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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    hedonist said:

    brianlux said:

    Your a good man, Godfather.

    *you're

    He's rubbing off on ya!
    :D

    Seriously, agreed on the sentiments. Always appreciate when someone can re-think their stance or words with grace.

    Hahaha! Cracked me up. I new their was something wrong with my post- something, do dought I've done in the passed as well. :-D

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  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    *Disclaimer* I am not trying to belittle, make fun, or make light of anyone who has been victimized or the act of victimization.

    That being said, last night I dreamed that Bill Cosby tried to rape me lol. He picked me up in a Grand Marquis, which later transformed into a E-350 van... I got in because I felt compelled, as though I had no choice, and I knew what he wanted to do to me. I wasn't scared at all I just planned on beating him up real good...he's old as dirt! The van rolled over in a ditch and I walked away laughing... What a dream eh? Lol
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  • rgambs said:

    *Disclaimer* I am not trying to belittle, make fun, or make light of anyone who has been victimized or the act of victimization.

    That being said, last night I dreamed that Bill Cosby tried to rape me lol. He picked me up in a Grand Marquis, which later transformed into a E-350 van... I got in because I felt compelled, as though I had no choice, and I knew what he wanted to do to me. I wasn't scared at all I just planned on beating him up real good...he's old as dirt! The van rolled over in a ditch and I walked away laughing... What a dream eh? Lol

    Ummm, I'm not sure what go say about that. You're dreaming about Bill Cosby raping you?
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    edited November 2014
    He didn't rape me he picked me up in a car with the intention of raping m. I drream about lots of things. I don't sleep through the night peacefully like most folks, my nights are filled with strange, outlandish and mundane events.
    I also dreamed about climbing trees, building a fire pit, and working as a waiter for the first time in an Italian bistro.
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  • rgambs said:

    He didn't rape me he picked me up in a car with the intention of raping m. I drream about lots of things. I don't sleep through the night peacefully like most folks, my nights are filled with strange, outlandish and mundane events.

    Lol. Lay off the ambien!
  • rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Ambient eh? Does that make you dream? I have never tried any sedatives.Perhaps I should lol maybe it will have the opposite effect on me. :))
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  • rgambs said:

    Ambient eh? Does that make you dream? I have never tried any sedatives.Perhaps I should lol maybe it will have the opposite effect on me. :))

    I've taken ambien before and you will definitely have very odd and vivid dreams. If you do take it, you have about 10-15 minutes before you will need a bed.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    here's a cut and paste for you guy's.

    Godfather.



    Some members of the press who covered Bill Cosby over the past 40 years are now issuing mea culpas, saying they failed to follow up on the many accusations leveled at the comedy legend over the years.

    Bill Cosby’s official biographer Mark Whitaker says he was wrong in not addressing the numerous allegations of sexual assault leveled against the comedian. Whitaker’s admission comes on the heels of New York Times columnist David Carr taking to task a number of writers – himself included - for turning a blind eye to the claims.


    “We all have our excuses, but in ignoring these claims, we let down the women who were brave enough to speak out publicly against a powerful entertainer,” Carr wrote. “Mr. Whitaker has said he didn’t want to put anything in the book, which he wrote with Mr. Cosby’s cooperation, that wasn’t confirmed — which of course raises the question of why he wouldn’t have done the work to knock down the accusations or make them stand up.”

    Whitaker took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to respond to Carr’s column, admitting he should have investigated the allegations more thoroughly.

    @carr2n David you are right. I was wrong to not deal with the sexual assault charges against Cosby and pursue them more aggressively.

    — Mark Whitaker (@Marktwhitaker) November 24, 2014

    @carr2n I am following new developments and will address them at the appropriate time. If true the stories are shocking and horrible.

    — Mark Whitaker (@Marktwhitaker) November 24, 2014

    Indeed many media types are copping to inadequacies in covering Cosby in the past. New York Post columnist Richard Johnson says a tabloid ran a story about Cosby’s daughter that was given to them by Cosby himself, instead of a running a story about Cosby’s alleged infidelities.

    Johnson said the story comes from a tabloid journalist he's known for years, who was working for the National Enquirer in 1989, when Cosby was at the height of his fame. Johnson said his fried was working on a story to run in the Enquirer about Cosby “swinging with Sammy Davis Jr. and some showgirls in Las Vegas.”

    When the paper contacted Cosby for comment on the story, the reporter says the comedian offered them another one as a trade. That story was about Cosby's 23-year-old daughter daughter Erinn's battles with drugs and alcohol.

    “My editor told me that daddy Cosby was the source," the source told Johnson. "He ratted out his flesh and blood.”

    Cosby himself was also quoted in the Enquirer’s item about his daughter, saying: “Deep down inside, she knows we love her.”

    Cosby, 77, has been publicly accused by at least 18 women of sexually assaulting them or attempting to sexually assault them over the past four decades. His lawyers have denied the claims and called many of the women liars and opportunists. Cosby refused to address the stories in recorded interviews with the Associated Press and National Public Radio. He told the publication Florida Today: "I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos."

    But despite the denials, venues on Cosby’s tour are dropping like flies…

    A performing arts center in Green Bay is the latest to cancel an appearance by Cosy. The Weidner Center provided no explanation for canceling Cosby's April 12 show, but said any tickets purchases made by credit card would be refunded by Dec. 10.

    WLUK-TV reports the center says the show will not be rescheduled.

    Performances in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington have also been canceled.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504

    rgambs said:

    Ambient eh? Does that make you dream? I have never tried any sedatives.Perhaps I should lol maybe it will have the opposite effect on me. :))

    I've taken ambien before and you will definitely have very odd and vivid dreams. If you do take it, you have about 10-15 minutes before you will need a bed.
    that stuff (Ambient) gave me very vivid violent dreams I actually woke up and was wiping my hands on the blanket to remove blood I was sure was on my hands....that was the last time I used that shit.

