Christian conservative blames 'homosexual lobby' for 'smearing' Joe Paterno in Sandusky scandal

An news release today via the Christian Newswire, blaming "the homosexual lobby" for "smearing" Joe Paterno over the Jerry Sandusky scandal:

ORWIGSBURG, Penn., Feb. 20, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- The firing of Joe Paterno is to distract us from the fact that the predations of Jerry Sandusky were homosexual. If he were a heterosexual, his victims would have been girls.

But Tom Ritter, who resides in Orwigsburg, Pa, says this time the homosexual lobby has smeared the wrong guy, and he plans to set the record straight by having every one of the Penn State trustees apologize, then resign.

Ritter intends to do this by leaning on the Pennsylvania legislature, which every year gives a generous amount to Penn State.

So he will send out periodic and reminding e-mails to the hundreds of thousands of Joe Paterno fans across Pennsylvania, asking them not to vote for any member of the legislature who will not introduce or co-sponsor legislation denying all money to Penn State until the trustees have apologized and resigned.

This includes Republican Governor and baby-kisser Tom Corbett, who is also a Penn State trustee, and wants to be re-elected.

The next of Tom Ritter's e-mails, to be released on March 1, follows:

Remembering Joe Paterno IV:

The Penn State trustees are trying to shift your attention away from the fact that Jerry Sandusky's predations were homosexual. Had they been heterosexual, his victims would have been girls.

So they unanimously voted to fire Joe Paterno.

But I am tired of the homosexual lobby; aren't you?

And I am tired of politicians covering for them. Note well, every member of the Pa legislature could introduce or co-sponsor a motion to bar any funds for Penn State until every trustee has publicly apologized, then resigned.

(Now contrary to what some will tell you, this is easy. Indeed, if the trustees really cared about Penn State, they would do this quickly.)

Do NOT tell anyone how you plan to vote. The politicians would love to find out so they can count beans.

I will remind you of this every month until the election. I will remind you monthly for as long as it takes.

Tom Ritter is a registered Republican. Ritter, a retired physics and chemistry teacher, says he can generate these e-mails effortlessly, and he will not forget.

Comments

[T. Thompson]

What blather. This issue is not homosexual or heterosexual. The issue is that they were kids 9-10 years old.

[A Facebook User]

I think a bigger reason Paterno was fired was because of the unethical actions of the PA Attorney General.

The Grand Jury Report lied about McQueary's testimony by greatly exaggerating what he saw. He actually saw nothing sexual just suspected it.

The Attorney General was reckless to indict Sandusky without even knowing the identity of the alleged victim McQueary saw in 2002. She should have waited until she had identified the victim and had the victim's testimony to seek an indictment for the 2002 incident.

[Steve Boyd]

Exactly, T. Thompson! On the list of "Things About This Case That We Should Care About", I think number ONE is that the kids were 9-10 years old, NOT whether they were boys or girls.

What are these people thinking? It's more important to them to trash the "homosexual lobby" (whatever that is) than to show concern for the kids? Ridiculous and outrageous.

Christopher Hitchens was right: Religion poisons everything.

[Richard]

Rape is not about one's sexual orienation, it is about power and exercising that power over another human being. Perpetrators search out the most vulnerable in society. This guy's nuts.

[Scuromondo]

Of you want an apology, fine. But there's no point in pressuring someone for an apology if you want to fire them. Why not just fire them without the apology? ...Unless you enjoy watching people grovel and beg for forgiveness that you only intend to withhold...which is kinda sick!

[Sunny James]

I think the whole situation is sad of how long this was going on & no one stopped sandusky from continuing to bring young boys onto the campus & in the shower