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Sun Nov-13-11 05:15 AM
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| 40. I dare say that it is impossible |
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to do enough good coaching football
to offset the evil of turning a blind eye to a child rapist year after year after year
if you think differently you are missing an essential part of your humanity
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| -Some perspective on Paterno |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 02:42 AM |
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Thanks, melissaf! |
Suich |
Nov-13-11 02:52 AM |
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What further truth do you think might come out? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 02:57 AM |
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With all due respect, |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:02 AM |
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awwww, poor joe has suffered enough |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:12 AM |
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No, that's not the point of the article. |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:20 AM |
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"But he didn't get to finish the season." |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:22 AM |
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I'm not going to shut up about this |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:26 AM |
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Please continue to post. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:28 AM |
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But he didn't get to finish the season |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:29 AM |
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You are truly without a clue to have posted that. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:30 AM |
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You've obviously made up your mind. |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:52 AM |
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Thank you for trying to inject a little humanity into this horrible |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 04:19 AM |
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I think the primary difference... |
trotsky |
Nov-13-11 06:59 AM |
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No, but when people try to talk about it, there are always those |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 12:33 PM |
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Interesting. |
trotsky |
Nov-13-11 12:45 PM |
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No, it doesn't sound like that at all. It sounds like what it says, |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 02:04 PM |
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As much as you'd like to tie these incidents together, |
trotsky |
Nov-13-11 03:06 PM |
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Why are you making this about me? It is not personal, to you or |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 03:21 PM |
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I am not interested in excusing people for their actions... |
trotsky |
Nov-13-11 03:46 PM |
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Well, we agree. I am not interested in that either. |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 04:10 PM |
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You are not saying anything |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:29 AM |
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Well, from my perspective |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:35 AM |
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. I get enraged by this, |
DiverDave |
Nov-13-11 04:05 AM |
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That's awful |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 04:24 AM |
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i am sorry that happened to you. |
October |
Nov-13-11 03:36 PM |
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"Don't be so judgmental, that's my prerogative, you outrage addicts." |
EFerrari |
Nov-13-11 03:17 PM |
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He has publicly admitted he did nothing, what else can come out? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:26 AM |
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One line from a press release |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:28 AM |
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WTF? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:35 AM |
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I read the article and it made me sick. |
beac |
Nov-13-11 01:08 PM |
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I didn't know Paterno said "he was aware of it all the time." |
Suich |
Nov-13-11 03:07 AM |
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He knew since 2002 |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:17 AM |
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1998 |
Octafish |
Nov-13-11 02:12 PM |
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couldn't have said it better |
TorchTheWitch |
Nov-13-11 05:19 PM |
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Posnanski (from Sports Illustrated) is writing a book on Paterno. |
JohnnyLib2 |
Nov-13-11 03:05 AM |
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"the outrage addicts" |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:12 AM |
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Yeah, well |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:23 AM |
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Yes, you're doing a great job. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:29 AM |
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Well, it seems you've already made up your mind |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:42 AM |
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Seriously, if changing minds is what you are trying to do with this thread |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 03:51 AM |
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You know something? |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 04:04 AM |
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"I thought of taking out that 'outrage addicts' thing..." |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 04:19 AM |
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I disagree, I think she said what she felt, and to be honest, |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 04:31 AM |
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Her OP & the article were about Paterno, who you fail to mention. |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Nov-13-11 04:44 AM |
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There's clearly an outrage addiction going on |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 07:56 AM |
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"throw another position into the mix to cut the uniformity" |
JohnnyLib2 |
Nov-13-11 08:35 AM |
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Is that the new Luntz term for those of us who are horrified by child rape?: "Outrage Addicts" |
myrna minx |
Nov-13-11 03:44 AM |
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yeah, that's right |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:47 AM |
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No one should *need* to "change your mind" about this. You've made yourself |
myrna minx |
Nov-13-11 03:52 AM |
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Duplicate post. n/t |
myrna minx |
Nov-13-11 03:52 AM |
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By the way, |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:50 AM |
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Read this: |
myrna minx |
Nov-13-11 03:57 AM |
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Read the article in the OP first. |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 03:59 AM |
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I'll stick with sworn grand jury testimony, thanks. Signed the |
myrna minx |
Nov-13-11 04:02 AM |
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Ah, I see. |
melissaf |
Nov-13-11 04:06 AM |
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Personally as a molestation victim myself I hope Paterno is sued for every nickel he has.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-13-11 04:35 AM |
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I dare say that it is impossible |
SixthSense |
Nov-13-11 05:15 AM |
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Highbrow and Lowbrow |
SoDesuKa |
Nov-13-11 06:42 AM |
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There were quite a few here on DU that thought an acquittal in the CA case was possible.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-13-11 07:05 AM |
