jackamo wrote:
This line would get you to her psychology:
"Maybe I’m not angry at Lance because for two decades now I’ve had serious questions about the wisdom and fairness of the “anti-doping” effort, which consists of criminalizing and demonizing athletes for what boils down to using medications without a prescription, as if they are heroin dealers. And I’m confused as to why using cortisone as an anti-inflammatory in a 2,000-mile race is cheating, and I wonder why putting your own blood back into your body is the crime of the century."
For her, doping is an issue of paperwork. Having a regulatory body -- having a gestapo. And not sure heroin dealers care about prescriptions or medicinal use of rec drugs.
She's the Andy Rooney of sports journalism. If she's too lazy or stupid to figure out why the mentioned things are a problem, try asking someone that knows or has some stake in the outcome. Yes, cheaters are demonized, in sport, in life -- not sure what she teaches her kids about ethics, but might be frightening.
If you want to be that reductionist why not just let the cyclists put motors on the bike? They are trying to go 2000 miles after all.