Bode Miller

*Steps onto soapbox*

Okay, people in the media and all over the United States have been complaining about Bode Miller. Just real quick, he is an American skiier who is participating in the olymic games which are going on right now. Close to a month ago, he was doing an interview in which he was saying that he liked to ski 'wasted' and the media jumped on him like lions on an injured gazelle. And just as soon as that calmed down, he was quoted in Rolling Stone saying that athletes know how to get around drug testing and he threw in the names Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong. Once again, people wanted his head on a spike. Come on now people, look at Barry Bonds...the man has used 'performance enhancing substances'. Lance Armstrong...now that is iffy. People don't want to believe that because he is this great pillar of strength, what with the having one testicle and all (which is his secret to winning all those Tour de France races...he only had one testicle...it cut down on the weight and the dicomfort level. He clearly had an advantage against the other racers who were crushing TWO not one testicle on that long bike ride.).

Now the last time I checked, we lived in the united states, in which we were free to say whatever we damn well pleased (within reason...you know, no talking about killing the president and all that jazz.). Who cares if Bode Miller spoke his mind and said that he has skiied drunk before or that he ripped Bonds and Armstrong (he isn't the first)? Just because he is outspoken does not give the media to call for his head. The best part is that Miller isn't sorry for what he said, well he did apologize for the drunk skiiing thing, but it wasn't whole hearted. Kudos to him for sticking to his guns. I stand beside Bode Miller and enjoy the fact that he doesn't care what people think about him. He knows who he is and he doesn't give two shits what other sports people think about him.

Okay, I'm done...you can have your soapbox back born again Christians, didn't mean to take it from you for so long...don't hate me.