This in my humble opinion is a diverse list of required reading if you want both well-researched fact and cogent opinion. I hope this helps you form a holistic understanding of what has been going on in Happy Valley under Emperor Paterno where descent and outsiders were not tolerated until last week when the FBI strolled in to town. I did not truncate this entry because of its importance.
Ross Douthat’s fantastic piece in The Times “The Devil and Joe Paterno” this past weekend and his colleague Maureen Dowd’s equally powerful missive.
Penn State grad Sara “I do feel very strongly about local journalism. We’re losing it and that’s very sad” Ganim’s (and her many fans) many fantastic pieces in The Patriot-News including the original expose in March of this year, which was followed-up by a more publicized but equally scathing piece by Mark Madden.
Mike Francesa’s equally scathing opening of his show on WFAN in NYC.
Mr. Pierce said it perfectly when responding to the adulterated use of prayer circles and scripture by stating emphatically
“The crimes at Penn State are about the raping of children. That is all they are about. The crimes at Penn State are about the raping of children by Jerry Sandusky, and the possibility that people lied to a grand jury about the raping of children by Jerry Sandusky, and the likelihood that most of the people who had the authority at Penn State to stop the raping of children by Jerry Sandusky proved themselves to have the moral backbone of ribbon worms.”
Mr. Madden a noted bombastic figure but spot on with respect to Sandusky went on WEEI in Boston’s Dennis and Callahan Show with an even more outlandish but at this point not plausible claim. He told the interviewers
“I can give you a rumor and I can give you something I think might happen. I hear there’s a rumor that there will be a more shocking development from the Second Mile Foundation — and hold on to your stomachs, boys, this is gross, I will use the only language I can — that Jerry Sandusky and Second Mile were pimping out young boys to rich donors. That was being investigated by two prominent columnists even as I speak.”
Ms. Ganim’s recent summary of her and other’s work at The Patriot-News.
Again Ms. Ganim’s who knew what and when conspiracy piece.
WFAN’s Mike Francesa interview series as well as is his continued willingness to keep the issue on center-stage in the country’s media capital NYC.
Francesa and the Reading Eagle’s Rich Scarcella.
Francesa interview’s YES Network journalist and Penn State Grad Kim Jones.
Francesa’s November 10th show opening monologue.
Francesa’s November 9th show opening monologue.
Francesa and Jones November 8th.
Francesa with FightonState.com’s Mike Brennan.
The original story breaking nationally at The Times which focused on Sandusky but equally on the indictment of Gary Schultz, the senior vice president for finance and business, and Tim Curley, the athletic director.
George Vecsey’s fantastic piece speaking to the fiscal and moral capture of communities like State College, PA by big time NCAA football only surpassed from an opinion perspective by that of Mr. Pierce.
The fact that
Judge Who Set No Bail for Penn State Sex Abuse Suspect Volunteered for Him
AND of course if you dare AND you should dare the Sandusky-Grand-Jury-Presentment itself.
