I will donate $100 to the charity for the Lehigh Valley marathon for them to disqualify Mike Rossi. There is plenty of evidence and this could be a huge fundraiser for their charity. Who's with me???
I will donate $100 to the charity for the Lehigh Valley marathon for them to disqualify Mike Rossi. There is plenty of evidence and this could be a huge fundraiser for their charity. Who's with me???
Mike Rossi @mikerossi22 2m2 minutes ago
@CecilyTynan Glad to hear and I look forward to getting back after rehabbing from my torn gluteus medius. Hopefully won't need surgery.
@mikerossi22 23m23 minutes ago
@CecilyTynan Lack of photos not unusual in races. Happens all the time. U should know that. Good luck to u too. See ya 'round Lake Harmony
@mikerossi22 34m34 minutes ago
@CecilyTynan @millsy262 @dgunthert great. It's a collection of stills thrown together. NOT a continuous movie. Means nothing.
Mike, answer the Professor. wrote:
Telling it like it is wrote:The cheater and liar Mike Rossi did not triumph because many good men and women exposed him. I am glad I contributed to that cause in my own small way.
Professor Peter Finley put it well:
"As a professor of sport and recreation management (I teach Sport Law and Sport Ethics and write about sports scandals), I am disturbed by this entire episode. We should all be troubled by Mike Rossi cheating and claiming an honor he did not earn. Taking the starting line in Boston should be reserved for those qualify fairly, as reward for the incredible work it takes for most people to get there."
Agree, we should all be troubled, people like Rossi are the thin edge of the wedge.
"How can one person achieve so much in such a short time? It's almost too good to be true.", ring a bell?:
"Stolen Valor
It takes the heart of a Warrior to find deception and take it down
It starts off simple enough. A casual mention of military service. And, oh by the way, a Purple Heart and a few other honors earned. How can you not trust a man who served his country so gallantly?
From there, confidence builds, one story weaves into even more glorious tales until, at some point, the fabrication is woven so tightly you begin to suspect...
How can one person achieve so much in such a short time? It's almost too good to be true."
http://www.stolenvalor.com/This is why obsessed wrote:
plus one guy wrote:Plus One. Mike is so very very dumb. Look at how many other cheaters there are who have posts about them that flame out and die in relatively quick order. This very thread would have died after the initial hub bub (especially after it went to the NT status) if not for Mike being Mike and unintentionally adding fuel to the fire with his own stupid actions. Rojo would have never even thought to kick things back up if Rossi hadn't helped keep this thing alive.
To the troll (Mike?) who keeps asking why we are obsessed with Mike .... it's this. We would have lost interest long ago .. sorry, while I do care about cheating, I can only hold my outrage for so long. Now, it's all about bringing down a narcissistic, overbearing, cocky, little bully of a man.
Why bring triathleteguru into this now?
Peter is this you posting your own post from RW?
Runners vs hobbyists wrote:
Apparently he really does not care what you or some semi-celebrity news woman cares about him . All the posts about him and his pictures with his kids at ball games and Dave & Busters etc , is aggravating you further because he is showing you he is having a fun summer , this is not affecting him at all .
I participated in the probably the first 30 pages or so of this thread and really haven't much attention until the brojos article came out.
The above quote is the crux of the issue for most of the posters on here. Rossi is living his life and it irritates the sh*t out of them.
"Look, he posted a picture of him out with his wife and kids having fun. What a b@stard. He should be in his house worrying about people calling him a cheat."
"Look, he changed his profile picture again. He did it just to thumb his nose at us."
"Look, he went to a baseball game. He should be worried about explaining to us what he didn't show up in any pictures."
"Look, he's smiling in that picture. He should be reading LRC and not smiling."
I find it entertaining that posters can't see how idiotic their lives look when an issue like this affects them so much.
Carry on, gents. However, take time to pause and look in the mirror. Is it really worth the time you have spent here?
