Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong did drugs. We all know it. He admitted it recently. Still, I don't think we should hate him for it. He was recovering from cancer, for God's sake. He was an inspiration to everybody, and maybe that was his sole purpose. I know it must be a huge disappointment to all of his fans, but we shouldn't be too harsh on him. The French accused him of taking drugs long ago, but I don't think they knew. I think they were just trying to be cruel because they were upset that he beat their own bicyclists in the Tour de France. Everyone who accused him of taking drugs had their lives destroyed because he was so popular, but that wasn't really his fault, I don't think. I know what you're probably thinking right now: you probably think that I was and still am a huge supporter of Lance Armstrong. I'm not. I never was. I'm only defending him now because I feel sorry for him. I believe he's truly sorry for what he did, and even though his career and reputation have been pretty much ruined, I think we should still forgive him. It's good that the truth has come out, but I don't think we should make such a big deal about it all over the news and everything. Much bigger, more important, more significant things are happening, things that affect everybody's lives. The crooked things going on in the White House, for example, and the recent recalls on smoked salmon. In the long run, those things impact us more than the fact that Lance Armstrong doped.