Lance Armstrong

pma wrote:

What's the big idea here, a top athlete admits doping? He lied? Who cares.

It's so much more than that. Many athletes have doped, and lied. They get caught, they get a suspension, and they resume their lives and careers when it's over. It's the lives and careers Lance Armstrong damaged through the ruthlessness of his counterattacks and the legal punishment and harassment he meted out to those who simply choose to speak the truth. It was the galling arrogance of the form his aggressive denials took, over and over again. It was the cynicism he bred standing in Paris in 2005 talking about feeling sorry for his critics who couldn't believe in miracles and happy endings. It was all of that, and more of that. Barf.

GratefulFan wrote:

pma wrote:

What's the big idea here, a top athlete admits doping? He lied? Who cares.

It's so much more than that. Many athletes have doped, and lied. They get caught, they get a suspension, and they resume their lives and careers when it's over. It's the lives and careers Lance Armstrong damaged through the ruthlessness of his counterattacks and the legal punishment and harassment he meted out to those who simply choose to speak the truth. It was the galling arrogance of the form his aggressive denials took, over and over again. It was the cynicism he bred standing in Paris in 2005 talking about feeling sorry for his critics who couldn't believe in miracles and happy endings. It was all of that, and more of that. Barf.

As far as I'm concerned, he ought to be sued and made to pay damages to all those he victimized with his criminal slander. You're spot on that it is this completely ruthless behaviour by Armstrong that is by far the worst part of this scandal.

thomasquinn 32989 wrote:
You're spot on

I'd like to apologize to everybody for being wrong about Lance Armstrong.

lol

thomasquinn 32989 wrote:

GratefulFan wrote:

pma wrote:

What's the big idea here, a top athlete admits doping? He lied? Who cares.

It's so much more than that. Many athletes have doped, and lied. They get caught, they get a suspension, and they resume their lives and careers when it's over. It's the lives and careers Lance Armstrong damaged through the ruthlessness of his counterattacks and the legal punishment and harassment he meted out to those who simply choose to speak the truth. It was the galling arrogance of the form his aggressive denials took, over and over again. It was the cynicism he bred standing in Paris in 2005 talking about feeling sorry for his critics who couldn't believe in miracles and happy endings. It was all of that, and more of that. Barf.

As far as I'm concerned, he ought to be sued and made to pay damages to all those he victimized with his criminal slander. You're spot on that it is this completely ruthless behaviour by Armstrong that is by far the worst part of this scandal.

That's it! The Marion Jones form of accountability. That's what he deserves! A little time in a US State penitentiary. Plus a few of the lawsuits Thomas describes. His admission was barfable because the guy did only did what was in his interests. He didn't name anyone who gave him the stuff or anything like that, because then the sh*t would have really hit the fan!