Poppy called Second Mile a "shining example."
I bet. Other civic leaders, sports notables and entertainment personalities did as well:
Ex-coach in Penn State scandal built charity with support from sports stars, politicians
Among the big-time athletic figures listed as honorary directors were Cal Ripken Jr., Arnold Palmer, former Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris and Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid. President George W. Bush praised the group as a “shining example” of charity work in a 1990 letter. (Sandusky’s reaction: “It’s about time, George! This is long overdue,” he recalled in his autobiography, “Touched.”)
This, then, must appear less incredulous to a lot of people:
The good-guy aura around Sandusky was so great that when some children questioned behavior that didn’t seem right, no one took the complaints seriously. READ MORE
I'm starting to understand Sen. Vitter better.
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