"This Phelps guy is absolutely outrageous! He's sending an absolutely horrific message to the children"

"Yes sir, I agree sir, but what do we do about it?"

"Well Johnson, we'll have to show the youth of America that if you smoke weed, you cannot be an Olympic gold medalist! Ban the weed smoking Olympic gold medalist!"

"Yes sir, that's a great idea sir...."



Seriously now. I think Phelps is as much of an American hero as we've had in national and global athletics in a long long time, and the American people, those who USA Swimming, Kellog's etc. claim to be trying to "protect", frankly, don't seem to care.

It seems to me to be another case of our culture protecting us from ourselves. No official USA Swimming infraction was made, so let the American people vote with their dollar in endorsements and advertisements, and with their time on television coverage. The idea of him considering forfeiting the 2012 Olympics over an act that a majority of people in America under 65 believe should be decriminalized, is beyond frustrating.

I mean... don't the results stand for themselves?