Hey what's our infatuation with Lance Armstrong?
The guy has been caught doping, lying, cheating. And that's just the stuff we know. I mean, who dumps Sheryl Crow because she has CANCER? Like he did...and now he's missing a one of his two digits.
LanceStrong left something behind back when he thought he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. It's called humility. I think he was under the impression that his doping really made him Super Man. And forcing his team to do the same gave him the power over the little people.
Let me tell you who is hurt the worst by LanceStrong's antics. The people who benefit from his LiveStrong Charity. Much like Komen for the Cure's stumble (I'm a former local Board member) the folks that depend on Lance's good name to raise money will now see it dry up. That's fewer mammograms and other types of cancer screenings that poor people (see 47%) can't afford.
I guess when he was Tour de Doping around France, seeing all those crowds of people cheering, throwing yellow roses and wearing yellow ribbons, he thought he was invincible. And his elaborate scheme to dope, carried about by his minions terrified to lose their jobs and access to LanceStrong, was acceptable because why? He had cancer? He needed just a little "push" but was going to win anyway? Trying to score a date with Tory Burch?
I never liked LanceStrong so maybe I'm hard on him to begin with. I remember an acquaintance who was going to fly to France, leaving her three kids behind, to cheer him on because she was a cancer survivor herself. I'm sorry...where your husband and kids not there for you when you had cancer?
Our priorities are a bit skewed when we fly three thousand miles around the world to cheer a world-class doper. A tip for you fellow reader. If you need a hero--I'm sure you can find one who is a) clean b) within a five mile radius c) unsung.
