Lance Armstrong Doping Investigation On '60 Minutes'

According to a “60 Minutes” report, Lance Armstrong’s former teammates have
admitted to federal authorities that not only did they use banned substances,
but Lance Armstrong did as well.

An investigation by Scott Pelley’s team on “60 Minutes” into Armstrong and the
use of banned substances in pro-cycling aired this Sunday.

The Associated Press reports on former teammate Tyler Hamilton's observations
to "60 Minutes" regarding the U.S. Postal team operation:

-Team leaders, including doctors and managers, encouraged and supervised
doping;
-Doping was going on inside the U.S. Postal team even before Armstrong joined
in 1998;

-Performance-enhancing drugs, including EPO and human growth hormone, were
handed out to cyclists in white lunch bags;

-Team members were met at the airport, driven to hotels, told to lie down and
give blood that could be transfused back into their bodies at a later date.


Armstrong continues to deny doping. Armstrong’s attorney, Mark Fabian, has
released multiple statements against the CBS report, remarking that Lance
Armstrong “has passed nearly 500 tests over twenty years of competition.”

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AdvertisementAdvertisementRegarding Hamilton, Fabian writes, “Tyler Hamilton
is a confessed liar in search of a book deal – and he managed to dupe 60
Minutes, the CBS Evening News, and new anchor Scott Pelley. Most people,
though, will see this for exactly what it is: More washed-up cyclists talking
trash for cash.”

Tyler Hamilton has turned in his cycling gold medal to the U.S. Anti-Doping
Agency.

As for George Hincapie, a teammate and close friend who "60 Minutes" reports
testified to the grand jury about Armstrong’s involvement with EPO, Fabian
writes, “In its unpardonable zeal to smear Lance Armstrong, CBS has also
attacked the reputation of George Hincapie. We are confident that the
statements attributed to Hincapie are inaccurate and that the reports of his
testimony are unreliable. George Hincapie and his counsel have publicly said
that they did not reveal any aspects of his testimony.”

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On Mon, 23 May 2011 05:01:50 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:

According to a “60 Minutes” report, Lance Armstrong’s former teammates have
admitted to federal authorities that not only did they use banned substances,
but Lance Armstrong did as well.

An investigation by Scott Pelley’s team on “60 Minutes” into Armstrong and the
use of banned substances in pro-cycling aired this Sunday.

it's heartening to see 60 Minutes pulling out of its nosedive. This was a
great show and really took the time to look at a lot of subordinate issues
in depth.

I credit the riddance of Dan Rather as the primary reason for 60 Minutes'
resurgence, and Katie Couric's diminishing influence over CBS News second.
Actually, it's better now than when it started.

It looks like CBS news is actually trying to make a move into balanced
reporting and journalism. It's very heartening, in this day of Fox/MSNBC
etc. being considered "news" shows.

On May 24, 11:58*am, Mason Barge wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2011 05:01:50 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
According to a “60 Minutes” report, Lance Armstrong’s former teammates have
admitted to federal authorities that not only did they use banned substances,
but Lance Armstrong did as well.

An investigation by Scott Pelley’s team on “60 Minutes” into Armstrong and the
use of banned substances in pro-cycling aired this Sunday.

it's heartening to see 60 Minutes pulling out of its nosedive. *This was a
great show and really took the time to look at a lot of subordinate issues
in depth.

I credit the riddance of Dan Rather as the primary reason for 60 Minutes'
resurgence, and Katie Couric's diminishing influence over CBS News second..
Actually, it's better now than when it started.

It looks like CBS news is actually trying to make a move into balanced
reporting and journalism. *It's very heartening, in this day of Fox/MSNBC
etc. being considered "news" shows.

Lara Logan had her flame snuffed out in Egypt. Doesn't even appear
to be the same person.

On 5/24/11 11:58 AM, Mason Barge wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2011 05:01:50 -0400, wrote:

According to a “60 Minutes” report, Lance Armstrong’s former teammates have
admitted to federal authorities that not only did they use banned substances,
but Lance Armstrong did as well.

An investigation by Scott Pelley’s team on “60 Minutes” into Armstrong and the
use of banned substances in pro-cycling aired this Sunday.

it's heartening to see 60 Minutes pulling out of its nosedive. This was a
great show and really took the time to look at a lot of subordinate issues
in depth.

I credit the riddance of Dan Rather as the primary reason for 60 Minutes'
resurgence, and Katie Couric's diminishing influence over CBS News second.
Actually, it's better now than when it started.

It looks like CBS news is actually trying to make a move into balanced
reporting and journalism.


Like Fox?

On Tue, 24 May 2011 12:33:36 -0700 (PDT), Vagina Gorilla
wrote:

On May 24, 11:58*am, Mason Barge wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2011 05:01:50 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
According to a “60 Minutes” report, Lance Armstrong’s former teammates have
admitted to federal authorities that not only did they use banned substances,
but Lance Armstrong did as well.

An investigation by Scott Pelley’s team on “60 Minutes” into Armstrong and the
use of banned substances in pro-cycling aired this Sunday.

it's heartening to see 60 Minutes pulling out of its nosedive. *This was a
great show and really took the time to look at a lot of subordinate issues
in depth.

I credit the riddance of Dan Rather as the primary reason for 60 Minutes'
resurgence, and Katie Couric's diminishing influence over CBS News second.
Actually, it's better now than when it started.

It looks like CBS news is actually trying to make a move into balanced
reporting and journalism. *It's very heartening, in this day of Fox/MSNBC
etc. being considered "news" shows.

Lara Logan had her flame snuffed out in Egypt. Doesn't even appear
to be the same person.

I lean the other way. She's earned some street cred as a journalist
rather than a pretty face. She's distanced herself from the likes of
Katie Couric. I could hardly stand her before. Now, I listen to what she
says.

She was pretty whiny about the sexual assault, and putting herself in that
position might have been 90% stupidity and 10% guts, but still . . . she
wasn't sitting in a studio or claiming 5 years of Capitol Hill reporting
constitutes her "journalistic background".