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Laurian

(2,593 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 08:41 AM Mar 2013

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Jerry Sandusky to speak out on the Today Show Monday.

Per Talking Points Memo:

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/jerry-sandusky-to-speak-out-on-today-show

Why?

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Jerry Sandusky to speak out on the Today Show Monday. (Original Post) Laurian Mar 2013 OP

ratings MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #1

I hope this backfires on them. I think it's disgusting that Laurian Mar 2013 #2

Well, I won't be watching nt susanr516 Mar 2013 #6

prisoners are allowed to whine on the today show? spanone Mar 2013 #3

I suppose they get to make some phone calls... n/t HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #5

maybe the today show will lobby for early release. spanone Mar 2013 #9

Seems likely that Sandusky's legal team approved this... HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #11

maybe he's been elected president of the prison pedophile society? that would be newsworthy spanone Mar 2013 #12

Speak out about what? The virtues of pedophilia? lunatica Mar 2013 #4

I see you beat me to my question. Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2013 #7

"Why?" exactly! Ganja Ninja Mar 2013 #8

An incredibly stupid programming decision. bluedigger Mar 2013 #10

MotherPetrie

(3,145 posts)

1. ratings

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 08:51 AM

Mar 2013

Laurian

(2,593 posts)

2. I hope this backfires on them. I think it's disgusting that

Reply to MotherPetrie (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 08:59 AM

Mar 2013

he's being given any attention at all.

susanr516

(1,425 posts)

6. Well, I won't be watching nt

Reply to MotherPetrie (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:16 AM

Mar 2013

spanone

(135,828 posts)

3. prisoners are allowed to whine on the today show?

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:07 AM

Mar 2013

WTF?

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

5. I suppose they get to make some phone calls... n/t

Reply to spanone (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:13 AM

Mar 2013

spanone

(135,828 posts)

9. maybe the today show will lobby for early release.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:33 AM

Mar 2013

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

11. Seems likely that Sandusky's legal team approved this...

Reply to spanone (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:38 AM

Mar 2013

so it's possible this has some motive that somehow serves Sandusky.

spanone

(135,828 posts)

12. maybe he's been elected president of the prison pedophile society? that would be newsworthy

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:45 AM

Mar 2013

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

4. Speak out about what? The virtues of pedophilia?

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:09 AM

Mar 2013

Maybe he'll claim the boys made him do it.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)

7. I see you beat me to my question.

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:17 AM

Mar 2013

Ganja Ninja

(15,953 posts)

8. "Why?" exactly!

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:32 AM

Mar 2013

WTF! Is this pervert now a celebrity? Will there ever come a time when we can flush this piece of shit out of our lives forever?

NBC You shameless ratings whores!

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

10. An incredibly stupid programming decision.

Reply to Laurian (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:37 AM

Mar 2013

I predict they reverse course before Monday due to public outrage. I certainly am outraged.

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