McQueary did what he has always done. Turned coat then ran to Daddy. Sandusky is a disgusting excuse of a human. This 'story' goes way further up, not only the PSU food chain, but up into gov't officials as well. Paterno is being crucified for doing all of the right things. He didn't turn a blind eye and he never perjured himself to the grand jury as Schulz and Curly have. But Paterno is the one paying both in the media and in his personal life. Look, I have children and would NEVER support someone who covered up or did not report molestation. I was raised a PSU fan and so are my daughters. Please remember that Sandusky is the villain here. The victims are the children. Paterno is the scapegoat. I am attending tomorrows game. My friend and I had tix way before this occurred. We are going to paternos home to offer support then join the other alumni, fans, and students in peaceful protest on the lawn of Old Main. Yes there are many threats and safety issues right now. I have faith the the PSP and State College police will handle this to the best of their ability. Could we stay home and avoid this mess and danger? Yes. But we strongly believe that the Board has made a huge mistake in firing Paterno. We're going to be heard. Any Braska fans coming to the game, please do not let what you are seeing in msm keep you away. Its not all the truth.
if i had raised kids to be fans of penn state football and joe paterno, i would be heard, too. but in an entirely different manner.
if i were in that position, i would be sitting down and having some long heart to hearts with my kids about the fact that a great football coach does not equal a great man, that joe paterno was not a great man, but rather, a man who COULD have been great, but chose instead to pretend he was, because that was the easier path. i would make certain my kids also heard that i had misplaced my admiration and therefore unknowingly mislead them bc it was now clear that the chances joe paterno did not know he was enabling a monster to run free and prey on innocent children are ZERO. and then i would be heard in regard to just how deplorable, shameful, disgusting, morally corrupt, and criminal i now considered paterno to be. and i would say the same about the whole lot of them.
and then i would go BE HEARD in support of the children who, while being pinned down, raped, robbed, and terrorized, very possibly prayed to the real god that paterno would come to their rescue.
when we see the writing on the wall and yet continue to look for reasons not to recognize it and change course, we are no better than most of the parties actually involved in this travesty of justice.
again, i speak only for me, but i wouldn't take the moon, the stars, the heavens, the earth, or every bit of money ever created in all the world to stand anywhere even remotely close to supporting joe paterno.
