Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Listen to the audio of Bill Cosby on the Tavis Smiley Show here. (Hat tip: Mike Narzigian)
From the transcript:
What I'm saying here, and the mistake I made was… In saying that there are people who are striving and working in the lower economic area, the people who are not holding up their end is quite obvious to me. And that happens to be those people who don't have a clue in terms of what education, learning standard English, math, and graduating from school, what that has for them in terms of empowerment. Many of them, after they drop out, they have to turn around and come all the way back in again. That's not bad for those who want to drop out and come back in again, but we want--I want more voices in the home challenging the child to not just stay in school, 'cause I've always been against saying to children, “stay in school”. I've always wanted to add “study” because that's a part of it.
I don't think that there's a greater high… I challenge any high--heroin, marijuana, booze or anything--that if you know your stuff and you go into an exam knowing that you know it, there's no better high. There's no better high than sitting down and then opening the booklet and reading your first question and saying to yourself, “Who made up this question? This person didn't-- You know, I'm ready to go.” There's no greater high than walking out after the exam and saying, “How did you answer?” Or being the second or third person out of there...
Cosby is right on track. I recall the look on Jesse "Hymie-town" Jackson's face when Bill was really letting loose. It was pute shock and horror! HAHAHAHA! You can be sure Jesse won't be inviting Bill to any of his Rainbow Push meetings anytime soon.
Boy. Good for Cosby. He is 100% correct.
I imagine Jesse knew what Cosby was going to say more or less? but I could be wrong.
If he knew Jesse is just trying to reposition himself as a caring moderate guy.
Anything he does should be looked at with suspicion, he is only interested in promoting dependency and playing off it to put money in his pockets.
Anyway if Jesse was surprised him and Sharpton wouldn't dare say a fin word to Cosby. Cosby would tear the scammers to shreds in a a second flat and wouldn't lose a second of sleep doing it. Cosby is for real and has plenty of money, success and fame in his life already. After listening to that interview you can hear that Smiley even realizes Cosby isn't going to be pushed around or even molded to say or do anything.
Mike
Is Bill Cosby, pro-Israel? That is what counts not what he stands for or believes in and that goes for Jesse Jackson.