What a freaking COWARD!!! Just kill yourself already dude, let the young boys of america feel a little safer with your death. Gawd, what a scumbag!!!

Just looking at those facial expressions makes me what to smack him upside his head with a cane.

He's been pushing little kids around for decades. It's high time for that jerk to QUIT fighting, admit that his actions are evil, and plead guilty.

I've also noticed his facial expressions and demeanor. For a monster man facing these kinds of charges, he always seems very relaxed and always the hint of a smile on his face. Guilty or innocent, think I'd be shaking in my boots non-stop so what gives with this??? Could he really be enjoying this nightmare spotlight??? Any true experts out here with any thoughts on this???

He will be found guilty, and the truth will all come out in time. When it does, I hope these boys can find peace with it and move forward with their lives.

I hope that you're right, It'sAboutTime but it's going to be a long haul for the victims and their loved ones, as well. These kinds of crimes have been known to destroy entire families. When sandusky goes, and I believe as you do that he will, he should never see light of day.

It should have never gone on for as long as it did with this many victims.

There is a saying, "The face you have at 20 is the one that you were born with. The face you have at 50 is the one that you have earned."

@chefaz - 1.4 - I noticed his facial expressions, or lack thereof, as well. I'm no expert, but I can tell you what my opinion is: ~CREEPY~

Once again he's abusing his victims.

Stifiling their voices with his cowardly actions instead of his c*ck.

Definitely agree, AA. I'm repulsed every time I look into that swollen, mushy face of his with that shadow of a smile on his mouth. Pedophiles...sick, sick, sick.

"Fight for four quarters?" For what, exactly? So he can stay in denial? Or just to keep his sorry a** out of prison for a bit longer?

Someone needs to tell him to stop the charade...enough lies, Jerry....enough already

or better yet, as was once famously said to Joe McCarthy in another place and time:

"You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"

where is my bat WIFEY POOH?....get iran or saudia arabia on the phone...we need to garner punishment

If he was in the GOP primary ... he'd have a lot of support & the victims would be in trouble!!!!

MSNBC obviously feels a need to publish something about this man every day. I guess that's fine, but would you please stop with the photos of him?

I don't think he's insane. He may be living in the past where this type of behavior if not acceptable, wasn't challenged. I think he has been deluding himself. Pretty sickening all the way around, however. I hope that with the enormous amount of publicity this situation has generated, we will be better able to protect our children.

I think it's pretty insane to promise "I'm going to fight for four quarters", and then turn around and skip the first quarter entirely by waiving the preliminary hearing.

I think he didn't want the boys to testify because, unlike a Grand Jury, the boys' testimony would have been public record this time and we all would have heard from the victims themselves exactly what Sandusky had done to them, and I think Sandusky and his attorneys don't want the public to know or hear about the abuse.

this is going to be drawn out for years, and the victims are going to have to live through this over and over, then appeals...etc. BTW, if this was about money, which it isn't, the victims would have gone to him first to blackmail him into giving them money, no sign anywhere of anything like that happening in this, these young men have courage and i praise them for doing the right thing to prevent anymore kids to suffer at the hands of this monster.

I suspect as well, that they will drag this on as long as possible. Unless there is a Casey Anthony jury, there is no way he will escape prison.

No doubt they wish to push that a far into the future as possible. He will not fare well in prison.

He must be insane to want to rape little boys, but that's no excuse.

To protect the innocent, he must be locked up for the rest of his life.

AG is right. He's ashamed of what he's been doing and doesn't want it made public.

He needs to confess and agree to life imprisonment. No one deserves what he's been dishing out. Especially not a child.

He continues to act as if this will all be decided in the court of public opinion, and waiving the hearing today keeps sordid details from reaching the ears of the public and allows him to keep droning on about how nothing happened and it's all about money.

I predict he will drag it out as long as he can, because he knows once he goes to trial he will never be free again. By dragging it out and professing his innocence as long as possible, he (a) stays out of jail for the time being, and (b) keeps a small group of followers who are nice to him because they believe his side of the story. He's a pathetic person with a pathetic story, but right now it's the only story he's got.

The less negativity that is publicized the better position he is in to fight. It will come out, but he just delayed the inevitable. There would have been a trial either way, so why would the defense attorney allow the victims the opportunity to share the crimes committed by this man?

He can try and fight it, but unless he can prove some type of conspiracy with all of the victims and how all of them are benefitting from lying at this point in time, he will pay his dues.

Bruce-308647, I think a lot of people were scared of this guy, and probably a small group of followers too, maybe sex offenders just like him. He probably has a split personality, like O.J. Simpson -- one for the public, and another for his "private" affairs which is no doubt the scary side.

"American Girl" - Right again. Sandusky's attorney is not naive. He does not want the potential jury pool "tainted" by the testimony of 11 victims testifying at a hearing where the determination of "triability" (enough evidence to go to trial) has all but been previously decided by a Grand Jury. Those victims will just be repeating over and over what Sandusky did, like a mantra of evil. I am sure Sandusky's attorney (and/or his office staff) has/have been diligently reading all of our comments and he is well aware that this matter is being "tried" and his client "condemned" (not convicted) in the court of public opinion. After the Casey Anthony debacle, a potential jury may be ready to skewer his client before the first jurer is even picked.

You are also correct that, like OJ Simpson, there are two Jerry Sandusky's. In fact, as with all of us, there are three - as was explained to me, and which made sense. Ther is (1) the public persona - that everyone sees; (2) the private persona - that those "behind closed doors" see; and the (3) internal persona - that no one sees but you. Everyone has varying degrees of weight to each "persona", depending on how candid one is about themselves to others. People like OJ Simpson, Michael Vick, John Wayne Gacey and Jerry Sandusky, etc. often surprise people because their HUGE "internal" personas suddenly become public. Sandusky WILL fight - Like OJ Simpson and the others, Sandusky is extremely narcissistic and controlling. He will not allow his victims to get the better of him. And, while I am not a psychologist, I think the term "sociopath" suits him as well at it does the rest of them. That is why he can be relaxed and smiling through all of this. He just does not emotionally connect - As with all abusers (and sociopaths), it is ALL about power and control.

SwellSurfer88: PLEASE do not include death threats on the Vine. We don't need to stoop to Sandusky's level.

Maybe that's a "death threat" on Planet of the Apes or something, but it's not a death threat here. Nevertheless, I flagged the comment as having no value. It should be collapsed as such, IMO.

I'm going to fight for four quarters.

I had to read this statement a few times. I thought he wanted someone to give him $1.

I'm sure that's exactly what he thinks.

Remember, the article does state he was a mastermind at defense. He should not be allowed to use the court room showers. More incidents may happen.

Substitute a new tight-end.

Not funny guys. Please...this is a case about children.

I think some pedophiles actually think if they do some good deeds for children, and proclaim to love them, it somehow diminishes the hideously disgusting side of their abuse. He seems to me to be in that group. Even his wife sounds like she is in denial. Crazy.

I think that pedophiles are master manipulators who begin to believe they can manipulate anyone about anything. I mean, for years they've fed their own depraved lust for kids and managed to keep everyone quiet about it through their manipulation. They become deluded into seeing the whole world as a child that they can somehow deceive.... Reality will set in eventually and he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. The only injustice is that it took this long to catch him and he spent way more years a free man than he should have.

It would be nice if criminals would do the honorable thing.

I agree Winker -but- if they had honor, the crimes wouldn't have been committed in the first place.

Observing2, I was confused for a second, thought you were talking about Congress ;-)

"Sandusky's playing all 4 quarters! He's 4th and long.......he reads the defense.......he's over the center ready for the......Hey! What the hell is he doing to the center? Hey! Get off him!"

you are "special"

Sirlafalot: Got a big chuckle out of me!

...Maybe he meant fighting for "hindquarters."

Except that it's really not funny.

Not funny at all.

"Oh and the pass is caught!...... Sandusky heads to the sidelines.......He's walking over to one of the ball boys.......He's pulling what appears to be a playbook out of the front of his...... Hey! Hey Jerry! They mean FOOTBALLS, FOOTBALLS, man!"

lafalot: OK, the first one was funny. Now you're kind of beating a dead horse.

commonsense: Please go to my page and read my other postings. I really do take this issue very seriously.

I'm a very liberal "audience" and Sirlafalot, you know that I enjoy your humor (sometimes a little too much) but come on guys...this doesn't cut it. We're talking about the ruined lives of children and their families. We can all laugh when sandusky is sentenced bigtime.

The heinous nature of this ongoing, hidden agenda, "Freakshow in denial" is going to play out exactly as it should. He will pay with his lifetime here on earth (which will be a cheerful glimpse into hell). He will pay with his soul in eternity. It is sickening, and disheartening, that these demons walk the earth taking innocence, and emotional stability, that isn't theirs for the taking. It's more sickening that they have the protection of others as they do it! I try to bring levity to some heartaches that haven't begun to heal, and may never heal. Don't mean to offend. Just lightening the gloom this sick bastard has saddled the entire nation with.

Sorry, Sir. Thanks. :)

No need chef! Just wanted to bring some clarity to the levity.

TO: 3rdviewfromleft who wrote:

"Never trust a man named McQueary! I mean, think about it - with a name like THAT he's got to be biased. I can only imagine the taunting he had to put up with while growing up."

I actually believe McQueary saw what he said he saw -- Sandusky in the shower with an 11 year old boy, and then didn't report it to police, just to Joe Paterno.

Whatever taunting he had to put up with while growing up, is NOWHERE what he's being going through lately with everybody asking him how could see a thing like that and then NOT report it to police.

You're right, 3rd, throughout school, he was probably taunted with "Mc - QUEER!!!

If you had a troubled childhood or a truely disfunctional family...you would look up to a man that mentored you. A man that gave you with gifts and money and opportunities. You wouldn't accuse that man of anything bad because you would respect him. Too many victims are coming forward with the same stories of abuse. I know a man is innocent until proven guilty, but I think the cards are stacked against Sandusky. I cannot imagine any one of these young adults coming out of the woodwork to accuse him because they want a big settlement. I just wish and hope that the truth comes out, so we can learn from it. I have absolutely NO sympathy for ANYBODY that abuses a child in ANY way. A tooth for a tooth.

My heart agrees with everything Paulcountry wrote, and also with your response. I too feel that there's far too much to be lost for the people accusing and only to be lying.

However, that's exactly what they are, accusations. The system needs to be restored to what it was intended to be. EVERYBODY is entitled to a trial. EVERYBODY is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. In my hometown there have been two murder convictions overturned within the last two years that were cases from the 80's. Both finally received new trials, and both were able to provide evidence that set them free. I bet 30 years ago when they were originally convicted that the entire town was making some of the same remarks we are today as far as them going to hell, or an eye for an eye, etc., etc.

from bad to worse: Yes, everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even in cases such as this where Sandusky has already made substantial admissions, such as he "shouldn't have taken showers with those boys", and his admissions he made just short of admitting that he is, indeed, sexually attracted to underage boys.

In my experience, the lasting impression that a pedophile leaves on his/her victim is the manipulation that they use to keep from being found out. It takes maturity and courage to finally get to a place where you realize that it isn't your fault and that you don't need to let the monster have another single moment of your thoughts. I have no doubt that Mr. Sandusky is a lifetime pedophile. If he was a member of my family I would be questioning every child that ever came in contact with him.

Sandusky was overheard asking in the locker room; "Bob Peters in here?" The tailback replied, "No coach, we just play football."

Dianarose is exactly right.

The most telling this here is that this bastard thinks this is about sports – he'll fight on for "four quarters?"

This is about the physical and emotional sexual abuse of children. Stripping children naked, taking them into the shower and raping them and sodomizing them. Sorry to be so graphic, but imagine the pain and terror those children experienced.

This is about a massive injustice.

Penn State, Mr. Paterno? You protected your own power and glory at the expense of children. And the only thing you spared them was their lives ...

You should be tried as co-conspirators to child sexual abuse, just like the Catholic church and its immoral leadership.

"Dianarose" - You are right. Sandusky is not insane, as he is not incapacitated and can function just fine in public - he can "talk the talk and do the walk" superficially to satisfy what he knows everyone expects of his public behavior. He is, however - as was Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacey, OJ Simpson, Michael Vick and others who "surprise" us when their "secret" lives become public - a sociopath (not a diagnosis, just my humble opinion). Sociopaths are not "insane" people. They are predators, period. There is no emotional connection with their victims; it is all about power and control. And, yes, this IS a game to Sandusky - it's between him and his victims. That's why all the football lingo, wearing PSU jackets, the calm "confidence" and grins, the feigned perplexion, the strategy to "win" over doing what is right (just the opposite of what PSU athletics supposedly stood for - Right, Paterno??). Jerry Sandusky, and other sociopaths like him, lives in his head, not in his heart. No, he will not plea bargain; I can guarandamntee you this WILL go on to a long, drawn out, ugly trial. He wants to win because by doing so he can give his victims the message, "I still have all the control, and I am still more powerful than you."

you know not of what his collegues knew, so stop saying you do. paterno did what he was supposed to do and reported it to the head of the university police, and i'm sick of hearing that he didn't report it to the proper authorities. he receives hundreds of complaints and allegations every year as the head football coach and people look to him and a lot of people go to him with problems that could be true and could also be false... just because he said that in hindsight he should have done more does not mean that he's saying he knew exactly what happened and that he didn't do enough at the time. anyone would say i wish i had done more in a situation like this, but at the time, how was he supposed to know how serious the situation was with exactly what he was told? read the jury report and you will realize why the penn state community was angry at his speedy firing with no trial, evidence, or evaluation of what came up in the jury report. joepa did more for penn state than anyone else had in history and the world threw him under the bus because that's what the media needed in order to make a story... the true story was the story of one sick man that allegedly did many sick acts against younger children and is now on trial. some people did the right thing and reported it to their superiors/police, and they still got fired. it's a sad story of how the media influence brought down a legend because they thought they needed a better story than the sick one they were presented with... but rules don't apply to them. after all, espn had a recording of the syracuse assistant coaches actions and they did NOTHING, yet they still have their jobs.

