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.
I saw it and it bothered me too. During the awards ceremony for either the 400 FR or MR ( I can't remember which one) Michael and Ryan were talking and laughing a lot during the National Anthem.It seemed very disrespectful to me. I've never seen any other athlete do that during the playing of our anthem during a medal ceremony. I was disappointed.
Ok...bring on the insults.
I saw it and it bothered me too. During the awards ceremony for either the 400 FR or MR ( I can't remember which one) Michael and Ryan were talking and laughing a lot during the National Anthem.It seemed very disrespectful to me. I've never seen any other athlete do that during the playing of our anthem during a medal ceremony. I was disappointed.
Ok...bring on the insults.
