{"id":1205,"date":"2011-11-09T18:11:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T23:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1205"},"modified":"2011-11-09T18:15:02","modified_gmt":"2011-11-09T23:15:02","slug":"joepa-must-go-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/11\/joepa-must-go-now.html","title":{"rendered":"JoePa Must Go &#8230; Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Too much has been said &#8230; and more importantly &#8230; done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Penn State<\/strong> football coach <strong>Joe Paterno<\/strong>, who reportedly will resign AFTER the season in the wake of sex abuse charges against a former assistant coach, should leave NOW.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/248\/2011\/11\/joe-paterno.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1207\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/248\/2011\/11\/joe-paterno.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sordid details over <strong>Jerry Sandusky&#8217;s<\/strong> alleged behavior so disgusting and so public why should the face of the program stay a day longer.<\/p>\n<p>Why should he WANT to?<\/p>\n<p>If JoePa knew about Sandusky&#8217;s alleged behavior 10 years ago, as some reports have indicated, he should slither away quietly in the night.<\/p>\n<p>Strong words, I know, but it&#8217;s horrible what allegedly happened to youngsters under the watch of one of Paterno&#8217;s key men.<\/p>\n<p>Paterno seems to be more concerned about his pride and his legacy than he is about this awful, AWFUL story.<\/p>\n<p>Joe must go &#8230; NOW!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too much has been said &#8230; and more importantly &#8230; done. 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