I AM SICK OF LANCE ARMSTRONG

[Sequoia]

Lance, Lance, Lance, bla, bla, bla, everywhere in the newspapers and every damn channel on TV. Bike riders, oh, he's so great, bla, bla, bla. Thank God, he's out. Forget Rove, the DMV, the innocent man from Brazil being held down and shot, forget the damn Patriot Act and the medial/library/book snooping. Just glory and hail to the 'merican hero, Lance Armstrong.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Do you live in Austin?

If not, then you know shit about Lance-worhsip. Trust me, it's 10 times worse here.

And, yet, even in the AUSTIN paper, there are stories about Rove and innocent Brazlian man...imagine that.

[Fenris]

5. Yes. It. Is.

God wears a yellow jersey here.

[GOPisEvil]

15. But even so, give the man his day in the sun.

Then let him retire and go away.

God help us if runs for office here.

[NoPasaran]

36. He's already had six days in the sun

Now it's a whole week in the sun. :puke:

[GOPisEvil]

37. Hey, Terry Jacks had entire SEASONS in the sun.

And what did he do to deserve them? Nothing!

[NoPasaran]

38. Yeah, but no freekin' bike riders ever put on yellow jerseys

And rode around obstructing traffic pretending they were Terry Jacks!

[demily]

39. Oh, I HATE that!!

I live near Town Lake in Austin, and the bike riders are insane!! I have no problem at all with people riding their bikes, it's a great thing to do, but they constantly weave in and out of traffic and pull in front of cars. What a great way to get yourself killed! You may be good at riding that bike, but if your bike and my car get into a tussle, I'm pretty sure my car is going to win.

[GOPisEvil]

40. ...and that is a good thing.

Can you picture a small army of Terry Jacks impersonators on bicycle? :scared:

[NoPasaran]

43. I can't even picture Terry Jacks!

[Sequoia]

46. We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun....

And yes, I do ride a bike, and yes I'm glad he overcame his problem, but he's not the only one who's had and overcome cancer. And no he won't fade away, he'll show up on a Wheaties Box, do ALL the TV talk shows, and would Cheryl Croak date him if he wasn't so famous? As a nation, we are so blind-sided by sports as if it were the only thing going on. He's white and blonde and he's from Texas. Don't think he'll be wearing flip flops to the White House and you can bet ole George will invite him, as a fellow Texan you know.

[Benhurst]

2. I sick of the MSM for hiding behind Lance and others to avoid

reporting the news.

[kick-ass-bob]

3. Dude, he's retiring at the top of his game.

As the greatest cyclist ever (and top 5 athletes ever).

Give him a day.

I don't think anyone has forgot the other stuff to recognize him.

[progmom]

7. yup

:thumbsup:

[Shell Beau]

11. Absolutely, not to mention

what he has overcome.

[Spider Jerusalem]

16. Greatest cyclist? Arguable.

I wouldn't dispute it IF he'd beaten Mercx's hour record in Mexico City; as it is, I'd say it's debatable...

And...five greatest athletes? Pele, Muhammad Ali, and Rod Laver are the only ones I think there'd be any general agreement on...any list like that is subjective, anyway...

[wtmusic]

20. Eddy has 11 tour victories to Lance's 7

So Lance would still have some ground to cover

[Spider Jerusalem]

22. Yep...

but then Merckx isn't an American, and he last rode competitively almost 30 years ago, so people either forget or don't know in the first place...

[Squatch]

29. Merckx has 5 TdF victories.

plus 5 Giros and 1 Vuelta

Armstrong has 7 TdFs and a Dauphine' Libere'

[Spider Jerusalem]

30. And Merckx competed for everything...

Armstrong only contested the Tour de France. (Spain + Italy are "Tours", also, just not in France, you know)...and in total career victories, well...it's not even close...no comparison.

Even Armstrong has said that if Merckx only competed in the Tour de France, he'd probably still be racing today....

[Squatch]

32. Yep, I know. I just wanted to put a finer point on your

"Merckx won 11 tours".

Armstrong trained to win the TdF, and not necessrily the other "Grand Tours".

Merckx trained to race, and win, in damn near every event he entered.

Merckx was the greatest cyclist ever, but Lance was the greatest TdF rider.

[Dukkha]

26. he's done a lot to promote cycling in America

He's made it much more popular here not to mention promoting alternative transportation to automobiles making him a good environmentalist.

Plus he's one of the best things to EVER come out of Texas. It's rumored he may run for Governor there too. Don't know how good he'd be, certainly better than * and the "Guhvonator" who's disgraced California.

[DS1]

4. Yet A) You continue the Lance Amstrong discussion by bringing

up how sick you are of it (an arguably counter-productive approach) and B) it'll go away in a week, it's only been one day since he won his 7th Tour de France. Give the guy a freakin break. :eyes:

[wtmusic]

6. Ha!

I guess you're not a bike rider.

