Sorry if this was already posted but Lance Armstrong rocks!

[senseandsensibility]

He came out against the war on Democracy Now this morning! I knew he couldn't hang around with Sheryl Crow and not have his head screwed on right. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[jojo54]

1. So, do you think he'll get involved in politics?

and I thouht he was leaning right wing?

[Bumblebee]

2. He did until he met her

Does that mean no more invites to the WH? He will go obviously since he just won his 7th -- but it will be interesting to watch their body language because the two used to be quite chummy, being both from Texas et al.

[DURHAM D]

3. I saw an interview with him - he is against the war, pro choice and

an atheist.

[jojo54]

4. An atheist?? Really, never would have thunk it. Thx. n/t

[SkepticalThomas]

5. Hmmm.... Atheist

I would definately like to see in some kind of national political role now.

Maybe be could be our first admitted atheist national politician.

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[Booster]

7. Yeah, Lord knows the climate in America is right for an atheist,

and I'm really not joking - we need to get religion out of politics right now.

[stevietheman]

8. Agreed! This could be a major breakthrough. n/t

n/t

[stevietheman]

6. Wonderful!

Armstrong's life then is testament to the idea that an atheist can be inspired to greatness just as anyone who is religious. You go, Lance!

[kerrygoddess]

9. I'm not sure... about source from DN

But Democracy Now sources Time magazine on this and the quote is not in Time but in other sources that don't attribute it to Time...

Lance Armstrong Slams Cost of Iraq War
July 27th, 2005
USA Today reports that “Fighting cancer is new mission” for Lance Armstrong. Armstrong a member of Bush’s Cancer Panel since 2002, publicly criticized the cost of the war in Iraq, in comparison to budget for cancer research.

“Funding is tough to come by these days,” he says. “The biggest downside to a war in Iraq is what you could do with that money. What does a war in Iraq cost a week? A billion? Maybe a billion a day? The budget for the National Cancer Institute is four billion. That has to change. It needs to become a priority again.

“Polls say people are much more afraid of cancer than of a plane flying into their house or a bomb or any other form of terrorism. It is a priority for the American public.”

Alternet reports that, “Armstrong’s statement is significant because it represents a sharp turn from his previous statements against the Iraq invasion.”

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