Just wondering if all the Lance people on here want the USADA trial on him to be public or private...do yee want full transparency? Or are yee ready for that?
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masking_agent said:http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...LT]AP: Federal prosecutors drop investigation
http://www.usada.org/media/statement232012]USADA Statement
Wow ! just read it off twitter..
Yes, it looks likes its done, its over and Novitzky's effort was a waste of time. I guess it becomes an X-File ?
fatandfast said:So if I get this right,Lance is a neglectful parent. he doesn't support his kids the best way he can. Armstrong was not there for his kids,in lets say a no food on the table,no shoes,no school,no medical care,no nanny,no car seat,no college tuition, super poor future outlook kind of way for his children. That kind of neglect I am guessing. Or does being invited to the White House by presidents from both sides of the isle make your kids neglected? You guys are right,Armstrong is simply up to no good. I hope the foster parents,Bill and Melinda Gates can do a better job and really nurture these poor,poor little souls.
In reality Armstrong is nowhere near even the middle of the parenthood scale,I am sure some single mom that cleared a 100 bucks pole dancing or the dad on the midnight shift trying to keep his apartment for his kids are both wishing they could shower their loved children in the same kind of neglect Lance has punished his kids with,but maybe not.
Oh the Republicans. I hope Armstrong will stop bringing his kids to Vail,DisneyLand,Australia,throughout Europe and especially that god awful Hawaii,the contempt he has for those little people is appalling .I mean what kid wants to spend a bunch of time in Malibu anyway? Yucky
fatandfast said:should anybody be writing a sentence about what Lance's daughter or any other child should do? I know it's good for the page views if anything about Lance is left up but come on his kids?
Boeing said:I don't know; I mean he did give over $500k to planned parenthood this year after all.
Velodude said:By "he" you mean Livestrong, don't you?
Armstrong also falsely claimed personal credit during the SCA deposition hearing for a huge donation of $1.5m in 2005 for research to the hospital that saved his life in 1996 - 9 years prior. Livestrong donors funded that contribution not Armstrong.
The blurred lines between Armstrong and his fiefdom, Livestrong. Obviously Livestrong has a weak Board and no mandatory governance for Armstrong to ride roughshod over collective decision making.
ChrisE said:I always laugh at the stupid argument "if he had cancer, no way he would take PED's", as if EPO will send you straight to MD Anderson. What about the alcohol LA drinks after Cancer...he must be crazy lol.
Kinda like smokers no longer smoking after getting lung cancer, or drinkers going cold turkey after a DUI. I mean, it must be that way, right? Oooops.
Merckx was a doper caught by the rudimentary tests at the time (no telling what all he was on), is a doping apologist, and is fully entrenched within the omerta of cycling. His legacy becomes a joke with statements like this. Nothing new here.
Velodude said:Merckx is torn between contrition and his omerta obligations.
He was the person responsible for introducing Armstrong to Dr. Ferrari, alleged to have been instrumental in causing Armstrong's cancer, in answer to Armstrong's cry for help to be top shelf competitive.
Merckx was the bike supplier to Armstrong's then Motorola team (1991-1996).
Race Radio said:Eddy is either lying or he is stupid. Eddy introduced Armstrong to Ferrari. His son Alex used him. I am going with lying
He better work on the talking points. Next 2 years are going to be a $hit $how. Itsnotover
JRTinMA said:Keep the dream alive.
Hey, can you link me that failed petition you started. I want to do a Roger Clemens version, case should be dropped, waste of taxpayers money.
Race Radio said:it's half time.
I can understand why you would want to head home early, the 2nd half will be a blow out.
fatandfast said:He is accused of crimes that are investigated by the highest level of US law enforcement and they determine that there is not enough of anything to make a case
fatandfast said:This is a pretty cool timeline. Armstrong races for 20 years,Retires for a couple,has been accused of doping throughout his career as he continued to win. He litigates against people who don't pay him gets paid. He is accused of crimes that are investigated by the highest level of US law enforcement and they determine that there is not enough of anything to make a case ..and that constitutes half time?
What quarter is Eddy in? Is he in the 3rd quarter? When you tailgate do you start your grill a couple of decades before the game? How much beer did you you bring to the Armstrong game if this is halftime? I wonder what point in the game Novitzky thinks it is...?
Race Radio said:The people who investigate him felt there was enough to charge him, they even drew up the charges.
The UCI and USAC ignoring doping was nothing more then pregame tailgating. Enjoy the 1/2 time show. Lots of lance running in a Speedo and "Done a lot of good"
3rd quarter will be fun. USADA case, Tyler's book......but the 4th quarter is where the real excitement will happen.
Stay tuned, don't touch that dial!
thehog said:My sources tell me there’s large amounts of sand being delivered to the UCI headquarters as we speak. They will be conducting a drill later this week to ensure everyone can get there head in nice and deep.
Just was well the UCI and the federations conducted a thorough review into the revelations when they first came out...
Race Radio said:The UCI is irrelevant. Hein and Fat Pat can't stop this. Hein can't hire one of his buddies to write a fake report.
thehog said:I’m teasing. I’m not sure what they can do? Just pretend it’s not happening and make statements about “moving on”… probably doesn’t bode well for Bruyneel being at the Tour.....
Race Radio said:After hiding out for the last couple years Johan says he is coming to ToC. That should be interesting
Who wants to wager that some "Unforeseen circumstance" comes up that prevents him from coming to California?