Paterno Page #7

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at The Patriot-News.

Sara, you spoke to two

of the moms of the victims

allegedly

sexually molested by Sandusky.

What did they tell you?

I mean, both of them

are extremely--

feeling extremely let down

and betrayed by Penn State,

and those feelings

are coming from the charges

levied against him,

Curley, and Gary Schultz,

and then, the, uh, moral

allegations basically--

- ( plane flies over )

- Uh, I hope you can hear me,

there's loud airplanes

flying above us--

--uh, against Joe Paterno

and Graham Spanier.

Um, and, uh, one mom

in particular,

her son came forward in 1998,

was not believed,

and, uh, they feel awful

that other children

were victimized because

her son was not believed.

Woman:

The university cancelled

Paterno's news conference

just minutes before

it was scheduled to begin,

and the school freely admits

that the reason is because

of the child rape scandal

marring Paterno's program.

Calls for Paterno's resignation

are really starting to pile up.

Guido:
I think it's time

to call somebody.

We need tactical advice.

- Like a crisis guy.

- Perfect. Who do you got?

- ( sighs ) I don't know.

- Let me Google it.

Jay:

You're Googling it?

- Yeah.

- Oh, that's great.

Jay:

We're a major university

in the middle of a very serious

public relations debacle,

and you're solving it on Google.

- Joe!

- Mary Kay:
Is that

what I want,

though, a public

relations spin?

- Scott:
PR's marketing.

- Sue:
Joe!

We already got a marketing guy

sittin' right here.

- So what, then?

- Give me your phone.

- No, I can do it.

- Give me your phone!

Tell me what to put in.

What, like, a crisis manager?

- That sounds about right!

- No, no, no.

Crisis management.

A crisis management firm.

- Okay, I'm good now.

- What's the difference?

Why aren't all these

reporters over at Jerry's?

I'm calling Frank.

He knows somebody

who deals

with this kind of thing.

The car guy?

You're giving me crap

for Google,

and you want advice

from Frank

at the car dealership?

Doesn't the school

have a crisis manager?

Does it look

like the school has a--

Sorry, Ma.

- Okay. McGinn and Company.

- Okay.

Dan McGinn. "Helping clients

solve their most perplexing

and important

reputation challenges."

Huh? What is he, like,

on a top ten list?

Yeah, he's on a top ten list.

- Should I call him?

- Yeah, call him.

Sure, why not?

Scott:

Ask for Dan McGinn.

Mary Kay:

Oh, hi, hi. May I speak with--

Scott:
Dan McGinn.

Ha. You're walkin' weird,

man, you get Sandusky'd

last night?

Yeah, he sucked me off

and then we played Xbox.

- Boy 1:
It's a lie.

- Boy 2:
What?

- Some f***in' piece

of trailer trash set him up.

- Jerry?

Yeah. Kid probably tried

to blackmail him,

Jerry told him to f*** off,

and he's like,

"I'm gonna sue your ass

for $20 million

- for damage to my rectum."

- ( laughter )

Total fabrication.

It's somebody

from the track team.

Our track team?

Yeah.

Did you see about JoePa?

Of course I saw it, man.

I don't even want

to talk about that.

Hey. Yo, you the f*ggot?

- Hey. Hey.

- Get him, get him!

Go! Go!

No showers, huh?!

Showers?

Trash? Huh?

I'm gonna beat your ass, kid.

You f***ing f*ggot!

( typing )

Man ( over phone ):

I'm happy to come down, Guido.

I've been watching

the coverage.

It sure looks like things

have begun to spin out.

Yeah. It's making this school

look like sh*t.

They have no idea

how to get in front of it.

I'm sorry, you lost me

for a second there.

Are you looking for advice

for Coach Paterno,

or for the university?

For both.

The thing is, if you hire me,

the issue is, sir,

I'm not sure you and Penn State

are two entities

with aligned interests

right now.

Well, I never

thought of it that way.

Scott:

The guy just represents you,

so you've gotta pay for it?

When it's over,

they'll reimburse me.

Yeah, the university's

reputation

is the board's

responsibility.

This is their crisis.

They need to hire

a crisis manager, not us.

- Yeah.

- ( singing in distance )

What the hell is that?

( singing continues )

( singing )

We're here for them.

You don't leave 'em hanging.

- No, no. Joe-- Joe!

- What?

100 reporters.

You can't march

out there.

I should go.

No, no, I'll do it.

I'll do it.

( singing )

Male student:

Joe Paterno

- ( clapping )

- All:
Joe...

- This is their home.

- They expect us to camp.

- Step back, man!

- ( arguing )

- Joe Paterno

- ( clapping )

- Hey, everybody.

- ( chanting ) Joe Paterno!

Hey, everybody.

Hey, hey! Thank you.

Thank you very much.

We really appreciate

all your support.

We really do.

Before you go back

to cheering,

I'll ask you to take a moment,

you know, and say a prayer for--

Scott Paterno

- ( clapping )

- Scott Paterno

Okay, look, look, look.

Hey, however this works out--

- ( chant continues )

- Guys, however this

works out,

this is a terrible story

involving a lot of kids, okay?

And they--

They need our support too!

- ( chanting )

- A prayer for the kids, OK?

( chanting )

Scott Paterno!

Scott:
I appreciate it.

I really appreciate it.

Guys, if you could just

listen to me for one second!

That's great, guys. Guys--

I got three kids, okay?

This is a huge--

- ( chanting )

- All right, guys.

- Thank you.

- ( chanting )

Scott Paterno ...

Male student:

- Scott, is Joe gonna...

speak up....

Wow. So effective.

( imitates chant cadence )

F*** you, Jay.

Oh, Scott.

For heaven's sakes.

You can't just shut 'em off.

Joe could.

Joe's not goin' out

there.

Call him.

( sighs )

Hi. Dan McGinn, please?

It's Mary Kay Paterno.

( car alarm beeps )

Liam:

We saw the CNN interview, Sara.

What kind of bullshit was that?

You know, football programs

make millions of dollars--

Billions.

They make billions

of dollars every year

off football players.

But JoePa was the only one

who ever said,

you know, these are scholars,

they're here to learn

how to become men.

That's the guy

you want to sh*t on?

Like it's his fault

that Jerry's a queen.

I have to believe

you know the difference

between a gay man

and a pedophile.

Are you calling me a f*ggot?

Whether or not you're a f*ggot

has nothing to do

with the act of a child abuser.

If you're friend calls me

a f***in' f*ggot one more time,

I'm gonna lose my sh*t.

Who are you even talking to?

JoePa made an ethos

in this whole place.

Like, it f***ing mattered

that you got an education

because you're about more

than just yourself.

You're a school,

and you fight

for something together.

Juliet:
She went to the school.

Liam:
Yeah? She learn anything?

Whoo. On your way down,

think about getting up.

Don't be afraid to lose.

The team that makes

fewer mistakes wins.

Cut your hair, wear a tie--

- That's literally all JoePa.

- I think she knows that.

You know why you read Virgil

in the original?

To gain a nuanced understanding

of coded language.

So when one of your guys says

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