yea and CA wants to release like what 40% of its prison population? sure they went in for minor offenses (some drug related for sheezy) but in there they hook up with like charlie carjacker and who knows what they come out as. that show looks interesting. i mean seriously, prisons are breeding grounds for criminals. so like we're putting relatively unthreatening people behind bars and then say it isn't hurting anyone?

tax motherfucking payers, for one. over and over and over again.

2/11/2009 5:18:49 PM

i saw that on a ticker monday, like 25000 or 45000 offenders? 80% will be armed within 48 hours out the door, and 50% of those will have work to put in

you HAVE to join a gang to live through 10 years of prison, fuck california in its ass

it's almost hopeless at this point.

2/11/2009 5:20:30 PM

^^ your filthy mouth is turning me on

2/11/2009 5:20:52 PM

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"i loved Seth's Really? segment as well...esp his point of the guy that sold the photo was a dick"

We must know who took the photo.

The media frenzy turned this up:

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"South Carolina students say mystery photographer still unknown in Phelps case By Otis R. Taylor Jr. and Adam Beam -- McClatchy Newspapers -- February 8, 2009 (Detroit Free Press) COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Crisp bills lay on the Ping-Pong table. But the players crowded around weren’t using paddles. The game that Monday night in November was high-stakes "beer pong," a drinking game in which players lob Ping-Pong balls into plastic cups. Michael Phelps was betting big -- and losing. "I saw Phelps pull out a roll, a bank-wrapped $2,000," said Michael Whitworth, who had been invited to a house near the Five Points area of the city after his band played a show at 5 Points Pub (now Sudworks Taphouse). "He said, ’I’ll match the $2, 000,’" Whitworth continued, referring to Phelps. "Good ol’ Phelpsie lost it, too." Some in the house that night knew Phelps, but most of the people were drop-ins checking out what was called "The Michael Phelps Party." Besides Whitworth, two people told The State newspaper in Columbia that they saw Phelps betting money while playing beer pong. The two asked for anonymity out of fear they would be caught up in Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott’s investigation into Phelps’ marijuana use that night. l after midnight, a female South Carolina student said she saw a young woman she did not know snap a cellphone photo of Phelps smoking from a bong, a marijuana water pipe. Was that the photo the British tabloid News of the World published Feb. 1, denting the Olympic hero’s public image and putting tens of millions of dollars in endorsement deals in jeopardy? That might never be known. The photo that got Phelps, 23, in trouble could have been taken by any of the dozens of partyers at the house that night -- or on other nights when Phelps was in Columbia the first week of November. A student at Ole Miss, for example, wrote on an Internet message board that a friend of his took the photo and "is real upset about the whole thing because he swears he didn’t sell it." That friend -- South Carolina student Cason Milner -- first denied, then told a reporter from The State he took a photo of Phelps at that house on his iPhone. But he insists it wasn’t the photo that was published in the tabloid because, he said, he lost his phone with the photo. Even if the mystery of who took the photo, and who sold it, is never solved, one thing is clear: Friends tried to protect Phelps, but he made little effort to hide his behavior those nights in Columbia. HOUSE ON A HILL The notorious photo of the champion Olympic swimmer appears to have been taken at the house at 2201 Blossom St., where five witnesses interviewed by The State say Phelps partied. The house, which sits on a hill, has a wraparound porch that early last week was littered with pizza boxes, broken beer bottles and a keg. Pictures of scantily clad women were taped to the front door. Two security cameras guard the porch, sending a live stream to a flat-screen television just inside the front door. When Whitworth, a guitarist in the Atlanta-based band Holiday Parade, arrived at the house shortly after midnight Nov. 4, two men asked him not to take pictures of Phelps. "They were pretty strict about it at the door," he said. "They were just asking people to be courteous." The front room was clogged with people -- and marijuana smoke. A bong was being passed around the room, which held 15 to 20 people, Whitworth said. "It was the aroma of the evening," he said. "The scent of it filled the entire house." Whitworth said Phelps was in an adjacent room playing beer pong. He said he didn’t see Phelps smoking pot. The room seen in the photo has pink and white striped wallpaper. When shown an enlarged copy of the photo last week, a former owner of the house recognized the wallpaper she said she hung, but did not recognize the window shutter on the left side of the photo. The current owner of the house, identified in county property records, has a Mt. Pleasant, S.C., address. Efforts to reach him Thursday and Friday by voice mail were unsuccessful. ’THIS WAS STUPID’ Phelps continues to reel from the fallout. On Thursday, USA Swimming announced it was suspending him from competition for three months and withdrew financial support during that time. Phelps had planned to swim at the Austin Grand Prix on March 5-7. Most of his corporate sponsors backed Phelps. Apparel company Speedo and luxury Swiss watchmaker Omega called the incident a "nonissue." But on Thursday, Kellogg’s said it would not renew its partnership with Phelps after its deal expires at the end of the month. In an interview with The Baltimore Sun, Phelps said he is considering not swimming at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He also said he doesn’t smoke marijuana regularly. "This was stupid, and I know this won’t happen again," he said in a story published Thursday. "It’s obviously bad judgment, and it’s something I’m not proud of at all." Drew Johnson of the Octagon sports and entertainment agency, which represents Phelps, told The State on Saturday that Phelps would have no further comment. "I would just say Michael has addressed his behavior in the statement he issued earlier this week," Johnson said. Richland County Sheriff spokesman Lt. Chris Cowan referred all questions to a statement issued last week that read, "The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is making an effort to determine if Mr. Phelps broke the law. If he did, he will be charged in the same manner as anyone else." Cowan declined to discuss details of the department’s investigation. The photo and Lott’s vow to investigate Phelps have been hotly debated in the media here and abroad. There have been op-ed columns in, among others, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post and on Newsweek.com, some criticizing Phelps and some, Lott. Phelps continues to receive support on Internet message boards, and there are several YouTube videos supporting him, including one presented by High Times, a pro-marijuana magazine. EASY ACCESS Phelps had spent time in Columbia before. His coach, Bob Bowman, is from nearby Irmo. One of Phelps’ closest friends played soccer at South Carolina, and his ex-girlfriend attends the college. Witnesses say as many as 30 to 50 people were at that Monday night house party on Blossom Street. But the night began a few blocks away. A female South Carolina student said a group of friends were with Phelps at Village Idiot Pizza & Pub. The Devine Street restaurant buzzed as onlookers tried to get photos of Phelps. As he stood between the bar and the kitchen, two Village Idiot employees attempted to limit access to Phelps, the female student said. Earlier that afternoon, as Phelps ate at Mellow Mushroom in the Vista area, employees kept a watchful eye on anyone who inquired about him. But at the house party, anyone who wanted to chat up Phelps had easy access. Tyson Sellers, a South Carolina student who was at the Blossom Street house later in the week, wanted to take a photo of Phelps. The Olympian declined, saying he couldn’t be photographed while drinking. But Phelps did agree to speak to Sellers’ mother -- a big fan of his -- on the phone. When Sellers was at the house, he said, he didn’t see any marijuana smoking, but said Phelps had "a lot of girls around him." One female South Carolina student, who said she has hung out with Phelps in Columbia several times, said it was another young woman who took the photo in question. "She took her iPhone out of her pocket" and took the picture, she said. "I just thought, that’s (messed) up." But she doesn’t know the identity of the photographer, one of many people at the "The Michael Phelps Party." "I don’t think you’ll ever find out who took it," she said. "It could’ve been anyone."

