Why is Michael Phelps being attacked by the media for that photo ?

[WhitmanLam]

OK, picture this ... if it was a photo of an NFL player, NBA player, Baseball, or even a tennis player smoking the bong .... nobody would care.

But it's Phelps ... What's the big deal ?
Smoking Pot is legal in some countries, and in the U.S. (For medicinal reasons) It is not a hardcore drug, and it does not enhance performance.

Remember Floyd Landis, Marion Jones, Barry Bonds ??
What they did was 10X worse.... deception.

 

[pointblizzy]

Because They have built him up as the image of the perfect American athlete. They forget that he's human

 

[jcire17]

i dunno maybe because it is illegal

 

[tackelberry88]

It's funny cause when Arnold ran for Gov I never seen anyone bring up the joint he smoked while laying on the couch after he won a bodybuilding competition in his documetry. Pumping Iron.