Mike Phelps

Mike Phelps screwed up In the adult world it happens and the screwer upper is the one responsible for his or her actions. I think Mike took the first big step in taking responsibility for his actions by admitting that it was in fact him. Now, everyone needs to back off of the negative media coverage and give him a chance to make his redemption.


Mikes face never has to be shown on this one. A beach shot. Pan in to a hand stuffing a pipe (in a concealed manner) into a pocket on a pair of Brumada shorts. Pan in to the same thing on a few different bathing suits. Pan into the same thing on a man (with Mikes body) attempting to do the same thing and then tossing it in a trash can. The logo…. No room for misguidance… or something.

Michael Phelps admitted the pictures of him hitting a bong were real. And he may loose his contracts because of his poor judgment. And right now in this date and time I think that is the impediment of wrong for Corporate America to threaten an American Icon. Yes he was wrong. Yes he used VERY bad judgment.

Churandy Martina

Churandy Martina finished second to Crawford but was disqualified for running out his lane. Crawford explained “[I]f a guy is 10 meters in front of me, I don’t care if he stayed in the middle of his lane, … He was going to beat me anyway. He didn’t impede in anybody’s race.”

It turns out that the disqualification came because the U.S. committee filed a protest against Martina after another U.S. sprinter was disqualified for the same violation. Yet, for Crawford a no harm, no foul sensibility is in play. Perhaps he is downplaying the justice or right thing perspective as a way to highlight that it is the right thing.

American officials studied video of the race and then filed a protest against Martina for the same error. Martina and his Netherland Antilles team have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, arguing that the protest was filed too late under rules set by the International Association of Athletics Federations.