tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post3700120776783163236..comments2024-03-17T05:26:42.972-04:00Comments on Spencerblog: In Defense of Mike McQuearySpencerbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09091827187116268547noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-67496553276566943582013-08-27T23:48:09.350-04:002013-08-27T23:48:09.350-04:00I am still in shock that Mike McQueary ran home to...I am still in shock that Mike McQueary ran home to his father for advice and now is crying the blues. How many tears did the young child shed all these years? He shed them for a much better reason than Mike has. No reason in the whole world, nothing, will ever be right for leaving the child. After seeing Sandusky afterwards should have been a warning sign that nothing was done. I am shocked, disgusted and ashamed. If a 6' heavy man can't save a child, who will? Yech....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-14224695485316624802013-01-07T02:51:43.884-05:002013-01-07T02:51:43.884-05:00Jake - If we find out that Paterno knew for years ...Jake - If we find out that Paterno knew for years that Sanduski was molesting children & he looked the other way, would the vilifiation be justified?Burschhttp://www.frazierflanery.net/groups/5thgrademath/weblog/50ae0/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-91106430356563609052011-12-20T00:16:39.869-05:002011-12-20T00:16:39.869-05:00Jake - Why aren't you making that same argumen...Jake - Why aren't you making that same argument for Sanduski? He hasn't been proven guilty. You want to tell us about all of the wonderful things he's done for kids? You make Paterno sound like Ghandi. This is a guy who's good at winning a game. And he's made a ton of money being good at winning. But come on! Enough of the hero worship. I'm willing to give this guy the benefit of the doubt, but if in the end we find out that Paterno swept this under the rug, I believe most people will share my opinion. With the exception of you.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-47246952737245466312011-12-19T23:21:21.043-05:002011-12-19T23:21:21.043-05:00Bob,
Who decides that Coach Paterno "put the...Bob,<br /><br />Who decides that Coach Paterno "put the interests of Penn State before the victims"? <br />You? the media lynch mob? the moral relativists of the faculty? Absent due process, there can be no legitimate determination.<br /><br />The simple fact is that there can be no justice for some when there is no justice for all. <br />JoePa has positively affected the lives of generations of Pennsylvania families. <br />Maybe we are better served by honestly judging a man who has benefited more young people in a week than the rest of us could in a year.jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814885352848691045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-87240998294242129622011-12-19T21:39:06.198-05:002011-12-19T21:39:06.198-05:00Jake - You write "If Coach Paterno is charged...Jake - You write "If Coach Paterno is charged with a crime, tried, and convicted, then he will deserve the loss of public confidence he will undoubtedly receive." Only under those circumstances? Aside from legal obligations, don't we, as adults have a moral and ethical obligation to take action if we suspect a child is being molested? Regardless of wether or not Paterno commited a crime, if Paterno put the interests of Penn State before the interests of the victims, he deserves to be vilified.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-87979660813231236222011-12-19T18:40:01.994-05:002011-12-19T18:40:01.994-05:00If Coach Paterno is charged with a crime, tried, a...If Coach Paterno is charged with a crime, tried, and convicted, then he will deserve the loss of public confidence he will undoubtedly receive.<br />Idle speculation, unsubstantiated rumors and media gossip are never proof of anything, except perhaps the sad cynicism of our society. Forty years of "Success with Honor" deserves more credit than JoePa is being given.jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814885352848691045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-75467902092402359712011-12-19T15:24:03.597-05:002011-12-19T15:24:03.597-05:00Jake - If we find out that Paterno knew for years ...Jake - If we find out that Paterno knew for years that Sanduski was molesting children & he looked the other way, would the vilifiation be justified?Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-90408514323288171632011-12-19T14:55:29.026-05:002011-12-19T14:55:29.026-05:00Jake - I understand your point, however you write ...Jake - I understand your point, however you write "JoePa has been wrongly vilified." Maybe, maybe not.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-25450141191814389152011-12-19T11:34:18.234-05:002011-12-19T11:34:18.234-05:00Glad to oblige, Bob.
McQueary's testimony in ...Glad to oblige, Bob.<br /><br />McQueary's testimony in the prelim appeared to be consistent with his grand jury testimony. He further clarified that he was not explicit in his description to Coach Joe Paterno, which makes all the sanctimonious blowhards look pretty stupid. <br /><br />All in all, there was nothing we learned Friday that changes any of my fundamental criticisms of the media lynch mob. JoePa has been wrongly vilified and the rush to judgment in the court of public opinion risks denying both the defendants and their victims their rights to due process.<br /><br />Gil writes an opinion column, which requires him to take a position; the more provocative the better. General news reporters should stick to the facts, and law enforcement shouldn't be interjecting their opinions either.<br /><br />I'm still seeing too many deep thinkers trying to one-up each other's faux outrage. To reiterate, you can't stop evil by destroying things that are good.jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814885352848691045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-85341260979610789252011-12-18T22:10:35.115-05:002011-12-18T22:10:35.115-05:00Transgressions are a two way street. What goes ar...Transgressions are a two way street. What goes around comes around. See ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463472772679876402.post-74343354927648578692011-12-18T16:36:09.027-05:002011-12-18T16:36:09.027-05:00Can't wait for Jake's rebuttal.Can't wait for Jake's rebuttal.Bob Bohnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727853354188545192noreply@blogger.com