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What Made Lance Armstrong Finally Crack in His Interview With Oprah?

Jan. 19, 2013 10:27am Madeleine Morgenstern

Disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong has finally come clean about years of doping. But one thing that seemed to be missing from his confession interview with Oprah Winfrey? Raw emotion.

That changed Friday night, the second part of the 2 1/2-hour interview. Armstrong cracked.

“I saw my son defending me and saying, ‘That’s not true. What you’re saying about my dad is not true,’” Armstrong told Winfrey.

That was the moment, he said, when he knew he had to tell the truth. He said his son never asked him if the drug allegations were true: “He trusted me.”

“And, uh, I told Luke, I said,” Armstrong started, before pausing for a long moment to compose himself. “I said, ‘Don’t defend me anymore. Don’t.’”

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gz22ll
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:00pm
So Armstrong comes clean not because he felt guilty for destroying others lives or for honor but to assuage the guilt he felt for making his kid lie. He could live with lying to make money and promote his own brand and put himself in the history books but only because of the guilt of making his own kid unknowing lie is it worth telling the truth. Truly a piece of human garbage.

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:01pm
  BFD He was a bicycle racer. If people were as “outraged” at thief politicians for the past 50 years, who stole the “Lockbox Taxes” and gave it to Taker low information groups to buy their votes, we might not be at the cliffs edge.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 7:18pm
  Exactly. The clown rode a BIKE for crying out loud. WHO CARES!!!!!
  
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- HappyConservative
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:09pm
  Agreed -who cares. They ALL dope in that profession. Just try watching the Tour de France. It’s insanely impossible. I have cycled competitively (mountain biking) and it comes down to fitness only above skills. Truth is all of Lance’s competitors were doping as well. This all needs to be dropped and we need to move on to BIGGER liars like, um Barack Obama?
  
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- CathyvanDyke
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 11:39am
  How much did Oprah pay Lance for the interview … the interview that revealed to many viewers that she had her own network?
  
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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on January 21, 2013 at 1:02pm
  Notice you didn’t see that POS Oprah campaigning last year for her hero Obama. Moochelle Obama put an end to their friendship right after Obama was elected. Too late. I’ll never watch Oprah again. She was apolitical until a liberal black dude ran for president. Then she was out everywhere trying to convince whites to vote for him. Sorry Oprah, you burned your bridge with a lot of whites and I’ll never watch you or your channel. In fact, I hope your network goes off the air.
  
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alinskythis
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:55pm
….Uhhhh…’cause he’s BUSTED??

AND sitting across from ORPAH???

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alinskythis
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:49pm
Some POS suggested this morning that the way this guy can “come back” from disgrace is to write a tell-all book (whore), and become the poster child for anti-doping (whore whore whore, hypocrite hypocrite hypocrite).

The days of this kind of s**t mattering to ANYONE is coming to an end.

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hi
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:05pm
He should run for President in 2016. The liberals love liars and cheaters.

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- TheePolitinator
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:17pm
  Messed up part is they would probably elect him.
  
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icarenough
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:04pm
I think the public is much to blame for all this. We spend hundreds of dollars for tickets to watch professional athletes do their thing….be it football, baseball ,basketball, nascar, whatever. These athletes receive contracts worth millions of dollars, which makes them think they are totally invincible and can do no wrong, If we didn’t watch or attend these “functions” there would be no audience. But of course, you have to remember…it is a profitable business for both owners of teams and players, and the government also profits from the tax it brings in. Spread your wealth (Joe) gotta pay for those free phones

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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:23pm
Answer: The script says so…

BTW…As for the lying thing, Armstrong is just an amateur next to Barry!

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teapartyconservatism
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:17pm
Who made Oprah the arbitrator of truth? She helped Obama usurp the Presidency!

Obama is not a “natural born citizen” eligible to serve as President pursuant to Article 2, Section 1, of the Constitution![1]

Furthermore his proven identity anomalies i.e., fraudulent birth certificate, altered Selective Service Registration, stolen CT SS#, and aliases: Barry Soetoro, Harrison J. Bounel, Barack Soebarkah, indicate he is not even a U.S. citizen.[2]

Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts set 2/15/2013 for the full court to hear a case regarding Obama’s forged identity in conference.
http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=375765

Justice Thomas has admitted they’re evading Obama’s ineligibility.[3] Pray he speaks up again to urge his colleagues to finally enforce the Constitution!

