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RIP Joe Paterno

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Ben_Hecht, Jan 21, 2012.

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  1. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Interviewer: Tell me about a mistake you made and what you learned.

    Kid: Here's what happened and here's what I did. It still horrifies and will until the day I die. Learned from it.
     
    Point of Order, Jan 21, 2012
    #169
  2. zagoshe

    zagoshe Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Really? This is the shit we are talking about on this thread? ::)

    I"m an asshole and I even get it that a thread like this is a place not to bring that dumb shit
     
    zagoshe, Jan 21, 2012
    #170
  3. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    And, it appears according to the Poynter story, they handled the backing off properly, while CBS was putting it all on Onward State. And, yes, since it has the CBS name on it, I automatically think of Cronkite and Murrow ...
     
    HanSenSE, Jan 21, 2012
    #171
  4. doodah

    doodah Guest

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    It's not like the man's a damn hero.
     
    doodah, Jan 21, 2012
    #172
  5. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    ...dense as lead and twice as dull...
     
    slappy4428, Jan 21, 2012
    #173
  6. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    BYH, Jan 21, 2012
    #174
  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    The online world is so screwed up when it comes to this stuff that you're almost better off NOT writing a mea culpa like that. It's just one more screengrab that will live forever.
     
    playthrough, Jan 21, 2012
    #175
  8. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    That's a good point. If Paterno had passed away in September, obits and all coverage would have been glowing. Now, a totally different story and a tough situation for anyone reporting on it.
     
    murphyc, Jan 21, 2012
    #176
  9. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    Wow, they left comments on. That could get ugly
     
    dooley_womack1, Jan 21, 2012
    #177
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    I saw that and wondered too, but I think they had to. It would have compounded the chicken-shitness of the previous two hours to turn comments off. Take their beating and know there will be another false death report in a couple of months.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jan 21, 2012
    #178
  11. Frank_Ridgeway

    Frank_Ridgeway Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    The comments seem suspicious. So CBSSports.com sucks all the time? Then why read it every day? It doesn't seem to me that the comments are from regular readers.
     
    Frank_Ridgeway, Jan 22, 2012
    #179
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Re: Joe Paterno in serious condition

    I really don't see what the point is of having comments in a situation like this. So people can prove they can be as assholish as cbssports.com was inaccurate?
     
    dooley_womack1, Jan 22, 2012
    #180
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