Armstrong

But first... Bad Lip Reading of the NFL!




OK. Lance Armstrong...

The guy is a cheater. When he was finally caught, he lied about cheating. Perhaps even worse than being a cheater and a liar, he bullied those who threatened to expose him, using his power in the sport to manipulate the system and the people working in it.

Somehow he went from one of the most respected and admired people in the world to a PR disaster. I had almost forgotten about him, until he and his people started floating rumors about finally admitting to doping. Now there's a media circus surrounding the Oprah interview, which doesn't even air until Thursday. They're trying to milk this for every second of airtime they can get, when he would have been far better off drifting into obscurity.

It's heart-breaking that the Livestrong Foundation is suffering because of all this. It's one thing to throw away your own reputation. To take down a highly successful, life-saving non-profit with you is very unfortunate for us all.

My buddy JeffP presented some very eloquent anti-Armstrong commentary yesterday when engaging his Facebook friends. Then at one point, he said, "At least he had the ball to finally come clean."

Sure, you're cringing now, but when the opportunity comes up, you know you're going to repeat it.  ;)