Michael Phelps Marijuana

Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 27, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics


I quite liked Mark McKinnon's piece in The Daily Beast, today, about Twitter "jumping the shark." I especially liked his admonition that we all must ...

Michael Phelps Puts a Face to a Smoking Injustice

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


Marisa Treviño

When I saw that now-infamous picture of Phelps smoking marijuana, my first thought was how he was lucky he was a white, lanky likeable kid.

Michael Phelps Won't Be Charged In Marijuana Case: Sheriff

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 03.19.2009 | Home


COLUMBIA, S.C. — Now that Michael Phelps won't face drug charges, he can try to distance himself from a photo that showed the Olympian smoking a...

Our Addiction to Fake Outrage

David Sirota | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

In a country where about half the population has smoked pot, we're expected to be ragingly angry that Phelps went to a party and hit his friend's bong. What a sad joke on so many levels.

A New "Green" Economy

Michael DeJong | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business


Michael DeJong

In an economy quickly going down the toilet faster than a nickel bag government-sanctioned "ganja" could 'pot'-entially create more and literally 'green' jobs and add much needed tax revenues.

Show Your Love for Michael Phelps: Boycott Kellogg's

David Henry Sterry | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment


David Henry Sterry

Tell all your friends and family not to give Kellogg's one single penny, ruble, rupee or drachma of your money. Let's show Kellogg's what we think of them acting ugly towards our Michael Phelps.

Would Legalizing Pot Help the Economy?

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business


Andrea Chalupa

There is a chance, and it's a window that will last as long as Grapes of Wrath 2.0, to legalize marijuana in the name of industry and creating jobs.

Petition Against Sheriff Lott for Arrests Related to Michael Phelps

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.13.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

Aside from you being a grandstanding douche with questionable genitals, we couldn't help noticing that you have lots of unsolved murders and sex criminals on the loose.

Phelps Bong Worth $100,000?

Matt Palevsky | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment


The photo of fourteen time Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps, smoking marijuana from a glass bong has made its way onto prime time television and ...

Michael Phelps Deserves a Spanking, But Not for Getting Caught with Pot

Keli Goff | Posted 03.12.2009 | Entertainment


Keli Goff

Phelps's DUI arrest was a non-issue for the corporations who clamored to have his name and likeness all over their products. Now those same sponsors suddenly have some standards.

Kellogg's Insider on Phelps: Corporation More Concerned About Chemical Delivery Than Marijuana

Don Parker | Posted 03.12.2009 | Comedy


Don Parker

Kellogg's has revealed that the company dropped Phelps as their spokesperson for undermining its corporate mission--to keep as many Americans as possible addicted to synthetic chemicals, food dyes, and artificial sweeteners.

Why Firing Phelps Might Cost Kellogg's More Customers

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment


Cenk Uygur

This firing is political. Kellogg is choosing sides with the minority of the country that cares about so-called moral improprieties like this. As a business, is that the side it wants to be on?

Heroes Are Human Beings Too

Jason Flom | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics


Jason Flom

Michael Phelps is still a hero to America and his career should not go up in smoke because of a single mistake.

If Kellogg's Dumps Phelps, We Dump Kellogg's

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment


Ethan Nadelmann

Tens of millions of Americans think that the public condemnation of Phelps is a farce. we're sick and tired of the public outings, and forced apologies and recantations, which perpetuate this shameless hypocrisy.

One Cop To Another: Don't Arrest Phelps for Bong Photo

Norm Stamper | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment


Norm Stamper

I'd be willing to bet your pension, Sheriff, that every police officer in the country knows you have no legal mandate to arrest Michael Phelps.

Michael Phelps' Next Disgrace: Listening to Jazz?

Ross Hyzer | Posted 03.09.2009 | Comedy


Ross Hyzer

We as a society need to mete out toothsome justice to the reprobate Michael Phelps. Maybe a supermax prison on the bottom of the ocean would be able to contain his heinous crimes?

Petition to Boycott Kellogg's for Treatment of Michael Phelps

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy


Lee Stranahan

Kellogg's has decided to end their relationship with Phelps after a photo of him surfaced doing exactly what most Kellogg's customers do right before enjoying a bowl of Rice Krispies with an Eggo on top.

Michael Phelps In Good Company

Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green


Keith Thomson

According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.

Quit Crying Double-Standard Over Phelps

Jason Whitlock | Posted 03.08.2009 | Entertainment


Jason Whitlock

America gives its marketable, talented and wealthy weed-smokers the Santonio Holmes treatment. We forgive and quickly forget.

Suddenly, It All Makes Sense

Sean Carman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy


Sean Carman

If there's any justice, the Olympic committee will give Phelps another gold medal. Forget all those athletes on performance-enhancing drugs. Phelps won 8 golds on one of the most performance-diminishing drugs known to man.

Phelps' "Bong Binge" Gives Agent Severe Case of Paranoia

The Sportsman's Daily | Posted 03.07.2009 | Comedy


The Sportsman's Daily

"What are you looking at?" Johnson demanded of a young female reporter seated in the middle of the third row. "Why are you looking at me like that?? Stop looking at me like that!!!"

Excuses, Excuses: The Real Problem With Michael Phelps

Ann Shoket | Posted 03.07.2009 | Media


Ann Shoket

I flashed back to 2004 when Phelps was arrested for a DUI. He was 19, fresh off Athens and the magazine where I worked was honoring him for being a role model for young people.

Marijuana Blues: If All Americans Had Phelps' Press Experience, The Drug War Would Be Over

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Maia Szalavitz

Imagine how the economy would grind to (even more of!) a halt if we tried to arrest and incarcerate all of the people who had ever smoked pot.

Michael Phelps' Sponsors Sticking With Him After Bong Photo... UPDATE: Kellogg Dropping Phelps

Huffington Post | Editors | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business


***UPDATE Feb 5th, 6:34 pm*** Ad Age is reporting Thursday afternoon that Olympic champion Michael Phelps is being dropped by one of his sponsors ove...

Celebrity Translator: What Phelps Really Meant By That Apology

Best Week Ever | Michelle Collins | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy


Photos of Olympic wunderkind Michael Phelps have surfaced featuring the gold medal swimmer smoking the illegal drug "marijuana" through a device known...