Paterno transfers ownership of house to his wife for $1

[okeefe4prez]

I've beat this horse elsewhere, but nothing in the emails contradicts the GJ summary, and we do not have his testimony. His email does not claim he physically intervened, only that he "made sure it stopped" before leaving. He never claimed to file a police report, just "discussions with police", and the GJ document says only that he "was never questioned by University Police". This could mean many things, including Schulz asking his UP chief not to make a report.

Trust me, guy, once you give a story and then make comments, something impeachable will arise. And 2002 was a long time ago, the longer in the past something happened, the more likely it is for there to be inconsistencies.

 

[tweeterhawk]

Have you guzzlers seen paterno's house? It's laughable. Ugly old 50s ranch that appears to need a lot of work and some attention to landscaping. I heard it's worth estimated @ $600k, and that left me puzzled. The dude is worth tens of millions, and THIS is where he lives?!? WTF.

It is indeed in need of an Extreme Makeover. Can just picture JoePa and MaPa leaving for a few days, coming back, waiting for the truck/bus whatever to pull away, and exclaiming, "Oh, my!" or whatever people say on those shows. Maybe Joe could get the renovators to bury some of the evidence in the process.

 

[Billso]

Trust me, guy, once you give a story and then make comments, something impeachable will arise. And 2002 was a long time ago, the longer in the past something happened, the more likely it is for there to be inconsistencies.

Sure, no argument on the general point that he shouldn't comment. But you said perjury, and I'm saying nothing in his short email even approaches that, with the important caveat we haven't seen his actual testimony, we're only inferring it.

 

[9YRPLAN]

It is indeed in need of an Extreme Makeover. Can just picture JoePa and MaPa leaving for a few days, coming back, waiting for the truck/bus whatever to pull away, and exclaiming, "Oh, my!" or whatever people say on those shows. Maybe Joe could get the renovators to bury some of the evidence in the process.

like i said earlier, im guessing the land is worth a ton of money and with the uncertainty around the unified credit and estate tax they were simply moving it outside of their taxable estate.

its close enough that jay could walk there after the game...im guessing it would be similar to owning a couple lots on melrose that will eventually be consumed by the hospital for a huge sum of cash and turkey legs.

 

[Skeets77]

Have you guzzlers seen paterno's house? It's laughable. Ugly old 50s ranch that appears to need a lot of work and some attention to landscaping. I heard it's worth estimated @ $600k, and that left me puzzled. The dude is worth tens of millions, and THIS is where he lives?!? WTF.

Makes perfect sense to me he'd live in a house like this. Fits his personality perfectly. Paterno was raised during the Depression in Brooklyn, NY. Most people brought up during the depression are extremely conservative people.

 

[VintageHawkeye]

Makes perfect sense to me he'd live in a house like this. Fits his personality perfectly. Paterno was raised during the Depression in Brooklyn, NY. Most people brought up during the depression are extremely conservative people.

Most people brought up during the Depression are dead, but I get what you're trying to say. My dad was raised during the Depression (born in 1926) and he definitely lived a frugal life. But still...we had a nicer home that paterno, and my dad sure as hell didn't make paterno money.

 

[Chickenlounge]

Most people brought up during the Depression are dead, but I get what you're trying to say. My dad was raised during the Depression (born in 1926) and he definitely lived a frugal life. But still...we had a nicer home that paterno, and my dad sure as hell didn't make paterno money.

How do you know your house was nicer? For all you know, Paterno has solid gold toilets, platinum sinks, a 100-inch HD screen mancave in the basement, and scantily-clad women fanning him with giant palm leaves while they feed him grapes in his house. Don't judge a book by its cover.

 

[VintageHawkeye]

How do you know your house was nicer? For all you know, Paterno has solid gold toilets, platinum sinks, a 100-inch HD screen mancave in the basement, and scantily-clad women fanning him with giant palm leaves while they feed him grapes in his house. Don't judge a book by its cover.

Good point. Who knows what lurks inside that dull little facade. I bet sandusky knows...

 

[Billso]

Most people brought up during the Depression are dead, but I get what you're trying to say. My dad was raised during the Depression (born in 1926) and he definitely lived a frugal life. But still...we had a nicer home that paterno, and my dad sure as hell didn't make paterno money.

My dad was the same way. Even though I was heading off to engineering school he encouraged me to take the civil service exam "just in case". My postal career remains on hold 31 years later.

 

[Billso]

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CJ & D : : Center for Justice & Democracy

There is no doubt that Liebeck vs. McDonalds is a poor example to hold up for tort reform. It was not a frivolous lawsuit, but it wasn't a strong case either.

McDonald's erred badly in behaving callously, which killed them with the jury. But on the merits, what precisely did they do wrong? You boil water to make coffee or tea. Coffee is meant to be served hot, everyone serves it hot, and if you spill a fresh cup you'll generally scald yourself. McDonald's serves it just as hot today, as does Dunkin' Donuts and every freakin' truckstop in America. The only changes are better labeling (Hot! Hot!) for the proles .

McDonalds serves over 1 billion cups of coffee yearly. Those 700 incidents over 10 years, made to seem ominous at trial? That's one out of every 14,285,000 cups. Heartless corporate fiends!

Wikipedia provides a fairly balanced treatment: Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia