Bill Cosby: The Man Mutes The Message

by La Shawn on 02.23.05

in Rants

CosbyNow what was all that about personal responsibility?

I am disappointed with Bill Cosby and his penchant for cheating on his wife. My disappointment is deepened by the fact that liberals and other naysayers are using his proclivities to have sex with women other than the woman he married to dismiss his entire message.

As you may recall, Cosby criticized a certain set of the black community, particularly the segment that pays $500 for a pair of sneakers, doesn’t speak proper English at anytime (we all slip into slang once in a while) and blames the “white man” for their troubles. Many segments overlap, but blacks knew exactly which one Cosby was referring to. Many conservatives praised Cosby, while black liberals castigated him for airing dirty laundry. You can guess which camp I was in.

But all that seems for naught. We all know that what he said is TRUE, but this cheating man’s heart is not. Cosby has been accused of drugging two woman. He admitted to having sex with one but denied the druggings. From the Washington Post (reg. req.):

The next night Philadelphia’s NBC-10 reported that a 31-year-old Canadian woman had accused Cosby of sexual misconduct at his suburban Philadelphia mansion. At the time of the alleged incident, in mid-January 2004, the woman was director of operations for the Temple University women’s basketball program. She had been recruited to Temple by coach Dawn Staley, a close friend of Cosby’s, and that is how the two met.

The woman told the following story to authorities:

She had been out to dinner with Cosby and mutual friends at a Philadelphia area restaurant and was invited alone to come back to his place. After she complained of stress, Cosby gave her some pills — “herbal medication,” he said — that made her dizzy. Though her memory is hazy, she remembers Cosby touching her breast and placing her hand on his genitals. She awoke at 4 a.m. to find her clothing in disarray and her bra undone. She then drove herself home. (The Washington Post does not generally publish the names of alleged victims of sexual assault without their consent.)

After investigating the allegations, Montgomery County (Pa.) District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. announced late last week that he had found “insufficient credible and admissible evidence” to file charges against Cosby. The complainant’s attorney, Dolores Troiani, has said her client will file a civil suit against Cosby.

This is not the first time he’s cheated on his wife. Back in 1997, a woman named Autumn Jackson tried to extort money from Cosby, threatening to go public that she was his illegitmate daughter. As it turns out, she wasn’t his daughter, but he did have sex with her mother. While he was married to someone else. This is only the stuff we know about.

Bill Cosby is a hypocrite in the eyes of many, and he has no one to blame but himself. Unfaithfulness is bad enough; unfaithfulness coupled with accusations of drugging is off the chart. All I have to say is that it was good while it lasted. When people stand up for truth, detractors inevitably begin attacking the person. Sometimes the person deserves it.

(See these Cosby-related posts)

Stay tuned for my next post, “God And Man At CPAC.” It’s going to ruffle some feathers. :)

Update: From reader David L.: “Correct me if I am wrong. I don’t recall any significant outrage that Jesse Jackson, or B.J. Clinton’s extramarital activity diminished their messages. Just more of the MSM usual double standard. It is only cheating on your wife if you oppose abortion.”

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