The winningest head football coach in the history of Division I NCAA football has died. Joe Paterno, longtime Penn State head coach and icon, is dead at age 85. More here. More about the Penn State scandal here.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Last week, I talked about the turmoil that surrounded Penn State, Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky. Last night, Bill O’Reilly dedicated his Talking Points segment to the scandal. Bill O’Reilly (see video above) rightly chastises several people in the scandal for not calling the authorities. Then, in typical Bill O’Reilly fashion, he goes over the top. He basically calls for mandatory life sentences for anyone convicted of child molestation. I do believe that child molesters should receive harsh sentences. I do not believe they should be locked up forever. I do believe in redemption. I
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post in which I accused the media of focusing on some assistant coach that most of us had never heard of it having been accused of child molestation. Foolishly, I thought that this was an isolated case in which a disturbed man was responsible for an isolated act. I was wrong. As more more allegations and details pour out of Penn State, it is clear that something was really wrong. It is clear that Joe Paterno knew about the allegations but did the least instead of the most to protect children. It is
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