wants to, but I'll have a hard time supporting any anti-drug or anti-smoking bills or campaigns he runs ... alas.
ooo that's a good point bear. i hadn't thought about it that way. at least he came out and apologized and didn't try and play it off like it wasn't him or something.
i've heard that obama quit smoking, they showed and interview with him the other day and he said he hadn't had a smoke on the white house grounds since he'd been inaugurated. the question was phrased that way, so i don't know if/when he quit. they had been talking about him quitting during the campaign, lots of nicorette comments.
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