Posted on 07/14/2015 3:07:14 PM PDT by Starman417
There is a movement afoot to revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom in wake of recent resurfacing of rape allegations, culminating thus far with the AP obtaining and releasing a court document that has Cosby admitting to buying Quaaludes for the purpose of having sex with women.
Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is urging President Obama's administration to make the unprecedented move to strip Cosby of his award. Not only that, but they are also seeking enlistment of George W. Bush, who in 2002 presented Cosby with the nation's highest civilian honor, to support the petition in rescinding Cosby's award.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU60IrYVcKk
“Mr. President, when you presented Mr. Cosby with the nation’s highest honor you had absolutely no knowledge that he would later be accused of the sexual assault of dozens of women,” Angela Rose, PAVE’s executive director, said in a letter to former President Bush. “Had you known then what you know now, I am certain you never would have allowed Mr. Cosby to receive this singular distinction…Mr. President, it is not too late to remedy this. I urge you to express your support with my organization’s ongoing effort to revoke the medal from Mr. Cosby.”
Of course the way headlines have been reading, it's given liberals fodder for more Bush blame. Along with bringing out the snide comments
Marsha Wheeler-Crist: Why don't you put them in prison Together - Bill for raping women and W for raping America.Bert Gibbons: Here's a picture of a guy.... that lulled Americans into a sleep-like state... took advantage... and left many with psychological scars that will never heal.
The guy other is Bill Cosby...
Should Bill Cosby have his award revoked?
He has not been tried and convicted of any allegations; but he has been condemned and convicted before proven innocent in the court of public opinion and social media.
Certainly, the accusations appear to have strong merit, with around 40 women accusing him of similar rape scenarios. But even if proven true, does this warrant a stripping away of his Medal of Freedom? Awarded for service in media/television?
The Medal is awarded to those who have demonstrated
"An especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors."
Despite Bill Cosby's apparent personal moral failings (and rape is an absolutely disgusting violation of another human being's person), it's unquestionable that over the past few decades, he has built an enormous body of work that has contributed to cultural and educational significance. In the same way that Richard Wagner's music can still be enjoyed by all, is it not possible to condemn Bill Cosby the (alleged) serial rapist while acknowledging the good he's brought to the lives of so many other people around the world?
Of course, it's a natural human reaction to not be able to separate a man from his work. As much as I enjoy Springsteen's music, I'd enjoy it even more if he weren't so outspoken about his politics; sometimes it's hard to separate the man from his music. It's hard for me to see Nordberg instead of OJ Simpson; even though when I was growing up, prior to Simpson's murder trial, I used to enjoy this scene from Naked Gun (don't judge me for my taste):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_tJIgfnDA
I still do, to a degree; but my enjoyment is greatly diminished.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Will the Nobel committee demand Obama return his when Iran starts a war with Israel?
Jan 19, 1999, Mark Levin - Landmark Legal FoundationClinton is in trouble now because he tried to fix the outcome of a courtcase -- the Paula Jones case. That case was ordered to go forward by the U.S. Supreme Court (9-0). He lost. So what did he do? In front of a federal judge, Susan Webber Wright, he tried to "fix" his case. He assured that false testimony would be given by Monica Lewinsky, via her false affidavit. He lied to the grand jury later. They conspired to hide evidence. These are very, very serious offenses.
And I might add one other thing that nobody has focused on -- what Clinton has done to Lewinsky. He conspired with her to commit perjury. The President of the United States, the man who swore an oath to faithfully execute the law, took this young woman and turned her into a criminal. He put her in criminal harm's way. He didn't care if she went to Leavenworth for 25 years. Lewinsky never had any motive to lie.
She told 11 people she was having sex with the President, according to the Starr Report. She believed after he left office the President was going to leave Hillary and run off with her. She would have been happy to go to the top of a mountain and yell at the top of her lungs that she was having an affair with Bill Clinton. She had no motive to lie, except to protect him. If you think about how he used this intern, it is contemptible.
Fair's fair.
No, Obama will offer a pardon if Bill agrees to get back on the plantation and stops blaming black folks problems on black folks.
Another reason to rue the day that GWB became POTUS.
Screw Cosby
If it’s Jeb, think we’ll see this used in democrat ads?
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