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19. Penn State President Orders Paterno Statue Removal (construction workers there now)

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:44 AM

Jul 2012

PSU also needs to shut down the football program for 1 year, and return with new colors. No more blue and white. http://am-com.blogspot.com/

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Penn State President Orders Paterno Statue Removal (construction workers there now) [View all] Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 OP

it need to be taken to the Scrap yard............ kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #1

Too bad we couldn't disassemble idolatry as easy. orpupilofnature57 Jul 2012 #2

+ a gazillion chervilant Jul 2012 #18

Great news malaise Jul 2012 #3

I am glad they changed their minds... Spazito Jul 2012 #4

The Penn State scandal highlights why it is never good to have idols. liberal N proud Jul 2012 #5

ESPN is covering it live GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #6

The lone and level sands stretch far away Berlum Jul 2012 #7

Well quoted! Shelley's sad wisdom shines again... Surya Gayatri Jul 2012 #9

Good! Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #8

Good first step obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #10

So Penn State takes down the statue edhopper Jul 2012 #11

Yes, and thats the REAL sadness behind it all. mountain grammy Jul 2012 #21

BAM! Thank you for the clarity. Raster Jul 2012 #24

The rhetorical question is edhopper Jul 2012 #25

Maybe Paterno was just following advise from his priest..... PassingFair Jul 2012 #29

He was certainly following edhopper Jul 2012 #30

NCAA to make announcement on Monday GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2012 #12

Interesting obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #13

Wow. Would not have believed it possible. Chorophyll Jul 2012 #14

good all the way around cindyperry2010 Jul 2012 #15

They really are horrid, aren't they? obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #16

Library name stays alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #17

Penn State President Orders Paterno Statue Removal (construction workers there now) AmericanCommissars Jul 2012 #19

Good riddance to the statue, but I disagree... femmocrat Jul 2012 #26

Agreed. Freddie Jul 2012 #31

That's good to hear. femmocrat Jul 2012 #35

Good! but watch all the nutty students and alumni who will call foul and protest. WI_DEM Jul 2012 #20

Good move. They must be petrified of the "death penalty" to make them throw his carcass on the MADem Jul 2012 #22

Nah...they don't want the news reports tomorrow with the statute as background.... msanthrope Jul 2012 #23

There are good people at Penn State. But Monday brings the death penalty. Faygo Kid Jul 2012 #27

Sources say there will be no death penalty. MADem Jul 2012 #32

It can be more crippling. Are_grits_groceries Jul 2012 #33

It's a start, but... Oilwellian Jul 2012 #28

This is a good move. n/t Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #34