Michael Phelps' 100-Million Dollar Hit - OUCH!

[acesfull]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle5634661.ece

Michael Phelps admits to smoking cannabis after bong picture is published.

Marketing experts are predicting massive fallout and a quick exit by sponsors who could put an end to Phelps’s dream of cashing in on his Olympic exploits to the tune of $100 million (£68.5 million).

That's POTentially $100-Million or more, up in smoke!
Here's how that number looks: $100,000,000

On a side note, he may be able to pick up an endoresement from Bongs by Chong.

[Focus]

Gimme a frickin' break..everyone smokes weed, even Obama.

[Banned: dn-101]

Obama only inhales

[draggar]

When will our society realize that NOBODY IS PERFECT?

So what if he took some hits.

[Focus]

I like the guy more for smoking weed...


Almost as much as I like Arnold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zdm-bCfyyI

Many GREAT athletes smoke weed...it's alot better than drinking & helps relax your mind & body after a hard day of tough workouts.

[Gerry]

I like the guy more for smoking weed...


Almost as much as I like Arnold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zdm-bCfyyI

Many GREAT athletes smoke weed...it's alot better than drinking & helps relax your mind & body after a hard day of tough workouts.

Oh hell, YES...watch the whole PUMPING IRON documentary.

That tells it (and shows) the day to a tee...how it was.

Football.

Cards will rock the Steel Curtain!

[Focus]

I predict I will smoke a big fat f*cking joint while watching the game!

[therunner]

I am one of the best runner in town and when I win some competition...who cares? even I have won big competitions, the press has never taken care of me; no reports, no sponsors, stupid rewards and little or no money, (sometime I break my B... for nothing) so my point is the news reports what they want and what bring business.

[Seraphim]

What's really disturbing about situations like these, is the media completely manufactures this supposed "social weed stigma", and for no other reason than increasing their readership that particular day, while simultaneously torpedoing Phelps' advertising contracts. The advertisers don't give two sh!ts about Phelps' smoking weed, and neither do most of his fan base, or most Americans for that matter. It's completely fabricated shock media, where the only thing damaging are the actions of the media itself. Simply put, they're creating this "rise and fall" charade for dollars. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears... build 'em up, tear 'em down, build 'em up, tear 'em down. Bill Clinton... build 'em up, tear 'em down. I really wonder if this is where Obama is headed.

Imagine these alternatives:

"Phelps Big Mac and fries photo published"
"Phelps skateboarding without a helmet photo published"
"Phelps beer by the pool photo published"
"Phelps walking across the street without looking both ways photo published"
"Phelps cigarette in bed photo published"
"Phelps eating bacon photo published"

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[Focus]

Totally dude, they are the devil. (the media)

[PRED]

far more serious imo, is the last sentence:

"Phelps has been in trouble before: in 2004, he was sentenced to 18 months’ probation for drunk driving."

[Area52]

Gimme a frickin' break..everyone smokes weed, even Obama.

How did you know?

[Focus]

I just wonder who he get's his weed from...I'm sure it's that government sh*t, the real G-13 weed from the mississippi pot farm lol


Notice how all the great presidents so far in history have been stoners?

[BobDiGiTaL]

So, If I smoke weed, I can win 8 olympic metals, too.

I hope he can stay clear of the crack and heroin, everyone knows after weed, much harder and addictive drugs will follow. <------------- sarcasm

[jasdon11]

What's really disturbing about situations like these, is the media completely manufactures this supposed "social weed stigma", and for no other reason than increasing their readership that particular day, while simultaneously torpedoing Phelps' advertising contracts. The advertisers don't give two sh!ts about Phelps' smoking weed, and neither do most of his fan base, or most Americans for that matter. It's completely fabricated shock media, where the only thing damaging are the actions of the media itself. Simply put, they're creating this "rise and fall" charade for dollars. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears... build 'em up, tear 'em down, build 'em up, tear 'em down. Bill Clinton... build 'em up, tear 'em down. I really wonder if this is where Obama is headed.

Imagine these alternatives:

"Phelps Big Mac and fries photo published"
"Phelps skateboarding without a helmet photo published"
"Phelps beer by the pool photo published"
"Phelps walking across the street without looking both ways photo published"
"Phelps cigarette in bed photo published"
"Phelps eating bacon photo published"

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A Giant Slice Of Bullsh!t Sprinkled With A Dash Of Ultra Biased News

True!

The funny thing is, that in the UK, newspaper journalists have a reputation for being big drinkers - and they take this moralistic stance against anyone else who imbibes...

[Poker]

my only concern would be for his lungs as such a high performance swimmer...but that's his choice...media is just acting like a pack of parasites making money off his fame.

[Justin Hulsey]

media is just acting like a pack of parasites making money off his fame.

Nailed it!

[Raider]

Simply put, they're creating this "rise and fall" charade for dollars. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears... build 'em up, tear 'em down, build 'em up, tear 'em down. Bill Clinton... build 'em up, tear 'em down. I really wonder if this is where Obama is headed.

Your right, the media is notorious for this.. I also think Obama will go down as one of the biggest "rise and falls" in history.

As for Phelps, When I saw his interview with Mark Spitz, he came off as the stoner type.

[HarveyJ]

Your right, the media is notorious for this.. I also think Obama will go down as one of the biggest "rise and falls" in history.

As for Phelps, When I saw his interview with Mark Spitz, he came off as the stoner type.

Your predictions for what he'll get caught out on?

My money's on something form left field. Like Michelle's former connections in the Chicago political scene.