i agree with pandas are awesome !! Paterno reported the incidents to his superiors. Was he supposed to make an arrest? Furthermore, some of the hysterical comments on this post reveal a blood lust way, way beyond the alleged crimes of Sandusky. It is the adults who mortify the children with this hysteria. Let the accusers state their case.

Don't you think the media carefully selected photos of Sandusky to show him in the worst light? Why are people so easily deceived? Where are the facts in this case? Calm down and use your power of reason.

I would personally pay for some good old fashion prison justice for him

I agree, he is just like our Kwamee Kirkpatrick, denial up to and even through the end. I will bet he goes to prison and still will believe he was just "horsing around" with these boys. He sets up the charity and buys the gifts to remove any guilt that may be there and just continues on with his existence, and yes I know innocent until provin, bla, bla, bla, but he openly admitted that he has showered with them and "horsed around in the shower" sorry, but crazies admit one tenth of what they have actually done. Same as M. J. saying he "cuddled and had tickle fights", but for some reason had to pay the parents millions to keep quite.

Unfortunately, Sick, if this were to happen Saudi Arabia, there would be no trial. They would simply punish the victims for unlawful seduction.

Trouble is ... in Saudi Arabia, these perverted actions he is accused of, are very often condoned.

Who cares about what they would do in Saudi Arabia? We got him, let us take care of him.

Bury him to his waist and pelt rocks at him till he croaks. If that is too "cruel" for a child molester, then tie him to a pole and shoot him in the crotch, chest, and finally, the head.

Life in prison is far too kind to a monster like this. Free cable, dessert at meals, and getting a nice fat rod shoved down his throat and up his butt? He'd probably like that.

You may say that death is too good for him, but why should we afford him to opportunity to do this again? Get rid of him, kick off this earth , and let God deal with him. He is the only One who can.

In God's time he will deal with him soon enough. In my layman's opinion, he should be in a mental hospital. The way he babbles and smiles like he's going on a Sunday picnic when he knows full well what he's done and says things that make no sense indicate this to me.

You should probably re-read the article.

I have.

Maybe I should be a bit clearer, maybe the prosecution should stop giving away strategy because the more they talk the more the defense will get a clue and know how to counteract it. That's all. I have a feeling that the defense will pull out all the stops on this case and he will be set free. The prosecution should just stfu.

A basic description is not going to happen. In sex abuse trials, they are asked questions that make them relive every moment just to scare them off.

If there was no substance to the allegations as the defense attorney states; why were the highest ranking officials in the university removed? I think there is pelnty of substance to what the (former) children are saying, otherwise I don't think that the army of Penn State lawyers would have agreed to their removals. We shall see.

As one who has more experience with SO's than I care to admit...every one of them finds justification (as sick as it is)..examples: "They (children) shouldn't have been so trusing; it's the parent's fault for not taking care of their emotional needs; they instigated the "horseplay." They liked it...all true statements that were made by SO's that I was privy to.

One, after years of therapy, told the victim he was sorry his penis "floated" into him while taking a bath.

These people never admit, despite any preponderance of evidence.

The least you could do with your sad/sick joke is spell DuBois PA correctly. Butt what can we expect from a Virginia first cousin.

You could have spelled "but" correctly. Your own sad/sick joke?

How can you joke about such a horrible situation? You must be a very immature and selfish person. Otherwise you wouldn't try to amuse yourself with something like this.

churchlady:

I agree it is insensitive, but some people cope with things through humor. Unfortunately, for some readers this may be personal. Some of the victims may see this. It is too public a forum to engage in this behavior. I suggest people keep their jokes private or go to do standup.

I'm certainly not one of them, and certainly not defending them, but I will go on record defending the constitution. The fact is that he has to prove his innocense rather than the prosecutor prove his guilt. I have a suspicion that he's guilty by reasonable doubt, but then again I'm making that judgement from what I've read in forums and have seen on the news. If this was robbery or theft charges, you would want to see the money, fingerprints, things purchased,,, wouldn't you? I would.

"the way YOU'RE defending him..." "and if that's the case.... YOU'RE time's coming as well".

Study up on your vs you're. PLEASE, because you make yourself look like an uneducated individual.