Michael Phelps and Bong Hits

Anyone else think this Michael Phelps doing bong rips story is retarded? It was all over the front pages of the New York papers. Sure, because he's a role model to younger kids, this isn't the best way to act publicly. But the dude is 23. He was at a party, smoked some weed, had some shots and maybe made out with some chicks. Many, many 23 year olds are doing the same thing every weekend, and maybe worse. So why is the media acting like he sold U.S. military secrets to Osama Bin Laden?