Fanblogs.com: Jay Paterno spends office hours promoting Obama
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
I'm so confused,What's a superdelagate anyway This thread reminds me of a song Joehosafat the mongral cat fell off the roof today some say he fell but I can tell that he did his self away We're all living in the future I'll tell you how I know read it in the papers fifthteen years ago we're all riding rocketships and talking with minds wearing torquoise jewelry and standing in soup lines
psichipsu
· 1 year ago
This reminds me....After the poor 1988 season, JoePa offered, as one of reasons for the poor showing, was that he spent too much time helping Bushy 1 in the election. (At least Jay has learned from one of his father's mistakes - don't help a Bush or a McBush).
And, for those who have never worked a salaried, management position.....for every 6-8 hour day, there are probably 2-3 10-18 hour days, And, it is not a structured-time environment. There are days when you may start work at 6AM and finally finish at midnight, with a couple hours off say around 10AM. And, while "blogging" may be a time-consuming challenge to many of you, it really isn't that hard or time consuming for the average, somewhat intelligent adult.
As for quarterbacks, namely Morelli, he was a poor recruiting choice. How soon we forget about Robinson.
TheMayor
· 1 year ago
You blog during OFFICE HOURS at my company, you're toast...unless you're smart enough to be an anonymous blogger...hell we can't even use cell phones in our car after 7.1.08, Company Policy.
Why do you think my posts on fanblogs are so late at night (mostly)?
I'm not voting this year either, unless T-Mac runs.
STate College Resident
· 1 year ago
Jay is a hasbeen that has long been living on his fathers reputation. Perhaps Joe is hanging in their so Jr. gets a pension...about 60% minimum of his yearly salary. And as for Obama...please! This country is in enough trouble.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
I wonder if this would have made the news if he was promoting Hillary Clinton? I can only imagine. Crimson & Cream True...Through & Through!
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 1 year ago
First, you guys screwed up my subscription to Franchione's email newsletter. Now my access to JAY Paterno's blog is being fettered. If I lose the ability to comment on Nick Saban's MySpace page, THAT'S the last straw!!
Tom_Blogical
· 1 year ago
LOL!!
Zac
· 1 year ago
Kevin, all due respect (Believe me; I hold you in high esteem.), I won't cry if you shut this thread down. As most of us last season came to the conclusion that perhaps not a single team earned outright the right to play for the NC, so, in my opinion, not a single candidate is deserving of office of President. I honestly don't know what I'll do come Nov. 4th. I do know Jay Paterno will have no impact upon it what-so-ever.
Kevin @ Fanblogs
· 1 year ago
It's going to be so awesome to shut down a thread on the new system. ((rolls eyes))
Ramblin' Gator
· 1 year ago
When that happens, I will shed a bitter tear. (rolling eyes)
This thread is quickly turning into another example of "Baracknophobia".
Kevin @ Fanblogs
· 1 year ago
I don't know what "Baracknophobia" means, but I can tell you with certainty that it probably isn't a football term.
We did just fine in the 2004 election without getting political in threads. If people want to talk politics, there are plenty of places to do that.
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
I agree 100% Kev
TampaGator
· 1 year ago
Didn't Hillary win Pennsylvania?
...besides the point...
Alrighty then, so his offense did ok last year...does this idiot realize that Penn State was outrecruited this past year by about 100 D-1 schools?
Does this idiot realize that most other D-1 schools recruit during the off-season, and that's how they were able to out recruit Penn State?
Does this idiot realize that Penn State doesn't have enough Democratic commits to alienate potential Republican recruits?
Does this idiot not realize that western PA--a large Penn State feeder region--is largely Republican?
Frankly, I'd be pissed if I were a PSU booster--not only because he is wasting work time; not only because he's alienating half of his constituency...I'd be pissed because he's stumping for a socialist idealogue (have you actually checked under that shiny hood there, Ramblin?).
...though I'll refrain from further political commentary, in the interest of FB sportsmanship.
GO GATORS!!
Tom_Blogical
· 1 year ago
Agreed all the way around, TG.
Ramblin' Gator
· 1 year ago
TG, yes I've looked pretty closely, and given the choice and the current trendlines, I'll take Obama over Bush-3.
You'll like this (I'm paraphrasing here)...
Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one end, Philadephia on the other, with Alabama jammed in the middle.
--James Carville on the political makeup of PA
TampaGator
· 1 year ago
"...bama jammed in the middle..."--that's clever; hadn't heard that.
Seems everyone's going to be swallowing a bitter pill this election; just a matter of which pill, and how bitter.
GO GATORS!!
Tom_Blogical
· 1 year ago
RG, I really don't like any of the choices...but I'm definitely not voting for Jimmy Carter 2. ;-)
Ramblin' Gator
· 1 year ago
Ouch!! ;-)
Hmm... Bush-3 or Carter-2, tough choice indeed!
