Thousands of Penn State students were not happy that football coach Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the child molestation scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Here's video of the rally:
The CNN anchor makes a fool of himself reporting the "facts" of the story, declaring that the students were chanting, "F--- Sandusky."
No, they were chanting, "F--- the trustees." That's a completely different angle.
Whatever, I don't think CNN should have stayed with that audio when it was clear the chant included the F-bomb.
Here's more on the students' pro-Paterno rally:
Thousands of Penn State students loudly and angrily displayed their displeasure over the firing of football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday night, rioting, screaming and loudly chanting, hours after the school's Board of Trustees fired the 46-year head coach.
Lamp posts were tipped over and broken on Beaver Avenue, part of the campus business district, where students were met by police and pepper spray. A television truck was overturned, and students rushed the university's administration building, "Old Main," a couple of blocks away.
Students chanted "We Are Penn State," "We want Joe" and "One more game" and yelled Paterno's name as they rushed the building, where a half-dozen police officers waited on the steps, preventing the mob from going inside.
The ugly tone of the evening was set at the Board of Trustees' news conference when an audible gasp went through the room at the Penn Stater Resort as John Surma, the Board's vice chairman, announced Paterno was no longer the coach.
More than one student in the audience yelled, "Your campus is going to burn tonight," shortly after the announcement, which came at about 10:15 p.m. ET.
Police said they had not been informed in advance of the board's decision.
So police prevented the disgruntled students from occupying "Old Main."
They had a better handle on the situation than Madison police did when protesters squatted in the Capitol building for weeks last February and March. Oh, that's right. Madison police put out the welcome mat for them.
Back to Paterno, Sandusky, and the crimes...
Why are thousand of students showing such fervent support for Paterno?
He knew Sandusky preyed on children. He kept a monster on his staff. While Paterno was loyal to his friend, he didn't do the right thing.
Paterno is a legend. Forty-six years is a long time to hold a job, longer than Muammar Gaddafi was in power in Libya. Naturally, there would be some mixed emotions upon his firing.
Students can show appreciation for Paterno and what he meant to the university. That's nice. But under the circumstances, this rally showing undying support for him is another matter.
The students don't seem to care about Sandusky's victims. They don't seem to want to hold Paterno accountable. They refuse to acknowledge all the wrongdoing.
It's unsettling that they don't understand why Paterno was fired, or they don't care. The fact that they find his forced departure to be unjust makes me question their moral bearings.
Penn State is experiencing a morality crisis, on so many levels.
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Slideshow: "Students fill Beaver Canyon in riot in response to firing of Joe Paterno"
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2 comments:
Another rare occasion where I agree with you -- what are those students thinking!?
But it wouldn't be any fun if I just left it at that. I find it ironic that this post is back-to-back with the one about how Cain supporters do not want to hear any more about unwanted sexual advances. A group of zombified idol worshipers failing to acknowledge glaring imperfections staring them right in the face. See the similarity? Any? Any whatsoever? Didn't think so.
You've got to be kidding.
(I'm not backing any Republican candidate yet, so don't count me among the "zombified.")
First, ignoring the rape of CHILDREN cannot be compared with being the target of allegations of sexual harassment.
Second, perhaps some of the alleged "zombified" idol worshippers who booed and applauded at the debate aren't even Cain supporters. Perhaps they've weighed the available evidence and think it's best to focus on the issues facing the nation rather than dwell on the accusations of harassment currently out there. Perhaps they object to the media's handling of the story.
If Cain were found to have employed a known serial rapist/molester and failed to report him to police, and people still supported Cain and wanted him elected president, then I would see a similarity because there would be one.
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