Dan Bernstein trying to shame Penn State into denouncing Paterno statue

[step.eng69]

"Our".

Back to the Lair.

man Marshall, you are hard on these pitters

 

[StinkStankStunk]

I'm a little slow but over time I have come to realize that BOT positions are more about "political patronage" than about a sense of duty to "Dear Old State". .

Moving in the right direction - even if it is "slow" - will certainly lead to a proper conclusion.

Nothing wrong with that.......as opposed to the "head up their ass" sycophants and the circle-jerk gangs

 

[cop113]

@Dan_Bernstein just spent 40 minutes of air-time sh!tting all over PSU, JoeBots, Anthony Lubrano and even Sandy Barbour and Eric Barron. The audio will be available tomorrow, but the most interesting part: (edit) Dan said some people from the Board of Trustees meetings reached out to him and said something to the effect of, "it's everything you think but 10 times worse."

Bernstein said these former trustees stepped down or quit, and they had a particular disdain for Anthony @lubrano, whom he called out by name.

Again, the audio will be available tomorrow. Until then, here's Bernstein's column (no link) attempting to shame PSU into denouncing the Paterno statue. This is the blueprint of what our leadership will have to overcome when they choose to honor Joe Paterno.

Bernstein: Penn State, Paternos Still Insulting Victims
February 23, 2016 3:38 PM
By Dan Bernstein

By not decrying it, they tacitly endorse it, this latest re-victimization of at least 32 boys whose rape at the hands of Jerry Sandusky was facilitated by Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program.

Neither the university nor the family of the shamed former head coach offered comment when asked by Philly.com about the construction of two new statues of Paterno and the plan by the artists to send one of them on a national tour. This re-imagined version of the mothballed original has an upraised clenched fist instead of a “number one” sign, a defiant gesture that tells those boys — now men — how little they continue to matter in the dark, sick heart of the Paterno cult.

The two sculptors casting the replicas told the website that one will be given to the Paterno family, and the other will be available “for all the fans and the people that bleed blue and white” so that the image is “making a statement.”

Paterno’s own sworn testimony and later statements to investigators said it all, however, that for years he knowingly allowed a child predator to use Penn State football as part of a personal farm for cultivating new victims. But reality has not deterred the JoeBots from creating alternate worlds in which this never happened, and none of this was said.

The builders of the new statue will make money indeed, if they charge a nominal fee for these zombies to line up for pictures with their fallen icon. These people are compelled to feed their insatiable desire to be defined essentially by the success of a college football team. Their own self-worth is so much a function of Penn State and Paterno that they have created complicated personal fantasy worlds in which everything can be as it once was.

To date, there are 32 victims and counting, with $93 million in settlements paid out by the school and counting. But that is not as important to these people as revising Paterno’s history to ease their own pain, trying to make themselves feel whole again.

When the original was first taken down from its place outside Beaver Stadium, the university correctly assessed that it would represent for victims “a recurring wound” and would be “a source of division and an obstacle to healing.” It was and is the obvious right thing.

There was pushback at the time, though, and the ensuing years have only brought a stronger desire to restore it, as the JoeBots have coalesced outside the school and are still rotting it from within. A Quinnipiac poll a year ago found that 59 percent of Pennsylvania residents wanted the statue put back, with strong support across gender and age groups.

The new Penn State administration has already softened the school’s stance. They’ve realized that their constituency is motivated deeply and in twisted enough fashion to ignore the obvious message to victims raped on their campus, in their football building, over many years by a beloved, trusted coach. Of course that coach was allowed unfettered access to children and facilities long after many, including Paterno, were well aware of his criminal behavior.

Athletic Director Sandy Barbour kept open the possibility that Penn State would reinstall the statue, telling USA Today, “if, and or when there comes a time, it will be in good shape.” President Eric Barron is also reconsidering all that stuff his predecessor said about any obstacles or recurring wounds, saying last year, “A decision is not imminent. I will follow a process of deliberation and discussion that will take time.”

That’s why the school is now choosing silence when asked about the new version and the planned traveling roadshow. This is fine with them now, until we hear otherwise.

Same goes for members of the Paterno family, who have seen their patriarch’s own admissions under oath change their futures irreparably. They hire lawyers and PR consultants and fan the flames amid the worshipful lost souls, but there’s no going back. They won’t comment either, because they have to embrace any help with imaging, those 32 or more victims be damned.

They’d be better off instead heeding the words of son Jay Paterno near the end of the award-winning documentary film Happy Valley. Of the family name, he says, “It used to mean one thing, now it means something else.”

The sooner that truth is actually recognized, the better. Instead, we get continued efforts to lionize a man who spent years knowing he was doing less than everything in his power to protect innocent children from a monster. Such things must continue to be called out and shouted down by those who actually care.

