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My Letter to Jerry Sandusky’s Lawyer and His Grateful Response
On 3 February 2012, I sent a letter to Joseph Amendola, the lawyer representing Jerry Sandusky, to alert him to my critique of the assertions about “Victim 2” found in the grand jury presentment made public on 5 November 2011. The letter said: “Dear Mr. Amendola: I’ve been examining the evidence concerning the Sandusky scandal, insofar as it affected Joe Paterno and Penn State University, my alma mater. Perhaps you saw my letter in the Center Daily Times on January 25, 2012, titled “Investigate the Grand Jury.” It provided a brief summary of a lengthy article I’ve written: “Three False Assertions by the Grand Jury turned the Press and Public against Joe Paterno and Penn State.” I’ve enclosed a copy of the article for your perusal. As the New York Times has correctly observed, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current Events, Sandusky Scandal
Republicans Court the “White Trash” Vote in Alabama and Mississippi
Although it was far behind Texas, in 2011 Alabama executed more prisoners than any other state in the United States. Citizens of Alabama live in more mobile homes per capita than all but three other states. Alabama has the third worst infant mortality rate in the United States, the third lowest life expectancy, and the second highest obesity rate. Only four states have more single parent households per capita than the great state of Alabama. Mississippi is worse. It has the lowest per capita income in the United States, the highest percentage of persons living below the poverty level, the fourth highest unemployment rate, the third highest percentage of mobile homes per capita, the highest infant mortality rate, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Current Events, Politics