Posted on 03/30/2008 5:44:27 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, a noted Republican, says he thought long and hard before deciding against greeting Bill Clinton when the former president visited campus on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign.
Bill Clinton pitched the Penn State ties of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday during a stop in State College, reminding the mostly youthful audience that her father and brother both played football at Penn State.
In fact, brother Hugh Rodham, a 1972 graduate, was a backup quarterback under Paterno.
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I remember that pic.
Didn’t say he could stop it - he takes a tough stand against it. Granted, some of it may just be PR, but I think there’s a good reason he’s been around as long as he has.
There has been a lot of change in how some of that stuff is viewed over the years though. Even when I was in High School and College (70's) fights were fairly common among young men (even non-athletes), but as long as no one was seriously injured it wasn't considered criminal. In my grandparents day grown men would have fights, but if it was a fight arising from an argument it wasn't considered criminal. Today, if you slam a door and it bounces back hitting someone, you risk being charged with assault! My point on the list you posted of crimes is that in many of the cases that are assault, they simply wouldn't have been considered criminal assaults in the past. They were the kind of fights boys always have gotten into (and always will).
The DUI's and fake ID issues are more related to the changes in the laws. It appears to me that PSU students (athlete or not) aren't really drinking more - it's just been driven off campus (DUI increases when you have to drive to the bar instead of drinking in the dorms), and the enforcement of the drinking age (21) is much tougher than it used to be.
What really has increased alot among PSU football players is downright criminal activity - there's been some breaking and entering not associated with fights, burglary, etc that simply didn't happen 20-30 years ago. I personally think it's the kind of athletes they are recruiting, going to the inner cities to "give those kids a better chance in life", but some of them are simply bringing their way of life with them. Many of those cases result in the kid being kicked off the team and sent home before anyone even knows about it, and you wouldn't have heard about them. Unfortunately, in todays litigious environment, it seems that it's much harder for the coach to just kick players off the team for drinking and fighting, especially if they are players whose parents have money to fight or power with the PSU Administration. Those are the ones who stay on the team till their trial is over...
We are a republic
We don’t have kings
Respect or not —the president is a servant of the people not vice versa
Respect for the office is BS
NO FREE CITIZEN is obligated to meet anybody
Best response to the great narcissist.
It certainly is refreshing to see someone that young people can pattern their lives after. Go Joe!
What’s your point?
One shouldn’t turn their back on any Clintoon. One never knows what they will find in their back.
Clinton came to my area of PA last week, and thousands turned out to see him. Go figure...
Not the football team?
If we all turned our backs on the grifters, we could make a large statement.
(I do have to admit that I’d love to be able to “pass gas” in his absolute direction!!!)
You're probably right...
That's why it's so hard to understand dems who like the guy.
Possibly an invitation went out to prominent members of the faculty and staff to meet clinton...
I do have to give Joe credit...
I would walk across the street , but i would spit on their shoes, I may live long enough to either spit or piss on their graves
Woody would be proud.
“Oh, I’m so excited about this opportunity . . . . BARRRRRF.” All over his shoes, and with any luck, his pants.
Would the SS arrest you over that? I mean, you couldn’t help it. It just happened.
I would have loved to have seen Woody deck Clinton, like he did that Clemson player.
If I spit on hin, I would be arrested.
I probably would get arrested for defacing his/her grave.
If you barfed on him, you could claim nervous stomach.
I will need to reconsider my plans.
LOL
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