Comments on: Armstrong tells Matthews to ‘be a little nicer.’ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:43:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: troll alert http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046914 troll alert Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:33:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046914 <em>freedom to choose our own healthcare Comment by cindy</em> Oh, you must mean the 47 million without healthcare. Great choice they have. freedom to choose our own healthcare

Comment by cindy

Oh, you must mean the 47 million without healthcare.
Great choice they have.

]]> By: cindy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046795 cindy Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:13:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046795 “But there were also healers in ancient society, as there are today. Most people don’t know about them because they didn’t go to medical. Comment by Dermot And (healers) have been routinely harrassed, persecuted and exterminated by the agents of “western medicine” for the past several centuries. Comment by Raven when hillary takes us backward to socialized health care - we wont have any choice . what ever happened to the 'free' country we live in and the freedom to choose our own healthcare “But there were also healers in ancient society, as there are today. Most people don’t know about them because they didn’t go to medical.

Comment by Dermot

And (healers) have been routinely harrassed, persecuted and exterminated by the agents of “western medicine” for the past several centuries.

Comment by Raven
when hillary takes us backward to socialized health care – we wont have any choice . what ever happened to the ‘free’ country we live in and the freedom to choose our own healthcare

]]> By: cindy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046789 cindy Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:08:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046789 Even though I am a fellow cancer survivor and (mountain) biker, I lost a lot of respect for Lance when he pandered to Dubya by riding with him and giving all those photo ops. BushCo has set back healthcare and health research 50 years! I don’t know how Armstrong could do that and still look in the mirror. Comment by upside00 — August 29, give me a break, we are finding ways to cure cancer every day. How do I know this? I work for a world famous medical center and we as american have the highest rate of cnacer survival in the world- mostly because we can treat it faster. Even though I am a fellow cancer survivor and (mountain) biker, I lost a lot of respect for Lance when he pandered to Dubya by riding with him and giving all those photo ops. BushCo has set back healthcare and health research 50 years! I don’t know how Armstrong could do that and still look in the mirror.

Comment by upside00 — August 29,

give me a break, we are finding ways to cure cancer every day. How do I know this? I work for a world famous medical center and we as american have the highest rate of cnacer survival in the world- mostly because we can treat it faster.

]]> By: Lance http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046427 Lance Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:45:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046427 Hey Chrissy, Be a little nicer, and for god's sakes quit spitting on me. Hey Chrissy,
Be a little nicer, and for god’s sakes quit spitting on me.

]]> By: Bruno Hauptmann http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046333 Bruno Hauptmann Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:36:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046333 I don't know how Matthews could be any nicer to the wingnuts unless he offers them a twenty in the restroom. I don’t know how Matthews could be any nicer to the wingnuts unless he offers them a twenty in the restroom.

]]> By: Hedley Lamarr http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4046321 Hedley Lamarr Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:33:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4046321 Matthews has what you young folks call "issues" or what I call problems. He should have spent more time on Nantucket this summer. Matthews has what you young folks call “issues” or what I call problems. He should have spent more time on Nantucket this summer.

]]> By: Raven http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045363 Raven Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:03:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045363 Caption: "Don't spread it around, but I've got this boil I need Lanced...." Caption:

“Don’t spread it around, but I’ve got this boil I need Lanced….”

]]> By: Jo-Ann http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045320 Jo-Ann Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:49:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045320 Matthews is on a short leash now that his ratings are so low. He's a compulsive shreiker, so one admonition now and then is lost on him. I noticed that he kept the bile down when Hillary was the speaker. It just shows that Matthews is really interested in throwing garbage only when she's not around. Matthews is on a short leash now that his ratings are so low. He’s a compulsive shreiker, so one admonition now and then is lost on him. I noticed that he kept the bile down when Hillary was the speaker. It just shows that Matthews is really interested in throwing garbage only when she’s not around.

]]> By: Brian http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045257 Brian Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:33:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045257 I would also like to go on record and say that Lionel's show on AAR is horrible. It is hard to listen to. I've tried. I miss Sam in the morning. At least I knew there was a host who clearly stood against a position, not Lionel's crazy rantings and "drunk dialing" segments. I would also like to go on record and say that Lionel’s show on AAR is horrible. It is hard to listen to. I’ve tried. I miss Sam in the morning. At least I knew there was a host who clearly stood against a position, not Lionel’s crazy rantings and “drunk dialing” segments.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045249 shane Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:31:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045249 Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business. Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper ‘Cause it grows from the ground! No laboratory required! Comment by Raven — August 29, 2007 @ 1:26 pm And as Chris Rock said, it grows mostly in countries with brown people, and only white people are allowed to make products that are dangerous to use and cause illnesses, like drinking and cigarettes. White man makes money, it's good. Brown men make money, all bad. Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper

‘Cause it grows from the ground!
No laboratory required!

Comment by Raven — August 29, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

And as Chris Rock said, it grows mostly in countries with brown people, and only white people are allowed to make products that are dangerous to use and cause illnesses, like drinking and cigarettes. White man makes money, it’s good. Brown men make money, all bad.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045238 shane Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:28:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045238 I would just like to see someone ask Matthews to be a little nicer to Dems. He’s already a lot nicer to Repubs than he is to Dems. Let’s not forget the 2000 election when he kept saying he’d like to share a beer with Bush and that Gore “didn’t even look like an American” to him. Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — August 29, 2007 @ 1:24 pm As I said Mathews was nicer to the Dem candidates and Richardson definitely was in need of an "excuse me"! I have to think that MSNBC, is looking to be more fair and balanced than most of the news stations. I would just like to see someone ask Matthews to be a little nicer to Dems. He’s already a lot nicer to Repubs than he is to Dems. Let’s not forget the 2000 election when he kept saying he’d like to share a beer with Bush and that Gore “didn’t even look like an American” to him.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — August 29, 2007 @ 1:24 pm

As I said Mathews was nicer to the Dem candidates and Richardson definitely was in need of an “excuse me”! I have to think that MSNBC, is looking to be more fair and balanced than most of the news stations.

