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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:25 AM Original message |
Penn State scandal symptomatic of football economic monster |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. In many places, football is equivalent to a cult. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Who cares? He won games. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's beyond football, it's just greed and money. It's the exact same thing that the Catholic Church |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. I think the system is called "capitalism" |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. The problem is, Paterno does shit now.... |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Worse thing that could possibly happen |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
5. The economic monster of greed is what is wrong with everything right now. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. "a culture where the sexual assault of a 10-year-old is reported to Paterno before the police" |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Hmmm....never have job in profession again, help defenseless kid. What to do! |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. He was a grad student at the time |
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MadrasT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. +1 |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I am with you on this |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. He wouldn't have had to attack the monster just yell "WTF are you doing... |
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WilmywoodNCparalegal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. People protecting the image are disgusting |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. And the beat goes on.... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. wow |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Whoa |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. I would go even further and say that this is just one, though more glaring, |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Report: Alleged Sandusky victim number doubles |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-09-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. Collegiate sports are not helping academics. |
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