Armstrong turns emotional in 2nd part of interview

[TexasTowelie]

"I saw my son defending me and saying, 'That's not true. What you're saying about my dad is not true,'" Armstrong recalled.

"That's when I knew I had to tell him."

Armstrong was near tears at that point, referring to 13-year-old Luke, the oldest of his five children. He blinked, looked away from Winfrey, and with his lip trembling, struggled to compose himself.

It came just past the midpoint of the hourlong program on Winfrey's OWN network. In the first part, broadcast Thursday, the disgraced cycling champion admitted using performance-enhancing drugs when he won seven straight Tour de France titles.

More at http://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Armstrong-turns-emotional-in-2nd-part-of-interview-4207027.php .

[tularetom]

1. Boo fucking hoo

He didn't only lie to the world he lied to his own kids.

And now he thinks he's goin to confess and make it all better.

He's the lowest of the low and doesn't deserve any of the publicity he's getting.

[msongs]

2. oprah and armstrong, both in it for money, except he will have to give it all back nt

[longship]

3. Who the fuck cares?

He's a cheater. He was always a cheater. He got famous and wealthy by being a cheater.

So how is anybody to feel sorry for him?

He fucking knew the rules. He cheated in spite of them. For what?

Personal gain!

Fuck Lance Armstrong.

[bobclark86]

4. Tough fucking titties...

He should stop lying to his children.

This is a prime example of what hero worship will do to a country of brainless idiots. We need to stop worshiping dudes who can ride a bike or throw a ball (and make obscene amounts of money for it) who add nothing of real value to society and instead pay attention to the people in science, art and other intellectual endeavors.

He raised a lot of money. That's nice.

Too bad the U.S. spends that much in Afghanistan in two days...

Priorities, people. Stop killing civilians and spend the money on cancer research, or obesity, or job creation.

[ashling]

5. Armstrong is a sociopath

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[Squinch]

6. His public image management team told him he'd have to cry at some point.