If you're going to start questioning the character of someone, you should a
least get the story consistent with those you work(ed) with.
From today's Washington Post:
In fact, we actually had a very good working relationship," Armstrong said
at yesterday's news conference, referring to O'Reilly. "I know that Emma
left the team for other reasons. And even as evil as this thing has come out
to be, it's not going to be my style to attack her. I know there were a lot
of issues within the team, within the management, within the other riders
that were inappropriate. She was let go. But to be quite honest, I always
had a good relationship with her."
Inappropriate and let go. And yet, this from AFP quoting Mark Gorski:
While O'Reilly left the team at the end of the 2000 season, she did so under
good terms. Former Postal general manager Mark Gorski once referred to the
now-33-year-old soigneur as "the heart and soul of the team."
"She's so professional and has a wonderful influence on the other staff
members and the riders," Gorski told Sam Abt of the International Herald
Tribune. Gorski said. "She brings a woman's sensitivity to guys'
personalities, their differences in personality, all kinds of things that a
male soigneur just can't bring."
This is going to be so much fun to observe.