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MacRoadie said:Jessica Simpson?
I mean she is blonde, and she's obviously a patriot
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JPM London said:Wow, Polish... Must say - I've started to a higher and higher degree sniffing out your posts whenever I'm suffering from an acute giggle deficiency. This one, though, really takes the cake. So basically because some celebrities like to be seen around, hang out and rub elbows with other celebrities - we can safely assume that this celebrity would not have done what many others in metier did? And don't get started about the "hundreds of riders" who also are reluctant to admit their past...
theswordsman said:Thank you for making me forget what the rest of the thread was about![]()
JayZee said:. I wonder what Ekimov would say?
Parrot23 said:And Levi and Odessa's chihuahua....another supporter.
(Takin' to the witness stand after extensive pre-trial preparation).
tofino said:There are millions of people who never saw Lance dope. there are thousands of cyclists who never say Lance dope. If they want to base their defense on that, good luck.
The logic behind that defense is so weak. Character witnesses usually only help get your sentence reduced.
Polish said:According to Mr Brian Daly
"To the extent that any riders are suggesting that Lance Armstrong violated cycling rules or doped, they are either mistaken or not telling the truth. Lance has ridden with hundreds of riders over the years who will support his position, and over all that time he has never failed even a single test."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-spt-0806-armstrong-lance--20100805,0,6800793.story
Gotta admit I agree with Mr Daly.
Lance could line up a GREAT list of character witnesses...
Eddy, Big Mig, Jan, Wiggans, Basso, maybe even a recent Simeoni lol.
I think even Alberto would stick up for Lance.
Schlecks and Cadel too.
And that is just scratching the suface cycling wise.
Imagine the character witnesses from around the world.
Clinton. Bono. Gupta. Holey moley so many other. Hundreds. Thousands.
Won't be long until some major backlash to this witch hunt starts to show.
And it is only August lol. Plenty of time to PEAK.
erader said:odessa's chihuahua was carried away by an owl.
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Hugh Januss said:The owl is now being sought after on witness tampering charges.
BroDeal said:This sounds like all those riders Armstrong was going to get to say that LeMond used EPO. That worked out well.![]()
BroDeal said:This sounds like all those riders Armstrong was going to get to say that LeMond used EPO. That worked out well.![]()
Moose McKnuckles said:I heard Odessa's chihuahua is hanging out with Piti and Birillo.
Polish said:The "character witness" angle is weak, I agree. That was just a hypothetical on my part.
Daly would not be concerned with the need for character witnesses. This will not go to trial. It is a witch hunt. A waste of scarce resources. Showboating.
So Daly says for each 2 or 3 former team mates who say "Lance made me dope waa waa", Daly could produce 20-30 former team mates that would say "that is hogwash". Eki and many many others would take responsibility for their own actions. Would not try to place blame on others. And many team mates did not see Lance dope. Team mates without axes to grind.
editedbymod said:Yep its official - having faith in Lance is the same as him not doping. Thanks Chris. Oh and why you're telling us Lance is a good guy just remind everyone that you weren't on the team when that crazy stuff might have allegedly gone down.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/horner/2010/08/oregons_chris_horner_speaks_on.html
Moose McKnuckles said:Chris Horner sang a much different tune when he wasn't employed by Armstrong and his career didn't depend on toeing the party line.
ChrisE said:Yeah, I thought they didn't get along before.
ChrisE said:Yeah, I thought they didn't get along before.
"I read what Lance has said about the sport, and it is just ridiculous to read something so stupid, from a guy who has made his career off the sport. Now they can't find a sponsor and say they are pulling out just because they don't want to look for one? I don't believe it. You tell me Lance is giving up money? He raced his whole career looking for it, because he was a businessman more than the love of the sport. Now he is telling us that it isn't a good place for the sport so we are pulling out. Are you really telling me that?
"It makes it a bit tougher for guys like myself, but at the same time I don't see that too many of those guys affect me. But some riders might not have jobs next year, assuming that more teams don't come in. Or they won't be with a ProTour team. That's a possibility, and that might be me too! Because Lance wants to get out of the sport he is going to unemploy half of his team. Personal opinion again, but that has to be the biggest bull**** story I have ever read!"
"No - he's always been taken care of. He's always had it easier and better than the other riders. He was always the leader since the beginning; he was always bred to be the leader of the team - this is fact, I'm not guessing this - and what he said, went. From the moment he signed with Motorola, he was the leader of that team."
"If he wanted to do six [hours' training], he got to do six, and they worked around it. If the mechanics had to clean the bike at midnight, they'd clean the bike at midnight, and if he needed a massage at one o'clock in the morning, he got it at one o'clock in the morning."