Originally Posted by slovakguy .
there are indeed people who saw this--winfrey, armstrong and the crew, i.e., the source for the numerous leaks to the media about the content of the interview. my personal view is that these leaks are ordained by the show in order to drum up/dumb up interest in this "confession." now, one also has to look at how it is being positioned, both by the media and the show, which is as a confession. a confession is an admission of having done wrong as one accepts responsibility for one's actions and the consequences attendant upon that confession. while in our legal world, one offers an admission of guilt. in the end, it is still and acceptance of personal responsibility for the acts. if we are to believe the reports of armstrong's appearance before his foundation's workers, armstrong offered an apology. etymologically, an apology (apologia) is to offer an explanation. one may offer, and armstrong has probably offered, an explanation without ever accepting culpability (mea culpa, mea maxima culpa was the phrase often stated in the confessional). while you and others may think some of us revel in his downfall or are too harsh in criticising his efforts at image rehabilitation, i wonder at your speed in proclaiming him on the path to whatever redemption you see for him. hey if it does not apply to you, it does not apply to you. I don't think he is truly on path to redemption just yet but to think he is genuine with no significant professional help after 2 months in Hawaii I would say is far fetched, it will be a process and he will need support to get through it all.
Like I said he is better served seeking forgiveness, and as so many have said publicly and one on one, than he is offering an apology!
Confess, in the greek means to "speak twice" once with you mouth and once in your heart.[COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 255)]We will see Thursday![/COLOR]
in the end, this may simply be armstrong exploring new ways of keeping his career as an athlete going. i think it no coincidence that this interview will be broadcast at night after the closing of the courts. significance of that is the usps will have until the close of business thursday to decide whether they join landis' suit against armstrong. curious timing, no? one might also ask why someone so brassy with his twitter account would skulk off to denver to meet secretly with tygart. where was that vaunted armstrong courage then? in final analysis, armstrong continues to be calculating and manipulative. the trick is trying to figure out what he's after.
I can't argue this!