so far I still see nothing special. he has done nothing that lots of other people haven't done and don't get the fame.
come on people, why is he important and special? prove it to me.
and where do you think the money for endorsments comes from? it's tacked on to the cost of the product.
DonP, a friend of mine does magic shows at childerns hospitals, been doing that for over 20 years. makes the kids laught and feel better when they are hurting. where is his media adoration?, is there a difference between him and Armstrong? I'm happy that your nephew recovered. but who is more important. the people who developed the treatment? or the athleat?
"A young man who faces stage four cancer, has brain surgery, abdominal surgery, an orchectomy, and continues to train through chemotherapy until he passes out certainly sounds like more flash than substance"
yup, sounds pretty stupid to me. most people would have taken the time off and healed. but he's an athleat, so it must be heroic. a friend of mine's mother is going through Chemo, should she be training to climb a mountain? or to sail around the world?
"He then not only wins but dominates what many consider to be the most difficult sporting event in the world and still claims his proudest achievement is to be a cancer survivor. What a shoddy pretentious role model. Surely he wouldn't have the patience or gumption to deal with third graders. Get a grip."
I've survived a few things in my life and went on to do things too, does that mean I'm special? or do I have to win a bike race to be considered important?
I find it interesting that all I said was that he wasn't important, and I get this response. you would think I had said Charlton Heston deserves Alzhimerz because he is responsible for all the deaths at Columbine from the way you people are reacting.
"I guess the same thing can be said for Tom Knapp, Bob Munden, Rob Leatham, Jerry Miculek, etc. What useless slugs."
never said he was a useless slug. never said they were useless slugs either. but are they important? I think this country needs to readjust a few of it's priorities, a Race Car driver dies in a wreck during a race. the nation mourns, but how many people even remember the Marines who died in a training accident that same week. or the cops. or the firemen? Princess Diana dies in a car wreck and it's front page all over for months, everyone boo hoo. Mother Theresa dies and very little notice. sorry, I think Mother Theresa was much more deserving of the adoration than Diana.
sorry, I don't worship at the altar of Celebrity. I guess that means I don't have a clue for thinking for myself instead of what the herd tells me to think. oh well, I'll just save my respect for people who do something really worth while. people like Dr. Johnas Stalk, the people who find a cure for HIV or Cancer. the cop who used to work with my wife who is now dealing with the results a attempted suicide by cop. the men and women who are fighting the forest fires that are destroying peoples homes north of us. they deserve my respect. I don't see where Armstrong does.
Naw, I'll just let you folkes tell me how clueless I am because I don't worship celebrity like you do.
