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    Steve U: He has critic-proofed himself. There's one similarity between Armstrong and Michael Bay. Now, if we could just get to work on that testicular cancer ... more »
    MarkKelsosMigraine: This is the most offensive commercial since the Gatorade "Little Tiger" ads where Little Tiger hunts down his bear friend and feasts on his still-beat... more »
    dont-forget-where-you-came-from-cheese mac: I just thought the commercial stood for the proposition that he inspired the sick people to fight through whatever their deal was. Egomaniacal? Absol... more »
    Hatey McLife: And you thought Sarah Palin was divisive. Huh. Since November, I only thought she was irrelevant. more »
    MarkKelsosMigraine: continuing the work of of experimental physiologists interested in learning how much abuse animals or humans could take Who do these people think they... more »
    Steve U: It's jarring, dramatic, and memorable-and not in a good way. In other words, the commercial was directed by Michael Haneke. more »
    MarkKelsosMigraine: and who, to weather the stress, spiked their coffee with cocaine and strychnine and took nitroglycerin to aid their breathing Hey, Tommy, you got an e... more »
    NordoftheBlings: He is the Messiah of the infirm Whereas J. Whitlock is the Messiah of the inert. more »
    ArkansasFred: Is Armstrong suggesting that there's some kind of causal link between him not riding his bike and people dying from cancer? Probably not. But did you... more »
    Weed Against Speed: Just wait until the next commercial - in it, the French persecute him, force him to carry his bike around a velodrome while he they whip him with yell... more »
    Gourmet Spud: Is Armstrong suggesting that there's some kind of causal link between him not riding his bike and people dying from cancer? There's certainly a causal... more »
  • #lancearmstrong

    The Critic-Proofing Of Lance Armstrong

    The ad you see here is the new Lance Armstrong spot for Nike, which would be merely standard-issue, inspiromatic marketing schlock if it didn't come so creepily close to suggesting that to criticize Lance now is to somehow enable cancer. More »