1. Mario Apuzzo, Esq., Barack Obama Is Ineligible to be President, For He Is Neither a “Natural Born Citizen” Nor a “Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution”
http://puzo1.blogspot.com/2012/10/barack-obama-is-ineligible-to-be.html (10/28/2012) (updated 11/10/2012)

2. TPC, Is Barack Hussein Obama II Even a U.S. Citizen?
http://www.obamabirthcertificate.net/2012/06/is-usurper-obama-even-us-citizen.html (6/24/12)

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- Libertarian
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:47pm
  http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2012/06/29/why-we-oppose-conspiracy-theories/
  
  You should read this and consider it thoroughly.
  
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lessoneleg
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:31pm
His bank accounts are dwindling and his buddies are dropping out even faster. Those front row seats aren’t coming any more at Lakers games.
What’s he got left, lousy OWN network interviews and maybe offers to do reality TV shows with the Kardasians.
Sue the crap out of him, take his money, he’s lost his fame, he’s lost all self respect, and let him live in a van under a bridge.

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SirhanSirhan
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:22pm
America is showing her true colours. Earlier,The Blaze ran a story about the best pickpocket in the world and he is an American now the best cheater in the world is an American.

The majority of bloggers her say that Obama is the best liar in the world.

Lying, thieving, cheating Americans! A trifecta!

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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:10pm
  Sirhan : Feel better ?? You are a sad and angry loser which reflects the name you chose for yourself. I hope you get the therapy you desperately need.
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:53pm
  @ BARBER2- You need to concentrate on the direction your country is headed in and not worry about what my name is.
  
  Your country is on the verge of a collapse and I for one, am waiting with baited breath to see it happen! I hope it takes you with it!
  
  Yours truly,
  
  Sirhan Sirhan
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:09pm
  Sir Baby
  Still playing “drop the soap” with your prison buddies?
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 7:04pm
  @ 13TH IMAM- I see you’re still calling me “baby” like you used to do every night after I had my way with you!
  
  Here’s a special yours truly to you,
  
  Yours Truly,
  
  Sirhan Sirhan
  
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truthnstuff
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:49am
We learned how to do this from Slick Willie. A sexual predator, a serial liar, a POS, who showed us that all you have to do is put on a pooch face, bite your lip with a little tear, and you too can become an icon and a millionaire. Of course, you may have to be a liberal to get away with it.

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raderby
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:49am
because he ran out of ideas he thought might work.

Lying bag.

However- who cares if he mainlined meth ?? That’s up to him and his missing nut – cancer probably caused by the steroids. Just so long I do not have to pay for his medical expenses.

Anyone votes this creep into some office – they will have a problem. ‘Taint enough room for 2 psychopaths as deeply messed up as king Zero and this guy in the same “theater”.

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noslave
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:34am
WHAT MADE HIM CRACK?? oprah dangled a BIG CHECK for the interview/rateings,every whore has their price?,look at our politicians?besides nobody wanted a show of loose blk women getting knocked up and haveing babies to get a place to live??in reality the men run off,or the women flush twice??

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progressiveslayer
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:30am
“And, uh, I told Luke, I said,” Armstrong started, before pausing for a long moment to compose himself. “I said, ‘Don’t defend me anymore. Don’t. If he would’ve turned on the water works all would be forgiven. Seriously though the answer to doping,steroids etc. in sports is to allow them to use it and be done with it. They know the damage it can do to their bodies so as Milton Friedman would say let them be free to choose.

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barber2
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:26am
Lance is just the newest version of Trial By Media . He is taking a new twist : Innocence by Media . Oprah is our new priestly figure : absolution by media confession ! Life in the Age Of Obama : Where MEDIA rules and Obama is our new Wizard of Oz ! Ain’t life grand here ?

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Hugie 59 PA
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:16am
When you know all are cheating by doping then don’t participate. Easier said then done! He beat the French at their own game. If Bill Clinton can be forgiven for his misdeeds over and over again, there’s no reason to deny Armstrong forgivness. Certainly our God has mercy and forgiveness for those who repeat and sincerely ask. It just depends on what side of the aisle your poltics resides for the MSM to support the concept of forgiveness.

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- oneshiner
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:28am
  I’d bet if you line up most of the people in Government and especially Congress, a full 1/2 of them would be worse than Lance. Not excusing Lance, he just got caught, while those running our gov’t haven’t.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:30am
  HUGIE: Agree. The only ones who can not seek absolution if the New Obama Media Age are those evil, ignorant, white, southern , males, conservative Republicans. Those nasty Tea Bag People who want to curtail spending and to reign in Big Daddy’s Give-aways and lower the deficit. Anyone who wants to limit spending is beyond redemption .
  
