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As the old saying goes the best defense is to go on the offensive. Send up smokescreens and make the discussion about small insignificant topics that moves the focus away from you while at the same time utilizing all of the "weapons" at your disposal.
For Lance Armstrong this seemed to entail use of the legal system.
For the Democrat Party its offensive is accomplished in part through its alliance with the mainstream media that serves as a major cog in its political machine.
A cog that's ready, willing and able to ignore issues, people and events that don't serve the desired storyline, mantra and theme of the Left.
Getting back to Lance Armstrong, this is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Anderson who worked for two years as the cyclists personal assistant.
Mike Anderson's story!
“I was Lance’s personal assistant for two years, during the
height of his racing career. Do I think he cheated? Yep. But my real problem is
something that diehard fans seem unable to grasp: the vengeful tactics he uses
against people who tell the truth about him, on and off the bike…
…Strickland asked her what it was like to be blasted for
speaking honestly. “What’s the upside been, going up against Lance?” she said.
“To be publicly and privately portrayed as an ugly, obese, jealous, obsessed,
hateful, crazed bitch?” She pointed out that crossing Armstrong wasn’t exactly
good for her husband’s career arc in bike racing—she believes he lost his 2006
job as team director for Toyota-United because of the controversy surrounding
their statements.
Andreu isn’t alone in being vilified. Others on the list
include David Walsh (co-author of the investigative book L.A.
Confidentiel, who Armstrong once called “a fucking little troll”),
Greg LeMond, Floyd Landis, Tyler Hamilton, Emma O’Reilly, Richard Pound, Travis
Tygart, and me.
I joined Armstrong’s staff in late 2002 as a mechanic, trail
builder, and all-around handyman and assistant. At that time, we were friends
who had often been on mountain-bike rides together, and he had made a written
and verbal commitment to finance my dream of opening an Austin bike shop once
my work with him was done. Armstrong soured on me for reasons that had nothing
to do with my performance as an employee, and when I was abruptly fired in late
2004, no clear reason was given for my termination. He reneged on the promise
about the bike shop and started attacking me, personally and professionally, in
a way that ruined my job prospects in Austin. I ended up moving my family to New
Zealand to start a new life…”
Read the article at Outside.com here.
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