James: Media responsible for Sandusky coverup

another SLOW WEEK in sports--- the Jerry Sandusky case is no longer a sports story--- too bad the sports writers have no material.... move on and start covering real sports...

So ...

Baseball statistician Bill James (never heard of him) says it's the media's fault for putting Sandusky's Second Mile (never heard of that until lately) on a pedestal.

What a crock. The media are guilty of a lot of things but this is not one of them.

"had no idea how to handle it, he had no training, he had no experience, he didn't know what he was doing. Paterno pushed it off on other people and they totally missed it and totally mishandled it."

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Originally posted 09:38 AM ET  07.15 by Dr. B-f-G

So ...Baseball statistician Bill James (never heard of him) says it's the media's fault for putting Sandusky's Second Mile (never heard of that until lately) on a pedestal.What a crock. The media are guilty of a lot of things but this is not one of them.

I hate no words to describe how ludicrous and asinine James is at this moment

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  07.15 by SL Guido

I hate no words to describe how ludicrous and asinine James is at this moment

Have not hate...

I'm so saddened by this: sad for the victims, their families, and all the Penn Staters out there who had nothing whatsoever to do with this sick, sordid situation, and as are just as shocked and horrified as the rest of the nation.

That said, the media's not responsible for McQueary, Paterno, et al. not going to the cops when they should have.

There are a lot of people who don't want to believe Paterno did nothing wrong. That's all. You have to blame somebody so blame the media. Just like watching the WTC collapsing at speed of gravity in it's own footprint. Logic and physics tell us it was a controlled demo job but most didn't want to believe their gov. could do that so they easily bought the stupid "pancake" theory. Paterno still looks like the shi**y, pathetic and now greedy old man who thought he was more important than he was and James looks like an idiot.

Paterno is guilty as OJ! It's time to take a step back and look at why Paterno tried to hide the scandal. It would have cost the Penn State Millions of dollars in endorsements. It's time the NCAA and big businesses such Nike, Adidas,Reebok and other companies that provide millions in endorsements to university programs. As long as there is millions of dollars in TV revenue and endorsements expect other universities to try and sweep their dirt under the rug.

Burn in Hell Paterno!

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Originally posted 09:49 AM ET  07.15 by BackRoads

Call BS here...how much training does one need to understand that an adult sexually abusing kids is a crime and one needs to pickup the phone and call the police?

Totally agree! The only thing I would do different, is before I called the police, I would kick the Holy **** out of Sandusky!!!!

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Originally posted 10:24 AM ET  07.15 by The Oldtimer

Totally agree! The only thing I would do different, is before I called the police, I would kick the Holy **** out of Sandusky!!!!

****=<hit!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted 10:24 AM ET  07.15 by The Oldtimer

Totally agree! The only thing I would do different, is before I called the police, I would kick the Holy **** out of Sandusky!!!!

+1

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  07.15 by SL Guido

I hate no words to describe how ludicrous and asinine James is at this moment

I agree, James must go to an neurologist and have a EEG. (brain scan)

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 10:24 AM ET  07.15 by The Oldtimer

Totally agree! The only thing I would do different, is before I called the police, I would kick the Holy **** out of Sandusky!!!!

Like McQueary "SHOULD" have!!!!!

All this is doing is giving other people not found out yet, an excuse. Quite literally the dumbest statement on this tragedy in a long list of dumb statements from apologists.

This guy (James) can't be serious. I agree that the news media is guilty of a lot of things but this is not one.

Bill: Go back to your charts and graphs and speak no more.

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Originally posted 10:39 AM ET  07.15 by Joe Kidd #1

All this is doing is giving other people not found out yet, an excuse. Quite literally the dumbest statement on this tragedy in a long list of dumb statements from apologists.

I'm afraid we will continue to get distracted by these idiotic statements. Rather than continuing to argue against such lunacy, we should spend our time helping victims of child sexual abuse. If you are religous, keep them in your prayers; if not, keep them in your thoughts. If you can afford it, donate to charities that help the survivors. If you know a survivor, be there for them. Their pain never goes away; at best it lays beneath the surface, only to come back full force when they least expect it. Care for the victims, care for the victims, care for the victims.

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Originally posted 10:06 AM ET  07.15 by 3riverbabe

I'm so saddened by this: sad for the victims, their families, and all the Penn Staters out there who had nothing whatsoever to do with this sick, sordid situation, and as are just as shocked and horrified as the rest of the nation.That said, the media's not responsible for McQueary, Paterno, et al. not going to the cops when they should have.

Yes how hard would it be to push it off to the right people who would not totally mishandle it.