My Misplaced Sympathy for Joe Paterno

i want to say, what has been alledged is horrendous and if it is true (which it seems it is) Sandusky is a vile human being.

I have not read the 23 page grand jury report, I dont not need to hear the descriptions of what happened. But What i would like to know is what people knew...

Joe obviously knew something. McQueary told him something. What exactlyt was it?

People say, "He admitted he wished he had done more, he knew." I understand. Hindsight is 20/20. Have you ever years down the line put two and two together and realized, "oh, dang, how did I miss that before?" Everyone looks at it as if he was in the shower with Sandusky watching.

I always hope for the best and want to be full of grace. We live in a land where people are inoccent until proven guilty and yet everyone (outside of Penn State) wants Joe crucified. I dont have a problem with removing him as coach, figure this stuff out, PLEASE!

Again back to my optimistic outlook. Joe hears from a grad student something is amiss, he reports it to his superiors and some changes are made. Obviously not enough changes, but one might think, "Hey, the school looked into it, this is what they found, this is what they decided, okay, the situation is handled."
I know, very naive.

On the radio one personality said, "people around Sandusky knew, they always know." That isnt a fair statement. We all have secrets, dark parts of ourselves that we hide. People with sicknesses like the one Sandusky seems to have, usually work really hard at hiding it. There might be clues that people might see, but those people dont go around talking about thier sickness in their regular life.

I guess I hope for the best.

Sadly, we may never really know what happened and who really knew what and when.

Obviously McQueary didnt see enough of an issue to keep him from working with Joe...

My heart still breaks for the families. the lives that have been tainted and innocence lost.

politics schmolitics

I read a facebook note/post/comment whatever where a friend of mine said that he has not "voted for" someone in a a long time, rather he has "voted against" a candidate.

I loathe politics. Its bothersome and mostly leads to quarreling, which gets nowhere.

the idea of picking the lesser of two evils is so much fun. Now I understand many people out there really believe in their politics (party affiliation etc) and see it as useful. Me, not so much.

I recently posted about the OWS ordeal and I agree something needs to change. Here is the problem, things dont really change. why? Because people are still people. We are selfish, greedy, jealous and worse. Few people can endure the pressure AND power of leading.

The honest ones give up and the "great ones" are corrupted. The system wears on you. And we are all still human.

Would it be awesome to clean house and get rid of all the politicians in Washington? maybe. Are there people who can and would do a better job? probably? Would I vote for any of them? Possibly.

After my rousing encouragements, i dont understand why more decent people do not run for office... other than the money to afford it and the popularity to get them to the end.

I dont know what to do. i mean other than pray.

America was designed to keep any individual or group from holding all the power... now they just play games with the powers they hold and harm everyone else. Most politicians in Washington have more than me... but they need me. Well they only need me if there is someone willing to run against them....

meh... politics.