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JRTinMA said:I'm quite sure this "support" site was put up by one of the many losers on the CN forum obsessed with Lance. There is no way anybody on LA's team put this up so now put up the isupportcbassons.com web site, he was the last CN hero before JP.
Race Radio said:Looks like the guy has a history of hacking web forums
http://www.jaredritchey.com/morgan-carey-rew-hacking/
Why is that not surprising?
Ah. BPC.Scott SoCal said:I think CN used the correct term.. 'hijacked'. Look what BPC had to say, "You are a true inspiration whose legacy will never be tarnished. An investigation is like a stage race, some days you are down but not out, and there are rest days when you can recuperate. Keep fighting, keepstrong. "
Simply Awesome.
If you believe that Ullrich and Basso etc were beaten with just honesty & bravery, you are beyond help. But judging by your grasp on the use of a spell-checker it's not surprising.WonderLance said:I have nothing to do with these nasty comments. Lance will fight all these nasty, untrue alagations with the same bravery and honestly that he battled Ulrich and Basso.
WonderLance said:I have nothing to do with these nasty comments. Lance will fight all these nasty, untrue alagations with the same bravery and honestly that he battled Ulrich and Basso.
thehog said:Few more good ones up today.... this one: LIvestrong ARmstrong
Lance. You are a true hero. You have the complete package. People seem to have forgotten that as well as the training, you made sure you had the best equipment. Take for example, the time trial helmet that you had designed especially for you. You know, the one with the shark? Anyway, when I am doing a long pull on the front, I always think of your helmet. Keep it up, Lance!
powerste said:...... The there are those who spent too much time in their teens-20s watching Beavis and Butthead:
LOL
Deagol said:That show RULES !!!!!!
Thoughtforfood said:Yea, I liked this one too: "Without your help, I would never have flown up that mountain like I had 6'3" 170lb wings! Thanks for teaching me how to make the impossible possible!" G. Hincapie
I don't think they get it, do they?
They'll both be enlisted with the Army of the Disgraced.jimmypop said:Some geniuses even attached their business names to their posts. What kind of business-minded person hitches their wagon to the Armstrong train of deceit?
Here's the answer: (1) crooks, and (2) stupid people. I don't want to do business with either.
Thoughtforfood said:Ah yea, another dispassionate observer chiming in...
Uh, you sure do post a lot about Lance. (obsession) Under your rule, that makes you a what? Say it with me...
jimmypop said:Some geniuses even attached their business names to their posts. What kind of business-minded person hitches their wagon to the Armstrong train of deceit?
JRTinMA said:Hahaha, looks like you have been properly censored. At least LA has one more than you do.
Alpe d'Huez said:Nike.
There's still a lot of people, some of them quite prominent or in high positions, who fully support Lance but aren't really aware at all about this investigation, or think it's very minor accusations by Floyd that will go nowhere.
jimmypop said:1) Armstrong's image will pull through; even if some bad juju comes to light, we're playing dirty too, and the brand will survive. Remember, "Cancer!"; and
jimmypop said:2) If you drop Armstrong, your company loves cancer, and we'll let the public know that.
jimmypop said:Summary: At this point, there's really no one clueless left in the Armstrong camp. The remaining sponsors are just as complicit as he is.
jimmypop said:I doubt that's the case, given the legal teams that companies like Nike have. There are employees at Nike patrolling the image and portrayal of sponsored athletes. Even the CEOs of these companies are fully aware of the accusations. Public companies in particular, since they had a fiduciary responsibility to terminate these contracts - or to address the concerns - when "morality" clauses are violated.
Lance Armstrong, like Tiger Woods, is a successful brand. Sponsors will stick around until the bitter end as long as the analysts and bean counters think that the benefits outweigh the short-term negatives.
Sure, there may be a few clueless execs and board members who truly believe that there's nothing to the allegations and that this whole mess will pass them by. But for every clueless sponsor, there are ten keyed-in businessmen who saw success in the Armstrong branding and continue to believe that the association is still beneficial. There's a federal investigation going on, and witnesses (some CEOs, even!) are being subpoenaed; this isn't just a case of rumors. Some sponsors already have the termination clause highlighted and the "see ya later" agreements printed out, just in case.
If it weren't for the cancer angle, many sponsors would have dumped Armstrong already. Contact has been made from Armstrong's people to sponsors already, with two main points (my wording, of course):
1) Armstrong's image will pull through; even if some bad juju comes to light, we're playing dirty too, and the brand will survive. Remember, "Cancer!"; and
2) If you drop Armstrong, your company loves cancer, and we'll let the public know that.
These points have been highlighted to at least one current sponsor that I know of. It's a dirty game all around.
Summary: At this point, there's really no one clueless left in the Armstrong camp. The remaining sponsors are just as complicit as he is.
-Aaron