tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16801508.post5370294991199339042..comments2024-02-26T01:23:43.923-06:00Comments on Loretta Nall: So, Smoking Pot Makes You Lazy and Unmotivated?Loretta Nallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10598106614871958352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16801508.post-85137652068996513122009-02-03T15:07:00.000-06:002009-02-03T15:07:00.000-06:00Yup, took the words right out of my mouth, veritab...Yup, took the words right out of my mouth, veritably. Reposted that, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16801508.post-26237455775447119072009-02-03T06:34:00.000-06:002009-02-03T06:34:00.000-06:00Agreed.Radley Balko said something similar in his ...Agreed.<BR/><BR/>Radley Balko said something similar in his <A HREF="http://www.theagitator.com/2009/02/01/a-letter-id-like-to-see-but-wont/" REL="nofollow"> Letter I'd Like to See but Won't</A> piece about Phelps yesterday.Loretta Nallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598106614871958352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16801508.post-78385420026073531882009-02-02T16:01:00.000-06:002009-02-02T16:01:00.000-06:00You know what disturbs me, is that I know that Mr....You know what disturbs me, is that I know that Mr. Phelps was pressured into back-pedaling on this, and apologizing. This isn't a pic of Mr. Phelps with his mouth beneath a beer tap with 20 young men yelling, "DRINK!" or of him shooting heroin or even smoking crack. But it doesn't matter, everything is all lumped together in one undifferentiated mass.<BR/><BR/>News reporting on this equates an earlier DUI with this pot smoking and I find that ridiculous. The media seems eager to knock him off his Olympic pedestal with dirty laundry! As if this qualifies as news! HEADLINE: OLYMPIC ATHLETE SMOKES POT; APOCALYPSE AT 11:00.<BR/><BR/>There's no room in professional sports for his dissenting opinion that he has every right to do with his body what he wishes. There's no room for the truth, whatever it is: a) it's the first time he tried it and he felt "____" about it b) he smokes socially about four times a year and was very happy to have a relaxing time with his girlfriend or c) "Mind your own business" or WHATEVER.<BR/><BR/>Gah. No room for authenticity, whatever the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com