Sally Jenkins Post Chat

I know nobody reads these, but Sally Jenkins comes off very positive in my eyes in this, as a DC area resident, I have tremendous respect for her level headedness in this chat today.

4 months ago va2pennstate 3 comments 0 recs |

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I spoke with four of the five Paterno children and also with his wife Sue, and they are furious with the university leaders for the way they fired Paterno, and also for the fact that there was very little outreach once Paterno announced he had cancer. President Rodney Erickson didn’t call him or send so much as a get well card, according to the family. They finally heard from him when he sent a thank you note for a $100,000 gift Paterno gave the university last week. That sort of thing seriously upset his family. Paterno was actually the peacekeeper while I was in the house. He kept saying he didn’t want to be bitter, and his relations with the school were very important to him.

by smashtheguitar on Jan 23, 2012 9:41 PM EST reply actions

why does it feel like JoePa was the only real leader at Penn State? That’s not to denigrate the many great professors I had, as I’m trying to keep Penn State the university separate from Penn State the institution, and sometimes the lines get a bit blurred, but seriously…I wish I could disassociate my support for the community from my disdain for the leadership.

by The JuggerNitt on Jan 23, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions