Bill Cosby ’shocked’ at Obama’s statement on Harvard prof’s arrest

[masuki bance]

On a Boston radio program this morning, Bill Cosby suggested that President Obama spoke too soon on the controversial arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates.

“I’ve heard about five different reports ,” Cosby said on Boston’s WZLX. “If I’m the president of the United States, I don’t care how much pressure people want to put on it about race, I’m keeping my mouth shut.”

“I was shocked to hear the president making this kind of statement,” Cosby said referring to the president’s remarks during last night’s press conference.

The comedian appeared to have dialed his comments back a bit in a later interview on Boston’s FOX 25 television station. Cosby cautioned those from coming up with their own conclusions, but gave the president some leeway.

“People who have not been there, people who don’t know are beginning to have their own personal feelings, but they weren’t there,” Cosby said....

http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/07/23/bill-cosby-shocked-at-obamas-statement-on-harvard-profs-arrest/

[Indydem]

1. Obviously, Bill Cosby is a racist. n/t

[xultar]

10. Keep an eye on this thread because it is gonna go downhill fucking fast.

[Prism]

25. Very, and not without irony

My favorite part is going to be watching those who go out of their way to find little-supported contrary opinions in the LGBT community and latch onto them for dear life in their quest to minimize our concerns. Behold as so many of them now claw and climb their way over one another to denounce Cosby.

People never disappoint.

[xultar]

35. Never dissapoint. Watch the posts on Cosby they actually become racist.

[Chakab]

85. Wow, nice way to stir the pot on the

black vs. LGBT issue on a completely unrelated topic. Wonder what's eating you inside.

[tomm2thumbs]

107. My guess is Larry King is already trying to get Cosby on his show

ya think?

[endarkenment]

16. no, he is just rightwing america's favorite black celebrity

as he can be counted on to spew shit like this on a regular basis.

[Solomon]

23. Nah, it just means he hasn't read the police report.

That's all the evidence you need. Nothing else matters.

He hasn't read the report yet. That's all it is.

[MUAD_DIB]

47. Wow, what a nice way of dehumanizing him.

[endarkenment]

54. oh no he is quite human

I just can't stand him and never could.

[MUAD_DIB]

62. Was it the Jello Pudding thing?

[endarkenment]

66. yeah at least partially

I threw up a bit in my mouth as I read your response.

[MUAD_DIB]

73. Well, try to get over it.

[endarkenment]

77. I can't. I hate jello.

[realitythink]

44. No he's just an asshole

and thinks he knows all.

[Cha]

76. He's not the President.. that's

for fucking sure.

[Orsino]

122. Well, he's been a lot richer, for a lot longer, than has President Obama. n/t

[Moochy]

138. Richer and thicker and with the jello pudding pops

[RayOfHope]

2. Well guess what Bill, you *aren't* president. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

3. Phew. Now white folks can rest easy. We've found a black guy who agrees with us. Woot!

[berni_mccoy]

106. LOL!

[AspenRose]

126. +1

[FrenchieCat]

4. Thank God Bill Cosby isn't President!

Glad he didn't show up on my ballot.

Guess the President was supposed to sit down and shut the fuck up, hey Bill?
The only person allowed to talk is you, the original Huxtable who made all things for Obama possible. :sarcasm:

[Seen the light]

9. Err, why the venom towards Bill Cosby?

Am I missing something?

[masuki bance]

12. He made a statement that can be considered critical of Obama. BIG no-no. nt

[krawhitham]

28. he needs to join DU, he would feel right at home

[Cha]

80. And, you never have anything favorable to

say about our Pres Obama so that makes you really happy with bill cosby who is not our president but he has a big fucking opinion that you like.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. Cause he's out of his god damned mind?

[Indydem]

14. Why? Because he has an OPINION? OMGWTFBBQ!! People aren't allowed to have those! n/t

[RayOfHope]

18. Sure he can, but people are jumping all over Obama for the same thing n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

19. Because his opinion is out of his god damned mind.

Can the maudlin crap.

Bill Cosby's a damn fool, and so are all the white racists agreeing with him over the last five years or so.

[masuki bance]

22. Cosby hails Obama, knocks Hannity

Bill Cosby, the entertainer-turned-activist known for his controversial comments on race, told Washington’s WTOP radio station Saturday that Barack and Michelle Obama were examples of the parenting and family values he’s challenged black America to strengthen.

“Who is Barack Obama and what did he tell us, when he talked about his mother? What was it he was saying when he said his mother woke up, 4:30 in the morning…to correct his homework, to get it done?” Cosby asked rhetorically. “Let’s listen to Michelle Obama who talks about her father with a disease, but he doesn’t call in work and say, let me call in later. He gets up an hour earlier.”

“There are statements made which tell us, you know, that people make it because they try,” Cosby said.

Cosby brushed back the criticism that his past comments about African-Americans could be taken out of context by critics of the black community – taking a crack at Fox News commentator Sean Hannity in the process.

“I’m not worried about white people. Hannity – I’m not worried what he says, ” Cosby said. “I’m not worried about any racist people who are going to bring it up.”

...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17311.html

[Indydem]

24. Facts to combat hysterical name calling? This is not permitted on DU. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

29. Bill Cosby thinks the problem with black people is their funny names.

"Isn’t it a sign of something when she’s got her dress all the way up to the crack…and got all kinds of needles and things going through her body. What part of Africa did this come from? . We are not Africans. Those people are not Africans, they don’t know a damned thing about Africa. With names like Shaniqua, Shaligua, Mohammed and all that crap and all of them are in jail. "

Presumably names like "Barack" and "Hussein" and "Malia" are right up there too.

[Indydem]

38. Finish the quote! Add the relative part! Don't cherry pick!

"When we give these kinds names to our children, we give them the strength and inspiration in the meaning of those names. What’s the point of giving them strong names if there is not parenting and values backing it up"

[xultar]

41. And Bill Cosby was fucking 100% right on that shit.

[ProSense]

51. It's the same "shit" the racist use to justify their racism.

The problem with Cosby is he never discusses the full picture: the social implications and ramifications. It's like his current statement: Why the hell does he have a problem with Obama stating his opinion? Could it be that Cosby has a problem with accepting that racism and bigotry exist?

He can make all types of controversial racial statements, but Obama makes a statement and he needs to express his views on Obama's opinion?

[xultar]

56. Are you black? I have to ask before I proceed.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

49. Ah, so the problem with black people is they're bad parents.

Fuck him and his supporters.

[BklnDem75]

32. He has an opinion.

We have opinions about his opinion. Simple as that.

[FrenchieCat]

15. He's shocked that the President would dare discuss race?

This is the same Bill Cosby who discusses race?

Why wouldn't a President discuss race? It that a taboo or something?

I have no venom against Cosby....but he's wrong on this, and I don't have to not say so.

here's some background: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7681419/

[xultar]

39. Obama's answer to the question wasn't a discusson on race he was answering a question on a

specific case.

WHICH IS totally different.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

52. All the more reason Cosby's full of shit.

[FrenchieCat]

100. I thought I heard a preface in his answering the question which brought up profiling, etc....

Was I hearing Obama speaking, while you had left the room? :shrug:

[question everything]

103. Actually, he did. here is the transcript

what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there is a long history in this country of African Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact.

As you know, Lynn, when I was in the state legislature in Illinois, we worked on a racial profiling bill because there was indisputable evidence that blacks and Hispanics were being stopped disproportionately. And that is a sign, an example of how, you know, race remains a factor in this society. That doesn't lessen the incredible progress that has been made. I am standing here as testimony to the progress that's been made.

And yet the fact of the matter is, is that this still haunts us. And even when there are honest misunderstandings, the fact that blacks and Hispanics are picked up more frequently and oftentime for no cause casts suspicion even when there is good cause. And that's why I think the more that we're working with local law enforcement to improve policing techniques so that we're eliminating potential bias, the safer everybody is going to be.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/23/politics/main5182101.shtml

[Leontius]

88. Sometimes sit down and shut the fuck up

is the right thing to do if you don't really know what the facts are. The President admitted he did not know the facts and then made his statements on the arrest.

[AZBlue]

5. I couldn't possibly care less about what Bill Cosby thinks.

[Deep13]

6. To paraphrase Richard Prior...

...Bill should have a Coke and a smile and STFU.

[xultar]

7. Obama prolly should have waited. But with all the racism experts on DU I'm sure one of y'all

will end up calling Bill an uncle tom and racist.

[endarkenment]

21. a brief google of who quotes Cosby suffices

try it. They love him. They can have him.

[KansDem]

8. Take your own advice, Mr. Cosby

“People who have not been there, people who don’t know are beginning to have their own personal feelings, but they weren’t there,”

and

"I’m keeping my mouth shut."

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. "I just wrote a song called 'Don't trust them new n****** over there'"

[ProSense]

17. Good, because

all of Bill Cosby's statements piss me off. Suck it up Bill.

[CakeGrrl]

20. Bill wants some of the action, I guess.

OK, so what's the big issue now that the charges have been dropped? That the President has an opinion that's shared by many, even if Bill Cosby isn't one of them?

Good to see the OP goes the extra mile and more to make sure that there isn't TOO much favorable coverage of the President on GD: P. Fair and Balanced, like Fox sez.

:rofl:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

26. $300M.

Estimated net worth.

Probably doesn't have my best interests in mind. Could be wrong.

:shrug:

[Indydem]

34. 10 of the top 15 people with the highest worth in congress have a D.

Are they not for your best interests either? John Kerry? Ted Kennedy? Nancy Pelosi?

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php

Stats are 2007, so some of those people are gone, but its what I got.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

37. No they are not(for my best interests).

I never suggested that they did.

[Fearless]

101. Interesting add on fact... Kennedy has lost a significant amount of money because of the recession.

I'll look for a cite if there are interested parties.

[rocktivity]

27. Well, of COURSE he's shocked

He got where he is by NOT upsetting white people!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Aramchek]

30. BREAKING Bill Cosby is stupid, too

[vaberella]

31. He's White People's Great Black Hope. Fuck Cosby.

I have had problems with him in the past. At times I put him in the same league as Ron Christie and the rest.

[Fearless]

94. Go on...

[Jennicut]

33. Oh, could you be any more obvious here?

Three posts on trying to make the idiots who arrested Gates look better? I would not say anything if I thought you actually believed this and it was not because you dislike Obama.

By the way, Bill Cosby is disliked by many in the black community because he blames blacks for all of their problems, as if they caused everything to happen to them. I understand people needing to take responsibility for their own actions but he has said to "stop blaming the white man" as if that was the answer to racism.

[vaberella]

45. +Infinity. Thank you, Jennicut for posting that.

The OP doesn't get the venom obviously because he's not on top of the issues Blacks face with this man in the past. BC is out of touch---selective amnesia does that to someone.

[Jennicut]

46. Your welcome, vabrella

:hi:
This is driving me nuts now.

[CakeGrrl]

48. It's the negative post pattern at work again

I think of few of these OP's lives would be shortened by a few years if they actually posted something non-negative about the President.

:evilgrin:

[Jennicut]

65. LOL. When they post negatively on every single little thing its kind of obvious

I understand disagreements on domestic and foreign policy but actively trying to make the idiot who arrested Gates look good by posting multiple excuses is so lame, and rather obvious.

[Name removed]

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[angstlessk]

36. The fact that President Obama stated at the BEGINNING..Dr Gates is a friend of mine and I will be

biased means NOTHING? It as if he never uttered those words...I too am biased FOR my friends, as I trust them over strangers any day! Regardless of the circumstances!!!!

[Solomon]

40. All this means is Cosby hasn't read the police report

yet.

When he reads it he will know that the stories don't matter. The report is all the evidence anybody needs to know the cop violated the law.

[Indydem]

42. So the arrest for disorderly conduct is bogus why?

A cop can arrest you for disorderly for any reason they deem fit, especially when coroborrated by at least one officer.

The police report and acompanying statements back that up.

Have you read the report?

[Aramchek]

53. even when the 'disorderly' conduct is the result of unwarranted Police harrassment

the cop knew he was wrong.
he just got pissed off and decided to show how much of a dick he could be.

[Indydem]

58. He was investigating a B&E call in a neighborhood with a recent spat of break-ins.

According to the officer, the first thing Gates said to him was beligerent.

He asked the man for identification and when provided with such, began to retreat and then Gates continued berating him and demanding his name and badge number.

[endarkenment]

63. demand his name and badge number? oh that changes everything

I'm surprised he wasn't simply shot on the spot.

:sarcasm:

[Aramchek]

74. anger is natural when you are approached as a suspect and papers are demanded

Instead of being asked "Is everything ok? Are you ok? Have you seen anything suspicious?"

Gates was treated as a culprit rather than a homeowner.

[Raineyb]

133. OMG! How dare that uppity negro demand to know who the fuck is questioning him in his own damn

house!

:sarcasm: (Just to be on the safe side)

[xocet]

104. Link to Report...

From the report, it does seem that the policeman overreacted.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html

The report is not as detailed as it should be. The officer never mentions entering the residence, for example. Also, the officer never says that he gave Professor Gates his identification card or indicated his full name to the professor (in a verifiable form). From reading the report, it seems that the professor did not get the information that he requested and was in the process of demanding it. The officer did not want to provide the information - apparently. Also, it seems that the officer was overly focused on the crowd's reaction to the professor's demands and statements.

To solve such problems in the future, all police officers should be required to wear shoulder-mounted, continuously-on, wireless video recorders, so their actions and statements can be kept track of and stored on watch-dog-group-affiliated servers for analysis - or on YouTube for public analysis for that matter. It would not hurt to have gun and taser cameras either. They should not object to this - such footage and audio would easily clear them of being accused of misconduct on the job should such accusations arise.

It seems likely that President Obama's statement was quite accurate - read the report above.

Re-enactment for dramatic purposes only:
("Damn, do I look bad in front of everybody? Maybe, I better whip out the cuffs, escalate the situation, arrest him and save face. Done, done, done and DONE! (whispered to the professor) You dare question me?! You wanted my ID - well, fuck you, now you have it on the arrest report. You're going downtown.")

sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Juvenal, Satire VI, Line 347
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/juvenal/6.shtml

[endarkenment]

61. charges dropped

so it seems the arrest was not sustainable. Meanwhile the police report appears to be officially a secret and unofficially leaked in two different versions. You may have read something, but it is now quite questionable as to what the actual incident report is, why there are multiple versions floating around, and why the Cambridge PD has put an FOIA block on the official document.

[Indydem]

69. Its right here. It corrolates almost exactly with Gates interview.

With The Root (whose site is currently down and I cannot post the interview) so I doubt it is a fraud.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html

[endarkenment]

72. No - that is ONE of the leaked versions

the official incident report is not being released. The one on that site is one of two that have made it to the internets. When incident reports get rewritten anyone who did not have doubts about the veracity of the police report to begin with ought to concede that 'there are problems with the official story', at the least.

[izzybeans]

67. The fact the charges were drop says they were bogus.

[Solomon]

81. What? Do you realize what you just said!?

Do you know the law? Jesus. You don't think you have any rights at all do you?

My God, any cop can arrest a person in their home for disorderly conduct just on their say so? WOW!!!

Do you even understand constitutional rights?

[Indydem]

82. HE WASN'T IN HIS HOME!

He was on the front stoop, yelling at the police officer, drawing a crowd and causing a disturbance.

Your stoop is not your home, it is a public place.

[JonLP24]

128. So I can go to his stoop and just hang around because as you

say it's public property?

[NatBurner]

43. i'm reserving judgment until eddie murphy weighs in.

in the meantime, i'm gonna try real hard to give a shit about how bill feels about it

[MUAD_DIB]

50. And if he had come out 100% behind Obama and Gates would

you still feel the same way?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

57. Why don't you google Bill Cosby and see that people have been split on him for ever on DU to say the

least.

[MUAD_DIB]

64. Why are you sidestepping the question I asked?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

68. Your implication is that people are turning on Bill Cosby because he dared to criticize Obama.

That's not true. Cosby has had problems here on DU since well before Obama. See his speech on the anniversary of B v. Board.

And, what is your question? Would I care one way or the other what Cosby was saying? I doubt Cosby would have been given a platform if he had agreed with Obama. There are many authors that do agree with Obama that are not being interviewed.

[MUAD_DIB]

75. The knee-jerk crowd here will go after anybody that

doesn't toe their party line.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

78. There's a party line on a site called "DEMOCRATIC underground?" OMG, alert the press!

and it's "toe" the line.

Anyway, in this case, no. People have had a problem with Cosby for a long long time.

[MUAD_DIB]

108. Is Cosby a republican?

[endarkenment]

79. toe the line. You put your foot right on it and stay there.

If you tow the line you take the line somewhere else. The line stays put, you get your foot on it.

[MUAD_DIB]

109. Thanks for the spelling alert. Much obliged.

[jefferson_dem]

55. Why not just link to sludge instead?

n/t

[Arkana]

59. I like and respect Bill Cosby. He's a funny, funny man.

That said, he should realize that with the first black guy in the Oval Office, when something like this occurs the President is going to say something about it.

[Fearless]

96. Because he's black?

He should've had the tact to avoid it especially because he has a biased opinion because he's friends with one person involved.

[asjr]

60. This whole thing reminds me of

Guess who is coming for dinner.

[Political Tiger]

70. Hopefully you inform us of what Oprah thinks about it too. n/t

[Fearless]

93. Bill Cosby was actually on the local news for most of the day because of his statement...

So, he is relevant. Your comment, however, isn't. Oprah would have a relevant opinion because she's black?

[Political Tiger]

102. You mean if Bill Cosby was white his comment would still be "relevant?"

You answered your own question and the only reason this is posted here is because Bill Cosby is black.

It makes bigots feel better about themselves because they can say "look, a black man agrees with me."

And if Oprah (or some other prominent African-American) came out and said she agreed with the president I guarantee the poster would NOT post it, but if she said what Bill Cosby said the poster would post it in a heartbeat.

It's akin to saying "I'm not a bigot because I have black friends."

[Fearless]

110. Bill Cosby was asked by WBZ 4 for his opinion. He gave it.

If he was white, he comment would be no more or less relevant. There is a question as to whether he would have been asked, but that's not the issue at hand.

You're arguing that it isn't good to have two sides of a story on a news report. That is bull shit. And unethical.

If Oprah were asked, she could answer. Yet if she used her show to do so it would still be unethical and tactless. It puts here in a position in influence the just outcome of this case or any case, whatever that may be. Like with Obama or Cosby, she would have an uninformed opinion having not been there. But unlike Cosby who was asked, to proselytize on national television is wrong. It was wrong for Obama because he is biased for knowing one of the parties and he wasn't there. It would be wrong for Oprah because she wasn't there and has no knowledge (that I know of) of legal procedures.

My statement has nothing to do with race. Period. I don't care if you don't believe me. I don't care what you think. But I'm not going to stand by and take BS from people who don't know what they're talking about.

[Political Tiger]

113. Obama was asked for his opinion. He gave it.

Obama didn't "proselytize on national television" and he admitted he didn't know all the facts and he admitted he was "biased" because he knows Professor Gates.

All President Obama did was state his opinion after he was asked a question. He didn't state it as fact. He did nothing wrong. Even presidents are allowed to have opinions, just like you and me.

This is a made-up controversy and nothing else.

[Fearless]

114. Obama did so on national television as a biased person knowing one of the parties.

It was tactless.

Cosby had been asked. It was not (heretofore) broadcast nationally. It was not with the weight of the presidency behind him. It was by a former television star with a Ed.D in education, specifically dealing with race relations. ("The Integration of Visual Media Via Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Into the Elementary Schools Culminating as a Teacher Aid to Achieve Increased Learning." was his doctoral thesis.)

[Political Tiger]

116. Oh please!

The man was asked a question and he answered it. You may not like his answer but by pretending this is a big deal only shows you have ulterior motives.

[Ikonoklast]

83. Ho-hum. Another hit-and-run post.

Always on the right side of things, and never hanging around to defend a position.

Flying under the radar.

[Fearless]

84. Well he's right... go ahead flame me.

Obama shouldn't comment on pending legal tangles on national television especially when he knew one of the parties.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

87. Charges were dropped. Hence, it is no longer pending.

[Fearless]

90. The legal tangle is not the arrest it's the potential suing that the Prof said he may undertake.

[Chakab]

89. What pending legal tangles?

The charges were dropped. Do you have an inside scoop on whether or not Gates is planning to file a civil suit?

[Fearless]

91. Potential law suits by the prof.

[Chakab]

98. You're honestly saying that it's out of line

for the President or anyone else to express the opinion that Gates shouldn't have been arrested after presenting proof of residence until after the good professor decides or whether or not to file suit against the Cambridge PD and said hypothetical suit works it's way through the court system?

[Fearless]

99. He is a person of influence.... yes it is tactless especially because he was unclear of the facts

He even admitted it in his preface.


2. The prof was arrested because of disorderly conduct not breaking and entering.

3. The weight of the president's opinion can influence court decisions. I challenge you to state otherwise.

[PretzelWarrior]

112. uhh...president's opinion doesn't effect SHIT about court decisions. what are you smoking?

seriously, that was about the dumbest thing I've ever read on this incident.

[Fearless]

119. Are you saying that the president holds no influence on people? Are you kidding??

:wow:


:rofl:

[Mimosa]

125. Irresponsible considering there might be a lawsuit

One would think a lawyer would have known better.

Don't jump on me. I've been a major Obama supporter. But I'll call it like i see it when he's wrong.

[PretzelWarrior]

127. what the president says has no affect on a civil case.

[Mimosa]

130. Jurors never watch or hear news? n/t

[BklnDem75]

134. Jurors make rulings based on what the president thinks?

This IS news.

[masuki bance]

95. Gates considering lawsuit in police arrest

http://www.examiner.com/x-8500-Atlanta-Civil-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Gates-considering-lawsuit-in-police-arrest

Does that mean lawsuit? Mr. Gates: Perhaps. Because this is not about me.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/blogtalk-gates-obama-race-and-the-police/

[Grey]

86. Bill needs to get his Meds checked.

[Fearless]

92. Because he holds a different opinion than you?

That's rich.

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[tomm2thumbs]

105. guess the controversy is spreading - so much for health care

thanks for posting

[CBGLuthier]

115. Wonder what Nipsey Russell would have said

Probably would have written a good poem and Richard Pryor would tell Cosby to go Fuck himself and then Eddie Murphy would imitate them both talking about it.

I miss Nipsey Russel and Richard Pryor.

[stray cat]

117. I tend to agree - it seemed like Obama is on a first name basis with Henry

and that may play a role in his statement.

[BklynChick]

118. cannot stand Bill Cosby. him being shocked isn't shocking at all

[JI7]

120. Bill Cosby has been acting weird for a while now, i remember a Larry King appearance

where he just seemed really out of it. he was asked which candidate he liked and he was trying to say Kucinich but seemed to forget his name or how to say it.

it was kind of uncomfortable to watch.

[lame54]

121. Is that McKenzie's black friend?...

[Mimosa]

123. Cosby is one of the good guys

Cosby is a decent guy and has experienced as much racism as Gates, since he is of the previous generation. I respect his opinions on many things. He's collected black art and contributed many millions of dollars to black organisations.

None of us were there.

BTW, Gates looks much older than his given age of 58.

[firedupdem]

124. You're still busy with this huh? n/t

[redstate_democrat]

129. I'll reserve judgment until Rudy weighs in.

[Raineyb]

131. Gee what a surprise

And of course the resident apologists are always looking for the few black people who agree with them on an issue where the majority of black people on this board have made their opinion known in the opposite direction.

As to Mr. Cosby who has never managed to say much that doesn't fit in with certain white people's rather low opinion of black people; I'll just repeat what Eddie Murphy said Richard Pryor said to him vis a vis Cosby not liking something Eddie Murphy said. Have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.

[Canuckistanian]

132. Bill Cosby is "shocked"? Bill Cosby is always "shocked"

Bill Cosby needs to take a few valiums if that's all he's "shocked" about.

[Raschel]

137. Wasn't Bill "shocked" that they threw Gates in jail? He doesn't say anything about that.

[BklnDem75]

135. Stick to pudding snacks, Bill.

[jenmito]

136. How many negative threads do you start a day? n/t

[GivePeaceAchance]

139. I think 1 callersaid it well if anything controversial happens they specifically quote Cosby or...

Sharpton it's not an accident really. Given a lot of spin who knows if they even said half the things.