Lance Armstrong Wants To Tell Nation Something But (theonion)

[Oldman]

What's genuinely amusing is that Fox are quoting this as a genuine news article

It's consistent with their typical journalistic standards. Most of their stories fall into the "made stuff up" level of speculation. Kinda like this forum passed off as hard news.

 

[oldschoolnik]

Its not the overhelming public. People like you would like to be the overhelming public - but you aren´t. You also try to manipulate people.
You are just a hater because hating is fine, hating is easy and hating is fun.
People like you really really exaggerate and make Armstrong the absolute devil without talent.
These must have been very very hard 7 Years for some jealous haters.

The proportionality is totally lost and thats the whole problem I have.

Armstrong is a CYCLIST - you should never forget that !

The hyenas smelled something and are coming.
Und tschüss.

You are derailling every thread. It's not cool. Please just ignore the threads that you don' like.

It bothers you that there are so many threads about LA but it doesn't bother you that for years he has told lie after lie to millions? What about all the journalists he's attacked for suggesting that he dopes? Will he aologize to any of them?

 

[Cobblestoned]

Really if you want to continue with this talk, open up a thread about it in the about the forum sub-forum. I myself do not agree with you and quite frankly am tired of debating with you about this point. There is no way I can talk you out of this idea you have, and I will no longer try.

I hope no-one else attempts to discuss this any further within this thread.


Anyway, back on-topic:
Bianchigirl, you're not serious? Fox news have taken an onion article as the basis for a story of theirs? I don't think it's the first time either, that really is bad journalism

And this is no more fun when things like that happen, hmhhhhhh ?
I have seen this all before. Believe me.

This is called witchhunt. Some of them don´t burn - and some of them just burn out.
Media and haters only make it worse. They force the hunted people more and more into a corner. The corner of silence and stubbornness.

 

[Oldman]

You are derailling every thread. It's not cool. Please just ignore the threads that you don' like.

It bothers you that there are so many threads about LA but it doesn't bother you that for years he has told lie after lie to millions? What about all the journalists he's attacked for suggesting that he dopes? Will he aologize to any of them?

Try this-
like I said, ignore the posters that talk to themselves...
Sorry, did you say something?

It seems to work for me.

 

[dbrower]

It's consistent with their typical journalistic standards. Most of their stories fall into the "made stuff up" level of speculation. Kinda like this forum passed off as hard news.

Next thing you know, Fox will claim to have been hoodwinked by The Onion, which they've never heard of before.

 

[Oldman]

Next thing you know, Fox will claim to have been hoodwinked by The Onion, which they've never heard of before.

Not without Glenn Beck declaring them part of a Godless Socialist Conspiracy first.

 

[Barrus]

Allright everyone, anymore off-topic remarks, and no matter who it is, they are getting infractions, I know I played my part in this, but lets let it rest

Anyway, did they mention it on tv, as I can't find it anywhere on their site?

 

[Cobblestoned]

like I said, ignore the posters that talk to themselves...
Sorry, did you say something?

Yes.

Ok, I just leave you haters alone here in the clinic. We will see who will be right at the end.
Have fun, but please try not to get bored when I´m gone.
Swimming in the soup of pure hate can get really boring and the thread sinks down !

 

[powerste]

I think you start calculating right and had a look. Thats good.

Yes the overalltone is "hating Armstrong" everywhere and everytime.
Because the people responsible in this forum like it like that, they obviously support it (even with their own posts), and let it happen without any critic or doing something. Others dopers are handled in 2-3 posts and even seem to be something like a holy grale here.
And don´t tell me this is because of Landis accusations.
The hate and support of the haters is also happening in the sports-aspect for a long long time now. Same goes for the clinic.
Landis is just the icing and the name to hide behind.

Every cyclist and doper is handled with kid gloves here - except of Armstrong.
Say something bad about someone else and you have a big problem with the haters and even with people in responsible positions here.
Sometimes it is enough just NOT to hate Armstrong.
Its all so obvious and the machine is running with full speed.
Just go on like this. Hating is just sooo easy, you need nothing for that, swim with the majority - hating is fine, hating is trend, just hate (sorry Nike).

The end of the story will be, that Admins/Mods/forum are alone with all these haters. Don´t tell me later, that I didn´t warn you.

Exactly the same was going on on German forums about Ullrich. EXACTLY like it is here now.
Some forums are completely dead because there were only all these just-hate people left, who finally hated eachother after some time and there were no more "normal, objective, realistic" people left to discuss - because of all theses haters and 1000 Ullrich(doping/hate/laughabout/fat lazy/fraud)threads.

Yes !

Its not all about/against you, Barrus. I cover some of your thoughts.
But this is no more fun whats going on here. Perhaps your fellow admins should think for a minute about what I said, too. If they want and can understand what I mean.

If it's not fun, why do it? For me, if something is no more fun, I stop doing it. You choose to spend time here, endlessly venting about how awful and one-sided the place is. Now you finally say it's no more fun. Your choice whether to keep it up or not. But since it's your choice to persist, quit b/tching about the environment if your persistence is no fun anymore.

Oh, and when we're left with nothing but haters and we all become utterly despondent because of it, we'll be sue not to come crying to you.

