2 Minute Scoop-February 8, 2009

This week’s scoop-

This week, Americans heard President Obama say three words they have not heard in at least eight years from a president, “I screwed up”.  President Barack Obama announced this to the media after two of his cabinet nominees had to withdraw because of tax problems.  Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle, withdrew on Tuesday after tax problems relating to his personal driver put his appointment at risk.  President Obama is hoping that since he admitted to making a mistake, he can put the spotlight back on more positive things such as the upcoming stimulus package, what a good looking first family we have, and the fact that our new Vice President hasn’t shot anyone in the face.

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates made headlines this week for an unorthodox technique he used to put the spotlight on the malaria epidemic in many third world countries.  The billionaire philanthropist unleashed a jar of mosquitoes on an unsuspecting audience attending a technology conference in California.  After releasing the mosquitoes, Mr. Gates said ‘Malaria is spread by mosquitoes…I brought some.  Here, I’ll let them roam around – there is no reason only poor people should be infected.’  What was unclear to most people who heard this story was why this made headlines.  After all, much of Bill Gate’s career has been spent releasing “bugs” to the general population.

The spotlight was on career gold-medalist Michael Phelps this week, after pictures of him smoking weed from a bong were released to the news media.  The all-American athlete’s clean cut image took a serious blow after the pictures surfaced.  Consequently, the Olympian has been suspended from swimming with the US team for three months, and also lost a lucrative endorsement deal with Kellogs’.  Many believe that the Kellogs’ endorsement may only be the first of many endorsement he could lose.  On the bright side, it is rumored that the potato chip, blacklight, and incense industries are very interested in offering Phelps endorsement deals.

Finally, it seems as though Phelps isn’t the only one with cannibis problems.  A UK milkman was arrested this week on charges of dealing marijuana.  Allegedly the delivery man was leaving more than just milk on his customers’ doorsteps.  In fact, the 72 year old delivery man said he was only delivering marijuana to elderly customers who were using it to help with aches and pains related to aging.  Luckily, he was only sentenced to 36 months of probation for his crimes.  This just in…it is rumored that Michael Phelps may be considering an endorsement deal for the UK milk industry. 

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