Phelps the Stoner??!!??

[Squeezer]

this article puts it into good perspective
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/new...yhoo&type=lgns

was a good read too.

wow, that was well-written.

[DankNuggets]

yeah that was a good article, i especially like the way they ended it, explaining that the worst thing to come from all of this was that parents might have to actually talk to their kids, and explain that smoking pot isn't an automatic sentence to hell, that they have to learn to be responsible for themselves.

well, that wasn't at all what was in there, but it's what i took from it.

[DankNuggets]

Update:

8 people have been arrested so far in this latest attempt to garner national news attention.

One of they guy's lawyers gave an interview to the newspaper/new outlets and said that his client, who apparently once lived at the now infamous house where the party took place, was arrested saturday morning.

he wasn't living at the house anymore, had had moved to a different county even. They arrested him for simple possession, and I think it was the same for the other seven. They actually got a judge to sign SEARCH WARRANTS for fucking simple possession. His lawyer, who was also the solicitor for several years, says that it's the first time anyone's been issued a search warrant for simple possession. He was arrested with less than six grams on his possession.

He went on to say that the deputies questioned his client not on how or where he acquired the marijuana, but whether or not he was with Phelps at the party. Other lawyers for the other people have said the same thing, that the police did not investigate the possession charges, but rather tried to get people to roll over on Phelps.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9832486


In another news article, one of the local news teams sat out side the USC (unveristy of south carolina -- not southern california..) gym and interviewd 15 male and 15 female students as they exited the gym. They asked them whether or not they smoked pot, and 26 out of 30 . admitted they did.

apparently there was even a poll, where over 70% voted in favor of legalization. And this is a conservative source for news.

i'm hoping that our idiot sheriff builds up enough public outrage that we might actually get a referendum to decriminalize/legalize weed!

not holding my breath though.

link: http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9823214

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It's a shame Phelps was not just drinking and getting a DUI, then they would have been trying to get a reality show for Phelps.

We see and hear of celebrities getting busted for DUI's and doing perhaps a few hrs of jail time, blowing off court dates and simply flaunting the act they did that got them busted....and the media loves them and want to give them a TV show.

It's just amazing....meanwhile every fat ass cop in SC trying to arrest these kids for possession just amazes me as to what is wrong with the legal system today. They are probably spending more time on this than the hit and run drivers, DUI's, assualt, theft and so many other problems they could be going after and enforcing. I say that they should arrest and fine the campus security guards as well since they couldn't do their jobs in keeping this off campus in the 1st place.

Actually...I think this should all be blamed on NAFTA, as I heard the pot was a cheap mexican schwag imported over the borders.

The whole Phelps smoking pot crap is just that...crap.

Small town police trying to flex their muscles...they would probably like to have all of Phelps Gold Medals taken away too.

[DankNuggets]

the more ridiculous part is that both the USCPD and the Columbia PD aren't even interested in this case. It's the grandstanding county sheriffs, who have the least jurisidiction (it being practally on campus, and in the heart of the city).

the fact that it's the first time the solicitor has even heard of a search warrant for simple possession should be enough to show people he's taking this way to seriously.

On another note, at least one person a week has been murdered in Richland county, there have been a rash of ATM armed robberies (even a murder), several home invasions (ending with 2 murders, though they caught the guy), and countless incidencies of gunfire, literally blocks from the sheriff's department.

They completely ignore the crack dealers, who literally sit caddy corner across from each other, ON THE CORNER, selling drugs. Little kids play in the street next to them, and it's only 3 blocks from my house (i NEVER come to a complete stop at the intersection i'm talking about-- the one time i did someone was already trying to knock on my passenger side window).

VIOLENT crime is rampant, as is both crack and methamphetimine use (luckily i don't think we have a big herion problem) in the unicorperated parts of the counties (IE where the sheriffs are supposed to be patrolling) yet they feel it's their duty to go after a few nonviolent offenders, who are completely within the jursidiction of two other police departments, that have more time and money to devote anyway.

[Vatican Assassin]

Got to bump this for my boy Joe Rogan, sorry of you've already read this, but if not, and you like greens, enjoy!

Joe Rogan's open letter to Kellogs regarding Michael Phelps

Dear Kellogg’s,

I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana.

I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest.

First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most fucked up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription drugs. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.

That’s it.

Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children - it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.

The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society.

I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial.

This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing.

It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no fucking way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves.

THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely fucking un-American.

I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol.

Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless bullshit.

I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted.
I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful.

Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my bullshit all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for pot smokers?”

And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your shit, motherfucker.

Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your shit.

I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?

Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their fucking minds.
Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched shit that’s horrible for your body - in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than pot - and you market this shit specifically to children.

You assholes go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it.

Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products.

There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around.

All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you motherfuckers respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb shit like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it.

I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest fucking swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT shit for a second..

So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the fuck up.
I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and fucking 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about pot you might want to do a quick google search on the facts.

It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg products: Eggo waffles.

I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving fuck out of them.

Good day, sirs.

Yours truly,

Joe Rogan.

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Joe Rogan is a fucking G. Gotta love that guy.

[Summa]

that was a $ read

[Noah]

Very nice!

[TagMor]

typical stoner ramblings..
why the fuck is he arguing the legitimacy of prohibition to a cereal manufacturer?

[Vatican Assassin]

Could it be because the cereal company stopped endorsing an athlete because he smoked pot? Guess it takes a stoner to see this connection.

[Hakaku]

It even says it in the first line of his ramble >.> Don't even need to be a stoner to see that one.

[Liquid Blue]

Kelloggs won't care, it's fucking Joe Rogan

[TagMor]

Could it be because the cereal company stopped endorsing an athlete because he smoked pot? Guess it takes a stoner to see this connection.

Kellogg's dont give a fuck about the legality of cannabis. They care about the negative publicity.
Trailling off on some tangent about it being illegal due to corrupt elements in the government does nothing but reaffirm the idea that stoners are mentally defficient.

[Vatican Assassin]

Although it is addressed to Kelloggs, I think it's really written for people like us, people who think that smoking pot is actually good publicity. Look what it did for Clinton. George Clinton mother fucker, what did you think I was talking about the other Clinton who "never inhaled" please, that guy's a loser.