Yes, thank you for having the courage to tell the truth about what went on at Penn State. The truth is: liberalism once again won, and a man who held to conservative standards was sacrificed on the twin altars of cowardice and political correctness.
To those who bleat, “Well, I care about the children,” please stop insulting the rest of us with your self-righteous effluvia. We all care about the children. As did JoPa — who spent his life caring about the children and molding men.
With the knowledge he had, Joe Paterno did what was right and just. He reported to those whose job it was to investigate and take appropriate action. Should he have gone on a vendetta against Sandusky based on the skimpy information we now know he was given?
No — for three reasons.
First, as noted, he reported to those whose responsibility was to investigate the charges, the ones who had the tools to thoroughly do so.
Second, he proceeded with his own job assuming that if further action from him was required, he would be so informed.
Third, he worked for a college president who was a notoriously “gay rights” zealot, a man who had made it known that any employee or student who criticized homosexuals could be punished (he even went after the Boy Scouts for being “homophobic”. So, JoPa should have martyred himself in a case in which he didn’t even know the full story?
The leftwing board of Penn State considered Joe Paterno an anachronistic conservative. They hated his standards, morals, and virtues. They saw a chance to scapegoat him — and like typical liberal vipers, they couldn’t wait to strke.
In the witch-hunt environment in which we live, it takes real guts to stand up for virtue and character and to understand that character runs deep. Everyone agrees when we see a Bill Clinton-type and say: wait a minute, this guy looks good but he's really, really bad. But few will listen when so many associated with Paterno say: wait a minute, this guy was really, really good!.
I know that JoePa was not about football alone.
I agree with you wholeheartedly.
Amen!
The leftwing board of Penn State considered Joe Paterno an anachronistic conservative. They hated his standards, morals, and virtues. They saw a chance to scapegoat him — and like typical liberal vipers, they couldn’t wait to strke.
You nailed it.
Paterno continued to invite this monster into his building knowing what he was and knowing what he did there. This is not a man to be admired.