“What’s happening in Happy Valley is astonishing. I’m not surprised that a sexual predator could thrive in such an environment. I’m amazed that Joe Paterno, who holds the title of coach but is really the emperor of State College, PA, didn’t see how much damage Jerry Sandusky had done.”
“If there’s one thing that movements like Occupy Wall Street need, it’s a poster child. You know, a person or company that exhibits everything bad about the system as we know it and can stand as an example for why we need more regulation and public control. Someone like … (drumroll) …
“…Anyway after a couple runs through the pile I noticed a delightful fall smell from my past, the crisp smell of burning leaves. I even stopped to appreciate it, the olfactory sensation taking me back to the old mans 55 gallon drum where in the old days we burned leaves. And garbage, and plastic, and witches and what ever else he could find.”
“NBA beat reporter Kate Fagan is ashamed of once covering up a scandal at her revered alma mater’s sports program when she was an athlete at Colorado University. Kate is coming ‘out’ on her role in this cover-up because she’s appalled by the Penn State case.”
“However, 45 years of excellence was trumped this week. In Joe’s case trumped not by what he did do, but by what he chose not to do. He chose not to do everything in his power to see to it that a sexual predator was removed from ever being in a position to hurt a kid again.”
“Former Congressman Rick Nolan of Crosby and former Senate staffer Daniel Fanning are also seeking the MN-8 DFL nomination. Both of them have also announced endorsements from the Range.”
“Joe Paterno is gone now, as the Board of Trustees at Penn State sent him packing yesterday, along with the president of the university, Graham Spanier. It had to happen, of course. A lot more needs to happen in the coming days as a great university has to deal with the moral dry rot and human carnage left behind.”
“When I exposed the Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing’s big lie about the Obama Administration and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood supporting their Boondoggle Bridge, the Coalition’s director defended its claim in a blog posting of his own.”
“This morning the Euro crisis moved on from the still unresolved Greek issue to Italy. There is nothing new here except that Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi said he would resign after an austerity package was passed and move the nation ahead into new elections. How did that happen?”
“Boxing is increasingly a peripheral sport, so it’s difficult to explain to younger people why Joe Frazier mattered. Frazier died yesterday at the age of 67, losing a battle against liver cancer. Frazier didn’t lose many battles.”
