Entries Tagged as 'role model'

Michael Phelps: Stupid is as Stupid Does – Sometimes

The question is this – at what age should a person be responsible for the consequences of their choices and actions? I believe the answer is early teens. Have you even done something really stupid.  Boy I have!  But think about how training on personal responsibility relates to children’s development, grades, promiscuity, friend they chose, movies they see, games they play, etc.
2_61_020109_phelps2In a statement released to The Associated Press, the swimmer, Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games validated the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World.

More Moral Amnesia and Lack of Personal Accountability for Toxic People!

And you thought you had heard the last of this mess from New York!  The Wall Street Journal reported today that Federal prosecutors won’t bring criminal charges against former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer in connection with payments he made to a high-end prostitution ring.  In a statement, U.S. Attorney Michael J. Garcia in Manhattan said Spitzer has acknowledged to prosecutors that he was a client of and made payments to Emperors Club VIP.

Stay on the cutting edge

So does admitting that you messed up mean you don’t have any responsibility?  I don’t think so!  Everyone is accountable for their actions, except of course if you are a politician it seems.