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PAPER: OLYMPIC HERO PICTURED SMOKING BONG
http://www.drudgereport.com ^

Posted on 01/31/2009 2:13:01 PM PST by kcvl

PAPER: OLYMPIC HERO PICTURED SMOKING BONG... DEVELOPING...

'NEWS OF THE WORLD' SET TO ROCK SPORTS WITH SHOCK PHOTO, STORY...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; athletes; drudge; michaelphelps; potheads
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To: kcvl

Doesn’t even look that much like him.

Male, dark hair, big nose. That could be any of 10 million other college-age kids.

I’d go with the “that’s not me” defense.


41 posted on 01/31/2009 2:40:25 PM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: TankerKC

Drink has got Phelps into trouble before. In 2004, aged 19, he got 18 months probation for driving while under the influence.

He once described his life, saying: “All you do is eat, sleep, swim; eat, sleep, swim; eat, sleep, swim.”

Last night Phelps’ management team and the sporting world closed ranks over the scandal.

Spokesman Clifford Bloxham offered us an extraordinary deal not to publish our story, saying Phelps would become our columnist for three years, host events and get his sponsors to advertise with us.

In return, he asked that we kill Phelps’ bong picture. Bloxham said: “It’s seeing if something potentially very negative for Michael could turn into something very positive for the News of the World.”

He stressed that the swimmer had taken 1,500 drug tests and never failed one.

Until now?

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42 posted on 01/31/2009 2:40:40 PM PST by kcvl
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To: My Favorite Headache

That may not be true anymore. Dear Leader has been mentioned as wanting to legalize it.


43 posted on 01/31/2009 2:42:27 PM PST by dforest (life is now good again....he has been inaugurated)
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To: hellinahandcart

Based on those big ears that stick out, I would say it is him.


44 posted on 01/31/2009 2:44:41 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: Kirkwood

Yeah, ‘cause nobody else has big ears that stick out.


45 posted on 01/31/2009 2:45:42 PM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: hellinahandcart

Not like that. It is one of his defining features.


46 posted on 01/31/2009 2:47:13 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: hellinahandcart

47 posted on 01/31/2009 2:48:35 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: IndyTiger
Who cares? He’s a 23 year old kid.

I agree. So what if he smoked a little pot from a bong? Leave the kid alone.

Yeah, so what? Look what a little tokin' did for the resume and career of The One, O-Bong-a.

48 posted on 01/31/2009 2:48:41 PM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: Kirkwood

The ears in that picture aren’t in profile. There is no way to compare them to the tabloid picture.


49 posted on 01/31/2009 2:53:01 PM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: 1rudeboy

When Phelps stopped training he continued his usual intake of calories. No surprise that he gained weight.


50 posted on 01/31/2009 2:53:57 PM PST by Carley (Remember when we had a real President)
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To: kcvl
I was a competitive swimmer through college, not nearly at his level, but good enough to particpate in senior national and NCAA college championship (DIV III) meets. Had several friends who were close to national team level. Believe me, there is nothing like the parties that go on after the last final. The Wheaton college team used to send their coach in a van to take their swimmers home so they wouldn't be tempted.
Basically during the season, you are focused on swimming, spending 4 hours in the pool and one in the weight room every day, and once the season ends you have a couple of months until the next season starts. Almost every senior level swimmer I knew partaked.
51 posted on 01/31/2009 2:54:25 PM PST by sharkhawk (Here come the Hawks)
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To: mysterio

I’m a goody two-shoes.


52 posted on 01/31/2009 2:55:20 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: IndyTiger

I’m hardly pro drug but I’m not real concerned about this.


53 posted on 01/31/2009 2:55:25 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: kcvl

OMG he’s FReeping!


54 posted on 01/31/2009 2:55:45 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Auntie Dem

Look what leaving a young woman to drown in your can did for a certain Senator’s career.


55 posted on 01/31/2009 2:57:24 PM PST by Carley (Remember when we had a real President)
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To: kcvl

Phelps is not too bright....if it is him, I hope he wises up and can get a job somewhere....he won’t be any hero anymore.


56 posted on 01/31/2009 2:59:28 PM PST by Fawn ("I'm from the Government and I'm here to help you". RR)
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To: kcvl

me too,,Phelps is sucha dork.


57 posted on 01/31/2009 3:00:02 PM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: randog
I say Greg Louganis.
Oh, wait--you said smoking a bong...never mind.

One. Little. Letter.

LOL!

58 posted on 01/31/2009 3:01:30 PM PST by ItsForTheChildren
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To: Tennessee_Bob

“He seems to have been spending much time in Vegas with a questionable crowd along with a girlfriend who’s a stripper.”

Hey, leave Bill Clinton out of this!


59 posted on 01/31/2009 3:03:07 PM PST by Batman11
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To: All
Phelps can kiss his endorsements adios:
60 posted on 01/31/2009 3:05:03 PM PST by Rain-maker
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