In totally untimely news, Joe Paterno finds himself in hot water due to the inability of the PSU administration to actually discuss things face to face over coffee instead of sharing their thoughts in an email.
Damn, this gives the PSU faithful another target to point fingers of blame at other than Paterno… “If it wasn’t for computer technology Joe wouldn’t be in trouble!” As if they need any more basis for rationalization that is. Here is my favorite from a PSU poster.
“Even if true this doesn’t establish “cover up” as the motive. I think its quite likely that they wanted to help an old loyal friend, to get him professional help in the belief that it would halt the conduct without destroying his life and reputation. Obviously, that was a bad decision and very misplaced. But making a horribly wrong decision isn’t the same as covering up a scandal to protect the football program.”
Allll righty then…!!!
Maybe Paterno is glad he’s dead so that he doesn’t actually have to face the public and tell the truth, something that he’s proven he can’t be counted on to do in the past.
In case anyone has been in a coma these last three days a series of emails between the AD Curley and the President Spanier have been quoted in CNN articles (and now by AP stringers) that show “Joe” (Paterno) was complicit in not alerting the authorities back in 2001 after the four principals had gotten McQueary’s report of the shower incident.
If you’ve the stomach for it here are a few excerpts:
“…then Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs Gary Schultz developed a three-part plan to talk with Sandusky; contact the Second Mile — the youth charity Sandusky founded; and inform child welfare authorities.” and “But that plan was put on hold, the report stated, Feb. 27, when Schultz received an e-mailed reply from Athletic Director Tim Curley — apparently after a discussion with head football coach Joe Paterno — in which Curley suggests talking with Sandusky directly before alerting any outside authorities.”
What happened then is the most damning as far as Paterno is concerned…
In an email from Schultz to Spanier came this. “After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps,” CNN quoted Curley as saying in an email. Curley indicated, according to the report, that he planned to talk with Sandusky and also contact The Second Mile, but not necessarily the child welfare office if Sandusky cooperated and got professional help.
Cooperated and got professional help. Oy Vey, Goot Gott In Himmel!
This brings up the question if Sandusky was confronted and agreed to those stipulations. If so, and if I were the DA, I’d want the name of that therapist who didn’t alert authorities that Sandusky remained a ‘danger to others’. But you know that never happened and that PSU didn’t give a damn if it did. They just wanted silence at all costs.
Then this bombshell which, to me, is the most sickening insight into these men’s minds when Spanier wrote “I am supportive,” Spanier emailed Curley, according to the e-mails obtained by CNN. “The only downside for us if the message isn’t heard and acted upon, and then we become vulnerable for not having reported it.”
“the only downside…then we become vulnerable…”