Who am you? wrote:
Peter is this you posting your own post from RW?
I'm not Peter but I'll answer for him:
No.
I posted it because it's probably the best summation any doubters can get and it also gets the authenticity of PF.
Who am you? wrote:
Peter is this you posting your own post from RW?
No, it is not. I admit that I follow this thread. Where else does a wedding DJ fight give way to a cheater taking on a weather woman who, on her best day, could have easily spotted the cheater a forty-five minute head start in a marathon and then would have run him down like a dog?
But I am comfortable posting in public forums and trying to influence the uninitiated.
You guys don't need me reposting it here. You guys already know the truth.
Who am you? wrote:
Peter is this you posting your own post from RW?
No, it is not. I admit that I follow this thread. Where else does a wedding DJ fight give way to a cheater taking on a weather woman who, on her best day, could have easily spotted the cheater a forty-five minute head start in a marathon and then would have run him down like a dog?
But I am comfortable posting in public forums and trying to influence the uninitiated.
You guys don't need me reposting it here. You guys already know the truth.
Right on, bro wrote:
I participated in the probably the first 30 pages or so of this thread and really haven't much attention until the brojos article came out.
Is it really worth the time you have spent here?
Probably not, but you've missed out on a lot of fun.
Also, I call BS on the "first 30 pages " bit, people like you always say things like that when they come on here and say things like "Is it really worth the time you have spent here?", etc, etc.
Okay, guys, we've all talked about the photographs, or lack of photographs. We've seen the statistics and heard the odds. 1 in 600,000 or something that he could have gotten through the entire race unseen.
However. Just for a moment. I want you to forget the math and use your gut.
Take a look at this Boston Marathon photo:
Ask yourself, in your gut, is this the sort of human being (I can't use the word "man" to describe Mike) that could have gotten through 5 photo check points without a single shot?
The odds aren't 1 in 600,000. More like 1 in 600,000,000,000,000,000,000.
There are a number of races in which you can see that he tends to wear loud "look at me" clothes and then showboats for every camera along the course. He points at the cameras, flashes peace signs, gives a number one gesture, you name it.
He would not have allowed himself to be missed at five photo checkpoints while running a huge personal best. Zero chance.
everyone on here needs to realize Mike is getting attention from Cecily and none of you are
Mike wins
FFS, why is it so hard for you people to comprehend - the death threats and other crap were because there were idiots and losers who read a harmless letter and went loony with it?
Do you blame Jodi Foster for Reagan getting shot?
spelled Jodie
Ouch!!! I resemble those remarks!
But he's such a JERK!!!!!!!!
Why don't you get this? wrote:
FFS, why is it so hard for you people to comprehend - the death threats and other crap were because there were idiots and losers who read a harmless letter and went loony with it?
Do you blame Jodi Foster for Reagan getting shot?
No, because all of that was just within Hinckley's head, she did nothing to encourage him or cause how he felt. However, your analogy works perfect when looked at the other way around. Jodie Foster, who had nothing to do with his obsession, was hounded by the media and her life was made hellish because of what he did - sound familiar? So - yes - I blame Hinckley for the hell Jodie went through. Just like I blame Mike for the hell the Principal went though.
So - actually, despite your being an idiot, it was a good example.
Professor Finley is just that , a professor who has a high level of education , begotten by attending schools, colleges, seminars, and constantly updating his education . Great ! Terrific ! A very book smart guy ...... Who is street stupid . His lack of being around people below his intellectual level renders him unable to fathom why a guy like Mike Rossi can get continually battered and not give a hoot what he says .
[quote]Talking with $$$ wrote:
I will donate $100 to the charity for the Lehigh Valley marathon for them to disqualify Mike Rossi. There is plenty of evidence and this could be a huge fundraiser for their charity. Who's with me ?
You are doing what I just pointed out a short time ago . You are now offering money to the marathon people to buy a decision you favor since the initial attempt failed