On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:58 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Bradford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Scott Simon's comment via his Facebook account: >>> >>> "...I'm afraid in journalism (or at least our journalism), there's no >>> such thing as, "We'll talk about this, but not about that..." Mr. Cosby >>> approached us. We agreed. In the interim, these specific, serious charges >>> arose. We talked about the art collection, but had to ask about the >>> charges, too. Mr. Cosby could have said, "It's not true," and be done with >>> it, too. I did not like asking in front of Mrs. Cosby, who is gracious and >>> thoughtful. But her husband is a public figure (who scolds people about >>> values) and I'm a journalist. As I believe they say in The Godfather, this >>> is the life we chose." >>> >>> I agree. >>> >> >> I'd agree if there was a basis for these charges beyond internet gossip >> and a non-joke by a marginally talented comic. There are lots of people on >> the internet who claim Obama was born in Kenya, but lacking actual >> evidence, no serious journalist would question him about it, nor should he >> feel obligated to answer should such a question be asked. >> > > I'm not sure that I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work > there, Kevin. It is true that Cosby has not been found guilty of any crime, > but that is much, much different from saying there is no basis for the > charges beyond internet gossip. >
Again, continuing the example of Obama's Kenyan heritage, there are sworn statements from all sorts of people who claim all sorts of things. And a settlement in a civil suit that is by your own admission confidential is evidence of exactly nothing. Rich people settle out of court for lots of reasons having nothing to do with culpability. I'm not attempting to defend Cosby. If he's guilty, let him hang. But he's not being judged on anything close to actual evidence. He's being judged because people are weary of him lecturing the black community. I'd like to believe the Baldwin brothers are rapists because I'm weary of them, but since I have no evidence that they are, I have to settle for merely not liking them. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
