Posted on 01/15/2013 9:37:37 AM PST by doug from upland
Of course, both Clinton and Armstrong were defended by scumbag attorney Mark Fabiani.
Lance Armstrong is a good example of why no one should ascribe hero status to a sports figure.
Excellent piece.
We now hear Lance wants to start to improve his image by becoming a snitch.
Hola, Amigo!
Power, Money, Influence/Prestige, Celebrity...
There isn’t much difference these days between politicians, Hollywood types and sport hereos...
Lie, cheat, steal, and kill...and yet the unwashed masses worship them and constantly reward their bad behaviour.
As always, stay safe!
LB
The lie is the weapon used most often by the criminal.
Add Stephen Glass to this list.
That's the rub, isn't it? Are there any "clean" cyclists out there, or is it just a matter of who can avoid detection? And it's not really limited to cycling, either -- PEDs and doping are rampant in almost every sport. At what point is "cheating" just a means of keeping up with everyone else?
Armstrong is a militant atheist who blamed God for his cancer and didn’t give Him credit when he was cured.
As far as I know Pete Rose never bet against his own team , and never threw a game.
Can anybody prove he did?
I noticed that Rose now has a reality show called something like “Hits and Mrs.” —looks pathetic like most of these shows which bring you right inside the house.
I accept that he never bet against his team. But maybe he should not have violated the rules and lied to everyone for so many years.
Hope I am not misunderstanding your intent, but if you are defending him because he was a great baseball player and you are a fan of his, I guess you will have to give a pass to those who defend scumbag Clinton because they are fans of his.
Cheating scumbags and liars are cheating scumbags and liars in any profession.
The personality traits of those who deeply desire and pursue fame are, to put it mildly, unattractive.
It is no less unethical if he did not bet against his own team. He was the coach, calling the shots. He may not have called on a certain player one game when he wasn’t betting to save him for another game the next night when he was betting.
This is especially critical if the player is a relief pitcher. He may not have bet against his team, but he may have tried a bit “harder” to win games that he bet on.
They were relevant before he started lying, not after.
He doesn't seriously believe this is going to work, does he? This isn't the average US Low Information Voter he's dealing with here.
Great post - thanks.
Can anybody prove he did?
Since he lied about betting on Baseball for years, the burden is not on the rest of us to prove his guilt. He has to prove he's telling the truth about this one thing, while he lied about every thing else. And I don't think that's possible, so screw him.
He's been made an example of, and an example he will stay, despite his apologists.
Yes, it wasn't just that he lied, he used money and power to punish anyone who would expose his lie.
The way he treated his wife told me all I needed to know about this POS. The unfolding of present events just confirms it.
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