“How is Joe Paterno doing?”
Why would he ask how a statue is doing?
One would not go to Florence and ask, “How is David doing?”
One would not go to Washington D.C. and ask, “How is Abe Lincoln doing?”
Because the news in PA is filled with stories of how the statue is coming back, that’s why.
Here’s a recent story on the subject:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/02/new_joe_paterno_statues_being.html
The crowd he was addressing knew exactly what he was talking about. The morons in the media and those here on FR, not so much.
It’s like saying; “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”
It's a rhetorical question. Get an education.