32 victims. $93 million. 0 statues.

Dan Bernstein is senior columnist on CBS Chicago and co-host of “Boers & Bernstein” on Chicago’s 670 The Score.

Does Bernstein talk about the victims of priests( countless)or Boy Scout leader(countless).

 

[StinkStankStunk]

It's like an OG BOT inside joke that the alums really think that THEY represent rank and file alums or that they give two sh!tz about PSU. This a "stone cold" business, and they represent their patrons first and foremost. Only fools and little people fall for the quaint "We are..." crap.

Thankfully, there is almost NO alum who follows the actions of our BOT with even a modest level of attention, who thinks those Scoundrels represent us.

The challenge is to raise more awareness wrt getting a greater number of folks to pay attention.

 

[Zenophile]

Thankfully, there is almost NO alum who follows the actions of our BOT with even a modest level of attention, who thinks those Scoundrels represent us.

The challenge is to raise more awareness wrt getting a greater number of folks to pay attention.

Seems to me that we now have the means and are in the unique position to put the right people in the right seats to achieve this.

 

[Aoshiro]

Scott should sue Bernstein

I wouldn't be surprised if that happens eventually. A dead person can't sue for defamation, but when Bernstein is talking about living members of the Paterno family and Anthony Lubrano, he is asking to be hit with a lawsuit.

 

[PennSt8er]

I wouldn't be surprised if that happens eventually. A dead person can't sue for defamation, but when Bernstein is talking about living members of the Paterno family and Anthony Lubrano, he is asking to be hit with a fist.

FIFY

 

[Lionfan01]

Who's Dan Morgan?

This guy is everything that is wrong with the media.

1: Low information.
2: OUTRAGE!!!!
3: Profit.

 

[chrisrn1965]

1. So what? That doesn't make it true. His job is to get attention, and he certainly has yours.
2. He has said nothing we haven't heard before. What makes him special?
3. He's on a very long list, so again, why is every single thing he says brought up here by you repeatedly?

I think you've done an excellent job, especially on social media, of bringing these sorts of things to light. But it strikes me that you're not doing that with DB. It would be generous to suggest that 5 people on this entire board knew who he was before you started posting every incendiary comment he makes on here; it seems oddly out of character for you, unless your purpose is to help him get the attention he's seeking from outside his market. Whether that is your intention or not, you're succeeding.

Says the guy with 23 posts who has been on here for a month. Those of us who have been here since the shit storm hit in November 2011 are well aware of what toxic trash Bernstein spews. Chitown does a great job of holding people accountable on social media. We need to know what our enemies are doing and saying to properly defend ourselves.

 

[PSUChicago]

Bernstein is a complete BLOWHARD !!!!!

 

[PCLion]

True. Jerry started the fire. But instead of trying to containing that fire, our BOT poured gasoline on it. Then they blamed everyone but themselves. They are despicable and have earned whatever disdain has been shown them.

Will this Paterno stuff ever end?

He could have, he should have but he didn’t.

My idle disappointed the world.

 

[ChiTownLion]

Thanks for the words, fellas. Very much appreciated.

FWIW, @AldenT: Last week, I posted one of Bernstein's hit pieces on the Tennessee board to alert them of what's to come. They seemed to appreciate the heads up. While, yes, I suppose this gives DB some short-term attention, the hope is that we can unite with other fanbases one day to make our message so loud that it's impossible to ignore.

Here's the post: http://tennessee.247sports.com/Boar...o-host-Dan-Bernstein-on-Tennessee-FB-43785071

 

[BUFFALO LION]

Love how that's in quotes, like I'm not allowed to have a dissenting opinion. Then again, I have read your useless garbage, so it lines up with your fascist tendencies.
I agree about ChiTown, which is why I found it so out of character. Have you been advertising for any Buffalo shock jocks of no consequence?

Why? Are you looking for a job?

 

[Black Elmo 2]

Bernstein would LOVE to be sued, especially by the Paternos. What great publicity for him. He could rant and rave as a guest on TV and radio. It would elevate him to an attention level he'd never otherwise achieve.

 

[91Joe95]

Speaking of Paul Silvis, I wonder who he's been talking to....

 

[BUFFALO LION]

Bernstein would LOVE to be sued, especially by the Paternos. What great publicity for him. He could rant and rave as a guest on TV and radio. It would elevate him to an attention level he'd never otherwise achieve.

No one "LOVES to be sued". Any attorney he would hire would tell him to keep his snot faced pie hole shut.

 

[ChiTownLion]

Speaking of Paul Silvis, I wonder who he's been talking to....

Thanks for the reminder about our proven mole.

 

[91Joe95]

Thanks for the reminder about our proven mole.

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Do these people not realize that they are all about to be raked over the coals not only by Paterno's lawyers, but the NCAA's too?