Armstrong media machine

[AussieGoddess]

Interesting reading ... previous thread here

maybe I am just naive

 

[jimmypop]

Jesus H Christ, I wish I hadn't clicked on that link.

"Curing the cancer crisis." Jesus H Christ indeed.

Did $cientology have a hand in production of that video?

 

[tubularglue]

re: http://vimeo.com/10612816

the audacity


lets stick it in a box. make sure the corners are straight. make it look attainable, challenging, and a puzzle to figure out. everyone eventually suffers from losing it, need it and ultimately live to find it again. we are going to sell it, and people will surely follow

what am I ?

 

[sartain]

Everything Lance touches gleams of gold but reeks of sh!t

Dettol,

For me, this is really is poetry! Well said.

 

[Race Radio]

http://vimeo.com/10612816

I looks like the C-1 program went the way of the Catlin testing program.

Lance figured he could "raise awareness" better by selling more Nike's.

 

[tubularglue]

 

[Ferminal]

The experts seem to disagree.

Can you please provide links to sources you cite?

The quoted text says nothing to support your claim (so wouldn't mind checking the full article).

 

[Anonymous]

So, what is the mechanism that would allow Livestrong to "activate millions of yellow wristband wearers" ??

 

[hrotha]

What the hell is the cancer system and why would capitalism and the free market defeat it?

 

[richardp]

For me, it was seeing Lance's adverts on UK TV that made me aware I may have testicular cancer, and which prompted me to see my doctor immediately. Otherwise I may have just put the inflammation down to a cycling-related injury. As it was, within 3 weeks I had been operated on, had the cancer removed, and within a month completed the radiotherapy. Because I was made aware at an early stage, the cancer was "nipped in the bud", and there was no secondary cancer elsewhere.

I got off lightly, all things considered, so will always be grateful for the fact that I was made aware in this way, and I donated to Livestrong as a sign of gratitude.

But no, I don't think the worthy aims of the charity override whatever else Lance may have done. He isn't the first person to piggy back personal ambitions off the back of a charity, and sadly he won't be the last. I feel for the people within the charity though, and the people who have benefited from it.

 

[Race Radio]

The experts seem to disagree.

The experts do agree on one thing, Livestrong is riddled with conflicts of interest. The bundling of Armstrong's personal financial interests with those of the foundation may not be an issue to the groupies but it troubled them.

"This blurs the lines between the foundation and its charitable mission, and the personal gain of its founder,'' said Ken Berger, president and executive director of Charity Navigator. "It's mixing two purposes in a way that smells of a conflict of interest. The most precious thing a charitable organization has is the public's trust, and things like this put a ***** in that.''

Daniel Borochoff, founder and president of the American Institute of Philanthropy in Chicago, said he was uncomfortable with the arrangement, especially because Armstrong remains chairman of the board of the foundation. "Nonprofits have to be concerned not only with actual conflicts of interest, but the appearance of conflicts of interest,'' Borochoff said.

 

[BotanyBay]

The experts do agree on one thing, Livestrong is riddled with conflicts of interest. The bundling of Armstrong's personal financial interests with those of the foundation may not be an issue to the groupies but it troubled them.

All I know is that the LAF is a way to ride around on a private jet and never have to pay for it out of your own pocket. Fraud made him famous and fraud is used to convert that fame into a method of living higher on the hog (tax free).

I;d be interested to see how much money LA personally spends on travel (out of his own pocket, and not reimbursed by LAF). I'd be willing to bet "not very much"

 

[JMBeaushrimp]

Jesus H Christ, I wish I hadn't clicked on that link.

No sh*t! WTF does 'cure the cancer system' even mean?

What a bizarre conflux of Orwellian non-speak and marketing.

Makes you realize what a bucket of money in search of more money can really do. And how banal that pursuit can really get...

 

[Race Radio]

http://vimeo.com/10612816

Livestrong talks about how 60% of their donations go to "Programs".....This link is a good example of these programs, all fluff and hype and no results.

 

[tubularglue]

it is weird how the people are grouped in the shape of texas

At one time, i lived in Texas

http://vimeo.com/10612816


answer: hope

 

[BotanyBay]

Livestrong talks about how 60% of their donations go to "Programs".....This link is a good example of these programs, all fluff and hype and no results.

3 Months to "Cure Cancer"? A bit simplistic, eh?

I think they should begin with a more attainable goal and perhaps learn from that:

Cure "Evil".

And remember who you're fighting for:

 

[BotanyBay]

What will Lance's Nike spot look like after the indictment?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NTRvlrP2NU

 

[Oldman]

For me, it was seeing Lance's adverts on UK TV that made me aware I may have testicular cancer, and which prompted me to see my doctor immediately. Otherwise I may have just put the inflammation down to a cycling-related injury. As it was, within 3 weeks I had been operated on, had the cancer removed, and within a month completed the radiotherapy. Because I was made aware at an early stage, the cancer was "nipped in the bud", and there was no secondary cancer elsewhere.

I got off lightly, all things considered, so will always be grateful for the fact that I was made aware in this way, and I donated to Livestrong as a sign of gratitude.

But no, I don't think the worthy aims of the charity override whatever else Lance may have done. He isn't the first person to piggy back personal ambitions off the back of a charity, and sadly he won't be the last. I feel for the people within the charity though, and the people who have benefited from it.

You are an excellent example of direct benefit and a lucky beneficiary of that information. You have every reason to be grateful and, hopefully; the tone of many that have researched into LA's involvement won't deter you from staying involved in the community. By community I mean the legitimate charity movements and to a much lesser degree; this navel gazing forum.

 

[BotanyBay]

He isn't the first person to piggy back personal ambitions off the back of a charity, and sadly he won't be the last. I feel for the people within the charity though, and the people who have benefited from it.

I think Lance should have been careful what he wished for, because he certainly got it. Myself, I think I would have called it a day at "survival".

My guess is that this monster he created became far bigger than he felt he could control. At this point, it must be one heck of a mania trying to keep the operation moving.