Today will interview Jerry Sandusky from prison
This morning, Matt Lauer and The Today Show promoted their exclusive interview with Jerry Sandusky from prison, set to air Monday. Sandusky will apparently speak out on the events at Penn State that led to his arrest and conviction on child sex abuse charges.
Sandusky has not been interviewed since he was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison last October. After Sandusky's disastrous interview with Bob Costas in November of 2011, I can only imagine what kind of lies and delusion he is going to spew at us.
"I say that I am innocent of those charges."
"I have done some of those things."
I can't even listen to the full interview with Costas again because this man is so vile. It wasn't announced by Today who is going to interview Sandusky this time.
It's baffling to me why Today would even want to TALK to Sandusky. Either he will again delusionally profess his innocence or he'll pull some sort of sick mea culpa and confess to his crimes on a morning talk show. My personal hope was that he'd go to prison and we wouldn't have to hear about his disgusting acts of abuse ever again. To now have to hear him speak publicly again is only doing a disservice to the victims. Today is even marketing the interview as "Jerry Sandusky In His Own Words." Gross.
It's worth noting that Today has fallen behind ABC's Good Morning America in the ratings and Matt Lauer is on the hot seat. You would hope any show wouldn't have to stoop so low as to turn to Jerry Sandusky to get people to watch.
@Nati2de This is why I dont watch news or news like programs. He's not relevant, why do we need to see him on TV
I can understand why John Ziegler wanted this interview... he needs money to produce his documentary on Sandusky, Paterno & Penn State. However, what he does not understand - and, by extension, neither does NBC - that the people's curiosity was satiated by news coverage of it already. There may be a few handfulls of people in or around Pennsylvania that care - the rest of nation doesn't.
I wholeheartedly agree with this blog. I am SO APPALLED by NBC doing this! I can't even begin to wrap my mind around why their producers would make such a decision! They certainly aren't thinking of the young men who were his victims. We have enough to deal with in this country, we don't need to hear from him ever again. NBC executives who approved this decision should be fired!!
@awfulannouncing for the record, that NBC promotion is misleading. I will be on the Today Show. Not Sandusky.
%s %s I'm sure they did that on purpose. Just like %s keeps any story w\/%sy on their front page for weeks.
I will not watch this and I see no point in interviewing him. It's time to put him on the dustbin of history and move on.
@awfulannouncing because there is new information which puts Penn State\/Joe Paterno's response in very different light. Its about the truth.
@Zigmanfreud @awfulannouncing I am nervous, but ultimately know John has our best interests at heart. I think most people on FB feel same.
@Zigmanfreud John, people on PSU FB pages r scared of interview. I've even seen "move on" ish talk. They worry intvw is forum for JS.
@MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud My guess - Sandusky will say CYS investigated him re: 2001 shower incident - meaning PSU DID notify authorities.
@MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud Why are people characterizing segment before they've seen it? We shouldn't be surprised, I guess...
.@MattKearney13 Even if people in MSM begin to back track on old narrative, they will use PSUBOT & Louis Freeh as crutch. @Zigmanfreud
%s %s The only time they will break big stories CNTRDCTING themselves=they can promote crap out of it. %s
.@MattKearney13 Ive come to expect nothing. That way Im never disappointed. The MSM doesnt break big stories. @PSUJeremyReeder @Zigmanfreud
@PSUJeremyReeder @Zigmanfreud possible but I doubt it will be awful. I believe new info. The kind that Linda Kelly would never share.
@MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud Who knows, it could be awful. But I'm not emotional enough to say beforehand either way. I can parse out facts.
@BrianHarner1 @MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud They had the same fears about Sue Pa on Katie. Gun shy is the right phrase.
@MattKearney13 i agree with ur thoughts. Wonder if the gen pop. would put any stock into a "joe didn't no" statement from JS?
@SCLion @Zigmanfreud Agreed, they do look that way. JZ has already stated that they are completely misleading. Sandusky is not appearing.
@MattKearney13 @BrianHarner1 @Zigmanfreud Haha... Nobody ever does what I suggest. Not even the BOT, and trust me, I've told them and Rod E.
@PSUJeremyReeder @BrianHarner1 @Zigmanfreud Jeremy, why didn't you tell the PSU BOT that a little over a year ago?????
@Traci7399 I don't think interview will b about Sandusky "admitting" anything. I think it will b about shedding light\/truth on JVP\/PSU roll.
@BrianHarner1 @MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud Freaking out never helps... Anything... Ever.
@BrianHarner1 @MattKearney13 altho i doubt he will ever admit to wrong doing, wouldnt it b awesome if ne of his words exonerate PSU\/JoePa?
%s %s same thing on PSU sports msg boards. People are freaking out JS is going on. Me I want the %s
@MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud agree but easy for people to fear MSM twisting it against PSU. Again.
@SCLion @Zigmanfreud I seriously doubt JZ will be complicit in getting Jerry Sandusky a forum to talk about himself.
@MattKearney13 @Zigmanfreud problem is Today show promos look like it is a forum for JS - no one wants any more damage
@Zigmanfreud Seriously....I'm surprised at the reaction. I've posted a couple of things 2 try 2 calm them down. Maybe they are just gun shy
@NickinBaltimore whatever brings in the ratings...people can't look away from a train wreck
@WillCarswell19 @NickinBaltimore You know the history behind that saying? It's actually pretty fascinating.
@awfulannouncing Would you expect any less from the same network that got caught doctoring the 911 calls in the Trayvon Martin case?
@awfulannouncing Because housewives don't know enough about sports to talk NCAA Tournament. =o)