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When did Paterno 'fire the guy'? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Nov-13-11 09:26 AM |
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He didn't fire the guy, and as far as we know never confronted him either. His son, Scott Paterno, |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Nov-13-11 01:47 PM |
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"The way he lived his life?" WTF? |
Atman |
Nov-13-11 07:20 AM |
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Thanks for posting this |
tularetom |
Nov-13-11 07:29 AM |
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Paterno grew the fiber, fabricated the rope, fashioned a noose, and willingly put it around his neck |
Ikonoklast |
Nov-13-11 07:54 AM |
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Correction |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 07:58 AM |
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Bullshit. |
jakefrep |
Nov-13-11 12:50 PM |
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Seriously? |
October |
Nov-13-11 03:53 PM |
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Nov-13-11 04:03 PM |
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Did he call the police after being notified one of his subordinates |
Ikonoklast |
Nov-13-11 04:12 PM |
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maybe allow people a little time to absorb what paterno has done and how the students react |
seabeyond |
Nov-13-11 08:41 AM |
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Bullshit ...If he could cover up a decade of this horror....he could have covered up anything ! |
RagAss |
Nov-13-11 08:43 AM |
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Outrage addicts |
Mendocino |
Nov-13-11 09:19 AM |
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Interesting |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 11:04 AM |
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Perhaps I'm missing your point |
Mendocino |
Nov-13-11 01:00 PM |
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I understand your point |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 01:12 PM |
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Good post, thank you. |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 02:29 PM |
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I am not one to be outraged by everything -- hence not an addict --but THIS story does outrage me. |
October |
Nov-13-11 03:55 PM |
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Be consistent. |
Mendocino |
Nov-13-11 06:37 PM |
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Nice sentiment, but rings a little hollow coming from you who |
beac |
Nov-13-11 01:23 PM |
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Like I said |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 01:26 PM |
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I've been following this issue pretty closely on DU and |
beac |
Nov-13-11 01:36 PM |
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Well... |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 01:38 PM |
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So, you can't support your argument with even ONE actual example? |
beac |
Nov-13-11 01:56 PM |
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Let me ask you a question |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 02:21 PM |
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Let's go back to my first question to you. I asked you to provide links |
beac |
Nov-13-11 03:10 PM |
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First off, I want to thank you for a classy and civil post |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 05:58 PM |
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And thank you for your civil reply. |
beac |
Nov-13-11 06:33 PM |
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See the last post in this thread. |
sabrina 1 |
Nov-13-11 03:50 PM |
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he was an accomplice to child rape. |
Whisp |
Nov-13-11 01:10 PM |
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No, he wasn't |
jakefrep |
Nov-13-11 01:23 PM |
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No Paterno didn't commit a crime. He just helped cover it up. |
beac |
Nov-13-11 01:32 PM |
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Really? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 01:36 PM |
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Nov-13-11 03:50 PM |
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Open your own eyes. /nt |
October |
Nov-13-11 03:58 PM |
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Deleted message |
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Nov-13-11 04:06 PM |
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So you are ok that he did nothing? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 04:03 PM |
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I didn't approve of anything. |
jakefrep |
Nov-13-11 04:05 PM |
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ahhh... So enabling child rape is not a crime? |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 04:08 PM |
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Unrec for the first line insult. If you are going to share info, best not to start out that way. eom |
uppityperson |
Nov-13-11 01:35 PM |
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UnRec for all the glaringly obvious reasons. Absolutely unreal this defense of the indefensible. n/t |
apocalypsehow |
Nov-13-11 02:03 PM |
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You are an emotional bully and a self-righteous prig... |
markpkessinger |
Nov-13-11 07:56 PM |
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Ohhhh, Mark! You wound me, sir. Does this mean we can't be friends? |
apocalypsehow |
Nov-13-11 09:15 PM |
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we still don't know much of anything about what Paterno knew and when |
fishwax |
Nov-13-11 02:08 PM |
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What we do know for fact |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 02:15 PM |
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most of those are established facts |
fishwax |
Nov-13-11 02:18 PM |
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It is being reported he attended a football camp for Polynesian players in Utah |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 02:28 PM |
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I've heard that the camp denies Sandusky was there |
fishwax |
Nov-13-11 02:45 PM |
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I accept that as casting doubt/possibly refuting it - nt |
Ohio Joe |
Nov-13-11 03:02 PM |
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Could Sandusky have been piggybacking on this? |
divineorder |
Nov-13-11 04:16 PM |
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I can barely stand what we do know as FACT where Paterno et al are concerned. |
October |
Nov-13-11 04:01 PM |
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It's actually backwards. It should read: "Paterno had a great run, about a decade longer than he |
WinkyDink |
Nov-13-11 02:48 PM |
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Less than 3 months... |
pangaia |
Nov-13-11 02:57 PM |
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Heh heh heh |
alcibiades_mystery |
Nov-13-11 03:00 PM |
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the ultimate irony - he may destroy the very institution he was trying to protect... |
lame54 |
Nov-13-11 03:13 PM |
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+1 So true! /nt |
October |
Nov-13-11 04:00 PM |
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some perspective... |
handmade34 |
Nov-13-11 03:13 PM |
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I get tired of rape apologia on DU. nt |
msanthrope |
Nov-13-11 03:38 PM |
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How is it "rape apologia"? |
jakefrep |
Nov-13-11 03:51 PM |
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Really, you can't figure this one out? nt |
msanthrope |
Nov-13-11 03:56 PM |
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You appear to be the one who can't figure it out. |
jakefrep |
Nov-13-11 04:04 PM |
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Joe Paterno aided and abetted a rapist. He sat on the Board of his foundation. |
msanthrope |
Nov-13-11 06:40 PM |
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We know he did not do what was right... |
SkyDaddy7 |
Nov-13-11 04:26 PM |
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Some more perspective on Paterno |
WhaTHellsgoingonhere |
Nov-13-11 04:58 PM |
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what a load of crap. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Nov-13-11 06:00 PM |
#117 |
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