The mother of all apology speeches

[luckyboy]

The Twitter updates I was getting have gone quiet last 20 minutes.

Wanna know whats happeninggggg

 

[The Chicken]

The Twitter updates I was getting have gone quiet last 20 minutes.

Wanna know whats happeninggggg

Re-takes, trying to make it look good.

 

[SlowtwitchLeaks]

Confession speech has started. Huge standing ovation before he started to speak.

 

[luckyboy]

Lance armstrong gets standing o at foundation dinner. Says 2 weeks have been "difficult."

Now @lancearmstrong talking about history of foundation. Said there is work to do. Said he's grateful for support.

He ends speech saying "let's have helluva good time tonight." 1700 people here.

https://twitter.com/suzhalliburton

 

[skidmark]

Oh man, I hope he just repeats his "I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles" Champs Elysees speech verbatim.

 

[BYOP88]

He'll probably say that it's the evil french and they've brainwashed Americans in high places and that's why USADA have banned him etc and we should take up arms and drive these evil frenchies out of American and back to where the came from.

 

[skidmark]

Lance armstrong gets standing o at foundation dinner. Says 2 weeks have been "difficult."

Now @lancearmstrong talking about history of foundation. Said there is work to do. Said he's grateful for support.

He ends speech saying "let's have helluva good time tonight." 1700 people here.

https://twitter.com/suzhalliburton

hahahaha yes! He's going down, 100% all the way to the end. Not even assuming a crash position.

 

[AussieEdge]

Wouldn't be surprised if he did a mea culpa, said it was all for cancer survivors and then ran for office at some point, seriously.

He used them to better his image, only saw the ones who gave him the PR to do that and cover the rest up

Like as if he gives a phuck about them or Livestrong

 

[Izzy eviel]

When and what is meant to be happening tonight?

 

[hrotha]

hahahaha yes! He's going down, 100% all the way to the end. Not even assuming a crash position.

I don't think right now would be the best moment to confess anyway. Talk about awkward.

It would have to be a controlled press conference where he can just disappear into thin air at any time.

 

[luckyboy]

When and what is meant to be happening tonight?

Giving a speech at the Livestrong gala, already over. Just waiting for it to go on Youtube now.

 

[skidmark]

I don't think right now would be the best moment to confess anyway. Talk about awkward.

It would have to be a controlled press conference where he can just disappear into thin air at any time.

True enough, but you'd think if he was going to confess it'd be his first public appearance since the Decision came out. Like, he could cancel his appearances at the Livestrong stuff due to 'controversies surrounding his cycling career' if he was going to confess later. To break the silence and not even address it other than to say it's 'difficult', kind of sets the tone for what to expect in the future.

 

[Jack Ruby]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go-gPUZJJ_E&feature=youtu.be here it is, takes infinite hope at this point to support him

 

[skidmark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go-gPUZJJ_E&feature=youtu.be

wow, quoting MLK to address his situation. I see the clear parallels, Lance. He wanted to use non-violence to ensure equality in society, you exercised an incredible level of abusiveness to ensure that you had every advantage in your sporting career. Oh wait, sorry, wrong word. What's the opposite of 'parallels'?

 

[Descender]

Armstrong will never confess. Never.

 

[hrotha]

True enough, but you'd think if he was going to confess it'd be his first public appearance since the Decision came out. Like, he could cancel his appearances at the Livestrong stuff due to 'controversies surrounding his cycling career' if he was going to confess later. To break the silence and not even address it other than to say it's 'difficult', kind of sets the tone for what to expect in the future.

Agreed. This makes it a bit harder to believe he'll confess any time soon.

 

[skidmark]

Armstrong will never confess. Never.

...Hein? Is that you?

 

[Jack Ruby]

Strange finish, strange televangical style.

"I just got one last request, can everybody say yes before i ask it?"

was hoping for: http://www.theonion.com/articles/lance-armstrong-wants-to-tell-nation-something-but,17973/

 

[ChewbaccaD]

Told ya'. Never.Gonna.Happen. Mr. Armstrong believes in the cult of himself. As for the standing O, Manson had his supporters, and they knew he did it, so no surprise there either.

 

[luckyboy]

Pretty funny when he waits for applause and it only comes after a long pause from him.

 

[Choocher]

Good lord, what a train wreck.

 

[luckyboy]

Livestrong PR keeping people away from CNN and BBC journalists.

https://twitter.com/Pearcesport

Interesting that Livestrong charity clearly nervous of international media. PR people did their best to keep chief exec away from BBC + CNN

Livestrong Chief Exec Doug Ullman very happy to answer fluffy questions from local journos. Less keen on answering any tough ones from BBC

When the Livestrong chief exec reached us on yellow carpet his PR woman told him to "keep walking". She looked even more scared than him!

 

[hrotha]

Pretty funny when he waits for applause and it only comes after a long pause from him.

Hahahaha, that was awkward. "Yes. You better applaud, mother****ers, or I'll make your lives a living hell".

 

[Don Quixote]

Ouch, that all sounded very insincere.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Slightly longer (from the start) speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI26IWHwAWk&feature=related

Starts off by saying - someone is leaving Livestrong.