How sincere could Lance Armstrong be if, during his Oprah interview, he even tried a joke? 
Lance Armstrong, US Postal Service team leader at the 2004 Tour de France. (Photo: Peter Dejong, AP) Story Highlights - Armstrong came off as a cold, ruthless fellow in first part of Oprah Winfrey interview
- Could he possibly have any clue what really is the difference between right and wrong?
- Hard to imagine this type of appearance will help him return to competition
After all those years of cheating and lying and making millions based on a fraud, Lance Armstrong looked Oprah Winfrey in the eye Thursday night and said, basically, "Never mind."
All the protestations, all the testimony, all the assertions of a lifetime that he had never cheated?
Never mind.
If you believed him for all those years? Never mind.
If you defended him? Never mind.
If you wore the Livestrong bracelet? Never mind.
Armstrong simply, easily, blithely went ahead and said the opposite of just about everything he has said his entire life prior to Thursday night.
If we didn't know it before, we know it now: Armstrong is one ruthless fellow. You almost wonder if he's human. He sued so many people that he admitted that he didn't remember who he had sued. One wonders if he has any clue what the difference is from right and wrong, even now. Was he just going through the motions, just because? MORE: Twitter reaction to Armstrong interview
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For more than a decade, he lied with ease. Yet, within one powerful minute Thursday night with Winfrey, he came clean – if that is in fact what it was, knowing who we are talking about, and whether he has any idea of the difference between lies and the truth – with the same kind of ease.
Oprah opened with five yes or no questions.
Did you use banned substances?
Armstrong didn't hesitate, didn't flinch, didn't even act like he cared what word would tumble out of his mouth next.
"Yes."
One word to overturn a lifetime of lies, and it tripped off Armstrong's tongue as if he had said the sky was blue.
The "yes's" kept coming. Yes to EPO. Yes to blood doping. Yes to other banned substances. Yes to taking banned substances to win his seven Tour de France titles.
And then he actually made a little joke about whether the next question was a yes or no question, or not.
VIDEO: ARMSTRONG SAYS DOPING 'DIDN'T FEEL WRONG' 
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Lance Armstrong, US Postal Service team leader at the 2004 Tour de France. (Photo: Peter Dejong, AP) After all those years of cheating and lying and making millions based on a fraud, Lance Armstrong looked Oprah Winfrey in the eye Thursday night and said, basically, "Never mind." All the protestations, all the testimony, all the assertions of a lifetime that he had never cheated? Never mind. If you believed him for all those years? Never mind. If you defended him? Never mind. If you wore the Livestrong bracelet? Never mind. Armstrong simply, easily, blithely went ahead and said the opposite of just about everything he has said his entire life prior to Thursday night. If we didn't know it before, we know it now: Armstrong is one ruthless fellow. You almost wonder if he's human. He sued so many people that he admitted that he didn't remember who he had sued. One wonders if he has any clue what the difference is from right and wrong, even now. Was he just going through the motions, just because? MORE: Twitter reaction to Armstrong interview STORY: Armstrong interview by the minute STORY: Perfect story was 'one big lie' For more than a decade, he lied with ease. Yet, within one powerful minute Thursday night with Winfrey, he came clean – if that is in fact what it was, knowing who we are talking about, and whether he has any idea of the difference between lies and the truth – with the same kind of ease. Oprah opened with five yes or no questions. Did you use banned substances? Armstrong didn't hesitate, didn't flinch, didn't even act like he cared what word would tumble out of his mouth next. "Yes." One word to overturn a lifetime of lies, and it tripped off Armstrong's tongue as if he had said the sky was blue. The "yes's" kept coming. Yes to EPO. Yes to blood doping. Yes to other banned substances. Yes to taking banned substances to win his seven Tour de France titles. And then he actually made a little joke about whether the next question was a yes or no question, or not. VIDEO: ARMSTRONG SAYS DOPING 'DIDN'T FEEL WRONG' Story Highlights