A bit hypocritically I might add:
"Penn State shows danger of putting sports beyond reproachNovember 10, 2011
TO MANY AT Pennsylvania State University, the beloved football program there long seemed beyond reproach, but that lofty reputation may have led to tragic consequences. State prosecutors and police have accused longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky of sexually abusing eight boys over 15 years, and laid out a narrative in which campus officials, including legendary football coach Joe Paterno, failed to take reports of misconduct by Sandusky seriously. The ouster late yesterday of Paterno, Penn State’s most towering figure, was overdue. The scandal should start a national conversation—perhaps including congressional hearings—on how the pursuit of athletic glory has created sports subcultures on campuses in which no one is accountable to anyone....
Well, they do have their own section in AmeriKan newspapers and endless TV channels glorifying their exploits.
And rather than hold hearings on this or steroids, how about looking into this out-of-control and unaccountable government or its criminal Wall Street paymasters?
There is a common feature: a culture that turns athletes into gods and coaches into high priests....
This from a self-serving paper that plasters sports on the front page all the time.
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Related: Paterno Must Go
And so must the Boston Globe.
Where is that recycling bag?
