MSU Interim President John Engler says Nassar survivors are 'enjoying' the 'spotlight'

[Julian Englis]

Source: Yahoo News

A statement Michigan State University Interim President John Engler made to The Detroit News editorial board late last week is the subject of backlash after the Detroit Metro Times put focus on it this week and national outlets picked it up.

In an interview with the News, Engler alluded that the gymnasts abused by Larry Nassar are enjoying their moment in the spotlight while also insisting the university is done with investigations so that everyone can “get back to work.” This all while Nassar’s survivors are footing the bill for counseling and therapy that they were told a fund set up by MSU would provide.

Engler’s controversial comments came as the close to an article about the Healing Assistance Fund approved by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. It calls for the reinstatement of a fund meant to pay for counseling costs of those sexually abused by Larry Nassar.

The article focuses on who would be able to dip into the fund, with Engler suggesting it would be for survivors not part of the primary settlement that was determined earlier this year. From the Detroit News:

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

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Of course he's a Republican. Or, as Martina Navratilova tweeted, "What a DICK!!!!"

Link to tweet

[AJT]

1. Suprise! Old white man is an ass and needs to be fired.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. This asshole deserves to be booted from academia altogether. That is all.

[mahannah]

3. That MSU would hire him as Interim President was a mistake.

[dhill926]

4. fire his ass...

yesterday...

[RockRaven]

5. Jesus f-ing Christ, someone toss this creep into a volcano

[COLGATE4]

6. Engler was an absolute asshole as Governor

of Michigan. Seems nothing has changed.

[salin]

8. He was so bad, (how bad was he?) I moved to California after 1 year.

(well, I went to grad school - but he was horrible.)

[beachbum bob]

7. too bad all the lawsuit payouts will be paid by taxpayers unless they can sue individuals at MSU as

well

[Stuart G]

9. The Dick Association of America ...which I am a member. (.k and r)

would like to protest this. Those of us with dicks and those that admire dicks, have no desire whatsoever to be associated with this asshole.
......... We are actually ashamed that this asshole has a dick...

To be serious for moment. This fellow needs to be fired immediately for such a completely stupid and insensitive statement... Someone should stick a long poll up his ass and wiggle it around for a while to imitate a fucked up medical exam by a fucked up doctor who is also an asshole...!!!!

I guess that was not serious, but again sarcastic...

I have never read any statement so insensitive to people who have been the victims of this kind of abuse..
...How could anyone even think of saying something like this?. And I believe he will be gone by the end of the week, if not sooner. No state university can afford anyone this stupid and insensitive..(no matter what degrees this person has)

[erronis]

19. #HaveADickButNotOne

Good rant, Stuart G!

[brush]

10. It's official. Repugs have no brains or empathy genes.

This guy has a doctorate and is that stupid.

You've think he'd have an internal filter that would set off alarm bells in his brain before something that repulsive would roll off his tongue.

[bdtrppr6]

11. The Asshole is strong with this one.

Fuck him.

[marble falls]

12. Because rape victims are known to frolic in the spotlight. This guys needs to draw an ...

unemployment check.

[Scurrilous]

13. K&R

[louis-t]

14. He is such an ass. We had to endure him for many years as governor.

He's a smart ass and a huckster.

[LanternWaste]

15. Man, this old guy is an idiot.

Man (not all men!!!!), this old (not all old people!!!) guy (not all guys!!!!) is an idiot (not all idiots!!!!).

(to avoid triggering the broflakes looking to be oppressed...)

[akraven]

16. Yep, that'll get a lot of women applying to go to MSU.

Good move, jerkwad.

As a (way) former gymnast, I can attest that there is a LOT of sexual abuse (mostly verbal, some physical) with male coaches.

But Nasser takes the yuuuuuuuge cuppycake.

FUCK OFF ENGLER!

[MyOwnPeace]

17. I agree with the

"should be fired - yesterday!" statement.
I would truly hope there is immediate action to get him out of there.
If not, the institution will seem to be continuing its ignorant absence of sensitivity, understanding, and moral conviction to do the right thing, both for those already abused and for future students to know that such abuse is not tolerated.

[muntrv]

18. He closed the mental hospitals in Michigan when he was Governor.

[erronis]

20. It's almost like the slimeballs are intentionally forcing us to hate them.

(R), the dump family and friends, the sexual predators, the RW KKK/natzi emulators.

It's like: Let's find out how much we can get away with. And there are some koch-suckers/ilk that'll keep us good.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

21. So, he further damages all of those young girls

By portraying them as enjoying this. I'm sure that's what they were told then, too.

[llmart]

22. Those of us who live in Michigan knew he was an ass years ago.

When he was appointed Interim President, those of us that knew about him were like WTF? Tell me what credentials he has for running a public university. But of course you can be a complete failure as governor of a state and then get another job with a six-figure salary because the good ole' boy network keeps recirculating these losers.

What a disgusting comment to make.

[WestMichRad]

23. If there was any question at all about the assholery of this man

from his record as MI governor, this becomes the new exhibit #1 and removes all doubt.

What a disgusting slimeball!

[Blue_Tires]

24. Shit like this is why I barely even watch college sports anymore

Because universities have repeatedly shown there is no depth they won't sink to in the name of protecting their almighty "program"