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"THIS ISN'T OVER"

2/12/2009 5:09:22 AM

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"^ not in regards to my post, hopefully??? because i'm impressive juuuust kidding. but i agree with ^"

Nope. That was meant for quagmire02, the king of spineless douchebags.

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"tax motherfucking payers"

I, too, pay taxes like a motherfucker.

2/12/2009 7:21:23 AM

amount I care about wrinkles in my undershirts >>> amount I care about michael phelps smoking pot

2/12/2009 7:29:36 AM

look i'm not about to read all them words: by you, but suffice it to say that quagmire is laughably stupid

dude likes to bitch about drugs but i could smoke 5 bowls and beat this kid in a math bowl

2/12/2009 7:45:21 AM

michael phelps could commit murder one and admit to having slain nicole brown and i would still think he was a loser who swims good

2/12/2009 8:45:09 AM

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"the king of spineless douchebags."

how am i spineless? i, at least, stand by my opinion instead of pussying out and piggybacking off the words of others...it's not MY fault you're too fucking stupid to do anything but cheer from the bleachers

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"dude likes to bitch about drugs but i could smoke 5 bowls and beat this kid in a math bowl"

you are so fucking stupid it makes my head hurt...i haven't bitched about drugs AT ALL...if you could even read half the words on the page, you dyslexic prick, you'd realize the only thing i've "bitched" about are those people who break the laws and then whine incessantly when they get caught...do you even THINK about what you write, or do you have a dual case of little man syndrome and verbal diarrhea? go smoke your bowls and STFU

2/12/2009 9:40:24 AM

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"how am i spineless?"