OTOH, when all your complaining over the haters/mods/slant/LA obsession/etc fails to bring about the change you so urgently desire, don't tell anyone else that no one here warned you.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Yes.

Ok, I just leave you haters alone here in the clinic. We will see who will be right at the end.
Have fun, but please try not to get bored when I´m gone.
Swimming in the soup of pure hate can get really boring and the thread sinks down !

I am Cobblestoned I alone can protect Lance from the evil lovers of cancer I will debate until they all give up and stop saying mean things about my Lance.

 

[JRTinMA]

Allright everyone, anymore off-topic remarks, and no matter who it is, they are getting infractions, I know I played my part in this, but lets let it rest

But about the smile: I always go into the firing squad with a great wide shit-eating grin. It's the only way to get out alive

From the forum rules:
• No foul language, nor circumventing forum "censors" in order to do so.

Hand yourself a violation while you're at it.

I have not seen it on Fox and I have had it on since Bianchi posted. I have seen them use stuff from the Onion before and I would be shocked if they were actually reporting it as fact. Please tell me it wasn't Megan Kelly, although she is so hot I could care less.

 

[JRTinMA]

Wow they really did show it as fact. They showed a graphic of the Onion page and called at an admission for all practical purposes. What a bunch of dopes. Megan Kelly still rules!

 

[Hugh Januss]

From the forum rules:
• No foul language, nor circumventing forum "censors" in order to do so.

Hand yourself a violation while you're at it.

The new kid shoots.........and scores.

 

[Barrus]

Wow they really did show it as fact. They showed a graphic of the Onion page and called at an admission for all practical purposes. What a bunch of dopes. Megan Kelly still rules!

Wait, Fox said that Armstrong doped. This will probably all that people hear, as far as I know Fox isn't really that big at retracting things. Could this mean a major shift in public perception among the common American, or at least a part of them? It is one of the biggest "news" broadcasters in the States, especially amongst the less fortunate, right?

Also: @ JRTinMA, can't give myself an infraction, just tried, wouldn't stick

 

[Hugh Januss]

Wow they really did show it as fact. They showed a graphic of the Onion page and called at an admission for all practical purposes. What a bunch of dopes. Megan Kelly still rules!

Fox News, setting new standards in gullibility.
Or maybe they have decided that they are so bad at the news they might as well move into the same line of work as the Onion?

 

[hrotha]

Fox News, setting new standards in gullibility.
Or maybe they have decided that they are so bad at the news they might as well move into the same line of work as the Onion?

Regardless, I hope The Daily Show won't fail to notice this.

 

[Barrus]

Regardless, I hope The Daily Show won't fail to notice this.

Ooh, if that happens, can someone please say that it did. I love John Stewart taking on Fox news, always fun

 

[Hugh Januss]

Wait, Fox said that Armstrong doped. This will probably all that people hear, as far as I know Fox isn't really that big at retracting things. Could this mean a major shift in public perception among the common American, or at least a part of them? It is one of the biggest "news" broadcasters in the States, especially amongst the less fortunate, right?

Also: @ JRTinMA, can't give myself an infraction, just tried, wouldn't stick

If by "less fortunate" you mean intellectually, yes I think you are correct.

 

[JRTinMA]

Wait, Fox said that Armstrong doped. This will probably all that people hear, as far as I know Fox isn't really that big at retracting things. Could this mean a major shift in public perception among the common American, or at least a part of them? It is one of the biggest "news" broadcasters in the States, especially amongst the less fortunate, right?

Also: @ JRTinMA, can't give myself an infraction, just tried, wouldn't stick

Ok its Fox 10 in Pensacola Florida, thats all that needs to be said about that hahaha. (think half wits)

Its still on there web site here:

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/studio10/lance-armstrong-is-feeling-guilty

Sorry Barrus I couldn't help myself, I really amuse myself sometimes.

 

[Oldman]

Ooh, if that happens, can someone please say that it did. I love John Stewart taking on Fox news, always fun

This would be Christmas in August if that happened.

 

[powerste]

Ok its Fox 10 in Pensacola Florida, thats all that needs to be said about that hahaha.

Its still on there web site here:

http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/studio10/lance-armstrong-is-feeling-guilty

Sorry Barrus I couldn't help myself, I really amuse myself sometimes.

Odd that Fox just posted the Onion's content verbatim - no article of their own to speak of.

Be sure to check out the one comment posted at the bottom of the article. Makes me want to go check out some xtranormal LA vids on YouTube.

 

[JRTinMA]

Odd that Fox just posted the Onion's content verbatim - no article of their own to speak of.

Be sure to check out the one comment posted at the bottom of the article. Makes me want to go check out some xtranormal LA vids on YouTube.

Totally random right? I know Joe P and LA have a love hate twitter thing but I didn't know it involved molestation!

 

[Greisty]

No matter what you think of Armstrong, you have to admit this article is pretty funny.

Go Onion! My hometown paper (Madison, WI)!

 

[Parrot23]

It is a satire news site, nothing on it is to be taken seriously

Ha, ha! I love it that folks were taking this seriously. "Brilliant" reporting by one of the nation's most respected papers!

 

[simo1733]

Who cares about the truth

I don't think Fox care if its true or not.Anything that anyone else claims, even in jest, Fox can report as fact.They can report that vampires exist , as long as they can find some nutter to claim they are Dracula