Lance is the one of the best of all time. And he's a good guy, too, by practically all accounts. He's just won the most prestigious bike race in the world 7 times in a row, a record. And he's retiring.

Be happy for the guy--he deserves it. This won't last forever.

[IntravenousDemilo]

8. I'm sure I heard someone mention...

... or maybe I read it, that he's thinking of politics, you know, like, running for something. Is he a Democrat?

[wtmusic]

12. He's said he wants to take a few years off

and re: his politics he plays them very close to his vest. But he did make a comment about running for Governor of Texas. Don't know if it was serious or not.

[MurryMom]

19. Lance on TV yesterday

How can he be serious about running for political office in TX when he wasted his TV face time after the Tour by not mentioning the Rove/Plame scandal, his opposition to the war in Iraq, or the burgeoning Bush budget deficits?

[progmom]

24. you're kidding, right?

[dean_dem]

45. Um...because he's a guy who rides a bike for a living.

[Dora]

17. Texas governor

It was mentioned with no detail in an NPR piece this morning, simply in the context of What Could Possibly Be Next?

[IntravenousDemilo]

25. Well, since the current governor is Republican,...

...I guess that likely answers my question as to whether Lance is a Democrat.

[ronnykmarshall]

35. He's dating Cheryl Crow ...

she might be first lady of Texas!

[auntAgonist]

9. I am not sick of good news.

too much bad crap in the world. Let him have his well deserved, hard earned celebration.

"Lance Armstrong :yourock: "

[Dukkha]

33. can't find confirmation online

but since his girlfriend's Sheryl Crow, a rabid * hater, I'm willing to bet he's a Dem.

[pdx_prog]

10. He's one of the greatest athletes

of all time as far as I am concerned. It is an amazing legacy to leave behind.

Besides.....if it wasn't him it would be another runaway bride, Michael Jackson, or worse...

Be happy that it is good news

[NaturalHigh]

13. I'm very happy for Lance.

He overcame cancer and went on to retire on top as one of the greatest athletes ever. Some people have the ability to focus on more than one thing at a time and don't feel the need to only look at the bleakest events of the day.

[MadHound]

14. Hey, look, the man has done something unprecedented

He has won what is arguably the toughest road bike competition for the seventh time in a row, and that is after beating testicular cancer. Yeah, it's a big deal. Why all this moaning and pissing, because he is American? Because you're jealous? What? Sorry, some of us can't do the whole doom and gloom political thing 24/7. In fact it is vital that any human has some diversion, elswise they would go nuts.

This man rightly deserves to be a sports hero. He has taken a sport that was banished to the netherlands of sports hell, and made it mainstream in this country. He has shattered wins, and exhibited class while doing so. I'm sorry that you can't join in on the enthusiasm, but too bad. The man deserves celebration and will get that due whether you like it or not.

But don't worry, with Lance retiring, you won't have to worry about that pesky sport of bike racing for awhile:eyes:

[underpants]

18. Yeah who needs a cancer survivor winning the toughest event in the world

7 times no less.

Retiring too.

Nah no need to mention him after Sunday. None what so ever.

:eyes:

[wtmusic]

21. *snarf*

No hero material in that, is there :D

[Texasgal]

23. Post and run

Typical.

:eyes:

[pdx_prog]

42. Yep.....not even going to defend his opinion

[peekaloo]

27. It's those damn French using him to promote their event!

:sarcasm:

Good for him. Best of luck Lance, bye.

[Blue-Jay]

28. Oy.

Maybe you should start a thread about it. x(

[regularguy]

31. Using my super human strength, I have been following

Lance Armstrong/Tour de France, DSM, and Plamegate. DOn't try this at home kids!

[BiggJawn]

34. As somebody told me just the other day.....

"Y'know, not EVERYTHING in the fucking world is about Politics..."

Now I've heard EVERYTHING, and I *DO* mean EVERYTHING....

"The BFEE is using Lance Armstrong to smokescreen their evildoing...."

You tinfoil hat getting too tight?

[Lost4words]

41. Biologically he has an unreal super efficient body type.

They say he is among 1% of the population that have the qualities he has. So genetically speaking he is gifted. Kind of a freak of nature.

I dont think he will be topped in my lifetime if ever.

It will be nice to watch next years Tour with normal humans competing.

Lance is great, but that dosent help me find a GD job!

[KamaAina]

44. Well, then, it's a good thing he's retiring, isn't it?

Another day or two and Lance will be just another guy from Texas, only with seven prestigious cycling titles and Sheryl Crow. :-)

Meanwhile, Rove will soon be just another guy from Leavenworth, only with seven cigarettes and a guy named Spike. :evilgrin: