Heim is out! According to statecollege.com!*
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Wonder who made this call? I'll bet the story says that Heim made it so that he would "not be a distraction." Frankly, as long as he does not appear, I don't care much about the why.
One thing the PSU administration does well is bow to public pressure.
And McCombie should not be let off the hook here either.
There's your answer, pulled by Barron / PSU. I don't think I'll give the BOT credit for this even if they did make the call.
That's actually a pretty good statement by Barron or whoever wrote it for him.
Finally, someone recognized that this could be a major disaster for Penn State's image going forward. It opened old wounds..................wounds that have never been able to heal because of pi$$ poor BOT decisions..
I interpreted it as it was OUR (meaning alumni) fault that they had to rescind the offer. Am I alone?
As soon as it hit the ESPN news ticker, they caved to public pressure. They've got a track record consistent with that.
I hope you little people are proud of your tiny meaningless victory, I will pray for your souls
meanwhile the BoT continues their important work of moving Penn State forward from this scandal with a minimum of damage and bad press
(oops! forgot to sign in as my altie "CR66")
meanwhile the BoT continues their important work of moving Penn State forward from this scandal with a minimum of damage and bad press
(oops! forgot to sign in as my altie "CR66")
The University I love can't get out of its own fuvking way. Just another in a long list of clusterfvcks by the morons who have run the University for the past 4 years. Pathetic.
How did anyone at PSU, much less someone with a higher than average IQ (I assume) like McCombie think this was ever a good idea? The multitude of yes-men on campus must be stunning, and the taxpayers are footing the bill for this kind of judgment/stupidity. I'm actually stunned that sanity broke out.
Can someone put up Heims new statement? It is glorious
It's at the bottom of this link:
http://www.statecollege.com/news/lo...465619/?_ga=1.151306553.1668766642.1383675378
How about the Army veteran who was shot 7 times in the Oregon massacre trying to tackle the shooter? Sure he can't be there, but videoing him from his hospital bed onto the "scoreboards" would be electric. How about Marcus Luttrell and honoring a PSU grad who died on that Seal Team?
Heim wants freedom? He is free to go fvck himself!!!!
"I find it regrettable that an uninformed few who attacked my personal and professional integrity because of my role as Vice Chair of the Board of the Second Mile have successfully dishonored what I was asked by Penn State to represent; military veterans," Heim said. "This runs counter to the basic tenets of our freedom which military personnel fight to defend."
He added that there has been an extensive and thorough investigation of The Second Mile by five regulatory groups, both state and federal, that never brought any charges against Heim or other charity employees. "We did not know and were not complicit," he said.
Of course he implies it's an insult to military veterans when it really has nothing at all to do with the military.
Penn State Rescinds Offer to Honor Vietnam Veteran, Second Mile Board Member
by Zach Berger on October 02, 2015 4:35 PM
Facing heavy criticism for plans to honor a Vietnam veteran who previously served on the board of The Second Mile, Penn State has rescinded its offer to Bruce Heim.
The local businessman, who is a 74-year-old Bronze Star recipient and Penn State alumnus, was supposed to be honored at Saturday's coin toss as part of Military Appreciation Day at Beaver Stadium before the Nittany Lions face Army.
Heim was a major donor and vice chair of Jerry Sandusky's charity, The Second Mile, and his involvement in the charity led to some controversy ahead of Saturday's pre-game ceremony.
President Eric Barron released a statement explaining that the offer was rescinded because it was distracting from the primary purpose of Military Appreciation Day.
"Unfortunately, his participation in Saturday's coin toss ceremony has re-opened deep wounds in our community that do not involve his service to our country, but have distracted the public from the purpose of the day," Barron said. "We therefore regret that we must rescind the invitation to Mr. Heim to participate in the coin toss. We hope the sole focus of the day remains honoring all the dedicated men and women who serve our nation."
Heim released a statement of his own in response to the decision by Penn State. He said that he feels his integrity was attacked and regrets that that it came down to his removal from the ceremony.
"I find it regrettable that an uninformed few who attacked my personal and professional integrity because of my role as Vice Chair of the Board of the Second Mile have successfully dishonored what I was asked by Penn State to represent; military veterans," Heim said. "This runs counter to the basic tenets of our freedom which military personnel fight to defend."
He added that there has been an extensive and thorough investigation of The Second Mile by five regulatory groups, both state and federal, that never brought any charges against Heim or other charity employees. "We did not know and were not complicit," he said.
Heim added that he strongly disagrees with the decision made by Barron and the university.
"As someone who has served the military and university with pride, I strongly disagree with Penn State’s decision. I was proud to join others represented at the coin toss and to pay tribute to fellow West Point graduates and Vietnam veterans who have served their country," he said. "I am disappointed by this decision but more so by the process. However, the University and I agree on one important thing: tomorrow’s activities are all about the men and women who honor our nation with their service."
A real estate guy talking about professional integrity (which I don't recall being brought up) is a rarity indeed.
This is still an opportunity to press the issue with LTEs, op-eds, media web sites and more. In fact it is now a better opportunity. Just pointedly ask all the questions about TSM, the dealings between TSM and the BoT, and the mystery as to why the BoT would add a clause to protect TSM from lawsuits to each and every victim settlement.
The Penn State system is huge. PA. Has a pretty big population. It really can't be that hard to find a deserving Army vet. They passed over at least 5 other vets to honor Heim. They need to go back to the drawing board.
Good Lord
"Hey Captain Douchebag -
This had nothing to do with Veterans, West Point, or anything other than the 2nd Mile's role, and Your role, in this whole sordid affair. If anyone dishonored Veterans it was you....Mr Heim....who illustrated that experience as a veteran certainly does not preclude one from being - at a minimum - a pretentious, arrogant, tone-deaf asshole.
Dismissed!
Sincerely
Us"
bwifan
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WOW!!!! SOME SERIOUS SOUR LEMONS IN THAT STATEMENT!! BARRON PULLS THE RUG OUT ON HIM AND HE SOUNDS VENGEFUL... BEAUTIFUL!!!
bwifan
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Simple answer for me... Call Terry Pegula and have him fire up the Gulfstream IV and fly in Michael Murphy's family.
For a change, a mistake was made and it was corrected. That is what leadership is all about. Now, about that Paterno firing.....
in other words, it is all about me. Thanks to Barry and everyone else who wrote an email, made a call, or took other action to reverse a bad decision.
Gotta love Barron. So it was a problem that he public was "distracted" from the "real issue" at the game. Gee Eric, you think so?? The fact you and Sandy thought it was a good idea to honor the Second Mile big shot who stopped reporting of JS to the SM BoT is the problem. The fact you thought this would not be a problem, ignored alumni pleas, and didn't care until it hit ESPN this afternoon (and you got bad PR) is the issue.
Yeah, the real problem was that the stupid fans allowed themselves to be distracted by honoring a Second Mile big shot. I swear he's one of the most clueless university presidents in the country.
Good thing your casino trustee, ira got proactive and made a few urgent calls.
You see, ira has plenty at stake.
He's not about to let an arrogant army guy spoil his plans.
You do know the casino trustee bailed out of his prior dealings with the army guy?
Let me make something very clear, the fbi guy, zubrod is onto something big.
In my heyday this would be handled differently.
Ciao
You see, ira has plenty at stake.
He's not about to let an arrogant army guy spoil his plans.
You do know the casino trustee bailed out of his prior dealings with the army guy?
Let me make something very clear, the fbi guy, zubrod is onto something big.
In my heyday this would be handled differently.
Ciao
I received a response from Tom Poole Vice President for Administration citing Mr Heim's many accomplishments and that the choice may reopen old wounds..I give them credit for realizing their mistake.
I too am a Vietnam Vet.. 1965-67 (USMC) and I am not the slightest bit insulted..
