Please give us a list of tough decisions Adam made while he was a member of the BoT. I recall him abstaining from many votes. It's a shame he has skin so thin that he decided to go public with Lubrano's emails. He obviously takes offense when someone disagrees with him.
Adam Taliaferro supports Dan Cocco
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And just like that, Adam has ruined his reputation with penn staters. It was bad enough he did less than nothing on the board for the people who voted him in, he's now endorsing the enemy. He sold out for his political future with the scum who destroyed penn state. He got hurt and made a recovery, parlayed it into a spot on the board of trustees, chummed up with the right people for a few years, while doing literally nothing, and made his way out. Worthless. Resident troll Black Elmo likes him, that should tell you everything you need to know about the new Adam.
I apologize if I spoke (incorrectly) for you. If so - mea culpa - I should have spoke only for myself.
Adam thought, and Dan thinks, that you can "work with" the board membership. As we all know, the only way to get along is to go along. I spoke with Dan today and asked him about Adam's strategy to try to unite people......he did try......how'd that work out?
Deliberately trashing the Paterno brand, which is inextricably tied to Penn State, was most certainly NOT in Penn State's best interest.
All due respect to Adam - which, I admit, ain't much - anyone who is so stupid as to think the way you deal with Pirates and Scoundrels is by trying to "unite" with them......is too GD stupid to be on the BOT (too damn stupid to run for Borough dog-catcher, actually)
Now, personally, I don't think either AdamT or DanC is really that stupid (well, AdamT anyway)....which - IF that is the case - brings up other possibilities as to their true thoughts and motivations.
At least Dan was smart enough not to spend thousands of bucks on yard signs this time around (which he never cleaned up). So, that is something.
You are certainly correct
"Righting the wrongs" (to the degree possible) wrt the horrendous way the BOT used Paterno as a shiny object to distract from their own malfeasance/incompetence is certainly an item which should be addressed.
No doubt.
Fair to say - IMO - that it is a pretty important one.
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But as we are entering another election cycle for the BOT, it should be noted that worrying about the "Paterno Brand", on the other hand, should be item #137 on the list of considerations.
It was the folks who had it as item #1 on the list that got Adam T elected.....and they are, quite frankly, the folks who are responsible for what will be a less-than-optimal outcome for this year's election.
Everyone was fooled by his fake loyalty to JoePa. He was like some kind of trojan horse except he used cowardice to trick everyone.
Honestly what else is a young guy going to do in that situation - shrivel up and die? I think most in the exact same situation would have done the exact same thing. He certainly hasn't shown particular strength or tenacity after his recovery.
He's a functioning sociopath - you see it almost every day in business. A guy who's only looking to "play" others to advance his career.
You don't piss on the Paterno Brand and get away with it.
He's going to have to deal with the "JoeBots" against whatever political future he aspires to now. "Joebots" took down a governor. Imagine what they'll do to some newb...
He should have just rode off into the distance and left Penn State behind. Instead, he chose to rile them up, B'OB style. Not good.
He should have just rode off into the distance and left Penn State behind. Instead, he chose to rile them up, B'OB style. Not good.
funny how Cocco won't entertain ANY questions about Upward State . . .
Imagine that. He's f'd himself with his own decision on that one.
kind of shows he more an opportunist than an idealist.
Racist? You might think otherwise if you saw Taliaferro break into his Stepin Fetchit every time he's around Norcross.
Shows me he's a terrible evaluator of information. That alone disqualifies him for me. He will always wear the scarlet letter from upward state. Did he really think all the surveys the university did to guage the anger at the bot and positive view of Paterno were not real, how they attacked the university, or squandered hundreds of millions, etc? There was a ton of other info available to him that he just ignored too. I saw Anthony's words, but Dan's time will never come as an elected member. There will always be someone who reminds everyone of how he stood on the issues.
His "decision" was NOT to decide. Not exactly the quality of a great leader.
Adam will never win another election in NJ again. Joe's reach in the garden state is legendary and the forces of good will align against this Benedict Arnold/Judas
just voted for Doran, Brown, Oldsey
kind of get the feeling AT was taking a cheap shot at the PS4RS backed slate with his tweet . . .
kind of get the feeling AT was taking a cheap shot at the PS4RS backed slate with his tweet . . .
This post needed the picture of him in that hideous upward state fleece. -2 rep points for the omission.
That was my decision as well, but I still thought fairly highly of him at the time. Now while I hold him no ill will, I think his judgement stinks.
I'm going to be honest, his name sounded familiar when I found out he was running, but I couldn't exactly remember from where. I was one of those who was reminded of his transgressions by others.
The whole gawd damn planet sank to a lot lower level when you and your butt-buddies decided to set foot here a long time ago and torture us with your existence.. just saying!
I did not vote for Adam and was somewhat critical of his work history (same firm as Baldwin) during that 2012 election.
but I really went out of my way to defend him when he was on the BoT, and support him.
His support of Cocco feels like a betrayal of MY support.
Joe's "reach" must not be as good as you think it is --- Adam already won a NJ election last November.
Imagine that, Penn State politics are fairly irrelevant as regards the voters of southwest New Jersey.
Hey - get back to work! Don't you have a Men's Room Review due at the editors?
Stick within your pay-grade CountVonNittWitt.
I see that the mods deleted your post that said "too bad Jerry Westbrooks didn't finish the job on Taliaferro."
Are you embarrassed by that pathetic post that you made yesterday?
Evasive action as regards answering my question. \
I'll fell free to say that your answer is "no, I am not embarrassed. Much like I thought yesterday, I still wish Adam was injured MORE in 2000."
Correct..........Taliaferro did win an election in NJ. I believe the OP stated Taliaffero would not win "another" election in NJ. Unless I missed a second election I'd say your comments about the reach of Penn State politics regarding voters in southwest NJ are premature.
Who do you support? As soon as they don't agree with you on an issue you will turn on them too.
But in November 2015, Adam was already well known as (this isn't MY characterization, but this is a characterization for some) as a "traitor who turned his back upon his former football coach, the man who stood besides him as he faced paralysis for the reminder of the life."
Yet he still won the election. How strange, given how much Penn State politics matters in NJ legislative elections.
I don't live in Southwest New Jersey, but I tend to think Adam will be judged in the 2019 election primarily by how he does as a legislator.
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In other words --- "I have trained my minions well. Thank you for doing my dirty work!!!"
I didn't ask you a question.....douchebag
However, despite the futility of discussing ANYTHING with you, I'll go ahead and respond (I'm just too nice of a guy) - - -
"I'll abstain", Just like Adam
CountVonCount would be more accurate if two of the Os were removed
Well aren't you the ****ing genius when it come to NJ politics? Joe has no political "reach" in NJ, never had regardless of what the dolt who originally posted says.
Taliaferro will maintain his legislative seat as long as he continues to lick George Norcross's ass. Beyond that? Steve Sweeney shows no indication of giving up the state senate seat that includes the district that Taliaferro represents. U.S. House? Don't think so. That seat belongs to Norcross's brother. So Adam can continue in his jackshit job at BMS until they decided to eliminate it and remain a political hack.
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