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In reply to the discussion: BANNED FOR LIFE: Lance Armstrong To Be Stripped Of Tour De France Titles Over Doping Charges [View all]Duppers
(28,475 posts)Armstrong has described himself as "middle to left." He's pro-choice, "not keen on guns," was against the Iraq war, and being an atheist, he's for separation of church and state. And he dated and was engaged to the very liberal Cheryl Crow for three yrs. It would therefore seem that, except for biking, he'd have little in common with fellow Texan, Geo. W. bush.
California Tobacco Tax Pits Lance Armstrong Versus Altria (R.J. Reynolds)
"Lance Armstrong, the cycling champion and cancer survivor, is putting $1.5 million behind a ballot measure to add $1 a pack to Californias cigarette tax, even as the tobacco industry has put up most of $40.7 million aimed at stopping it."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-23/california-tobacco-tax-pits-lance-armstrong-versus-altria.html
So, how can he be all bad?