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UMass Amherst cuts ties with Bill Cosby
bostonglobe ^ | November 26, 2014 | Matt Rocheleau and Eric Bosco

Posted on 11/27/2014 11:07:48 AM PST by Brother Cracker

The University of Massachusetts Amherst severed its ties Wednesday to alumnus Bill Cosby, joining a growing number of colleges to distance themselves from the entertainer amid accusations he sexually assaulted more than a dozen women.

Cosby, who received a master’s and a doctorate in education from the college, was an honorary co-chairman of the school’s ongoing $300 million fund-raising campaign. He and his wife, Camille, donated several hundred thousand dollars to the school, and the comedian was frequently cited in the past as one of the university’s most notable alumni.

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1 posted on 11/27/2014 11:07:48 AM PST by Brother Cracker
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Why didn’t they do it years ago when the allegations first came out?


2 posted on 11/27/2014 11:08:56 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Good question, this is the second round for this news and the first one should have been sufficient for some people and organizations to back away from him and keep their distance.


3 posted on 11/27/2014 11:14:24 AM PST by ansel12
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To: Brother Cracker

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152823991194002&set=a.97072899001.105551.720579001&type=1


4 posted on 11/27/2014 11:16:49 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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5 posted on 11/27/2014 11:18:43 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker

The Occupy types are all piling on now. It must be safe.


6 posted on 11/27/2014 11:20:02 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Any energy source that requires a subsidy is, by definition, "unsustainable.")
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To: Brother Cracker

Bill who?


7 posted on 11/27/2014 11:20:17 AM PST by circlecity
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8 posted on 11/27/2014 11:22:03 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No honor among liberals.


9 posted on 11/27/2014 11:23:43 AM PST by dfwgator
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They only attack in packs. Safety in numbers.


10 posted on 11/27/2014 11:29:33 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Any energy source that requires a subsidy is, by definition, "unsustainable.")
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To: Brother Cracker

All politics aside, I seriously dont know what to make of any of this. IS this all true? Could this really be the Mr. Hyde that is behind a guy that for decades people would feel safe leaving their kids with?

Part of me hopes that all of this is lies, just because I grew up watching Fat Albert, The Cosby Show, The Electric Company, and Picture Page, and really saw Cosby as one of the best role-models out there. But part of me knows this is more likely than not the real story, and that yet decent person (again politics aside) that you could have your kids watch and not have to worry that they are getting BS feed to them, is now off-limits.


11 posted on 11/27/2014 11:31:53 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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Video and transcript of Bill Cosby AP interview

Cosby: “No, no. We don’t answer that.”

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/27442190/video-and-transcript-of-bill-cosby-ap-interview


12 posted on 11/27/2014 11:41:53 AM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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The reason is that Cosby refuses to go back on the plantation.


13 posted on 11/27/2014 11:55:30 AM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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The reason is that Cosby refuses to go back on the plantation.

Yep, I'm thinking that's why it's being pushed now.

14 posted on 11/27/2014 11:58:28 AM PST by SuziQ
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“Sic transit gloria mundi.”

‘Specially after the contribution check clears.

Anyone want to hold their breath until the Dartmouth Board of Trustees has returned Cosby’s contributions?

As I thought.


15 posted on 11/27/2014 12:02:38 PM PST by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
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16 posted on 11/27/2014 12:03:52 PM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: Brother Cracker

They should have cut ties for “Leonard Part 6.”


17 posted on 11/27/2014 12:05:17 PM PST by dfwgator
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18 posted on 11/27/2014 12:08:24 PM PST by Brother Cracker (You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
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To: VanDeKoik
All politics aside, I seriously dont know what to make of any of this. IS this all true? Could this really be the Mr. Hyde that is behind a guy that for decades people would feel safe leaving their kids with?

Ehh, give him the benefit of the doubt. Assume that half of those 16 women are lying.

Wait a minute, that means he raped 8 women.

19 posted on 11/27/2014 12:09:15 PM PST by eartrumpet
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To: I want the USA back; SuziQ

What plantation did Cosby leave?

He hates republicans, was a huge supporter of Tawana Brawley and is a hardcore racist democrat and a supporter of Obama.


20 posted on 11/27/2014 12:10:10 PM PST by ansel12
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