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02-02-2009, 11:48 AM
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no, i think he's saying it's mighty interesting that some can be repeat offenders, and nary a word--and others get criticized for any and every perceived slight thing. when's the last time TO ( for example, since he was mentioned) was arrested? i don't know that he ever has been...but he's a pariah, while phelps (two time lawbreaker now) is a media darling...
thing is, whether you think pot should or shouldn't be illegal-it's currently illegal. 
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02-02-2009, 12:02 PM
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But TO is a self centered jerk who ruins team dynamics. He doesnt deserve a break. His issues also occur during the season. Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all time, the most accomplished Olympic athlete of all time... and is still a kid and acts like one sometimes. He's the same age as college kids and was hanging out at a U of South Carolina when this photo was taken. He was also strickly on his own free time and not training or anything during that time. At least he's human. Also, the majority of the public doesnt care about pot because they either have or do smoke it.
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02-02-2009, 12:25 PM
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a classic example of a media bias. phelps gets a pass twice now, for breaking the law. TO gets treated harshly at every opportunity-but hasn't done any thing illegal that i know of. perhaps TO is only human?
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02-02-2009, 01:02 PM
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Well, TO may or may not be human, but at least TO may be smart enough to not let people take pictures of him when he's ripping the bong. Also, TO gets treated harshly because he's a crybaby and throws his QB under a bus at every opportunity (and also his coaches and other teammates). Its hard to like a guy who acts like him. All me me me. I think he deserves everything any anything that comes his way. Pro athletes get caught with pot all the time. Usually it is by a police officer, so they have to face some punishment. But the public doesnt make a big deal of it. Phelps didnt get caught with anything. It was just a picture. Its not like he was arrested. The drunk driving thing was wrong, but everyone (ESPECIALLY 19 year olds) make mistakes.
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02-02-2009, 01:14 PM
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but here's the thing....TO gets on tv a lot, but why? does he seek the media, or does the media seek him out? as for throwing his QB under the bus, i remember when TO got ripped when he tried to defend him...the guy can do nothing right it seems. i'm no TO fan, but to see him called an a-hole, while a guy who could have killed people when he was driving drunks gets excused as being a youth-well, i guess i just don't understand it. TO as far as i know has never broken the law-and has talent with ego to match. he's a loudmouth. i just don't understand tho why that gets you a ton of grief, while breaking the law gets shrugged shoulders.
but just think (as was said above) if TO was in that pic, not phelps. it would be all over the place, and you know it. there's a VERY obvious double standard.
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02-02-2009, 12:17 PM
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02-02-2009, 01:15 PM
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i do believe he's off tv right now, for a dui. meanwhile, phelps gets SI covers.
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02-02-2009, 01:27 PM
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I just dont agree with you Danzig. Shoot, President Obama admitted to using pot AND cocaine while he was in high school and college. The public didnt care. Bush was a druggie when he was young. The public didnt care. Clinton was a douche who said he didnt inhale... who the fucl< smokes weed and doesnt inhale!! The public didnt care. Nobody cares if Phelps took a bong hit. I dont think anyone would care if TO had someone take a picture of him puffin a joint. Cause they would know that they would be hypocrites. Pot use doesnt matter to mostly anyone except cops.
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02-02-2009, 01:31 PM
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This is so stupid. So anyone who made a mistake when they were young and paid the price shouldnt be allowed to excel in the future? Barkely is paying his debt right now... this is something that happened recently, not 4 years ago. Do you really think that once his legal matters are sorted he wont be back on tv and everyone will shun him??
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02-02-2009, 02:35 PM
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i am not saying in any way that phelps should get a ton of grief. my beef is with those who give unwarranted grief on other occasions. i'm not saying phelps should be hanged, drawn and quartered. what i am saying is that i don't understand why some get a pass, and others don't.
you said above that TO is an a-hole. how do you know? because that's the spin given by the media all these years. just like another thread said, there is definitely a bias-and phelps is a recipient of that bias, while others are not. another case in point-i've seen several times where athletes have gotten judged by the media regarding out of wedlock kids-but tom brady fathers one, and barely a ripple. he's a 'good guy'-i just want to know who decided who gets to wear a white hat, and who gets a black one.
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02-02-2009, 02:50 PM
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I want to know why you think TO doesnt deserve what he gets.
Also - from what I have been reading, Phelps hasnt been getting a pass from the media. Eventhough by Wednesday everyone will forget about this story and rightfully so.
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02-02-2009, 02:57 PM
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you're not getting my point. how do you know what TO is really like? you don't, i don't. he may be a butt-i don't know. but the media has given us the perception that he's an *******. so, like i said, how do they decide who gets a wink and a nod, and who doesn't? and yeah, phelps is in the news-but not to an extent that others, who haven't broken the law, have their faces splashed all over the place. the perception is that phelps is a good guy. but again, who knows for sure? it's all in how one is portrayed, and to this point, he's had it pretty easy. especially when you consider his dui-underage at that. and i apologize for my stupidity.
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