]]> By: Raven http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045234 Raven Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:26:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045234 Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business. Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper 'Cause it grows from the ground! No laboratory required! Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper

‘Cause it grows from the ground!
No laboratory required!

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045226 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:24:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045226 I would just like to see someone ask Matthews to be a little nicer to Dems. He's already a lot nicer to Repubs than he is to Dems. Let's not forget the 2000 election when he kept saying he'd like to share a beer with Bush and that Gore "didn't even look like an American" to him. I would just like to see someone ask Matthews to be a little nicer to Dems. He’s already a lot nicer to Repubs than he is to Dems. Let’s not forget the 2000 election when he kept saying he’d like to share a beer with Bush and that Gore “didn’t even look like an American” to him.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-2/#comment-4045218 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:20:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045218 The reason big Pharma lobbies hard against the legalization of marajuana has little or nothing to do with its effectiveness helping people on chemotherapy. It has everything to do with the fact that psycoactive, mood altering, addictive drugs are a $20 billion a year segment of their business. Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business. The reason big Pharma lobbies hard against the legalization of marajuana has little or nothing to do with its effectiveness helping people on chemotherapy. It has everything to do with the fact that psycoactive, mood altering, addictive drugs are a $20 billion a year segment of their business. Legal pot has the potential to significantly affect that $20 billion a year business.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045214 shane Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:20:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045214 Any post i wrote about Z-l-ft has been deleted. Guess the blog doesn’t want to be sued for telling the truth. So much for TP being progressive Comment by Dermot — August 29, 2007 @ 1:00 pm TP deletes brand names even if yo compliment the product or make a joke. You would have to say something loke seratonin reuptake inhibitor that starts with Z. Any post i wrote about Z-l-ft has been deleted. Guess the blog doesn’t want to be sued for telling the truth. So much for TP being progressive

Comment by Dermot — August 29, 2007 @ 1:00 pm

TP deletes brand names even if yo compliment the product or make a joke. You would have to say something loke seratonin reuptake inhibitor that starts with Z.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045207 shane Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:17:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045207 Why yes, Cheney keeps a mind-control device right next to his weather machine, both of which are hidden in his super-duper top secret underground anti-liberal-blog headquarters. Right, Jay? Comment by LibTeenie — August 29, 2007 @ 12:48 pm So W isn't is dumb as he sounds, Cheney is just controlling his mind? Thanks for the inside info neotard. Why yes, Cheney keeps a mind-control device right next to his weather machine, both of which are hidden in his super-duper top secret underground anti-liberal-blog headquarters.

Right, Jay?

Comment by LibTeenie — August 29, 2007 @ 12:48 pm

So W isn’t is dumb as he sounds, Cheney is just controlling his mind? Thanks for the inside info neotard.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045202 shane Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:16:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045202 But again, why interview Brownback & Huckabee? How about Edwards, who has it going on with his wife? Is it because Armstrong’s a Rightie? Comment by Zimzone — August 29, 2007 @ 12:51 pm Many of the Democrats, I don't know if all of them, were on the panel before the Republicans showed up. And Lance didn't have to tell Mathews to be nicer until the Republicans showed up. Bill Richardson, idiot, suggested that nobody in his family has had cancer because of proper lifestyle choices. But Brownback deserved to be bitchslapped and Lance should have let Mathews do his job and call him on his obfuscation. When Brownback suggested you have to cut other programs to fund cancer research Mathews said that's what you guys always say and then do nothing, what would you cut ... But again, why interview Brownback & Huckabee? How about Edwards, who has it going on with his wife?

Is it because Armstrong’s a Rightie?

Comment by Zimzone — August 29, 2007 @ 12:51 pm

Many of the Democrats, I don’t know if all of them, were on the panel before the Republicans showed up. And Lance didn’t have to tell Mathews to be nicer until the Republicans showed up. Bill Richardson, idiot, suggested that nobody in his family has had cancer because of proper lifestyle choices. But Brownback deserved to be bitchslapped and Lance should have let Mathews do his job and call him on his obfuscation. When Brownback suggested you have to cut other programs to fund cancer research Mathews said that’s what you guys always say and then do nothing, what would you cut …

]]> By: ∞Ω http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045165 ∞Ω Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:06:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045165 <em>Comment by lw — August 29, 2007 @ 12:54 pm</em> <strong>Caution: Lance Armstrong's public relation person on board!!</strong>  Comment by lw — August 29, 2007 @ 12:54 pm

Caution: Lance Armstrong’s public relation person on board!!

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]]> By: Dermot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045155 Dermot Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:02:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045155 Who knows that Lance Armstrong would have recovered without drugs. Who knows that his excessive athleticism seriously compromised his immune system and that he recovered not becfause of the drugs but because he did the right things for his body. Who knows that Lance Armstrong would have recovered without drugs. Who knows that his excessive athleticism seriously compromised his immune system and that he recovered not becfause of the drugs but because he did the right things for his body.

]]> By: Dermot http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-4045148 Dermot Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:01:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/29/armstrong-tells-matthews-to-be-a-little-nicer/#comment-4045148 Z-l-ft and P-x-il can produce seretonin syndrome. Coming off the drug can be life threatening if you don't know what you are doing. But ask a doctor about it and they will shrug and hand you L-x-pro as an alternative. Z-l-ft and P-x-il can produce seretonin syndrome. Coming off the drug can be life threatening if you don’t know what you are doing. But ask a doctor about it and they will shrug and hand you L-x-pro as an alternative.

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