Was looking at the Chicago Tribune web page, and one of the printed opinion letters had a complaint that Phelps was not patriotic because he wasn't singing during the national anthem. :rolleyes: Also complained that Phelps and Lochte laughed briefly. (Don't know if this requires registration: www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-16-top-viewaug16,0,1054318.story)
The comments section is running 99+% favorable to Phelps, with mostly "get a life" as a response to the letter writer. One person said that Phelps & Lochte exchanged a few words when there was a glitch in the anthem audio, but I didn't see that medal ceremony.
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The women's eight rowing medal ceremony was pretty cool. At the start a few were mouthing/whispering the words to the national anthem, more joined in, by the end the whole team was singing.
I thought that was cute - when the entire team was belting it out - I got goosebumps, they were having so much fun!
As for Phelpsie... some athletes sing their anthem, some don't. Do you think it's a macho thing? But, the 400 IM anthem was screwed up... big time - the beginning seemed to be cut off, it repeated, and then ended early. I would probably giggle too.
The women's eight rowing medal ceremony was pretty cool. At the start a few were mouthing/whispering the words to the national anthem, more joined in, by the end the whole team was singing.
I thought that was cute - when the entire team was belting it out - I got goosebumps, they were having so much fun!
As for Phelpsie... some athletes sing their anthem, some don't. Do you think it's a macho thing? But, the 400 IM anthem was screwed up... big time - the beginning seemed to be cut off, it repeated, and then ended early. I would probably giggle too.
