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Orlando’s Local6.com has a media-spanning news report on the crush of potheads (Whoopi Goldberg! Ashton Kutcher!) defending outed bong-huffer Michael Phelps.
There’s no way to embed the video directly, but that’s okay, because the link takes you right there, and is preceded by the most well-placed Wendy’s ad in history.
David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest... More by David Schmader
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The very strangest thing about this report is that it consists almost entirely of web surfing. YouTube, Facebook, Sullivan… do I need *cough* journalists *couch* for this?
phelps must be crucified publicly or every child will start hitting the bong before school.
What?! Whoopi smoked weed?!?! I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you!!!
smoking a bong? how do you smoke a bong?
wheres my ObamaBong? i refuse to smoke out a whoopi bong and phelps bong is just way too big.
Obama is from Hawaii where joints are preferred. to smoke the amount Hawaiians do using a bong takes too long and is too much work. I bet he can roll an excellent joint over a Frisbee though.
This issue has gotten waaay too much media attention.
I found myself arguing with a friend last night about Phelps and pot. My friend said it was sad because Phelps wasn’t living up to his full potential. I nearly had a stroke when he said that.
“he could have won 9 medals.”