As one who has been a hopeful defender of Armstrong in the past, I admit my hopes have been dashed. It is good that professional sports are keeping blood and hair samples in cold storage as they do. As better tests are developed, we are able to catch cheaters after the fact. If it is true that Armstrong coerced his whole team to cheat or be cut from the team, I am even more disappointed. Armstrong has done much good with his Livestrong campaign and I have used recipes and health info from his website in improving my own health, but-ENDS do NOT justify MEANS. It’s true in sports, politics, and life in general. If it can’t be done in honor, it should not be done. If it can’t be done in love, it can’t be done in the name of God. Or, for my atheists friends out there, humanity.Respectfully, and with disappoinment,C.
I pretty much assumed he was guilty from the start and also assumed (quite correctly) that every cyclist behind him was taking the same juice. There are now no winners in this race and these people gained nothing from this blowhard exercise. It’s one thing to be an a-hole, it’s quite another when you end up being one without a point.
Upon reflection, this cartoon is dumber the second time I look at it. Kids don’ care about cycle races and it’s not why people wear the bracelets. It’s about hope and living a full life with cancer. Acting as though the work he did to inspire people is negated because of this is wrong on so many levels.
Name a sport, any sport. Every pro player is taking some form of performance enhancer. You can act superior if you want but I’ve been in oncology clinics too many times and more often than not someone tells the story of how he recovered and went on to win the race. He gives people hope and he deserves respect for that.
ossiningaling over 11 years ago
Apparently there was a vast bike-wing conspiracy…
chazandru over 11 years ago
As one who has been a hopeful defender of Armstrong in the past, I admit my hopes have been dashed. It is good that professional sports are keeping blood and hair samples in cold storage as they do. As better tests are developed, we are able to catch cheaters after the fact. If it is true that Armstrong coerced his whole team to cheat or be cut from the team, I am even more disappointed. Armstrong has done much good with his Livestrong campaign and I have used recipes and health info from his website in improving my own health, but-ENDS do NOT justify MEANS. It’s true in sports, politics, and life in general. If it can’t be done in honor, it should not be done. If it can’t be done in love, it can’t be done in the name of God. Or, for my atheists friends out there, humanity.Respectfully, and with disappoinment,C.
jonesb over 11 years ago
The popularity contest.
DavidGBA over 11 years ago
Live Strong without drugs or Lance ?
iamthelorax over 11 years ago
I pretty much assumed he was guilty from the start and also assumed (quite correctly) that every cyclist behind him was taking the same juice. There are now no winners in this race and these people gained nothing from this blowhard exercise. It’s one thing to be an a-hole, it’s quite another when you end up being one without a point.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Let’s make sure we tear down every individual who’s accomplished good in the world, it’s the “American way today”!
iamthelorax over 11 years ago
Upon reflection, this cartoon is dumber the second time I look at it. Kids don’ care about cycle races and it’s not why people wear the bracelets. It’s about hope and living a full life with cancer. Acting as though the work he did to inspire people is negated because of this is wrong on so many levels.
iamthelorax over 11 years ago
Name a sport, any sport. Every pro player is taking some form of performance enhancer. You can act superior if you want but I’ve been in oncology clinics too many times and more often than not someone tells the story of how he recovered and went on to win the race. He gives people hope and he deserves respect for that.
biemmezeta over 11 years ago
are you saying . . . stop giving to the cancer society?.cartoon has unintended consequences