tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post692648376855776369..comments2024-01-13T00:38:28.549-08:00Comments on Southern California Aquatics SCAQ Swim Club: Under Armour, a Michael Phelps Sponsor, also sponsors Duck Dynasty! - Will USA swimming get dragged into this?Tony Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00109365938555421509noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-8160799939922606652014-01-27T13:15:49.282-08:002014-01-27T13:15:49.282-08:00How far did you have to reach to come up with the ...How far did you have to reach to come up with the Phelps/Duck Dynasty connection? Lighten up. You are creating something out of nothing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-31952020398820520542014-01-07T09:42:52.506-08:002014-01-07T09:42:52.506-08:00Phelps is has a DUI and been caught on film illega...Phelps is has a DUI and been caught on film illegally smoking weed. He should be happy anyone sponsors him.<br /><br />Tony i think you need to lighten up. Some have different views than yours. Some value the Bible and what we think God has to say. But we all have to live by man's law and i don't see that Phil Robertson has broken the law. And you need to realize levity when its staring you in the face. Listen to the video again and here the comedy in his voice (you'd know it if you watched the show regularly) and the laughing going on with it. Be honest with yourself dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37388994.post-64443819697679231262014-01-01T17:33:22.120-08:002014-01-01T17:33:22.120-08:00I see this as an issue between Michael Phelps and ...I see this as an issue between Michael Phelps and Under Armour. How Mr. Phelps chooses to handle the situation will reflect on him alone, not necessarily on USA Swimming. I, for one, am tired of everything being about heterosexual vs. homosexual politics. Let's just let the swimmers swim, regardless of their political views.<br /><br />That being said, engaging in an endorsement relationship with a clothing company like Under Armour is slightly different. Under Armour *is* a line of clothing products that are used quite a bit by law enforcement and the U.S. military...populations of individuals who tend to be conservative leaning in their politics.<br /><br />Many people vote with their dollars and this situation will likely be no different. So I think that if Michael Phelps being sponsored by Under Armour (and their association with Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty) means that one will automatically assume that Mr. Phelps agrees with everything that Phil Robertson espouses, then by all means, do not purchase Under Armour products and do not support Michael Phelps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com