tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post3236305310409138844..comments2012-12-03T23:57:07.652-05:00Comments on State College Mom: Sour Grapes—Vicky Triponey Throws Fuel on the Paterno FireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-80860552957983280222012-07-15T23:34:13.031-04:002012-07-15T23:34:13.031-04:00Dr. Triponey is commenting on the Good-Ol'-Boy...Dr. Triponey is commenting on the Good-Ol'-Boys culture that allowed a horrible and inexcusable cover up of child rape over many, many years. Such a cover up cannot happen without cultural support, and this is the exact point of her e-mails. The same culture that will minimize and even excuse violence and sexual assault on the part of football players is the same culture that will do nothing appropriate about an assistant coach raping and sexually assaulting children, not just once, but many times. How can you not see the connection? Because you don't want to see it, that's how. You, therefore, are part of the problem that victimized so many children. Penn State is not a university, it is a disease, and no self-respecting person would go there after this. Triponey's experience is obviously relevant, and any one who wants to shut her up is certainly guilty of aiding and abetting said university culture that allows child rape. Shame on all Penn Staters who do not listen and learn from Vicky Triponey.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769072216209522697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-57725599976964903752012-07-15T17:41:08.533-04:002012-07-15T17:41:08.533-04:00Read this. It justifies EVERYTHING Dr. Triponey h...Read this. It justifies EVERYTHING Dr. Triponey has said and written... and more.<br /><br />http://thefreehreportonpsu.com/Dorron Katzinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275399228339470400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-79192951874170484672012-07-10T01:11:04.948-04:002012-07-10T01:11:04.948-04:00So you are incapable of addressing them?
Since yo...So you are incapable of addressing them?<br /><br />Since your article was essentially ad hominem, I'm not surprised that my reply was over your head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028239284899752436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-18358927669096857702012-07-09T23:45:14.929-04:002012-07-09T23:45:14.929-04:00Thanks, Spank!Thanks, Spank!Holly Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542975325869395768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-68094209473894159222012-07-09T23:32:40.376-04:002012-07-09T23:32:40.376-04:00Vicky is vindictive at the least- and a liar at th...Vicky is vindictive at the least- and a liar at the worst:<br /><br />http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/district-judge-never-once-any-sign-paterno-tampered-in-justice-system-988524/<br /><br />http://safeguardoldstate.org/the-vicky-triponey-timeline-of-terror/<br /><br />http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/08/31/process_for_groups_defies_student_rights.aspx<br /><br />http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2003/10/22/paterno_responds_to_arrest.aspx<br /><br />And finally:<br /><br />http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/penn_state_official_denies_rep.html<br /><br />Some of these links are PRE-SCANDAL. They all apply to Triponey and her "allegations" either directly or indirectly. No one owes ANYONE an apology, as far as this witch is concerned.Spankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596273060874961493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-46099890850384226262012-07-09T22:00:53.372-04:002012-07-09T22:00:53.372-04:00Yes!!Yes!!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320655299365465570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-70172299319384376662012-07-09T21:30:03.807-04:002012-07-09T21:30:03.807-04:00You owe her an apology... and most (maybe not all ...You owe her an apology... and most (maybe not all but MOST) people who know her found her to be forthright, honest and a no bullshit kinda person... She isn't someone to sit back and do the wrong thing just because everyone else is...Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320655299365465570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-59518355971823894312012-07-06T16:42:22.550-04:002012-07-06T16:42:22.550-04:00Whether Triponey is justified in her assessment of...Whether Triponey is justified in her assessment of Paterno and the football program is irrelevant.<br /><br />You lost me right about there.... Or maybe way before that. I guess physically assaulting another human beings is also irrelevant. The only thing that is relevant is Triponey left Penn State and therefore she must be bitter and anything she says must be unreliable. No, that is not one-sided at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-67175494553706432152012-06-16T15:00:06.355-04:002012-06-16T15:00:06.355-04:00Dear Anonymous,
Thanks for making me laugh. Your p...Dear Anonymous,<br />Thanks for making me laugh. Your points are irrelevant and lacking in common sense, but I enjoyed the humor.Holly Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542975325869395768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-48251484254071580842012-06-16T14:29:53.719-04:002012-06-16T14:29:53.719-04:00A shameful entry, not to mention uninformed.
Gene...A shameful entry, not to mention uninformed.<br /><br />Generalizing her as a kindergartener with "irrelevant facts" and suggesting that she had no ongoing relationship with Penn State is disgusting and inaccurate.<br /><br />Her husband continued to teach for several years after she left Penn State. Her time at the university will forever be on her resume. People wrote about her time at Penn State long after she resigned (and before the Sandusky story was revealed), so it's contradictory to suggest that her own experiences are reflections of bitterness that are not relevant to the issue currently front and center.<br /><br />The relevance is obvious to anyone who is intellectually honest; she revealed the condition whereby Joe Paterno micromanaged the athletic department and held power over even his own boss (Graham Spanier). It was through revelations like this that we learned that Joe threatened to hold the entire university hostage by refusing to participate in fundraisers unless he was given absolute control over the discipline of student athletes (unethical, obviously), and that he dared Spanier to fire him after Spanier and a member of the board asked him to resign a few years later.<br /><br />It was by learning these things that we can unerstand that Joe was not able to honestly say that he was somehow disconnected from the horrible crimes of Sandusky, because Joe knew and controlled EVERYTHING that went on in the athletic department, and Vicky Triponey clarified that issue. Of course I believe that is precisely why people like you are critical of her. As a Penn State grad myself, I find that this phenomenon is predominately held by those who wish to artificially protect the Paterno brand.<br /><br />Your article should commend her for refusing to simply accept the compromise that was required by Graham Spanier and to choose to resign, instead of pretending that it was OK for Joe to cover up misbehavior in the department just so she could keep her job and title. If only you had that kind of moral compass.<br /><br />As it stands now, the stain of this sin can be found on Sandusky, Spanier, Curley, and yes...Paterno, but since you can't find it on Vicky Triponey, you fabricate a new negative that is unearned and innacurate.<br /><br />Given the way she was treated, more than a few people who are obviously smarter than you would ask why she would've kept quiet. Of course those who would attempt to protect Joe are more inclined to try and direct blame elsewhere.<br /><br />As a "mom," I wonder if you would think it acceptable if any stone was left unturned in the revelation and prosecution of people who might be able to shed light on the conditions which led to the molestation of your own child.<br /><br />You owe Vicky Triponey an apology for this article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073646020167829063.post-56484025187815764272012-02-02T15:41:14.415-05:002012-02-02T15:41:14.415-05:00I like how you write and I like how you think and ...I like how you write and I like how you think and I love those pictures you took at the statue. Thank you.Lisanoreply@blogger.com