Lance Armstrong... greatest doper there was or ever will be

as anecdotal evidence pours in, some even seem to be suggesting that the fact that he raised x million dollars should absolve him of his alleged fraud and amongst his detractors the motive oft-cited for his alleged actions is money.

So two issues around money. In the former case (fundraising he has done for charities), I would argue that's not an issue about money. It's just one of the easiest ways to measure contribution to a good cause. That is to say, it's one way of weighing the positives against the negatives socially. Why do people do community service after they commit a crime? Does this not, at least legally if not morally, absolve them of their wrong doing? I don't see anything strange in the discussion around it.

In the latter case: Discussions on his motivation are beyond me. Maybe more Americans believe it was financially motivated. Anecdotal evidence (fun!) does say Americans are less shy about discussing money, so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that this would be discussed more openly, if not come to mind more quickly.

how do I know the comments were from Americans? by the poor spelling and punctuation....

Have you read this forum?