I hear you Sprog. Kesh is one of the good guys though. As I would tell Kesh, you are one of the good guys too. I admit, I was fishing a bit with the tobacco comment. But the reality is, Rossi painted himself in that corner, so he did go back on his word, that's just a matter of record. I think you and Kesh are arguing different things perhaps? I'm personally not against tobacco, and I'll even say its worse than alcohol. (Yes, coming from a guy that drinks a lot). I don't know why drunk driving deaths are so acceptable while there is an all out war campaign against smoking. I suppose it just that people feel alcohol is more benign for there own self interest because more people enjoy it, where as if you are not a smoker, then its easier to condemn it. But there is that principle thing, eh. Oh, btw, I don't smoke, but I am aware it causes health problems. I myself can't stand when I see a smoker sparking it up in a car with their kids, I'm thinking, are they also pouring them a shot of liquor at home too?
Sprog, about the use of this "sell out" idea. Its just a commentary used looking from afar. Are you aware that some people accused John Hopkins of selling out for a big paycheck to Kawasaki and leaving that juggernaut of success, Suzuki? Yeah, he was also called a sell out. But then again, he never said he would NOT leave either. I'm not sure I would call Rossi a sell out, but I'm not the one who publicly claimed they would never promote a cigarette company to what I think was an attempt to grandstand. We have a saying in Spanish, 'Cae más rápido un hablador que un cojo." variation of "Se atrapa mas rápido a un hablador que a un cojo." Translation: A loudmouth/big-talker will fall (on his face) faster than a lame (crippled) man. And the variation. A braggart will quickly be revealed as a fraud when he can't back up what he says. I'll even go so far as me grandstanding here in calling him out on what he said; but then again, he's the one that made the claim publicly. I don't think its that big of a deal actually, and perhaps my real motivation here is to simply throw egg in Rossi's worshipping fans who never can admit to the man being just as human as the rest of us.
