joining me now is dave zirin sport editor for the nation and host of edge of sports radio. have a strong opinion on everything. certainly on this as well. what do you make of this? is lance armstrong done commercially? done with the public? >> absolutely. lance armstrong is done commercially. you know how we know that? nike set him loose. nike stood by ben roethlisberger through his scandals, tiger wood. it dropped michael vick in 2006 but brought him back in 2008 when he was commercially viable. these are the paragons of virtue from beaverton oregon, otherwise known as nike. they let him go for two reasons. the first is what i said because he's no longer commercially viable. they get that. they do their own polling their own screening and market research. the second reason is news that dropped yesterday which got very little publicity but would have blown up to be a big story this week when it was revealed finally that in 2006, greg lamond, the great cyclist the first american who win the tour de france, his wife, kathy testified in 2006 that nike paid $500,000 in a bribe

dave zirin, will be along as well.hris guidener will be in studio as well as well as judd from think progress. but first. >> on this tuesday, professional sky diver felix bum gardner is set to attempt to break his record he will free fall from 120 thousand feet, and break the sound barrier, if all goes well he'll land safely in the new mexico dessert about ten minutes after he jumps. waiting for him will be joel, who holds the record. >> bill: there's one -- i just want to -- you said if all goes well -- >> if all goes well we'll land in the desert -- >> bill: if all doesn't go well what happens? dan? >> well, different outcome. [ laughter ] >> bill: a new cater in the desert. >> he jumps from like a little over 100,000 feet. he has been practicing every day. >> bill: how can you practice for this every day. >> they were saying he is going to suffer lung damage from this. there is no way around it. >> bill: why? >> why do it? >> bill: why do it? >> insanity. >> eric winslow delivered a message when his teammate was kno

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like dave zirin said, they're cockroaches.o survive. >> last year, charlie sheen was the highest paid tv actor. forbes is out and he's been replaced by the man who replaced him on two and a half men. the showplace well. ashton kutcher earning $24 million for his role. laurie takes in $18 million. ray romano, alec baldwin of nc nc -- and harmon of ncis round out the top five. >>> are you a firm believer in the five second rule? you may want to be careful. the next time you drop food on the floor and think if you quickly pick it up, it is safe to eat. the folks at san diego state -- >> bill: five second rule? pick it up within five seconds you're safe. >> no germs on there. but -- >> bill: do you teach that to your kids? >> uh, no comment. look, if i drop food on the floor, it's trash. if i drop food on the floor it's trash. if my kids drop food on the floor, it is negotiation. >> bill: the dog gets it? >> the dog will usually beat anybody. >> folks at san diego university conducted a study sponsored by clorox but they found tha