Tom_Blogical
· 1 year ago
Whether he's blogging R or D, he's alienating half of the PSU fan base. Another reason for coaches to avoid discussing politics.
Ramblin' Gator
· 1 year ago
I'm not sure whether to assail Kevin or the self-annointed "Senator" for this remark...
I would be *livid* that Paterno is blogging during "office hours" if I were a Penn State fan
...but I must disagree. A college-educated, salaried professional is not paid by the hour, they are paid to get the job done. I trust that coaches put in a lot of after-hours and weekend work, so I wouldn't have a problem with a coach at my alma mater spending a little personal time during the day. Jay should be judged for his work on the field, IMO.
I have to agree with Tom: the real issue on being a public figure and taking a public stance is that your will offend a good chunk of your constituency. Just ask the Dixie Chicks about that.
I also doubt that Galen Hall made a contrarian blog post or that Jay would delete such a post. Is there any proof of this?
On the other hand, GO OBAMA!!
Kevin @ Fanblogs
· 1 year ago
For as much hell as Jay Paterno has taken, you would *THINK* that he would keep his head down and his nose clean. But... no can do.
As far as "a little personal time during the day", yeah... maybe. But if you actually click through and look at the time stamps, you'll see that its not a "little personal time". Gotta knock that crap off, IMO.
And no, the Rich Rod/Galen Hall/etc comments are obviously aliases. ;-)
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Ramblin The Dixie Chicks reference is indeed apropriate.Folks need separate their personal agendas from their public perssonas. Business and politics don't mix well at all. BTW the spell check feature underlines the misspelled words, so I insert different versions and sometimes it helps. You will notice a few misspelled words, because after a while I give up.
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This thread reminds me of a song
Joehosafat the mongral cat
fell off the roof today
some say he fell
but I can tell that he did his self away
We're all living in the future
I'll tell you how I know
read it in the papers fifthteen years ago
we're all riding rocketships
and talking with minds
wearing torquoise jewelry
and standing in soup lines
And, for those who have never worked a salaried, management position.....for every 6-8 hour day, there are probably 2-3 10-18 hour days, And, it is not a structured-time environment. There are days when you may start work at 6AM and finally finish at midnight, with a couple hours off say around 10AM. And, while "blogging" may be a time-consuming challenge to many of you, it really isn't that hard or time consuming for the average, somewhat intelligent adult.
As for quarterbacks, namely Morelli, he was a poor recruiting choice. How soon we forget about Robinson.
Why do you think my posts on fanblogs are so late at night (mostly)?
I'm not voting this year either, unless T-Mac runs.
This thread is quickly turning into another example of "Baracknophobia".
We did just fine in the 2004 election without getting political in threads. If people want to talk politics, there are plenty of places to do that.
...besides the point...
Alrighty then, so his offense did ok last year...does this idiot realize that Penn State was outrecruited this past year by about 100 D-1 schools?
Does this idiot realize that most other D-1 schools recruit during the off-season, and that's how they were able to out recruit Penn State?
Does this idiot realize that Penn State doesn't have enough Democratic commits to alienate potential Republican recruits?
Does this idiot not realize that western PA--a large Penn State feeder region--is largely Republican?
Frankly, I'd be pissed if I were a PSU booster--not only because he is wasting work time; not only because he's alienating half of his constituency...I'd be pissed because he's stumping for a socialist idealogue (have you actually checked under that shiny hood there, Ramblin?).
...though I'll refrain from further political commentary, in the interest of FB sportsmanship.
GO GATORS!!
You'll like this (I'm paraphrasing here)...
Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one end, Philadephia on the other, with Alabama jammed in the middle.
--James Carville on the political makeup of PA
Seems everyone's going to be swallowing a bitter pill this election; just a matter of
which pill, and how bitter.
GO GATORS!!
Hmm... Bush-3 or Carter-2, tough choice indeed!
I would be *livid* that Paterno is blogging during "office hours" if I were a Penn State fan
...but I must disagree. A college-educated, salaried professional is not paid by the hour, they are paid to get the job done. I trust that coaches put in a lot of after-hours and weekend work, so I wouldn't have a problem with a coach at my alma mater spending a little personal time during the day. Jay should be judged for his work on the field, IMO.
I have to agree with Tom: the real issue on being a public figure and taking a public stance is that your will offend a good chunk of your constituency. Just ask the Dixie Chicks about that.
I also doubt that Galen Hall made a contrarian blog post or that Jay would delete such a post. Is there any proof of this?
On the other hand, GO OBAMA!!
As far as "a little personal time during the day", yeah... maybe. But if you actually click through and look at the time stamps, you'll see that its not a "little personal time". Gotta knock that crap off, IMO.
And no, the Rich Rod/Galen Hall/etc comments are obviously aliases. ;-)
BTW the spell check feature underlines the misspelled words, so I insert different versions and sometimes it helps. You will notice a few misspelled words, because after a while I give up.