Frankly, I can no longer stand him for those and other reasons.
Remember his whining about how the pending war in Iraq would affect his little cycle race in France?
Yep. What a guy.
I don't remember that, and I follow cycling pretty closely. Can you point me to a cite? Thanks...
"...In my opinion it's not really the place of an athlete to take a position here. And I do think there should be a strong delineation from sports, war, diplomacy, and politics. I am getting asked this question repeatedly over here because a) I'm an American like the President, b) I'm a Texan like the President, and c) I am a friend of the President's. The war seems to be very unpopular here (lots and lots of protests) and it's normal that the press tries to get a quote regarding this. "What I will say, and have said many times, is that NOBODY wants a war. Not me. Not President Bush. Not Tony Blair. No one... but sometimes it may be unavoidable. I absolutely support the President and absolutely support our troops."
Doesn't sound that bad to me.