tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post7564048715451022400..comments2024-01-30T04:57:48.673-05:00Comments on Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: Upon Further Review: BOT didn't vote to fire Paterno on 11/9/11Barry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-29158944669466276422014-08-25T19:54:19.482-04:002014-08-25T19:54:19.482-04:00Tim,
As I noted above, the trustees were split on ...Tim,<br />As I noted above, the trustees were split on firing Joe and those who opposed firing believed the BOT should gather more facts before they made a decision. I was getting a play-by-play of this through a source close to the Board and when Spanier and Garban announced they were forming the Special Investigations Task Force (on Nov 7th), I believed that Paterno would be safe from firing while the SITF looked into the facts. Of course, all the SITF did was make the disastrous decision to hire Freeh.<br /><br />I agree all of them should have followed Al Clemens lead and resigned. Those who believe that a mass resignation would have left a leadership void at PSU obviously were wrong. The firing of Joe and Graham, combined with the BOT and Erickson staying CREATED A LEADERSHIP void.<br /><br /><br />Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-17671122493892877952014-08-25T16:34:21.661-04:002014-08-25T16:34:21.661-04:00Really sad and disappointing that none on the BoT ...Really sad and disappointing that none on the BoT would even give Paterno and Spanier the benefit of the doubt. Even worse is that none realized the tremendous damage firing Paterno and Spanier would do to Penn State. <br /><br />I don't see how any on the BoT in Nov. 2011 are qualified due just to that colossal failure to serve the best interests of Penn State. They should have all resigned. Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-16486704656424543542014-08-22T04:27:53.371-04:002014-08-22T04:27:53.371-04:00Truthseeker,
Thanks for the kind words. I agree w...Truthseeker,<br />Thanks for the kind words. I agree with your assessment, especially this:<br /><br />"Industrial and/or corporate wealth created the false narrative of PSU and Joe Paterno being responsible for the Second Mile and its systematic abuse of children. The Second Mile is funded by corporate wealth and is a "resource" for a few sick wealthy pedophiles that are protecting it."<br /><br />However, the BOT and Second Mile are just two parts of the puzzle. There are a number of PA government agencies who have their fingers in this, including DPW, the PA Department of Education, and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Both Corbett and Baldwin served with the PCCD and the PCCD provides grant programs for not only youth services, but law enforcement education, of which PSU was/is a recipient.<br /><br />The Feds know about those connections.<br />Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-56193498919544524302014-08-21T23:28:02.962-04:002014-08-21T23:28:02.962-04:00Excellent Ray! So this"power group" or &...Excellent Ray! So this"power group" or "industry trustee" group are in the minority, or the smaller representation of the entire BoT. They are pretty much self-appointed and can intimidate the other "meaningless" trustees. They can monopolize decisions because of their wealth and apparent power. In essence, they are there to protect themselves, their corporations, their politics,their personal investments, and hide any illegal, immoral, and unethical dealings that are associated with them. <br /><br />You know, Eisenhower saw this thing developing back in the 1950s and warned the public in a speech about the threat of what he called "the military/industrial complex". This threat is eating away at the integrity of our government, our institutions of higher education, our health and medical institutions, and even our everyday personal relationships. <br /><br />What Eisenhower meant by the "military/industrial complex" was the ability of corporate or industrial wealth to begin to corrupt our system of defense,democracy, justice, truth, and fairness in society. He was afraid that the vast industrial wealth in this country would eventually reach into and control our own military. The military could then be used as a "tool" for the wealthy to do their personal bidding against any political or scholarly group that may oppose them. And as is the case with Joe Paterno and PSU, corporate elitists have now shown that they can, at their whim, ruin innocent people and grand institutions of higher learning in order to protect themselves. <br /><br />Industrial and/or corporate wealth created the false narrative of PSU and Joe Paterno being responsible for the Second Mile and its systematic abuse of children. The Second Mile is funded by corporate wealth and is a "resource" for a few sick wealthy pedophiles that are protecting it.<br /><br />This is not about "football", or PSU, or "sports culture". This is about the absolute and misguided power of a few corporate elitists on the PSU BoT destroying the very institution they were supposed to protect. <br /><br /> Truthseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434780738644463324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-91029358927218480202014-08-21T23:14:23.050-04:002014-08-21T23:14:23.050-04:00After almost three years of emotional turmoil, thi...After almost three years of emotional turmoil, this revelation literally turns my stomach. Not only was there no due process under the laws of the Commonwealth, much less in the 'court' of public opinion; now we know that there was no due process by the Board of Trustees under the rules of its own organization.<br /><br />A hideous example. Even worse than the NCAA!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199859572052428797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-70430739773369782462014-08-21T22:26:50.433-04:002014-08-21T22:26:50.433-04:00A really revealing and sad commentary on those who...A really revealing and sad commentary on those who are suppose to be doing it right and are instead doing Iwhat the few and powerful want<br />Al '64Al '64https://www.blogger.com/profile/04462090542063758410noreply@blogger.com