“This thread is about one of the largest, and best universities in the nation hiring a new President.
If you have something to say about that, then by all means speak up.”
A) I was communicating with Humblergunner, not you.
B) As to your assertion that Penn State is “one of the largest and best universities in the nation,” I would take issue with the veracity of that statement. Any institution that places the “value” of their football program above dealing effectively with the sexual abuse of children fails the test of “best.” Graham Spannier was a disgrace as the school’s president, and yet he stayed until this whole sorry story unfolded. Shame on the school’s “leadership” for knowingly trying to cover this abuse up. You know that they did, but like a lot of people who are rah rah over school sports, you seem to be all too willing to overlook what happened. As for Joe Paterno, I hope he’s burning in Hell if there is such a place. As the end of the day, he was a shell of a human being who, like our current president, mistakenly believed he was some kind of demigod.
Finally, good old Michael Mann is a Penn State guy. What he’s done to try and “steer” the “global warming crap” is a disgrace along with his lawsuit against Stein for calling his bluff. A quality institution of higher learning doesn’t employ “scientists” who work backward from a predetermined “answer.”
Have a nice day!