‘JoePa’ takes the fall: Tom Corbett throws Joe Paterno under the bus, inept media, and the decline of the Pennsylvania Attorney General Office

Posted on January 23rd, 2012 in News and Commentary, Penn State/Sandusky

‘JoePa’ takes the fall: Tom Corbett throws Joe Paterno under the bus, inept media, and the decline of the Pennsylvania Attorney General Office

by Bill Keisling

“What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle,” Penn State Coach Joe Paterno for years was fond of saying. It’s a variation of the phrase, “It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.”

This ethos of fair play, honesty, doing the right thing, abiding by the same rules as everyone else, hard work, proper preparation, and decency in all our endeavors is lost on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett.

Insiders at the state attorney general’s office speak of moral bankruptcy, blatant hypocrisy and raw politics in the AG’s office under Corbett.

Tom Corbett misused the office of attorney general to win the Pennsylvania governor office at any and all cost, by any means necessary, those around him say. Part of the great cost paid, we now see in the Jerry Sandusky case, included the safety, dignity and well-being of children.

As governor, Corbett then attempted to distract public attention away from his own mounting failures, political machinations and dishonesties by making a fall guy of Joe Paterno….  (much, much more.  Have patience.)

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4 Comments on “‘JoePa’ takes the fall: Tom Corbett throws Joe Paterno under the bus, inept media, and the decline of the Pennsylvania Attorney General Office”

  1. Anonymous

    I voted for Corbett because I held the Democrats responsible for Rendell. What a disaster!

  2. anonymous

    Rendell looks like a moral pillar compared to this political hack from Shaler Twp., obviously a hotbed of petty and corrupt politics.

  3. Anonymous

    Nice to see Tom Corbett holding up the same high values the rest of the Democrap party follows. What a POS!

  4. Anonymous

    The same can be said about Corbett (and his entire office) regarding abuses in the Hershey Trust. He turned a blind eye to multiple improprieties and perhaps criminal activity because of political cronyism and a twisted allegiance to former AG, and Hershey Trust board chairman, LeRoy Zimmerman.

    The whole mess STINKS, the Hershey Trust, Sandusky, Corbett, the Attorney General’s office — ALL OF IT!!!

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