End of the Week: 02/21/10- 02/27/10

END OF THE WEEK:

Another week, another batch of full of moments. The following are my picks for the best of these moments, featuring the final week of the Winter Olympics, health care and a monkey with a serious problem:

Videos of the Week: Every Bad Thing That Happened to ESPN's Scott Van Pelt
Yep, things haven't gone all a-okay for the "Sportscenter" anchor host. The first moment came on Tuesday when Van Pelt thought he was going to interview NFL running back Brian Westbrook live while Westbrook was on the phone. Instead, it turned out to be one of Howard Stern's minions, "Captain Janks Spanks":


Hell Youtube, indeed. But that turned out to not be the only embarrassing on air moment for SVP. On Thursday, while airing a teaser, he thought his mic was off. It wasn't:



Tweets of the Week: Conan O'Brien's first three posts on Twitter that has brought over 400,000 followers instantly:
-02/24: "Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Someone help me."
-02./25: "This morning I watched Remington Steel while eating Sugar Snacks out of a salad bowl. I was naked."
-02/26: "Today I connected all the freckles on my arm with a Sharpie. It spells out RIKSHAZ9LIRK. Clearly I am the chosen one.

Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: President Obama Invites Top Democrats and Republicans for Health Care Summit Meeting
For seven hours on Thursday, the President as well as some of the top politicians in the country discussing one of the biggest issues in the country. So, what did we gain any progress from this? Well...no. In fact, this whole issue is still where it's at from a few months ago. But at least it was some of the best political theater I have ever seen, from the props to watching Obama get more and more annoyed as time went on to even the smart-ass back talks. In fact, it was practically like the "Shawshank Redemption" of political theater.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Russian Chimpanzee Sent to Drug Rehab
Yes, you read it right! Apparently, the zoo was worried about the former circus performer's health, that they had to take him somewhere to stop his bad habits. All I can say is: balls in your court, "Aflac" goose!

Person of the Week: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette
for winning a bronze medalist a few days after her mother passed away while making the journey to see her skate. And for making nearly everyone in the arena, from the fans to the commentators like NBC's Scott Hamilton.
(Runners-up goes to Scott Van Pelt, Barack Obama and the USA Winter Olympics team)

And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15



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