<>If my memory serves me correctly, then you’ve been a defender of Joe Paterno since the beginning.<>
No — that would be these two:
http://www.johnziegler.com/editorials_details.asp?editorial=219
http://tominpaine.blogspot.com/2012/07/red-flags-and-personal-fouls-dishonest.html
<>I notice that it doesn’t faze you if Paterno perjured himself in front of the Grand Jury.<>
Oh — it would if he did but he was never charged with perjury by the Grand Jury and Freeh’s report presents no evidence of perjury either. If you found some in his report, then please post it.
<>Let me guess. You’ve never read the Freeh report, have you?<>
I’ve been through the executive summary and see three names prominently mentioned: Spanier, Schultz, and Curley. Listerning to his detractors here one would think that it was all about Paterno.
<>You may continue your worship of Joe Paterno now.<>
Right!!! And you may continue your worship of Freeh.
As for Paterno's perjury:
First, in his grand jury testimony, he swore under oath that the only person he told about the Sandusky matter was Athletic Director Tim Curley, and only once. That's contrary to everything else known about the case (including the misguided pleas of Paterno supports that "Paterno told the head of university police"). From all documentation, Paterno met later with Curley and Schultz. Strike one.
Two, Paterno testified under oath that he didn't know if any official at Penn State other than Curley ever found out about the Sandusky affair in the shower in 2001. That's a lie - because there's entirely too much evidence that Paterno met with Curley and Schultz.
Do I think Freeh's report correctly identified the failings of Paterno, Spanier, Schultz, and Curley? Yes.
Do I think the Freeh report did not address the involvement of the BOT? Yes. After all, within only three or four days of the issuance of the Freeh report, we discovered that in 2004 some members of the Board were concerned about the fact that Paterno, Spanier, Schultz, and Curley were acting on their own and exercising their own power in areas involving the football program. Efforts to control them were shot down by three trustees, and the entire thing was only brought to the attention of seven trustees.
There's more blame to go around than disclosed by the Freeh report.
But was Paterno a scapegoat? No. He was a lying enabler.