neineinei said:I had to check that the Antiraceradio account wasn't some April fools joke, but alas, it was registered March 31 and it is still tweeting today.
Looks like you'll be checking again. So little time, so many eejits.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110401/sp_afp/cyclingamfootusafralivestrong
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D-Queued said:
elzab once asked me where I worked - back in the "Lemond/Trek new thread" thread fyi....
elizab said:
Polish said:Cripes, I would sooner invite Hannibal Lecter over for a private dinner party than tell YOU where I live - you scare me yikes!
I will say that the autographed poster of Mr Betsy has been relegated to the shop bathroom until you apologise for calling me stupid
BTW Dave, never make the mistake of wearing a LiveStrong Bracelet in front of elizab's kitty "Mr Fleche" let me tell you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hPxGmTGarM
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I read what was going on with RR and twitter on this thread. I went to Twitter and posted something pro RR without mentioning RR. That was yesterday, today I have two mystery followers. I read some of their pro LA tweets, strange people these LA supporters a very pro doping crowd. Cheating advocates nice people.
Digger said:i find it amusing that Lance says Betsy blogs about him 24 hours a day and that that is sick - now Lance andh is minions are stalking RR.
Betsy probably admires Lance,s ultimatley authentic wonderfullness. I sure do.
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Polish said:
As noted, completely inflammatory.
Interesting how the tramatized cat is labelled as funny. Probably the Livestrong PR pranksters who threw the firecrackers in its cage thought it was funny too. Or, was it one of Lance's gasoline tennis balls?
She called you stupid? Stupid is as stupid does, right?
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If you want some real comedy gold check out this guy. He is like a parody of the angry old man. Reminds me of that CarbonCrank guy
http://twitter.com/#!/JamieLindsay
http://twitter.com/#!/JamieLindsay
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Harassing people who dare to question the myth has been a Wonderboy tactic for well over a decade.
Bill Mitchell, the founder of Cyclingnews was a victim of particually agressive attack by Armstrong and his groupies back in 1999.
After he ran this story about Armstrong testing positive for Corticoids after Stage 1The harassment began. Sponsors were urged to stop advertising. His employer was called by dozens of groupies. Typical bully stuff.
A few days later he wrote this
In recent days, a number of American readers have written abusive emails to me because I have tried to present the diversity of views about the allegations of doping by Tour leader Lance Armstrong. I have not given my own view on the European press approach. But I do think it is part of a free society to allow all views to be expressed. Then we can (as adults) make up our own minds on the balance of information. That is what freedom is all about. For those who want to censor views because they don't agree with them think about that.
This only increased the harassment. Eventually he had to sell Cyclingnews, his life's passion. He sold it for almost nothing to Gerrard Knapp, who later sold it for $5,000,000 to Future Publishing. In his parting message, which Cyclingnews yanked off the site after yet more complaints from the Groupies, he wrote this.
I also received a lot of antagonism for daring to have an opinion - mostly from US readers. I could not understand why people (only a small minority), who grew up in the so-called land of freedom were so intent on repressing free speech. After all it was your choice to click the link and there was no charge for doing so. But still I received many threatening and nasty E-mails on a regular basis. My employer (the University) was harassed. And lately these nasty types have been trying to encourage my sponsors to stop supporting the site. I guess these types wear white hoods around the place at times too. It made me understand how McCarthyism thrived in the USA. Lucky I live in a free society I thought.
Bill Mitchell, the founder of Cyclingnews was a victim of particually agressive attack by Armstrong and his groupies back in 1999.
After he ran this story about Armstrong testing positive for Corticoids after Stage 1The harassment began. Sponsors were urged to stop advertising. His employer was called by dozens of groupies. Typical bully stuff.
A few days later he wrote this
In recent days, a number of American readers have written abusive emails to me because I have tried to present the diversity of views about the allegations of doping by Tour leader Lance Armstrong. I have not given my own view on the European press approach. But I do think it is part of a free society to allow all views to be expressed. Then we can (as adults) make up our own minds on the balance of information. That is what freedom is all about. For those who want to censor views because they don't agree with them think about that.
This only increased the harassment. Eventually he had to sell Cyclingnews, his life's passion. He sold it for almost nothing to Gerrard Knapp, who later sold it for $5,000,000 to Future Publishing. In his parting message, which Cyclingnews yanked off the site after yet more complaints from the Groupies, he wrote this.
I also received a lot of antagonism for daring to have an opinion - mostly from US readers. I could not understand why people (only a small minority), who grew up in the so-called land of freedom were so intent on repressing free speech. After all it was your choice to click the link and there was no charge for doing so. But still I received many threatening and nasty E-mails on a regular basis. My employer (the University) was harassed. And lately these nasty types have been trying to encourage my sponsors to stop supporting the site. I guess these types wear white hoods around the place at times too. It made me understand how McCarthyism thrived in the USA. Lucky I live in a free society I thought.
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All of the harassment over the years is why I feel no pity for whatever Armstrong winds up going through.
He and his zombie groupies deserve to go down in flames.
It's all part of the American ethos-not only to become a celebrity through sport, but to be a self-centered, arrogant sore winner while doing it. It's respected in corporate America, and the fans love it.
They got the hero they deserve.
He and his zombie groupies deserve to go down in flames.
It's all part of the American ethos-not only to become a celebrity through sport, but to be a self-centered, arrogant sore winner while doing it. It's respected in corporate America, and the fans love it.
They got the hero they deserve.
Race Radio said:
He has threatened to call the dean of my school about the twitters I sent him. He says that Monday, I am in big trouble and will be meeting with the dean over it. That guy is beyond stupid.
Is he the guy who kept saying FACT in his reply to RR in the comments section of the Bicycling article. Specially liked the tweet about Livestrong teching im to fight like hell. Jesus Ch*** that sh** makes me want to vomit. I'm so sick of that rubbish about fighting it.
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D-Queued said:
It is only there because I took the posts about with him in the split, as I wanted them OUT of the LA thread. I haven't read each post in detail, I am in two minds about what to do with the Polish ones in this thread.
Speculation about the status of posters who now have a long track record here, are reported frequently, yet are deemed welcome to post here by the mods, is not something we welcome or encourage.
There are other posts in this thread that will be evaluated too. That is no threat, it is simply that I haven't followed this thread close enough to make a snappy call, and I am about to head out to enjoy the last of the sun. After making the split, that is.
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Cloxxki said:
I get stuck on the legit part here.
Is it a legit Twitter account? Yes.
Does it have an agenda? Yes.
Is the agenda ethical? No.
Finally, is Livestrong's agenda legit? Paraphrasing his Lanceness, which part of legit do you not understand?
The jury is out on that one until we have a bit more transparency.
Dave.
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