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- VanceUppercut
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:38pm
  @Hugie 59 PA
  “He beat the French at their own game.”
  
  He also wrecked peoples careers, bullied people mercilessly, sued people into oblivion, publicly called a woman a whore when she accused him of doping, lied under oath, etc. And his posse joined in as well, with Armstrong associates heaping venom upon people who were simply telling the truth, and even making veiled death threats against “enemies”. But hey, at least it gave your ignorant self an opportunity for some French-bashing.
  
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:09am
I think he is sincere at that particular moment of the interview, but for Lance Armstrong, is it just about too little, too late? I’ve seen people in worse cases, who were able to repent and change their lives for the better. I hope he is able to do that. I don’t condone what he’s done, but I believe the Atonement of Jesus Christ was for everyone… We all have our own versions of that “Lance Armstrong” fork in the road. I hope he chooses the right path. :(

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- SaturdaysWarrior76
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:16am
  Something to think about in regard to Lance Armstrong, and ourselves:
  
  http://youtu.be/Rr8xvw0cgw0
  
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msconstrue
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:08am
why do we even care about these so called “sports personalities”?………they are just a bunch of over hiped, over payed weenies!!!

make them all pee in a cup before each event., if they’re not clean, they dont play!!!…problem solved.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:03am
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What Made Lance Armstrong Finally Crack in His Interview With Oprah?

Oprah, Sharon Stoned him…………

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- GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:35pm
  Was that mental image necessary?
  
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:02am
This “man” is a : A Phony, A Fake, A Liar, A Cheat, A Bum, A Narcissist, An Egomaniac , A Bully ……….. ; This “man” is not worthy of any sympathy !

I hope he is sued for the rest of his pathetic life and haunted by his despicable actions !

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saranda
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:55am
I do believe it was a moment like this that changed the lie and liar. Not sure Armstrong is is truly sorry but like most parents his kids matter.

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eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:54am
Uh, yeah right. Armstrong is about as believable as that obama creep. Not only has Armstrong been lying for decades, but he had his whole family lying for him – he is disgusting.

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lisalake
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:50am
Who gives a rat’sass about him or oprah?

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- oneshiner
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:24am
  Exactly!
  
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- JiminyCricket
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:27pm
  Lisa! You hit the nail on the head!
  
  I can’t stand it . . . who cares about these dirt bags? Who cares about Lance Armstrong? It seems to get anywhere in this world you need to be a cheat, liar, dirt bag.
  
  Tiger Woods, Nolan Ryan, Kirby Pucket, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Roger Clements, Bret Favre, Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Carl Lewis, Tonya Harding, Michael Vick . . .
  
  I don’t watch sports, and these are just the names I came up with in a very short time!
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:33pm
  Nolan Ryan?
  when did he lie or cheat?
  
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:49am
Fade way, Lance…Just fade away.

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jungle J
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:40am
from birth to death he is an actor.

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- iampraying4u
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:58am
  does anyone care
  
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- Shasta
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:59am
  I think my second wife was his sister.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:32am
Because his media relations consultant told him he needed to tear up at some point.

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- Crazyotto
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:07am
  Look he may well be a huge jerk and he did dope but regardless I will always be amazed at what he accomplished in a field full of cheaters and thieves (the French couldn’t breath without cheating, the Italians practically invented it in cycling) They all cheat. The Tour de France is without a doubt the most grueling and prestigious of all cycling races. It is a European race designed for Europeans to win. It is their race. that being said rumors of doping/cheating go back to it’s origin in 1903. For an American to win it once, is an incredible feat. Aside from the incredible physical demands there is also the political obstacles. Let’s face it, Europeans hate America .. Especially when it comes to sports. they will do almost anything to ensure we lose. Greg LeMond won 3. he was the first American to win and he did it without doping. This makes his wins so much more important and amazing. Regardless I tip my hat to any American who has the physical stamina, intelligence, and raw courage to tackle the Tour. Taking it to the Europeans on their turf and beating them is really something. So I am in favor of giving Armstrong a break. He has lost everything and most likely will never be allowed to participate in any sport let alone cycling in his lifetime. For what? Doing what everyone else does? Being a jerk? After all he didn’t murder anyone. He didn’t rape or sexually abuse anyone.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 11:34am
  CRAZY: Yes. With Lance’s ego he is a sure candidate for seeking a career in POLITICS where egos are far larger than common sense or honesty .
  
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- IMCHRISTIAN
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:03pm
  Crazy…That is no excuse just because everyone else commits to breaking a law, contract, morals or ethics. Each person individual is responsible for their own lives.
  
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