Posted on 02/01/2009 3:43:51 AM PST by SkyPilot
THIS is the astonishing picture which could destroy the career of the greatest competitor in Olympic history.
In our exclusive photo Michael Phelps, who won a record EIGHT gold medals for swimming at the Beijing games last summer, draws from a bong.
The glass pipes are generally used to smoke cannabis.
And after sporting chiefs announced laws which mean four-year bans for drug-taking, Phelps’ dreams of adding to his overall 14 gold medal tally at the 2012 games in London could already be OVER.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsoftheworld.co.uk ...
Looks nothing like Phelps & News of the World is the UK’s answer to the National Enquirer, end of scandal.
I don’t care about the pot either.
What strikes me is that this kid may have ruined his endorsements and gotton himself banned from the next olympics,,this could cost him all his plans for the future. For acting like an adolescent. Sad,,reminds me of Brittany Spears. Just no sense at all.
And this is news? President of the United States admits to smoking marijuana so if it okay for him why not everyone? Have you ever seen a picture of that joint Obama had?
Gee whiz folks get a grip.:)
I thin that is a fair assesment, but I also think he has a learning disability; so don't be too hard on him.
Give the guy the benfit of the doubt.
Maybe it's just Austin Powers penis pump.
Bizarre, but not illegal. :)
BFD. Is this worse than the tax shenanigans of Geithner and Daschle, whose careers are unharmed?
Yes, he has ADHD.
Anyone who calls Michael Phelps a creep is nuts. There I said it.
Young and dumb...
Maybe we weren’t all that way but I was...
Not guilty!
Not guilty!
Yuk. I’d think more of him if it was a bong.
He’s still eligible for the Naval Academy, though.
He is a Baltimore Ravens fan.
No wonder he can eat so much. He’s got the munchies. smoking pot? big deal.
I’m not saying this is faked - chances are, it’s not - but in the age of PhotoShop, a photo shouldn’t be considered proof of anything. They’ll have to catch him with drugs in his possession or bloodstream to take any action on this.
By the grace of God, I can raise my hand to that one.
I could agree more! (Or is it couldn’t agree more? Can I see that chart again?) :-)
This is a very odd picture. There is no smoke in the pipe. Was the pipe even lit?
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