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"The easiest and most cowardly stance in the world to take is behind a formidable authority enforcing an unjust law. You are so very unimpressive and so very unaware of it too."

That is how.

2/12/2009 9:45:45 AM

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"i haven't bitched about drugs AT ALL...... the only thing i've "bitched" about are those people who break the laws and then whine incessantly when they get caught"

lol, that's worse.

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"quagmire is laughably stupid"

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"quagmire02, the king of spineless douchebags"

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"so very unimpressive and so very unaware of it"

2/12/2009 9:58:14 AM

oh...well...i guess if the people on teh intarweb say so, it MUST be true

i guess you win...except for the whole "breaking the law, getting into trouble, and then bitching, whining, and crying about it" thing...i still get to laugh each time it happens

i'd have a lot more respect for the USERS who advocate pot legality if they weren't such pussies about it...those of us who advocate legality who don't feel the need to get stoned don't come off as whiners, at least

okay, Stimwalt, you flaming coward...show me how BRAVE you are...go smoke pot out in front of the police station downtown and let me know how that works out for you

oh, nm, you'll talk the talk, but you'll pussy out instead of walking the walk...you fucking cowards who don't actively stand up against what you supposedly believe in are all the worse because you're hypocrites about it...i, at least, am willing to admit i don't care enough to make myself a target

the most ANY of you will EVER do is yammer back and forth on a relatively anonymous intarweb forum...and I'M the spineless one? that's hilarious.

[Edited on February 12, 2009 at 10:44 AM. Reason : .]

2/12/2009 10:43:31 AM

Well yeah if someone breaks the law they should take what's coming. Still doesn't mean it's a just law. I think you were the only one opposing something in this thread so they picked you as a target.

2/12/2009 11:47:13 AM

http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/454?%3F

2/18/2009 1:52:48 PM

^^lawl

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"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."

2/18/2009 2:07:56 PM

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"But he insists it wasn’t the photo that was published in the tabloid because, he said, he lost his phone with the photo. "

this makes no sense and pretty much confirms he took the photo

2/18/2009 2:30:40 PM

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"GREEN JAY All American 5289 Posts user info edit post he looks like chemb00b 2/6/2009 5:08:28 AM rjrgrl rogergirl 26976 Posts user info edit post shush, dont talk about my future beloved like that note: i dont know what chembob looks like, so im just rambling here 2/6/2009 5:15:33 AM"

LOL WUT

2/20/2009 6:31:43 PM

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/phelps-to-compete-in-4-events-at-us-nationals/13858315/

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"Michael Phelps will match his most grueling program since coming out of retirement, entering four events at next week's U.S. national championships. The winningest athlete in Olympic history will compete in the 100-meter freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley at the meet that begins Wednesday in Irvine, California. "I feel good," Phelps told The Associated Press on Thursday. "Just staying relaxed is the biggest thing, not putting too much pressure on myself. I'm just going out and continuing what I've been doing throughout the year — just having fun. That's how I've been able to swim my best."

8/1/2014 12:41:54 PM

Wonder if he is still doing those secret lung exercises...

8/1/2014 12:58:28 PM

Pot is essentially legal

8/1/2014 5:23:27 PM

84 in a 45 while over the limit. Not smart.

9/30/2014 1:57:11 PM

god damn thats some fast swimming. he'll definitely win like 8 more golds

9/30/2014 7:45:24 PM

in the race to get 2 DUIs, Phelps is clearly beating a lot of people who just have one

10/1/2014 2:22:31 AM

App idea: average people sign up for the chance to drive drunken famous people around since famous people are clearly too cheap to get cabs

It's a millionhundred dollar idea

10/1/2014 11:26:02 AM