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brush

(53,925 posts)

28. Huh?

Reply to jsr (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 12:36 AM

Jan 2013

I don't get your point about Oprah but Armstrong is not nearly the only one in cycling. It's overrun with doping. They didn't even know who to award his seven victories to because the rest of them were doping too. What a mess.

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Dearborn (MI) woman: 'I stood up to the bully' named Lance Armstrong [View all] marmar Jan 2013 OP

I'm really torn about watching this interview frazzled Jan 2013 #1

Lance Armstrong is pond scum in my book jsr Jan 2013 #8

Huh? brush Jan 2013 #28

"Monumental"? It's... biking. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #2

Long-distance cycling, to be exact. . . DinahMoeHum Jan 2013 #3

Baseball has been too. a la izquierda Jan 2013 #12

it's cycling.. frylock Jan 2013 #4

You know how people are about their sports. There were congressional hrgs on steroid use.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #11

If Hank Aaron came forward and said he used steroids THAT might be "monumental." Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #13

Biking isn't small in Europe, I believe. And soccer is HUGE in the rest of the world. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #14

She's a nasty piece of work...as guilty as the rest...and joeybee12 Jan 2013 #5

not a shred of humility frylock Jan 2013 #6

You don't have to like Lance...and you obviously don't...to joeybee12 Jan 2013 #7

i was a fan of lance at one point, and don't take issue with the doping, per se.. frylock Jan 2013 #9

The way I've heard it explained is...Armstrong really was in control of the sport. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #15

I bet there isn't anyone in that sport that doesn't Raine Jan 2013 #10

My god, you'd think he killed people or something. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #16

30 million dollars isn't "nothing". Separation Jan 2013 #18

Well condemn the entire sport then. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #19

Other people were honest. Separation Jan 2013 #20

as you said: ''but I am glad a cheat & liar was exposed for what he is.'' Whisp Jan 2013 #26

Yes, but he lied point blank on multiple occasions daleo Jan 2013 #21

He didn't just lie. He actually SUED people for saying he was on steroids. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #22

He could be in legal trouble then daleo Jan 2013 #23

What's pathetic is people STILL making excuses for this fraud duffyduff Jan 2013 #17

She seems more invested in this than her husband ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #24

He still doesn't get it pokerfan Jan 2013 #25

He should have to eat all of those silly yellow bracelets. DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #27