Cal Thomas
Bill Cosby is a lot of things — comedian, actor, educator and philosopher.
A few days ago at ceremonies in Washington marking the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Brown v. Board of Education, which ended mandated segregated schools in the United States, Cosby said things about the state of young black America that not many could get away with. Cosby can because he has put his money where his mouth is, donating millions to black colleges.
Reading Cosby’s remarks causes one’s jaw to drop. In an age when public figures often put their spoken or written words through the political correctness filter, Cosby was bluntly frank, excoriating black parents for failing to properly rear their children and saying they were the cause of high school dropout rates, crime and other social ills.
Here are a few sound bites as transcribed by Washington Post reporter Hamil Harris:
‘‘I am talking about these people who cry when their son is standing there in an orange suit. Where were you when he was 2? Where were you when he was 12? Where were you when he was 18 and how come you didn’t know that he had a pistol? And where is the father?’’
‘‘... we cannot blame white people ...’’
‘‘People putting their clothes on backward: Isn’t that a sign of something gone wrong? ...
Most Celebs couldn't get away with saying this. But I'm glad it was said by someone of his statue.. Barkley said pretty much the same thing but who's gonna listen to him
http://www.citizenonline.net/citizen/ar ... 1FFF17.asp
He talked for about 25 mins ....I hope it makes people think
