OT - Engler Claims Nassar Survivors enjoying "spotlight"

Submitted by clarkiefromcanada on January 15th, 2019 at 5:44 PM

I had not seen this on the board (looked a bit) and the story from Metro Times now picked up by the national media. Apparently comments made to Detroit News editorial board over the weekend from Engler indicated: 

You’ve got people, they are hanging on and this has been … there are a lot of people who are touched by this, survivors who haven’t been in the spotlight,” Engler told The News. “In some ways, they have been able to deal with this better than the ones who’ve been in the spotlight who are still enjoying that moment at times, you know, the awards and recognition.”

I thought Sparty couldn't go lower. I was wrong. 

https://sports.yahoo.com/msu-interim-president-john-engler-says-nassar-survivors-enjoying-spotlight-203706386.html

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January 16th, 2019 at 12:24 AM ^

Exactly right.  Engler upset Jim Blanchard in an election that nobody thought Engler could win; then he whipped Howard Wolpe in what everybody thought was the worst beating that any Michigan Democrat could take, and the worst campaign any Democrat could run (61%-39%)... until Fieger came along to get an even worse embarrassment (62%-38%).

 

umaz1

January 15th, 2019 at 6:11 PM ^

Absolutely disgusting. Unfortunately I can’t say it is unexpected. He and the rest of the AD continue to rub salt in the survivors wounds. No one at MSU has a spine. 

bronxblue

January 15th, 2019 at 6:47 PM ^

It's weird to see who haven't followed this situation that closely be surprised he's still the interim president.  He's been saying crazy shit for a year now and nobody at MSU who can do anything about it cares.  That school is a tire fire and they should be ashamed.

Don

January 15th, 2019 at 7:18 PM ^

Friend of mine worked as a digital retoucher for a Lansing-area printer when Engler was governor. This printer had the job of printing Engler's Christmas cards each year, and of course the card featured photos of Engler and his family.

Each year, this guy's job was to digitally remove enough poundage from Engler to make him look "slimmer." He said it got progressively more difficult as the years went by.

1VaBlue1

January 15th, 2019 at 7:22 PM ^

That is fucking disgusting!  Wanting death for another human being is usually an awful thing, but I will clap in celebration the day that man leaves the Earth.

B-Nut-GoBlue

January 15th, 2019 at 7:24 PM ^

There are some people you just want to have the chance to be in a room alone with for 5 minutes.  He really seems to be one of them.

Fast edit: apologies if this is not needed but I understand that is sort of an odd thing to state considering the story this is truly about.  I obviously just mean I'd like to kick the ever living shit out of some people.