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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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.
Beth, go back and watch it again. If memory serves me correctly, they did that once the anthem got messed up and everyone realized it wasn't going to continue. During the playing, both Michael and Ryan smiled and were quiet, but once it got screwy, they and everyone else got a laugh out of it that the anthem wasn't going to finish.
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.
Beth, go back and watch it again. If memory serves me correctly, they did that once the anthem got messed up and everyone realized it wasn't going to continue. During the playing, both Michael and Ryan smiled and were quiet, but once it got screwy, they and everyone else got a laugh out of it that the anthem wasn't going to finish.
