On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 12:53:30 -0800 (PST), Nancy2 wrote:

> On Feb 6, 2:49 pm, merryb > wrote:
>> I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
>> He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
>> was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
>> performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
>> guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
>> Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
>> OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>
> Nope. And Kellogg's, or any other company, certainly has a right to
> have endorsements from people they think are good examples. Nobody
> needs to do marijuana. He may be young, but he was old enough to know
> better. The suspension from swimming competition for 3 months will
> hurt him more.
>
> Good for Kellogg's. I'm glad there are still outfits out there who
> are not willing to compromise.
>
> N.

to my mind, it's more craven fear of a bunch of yahoos. it's not like he
robbed a gas station.

your pal,
blake