    Godfather.

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038

    rgambs said:

    Ambient eh? Does that make you dream? I have never tried any sedatives.Perhaps I should lol maybe it will have the opposite effect on me. :))

    I've taken ambien before and you will definitely have very odd and vivid dreams. If you do take it, you have about 10-15 minutes before you will need a bed.
    that stuff (Ambient) gave me very vivid violent dreams I actually woke up and was wiping my hands on the blanket to remove blood I was sure was on my hands....that was the last time I used that shit.

    Godfather.

    No kidding- that's some heavy duty shit. I've sworn off all pharmaceutical meds. Bad shit (I mean for me- I don't judge other if they use meds).

    All this stuff about Cosby is a real bummer to be. My father brought home a Bill Cosby record when we were kids in the late fifties and I just totally loved his humor and always thought he was a great guy. I want to wish this bad news all away or find out it's not true but so far, that doesn't look good. If the allegations are true, I could never be a fan of his again. I could never be a fan of anyone who abuses, or rapes unless they fully admitted the wrong doing and made restitution- if that's even possible.

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  • callencallen Posts: 6,388

    rr165892 said:

    BUT JANIS DICKISSON ! REALLY.....just not the most reliable witness in my opinion,she has that trashy kind of air about her.....don't get me wrong in some cases trashy is just dandy :))

    Godfather.

    GF,saw her on a documentary or news story about plastic surgery about a year ago.She is def sketchy.I believed the allegations more before she got involved.Cosby is dirty here.To what level I guess we will see.
    ohhhh yeah he's as dirty as they get in my opinion, I mean 10 girls coming forward just lately ? and in earlier years there were out of court settlements ? ...I think he is/was a preditor
    and he probably did attack Janis D. but for me it's really hard to really believe anything that she says bassed on things I 've seen of her on T.V interviews, bottom line nothing will come of this other than a butt load of lost income and attorney fee's unless he pulls a O.J and writes a book titled "I didn't rape those girls...but if I did this is how I'd do it".

    Godfather.

    You don't know this. If this was Wango Tango would you be so quick to convict.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    callen said:

    rr165892 said:

    BUT JANIS DICKISSON ! REALLY.....just not the most reliable witness in my opinion,she has that trashy kind of air about her.....don't get me wrong in some cases trashy is just dandy :))

    Godfather.

    GF,saw her on a documentary or news story about plastic surgery about a year ago.She is def sketchy.I believed the allegations more before she got involved.Cosby is dirty here.To what level I guess we will see.
    ohhhh yeah he's as dirty as they get in my opinion, I mean 10 girls coming forward just lately ? and in earlier years there were out of court settlements ? ...I think he is/was a preditor
    and he probably did attack Janis D. but for me it's really hard to really believe anything that she says bassed on things I 've seen of her on T.V interviews, bottom line nothing will come of this other than a butt load of lost income and attorney fee's unless he pulls a O.J and writes a book titled "I didn't rape those girls...but if I did this is how I'd do it".

    Godfather.

    You don't know this. If this was Wango Tango would you be so quick to convict.
    ahhhhhh how dare you speak of the Nuge in that way..the man is a saint and wouldn't hurt a fly =)) :)) you can't kill and grill a fly right :))
    but seriously don't you think 10 + women that come forward with the same stories have some amount or creditabilty ?


    Godfather.

  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    but Callen...now that you mention it could it be a plot orchestrated to get money or a payback for movie/t.v deals that fell thru or never delivered.


    Godfather.
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,954

    here's a cut and paste for you guy's.

    Godfather.



    Some members of the press who covered Bill Cosby over the past 40 years are now issuing mea culpas, saying they failed to follow up on the many accusations leveled at the comedy legend over the years.

    Bill Cosby’s official biographer Mark Whitaker says he was wrong in not addressing the numerous allegations of sexual assault leveled against the comedian. Whitaker’s admission comes on the heels of New York Times columnist David Carr taking to task a number of writers – himself included - for turning a blind eye to the claims.


    “We all have our excuses, but in ignoring these claims, we let down the women who were brave enough to speak out publicly against a powerful entertainer,” Carr wrote. “Mr. Whitaker has said he didn’t want to put anything in the book, which he wrote with Mr. Cosby’s cooperation, that wasn’t confirmed — which of course raises the question of why he wouldn’t have done the work to knock down the accusations or make them stand up.”

    Whitaker took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to respond to Carr’s column, admitting he should have investigated the allegations more thoroughly.

    @carr2n David you are right. I was wrong to not deal with the sexual assault charges against Cosby and pursue them more aggressively.

    — Mark Whitaker (@Marktwhitaker) November 24, 2014

    @carr2n I am following new developments and will address them at the appropriate time. If true the stories are shocking and horrible.

    — Mark Whitaker (@Marktwhitaker) November 24, 2014

    Indeed many media types are copping to inadequacies in covering Cosby in the past. New York Post columnist Richard Johnson says a tabloid ran a story about Cosby’s daughter that was given to them by Cosby himself, instead of a running a story about Cosby’s alleged infidelities.

    Johnson said the story comes from a tabloid journalist he's known for years, who was working for the National Enquirer in 1989, when Cosby was at the height of his fame. Johnson said his fried was working on a story to run in the Enquirer about Cosby “swinging with Sammy Davis Jr. and some showgirls in Las Vegas.”

    When the paper contacted Cosby for comment on the story, the reporter says the comedian offered them another one as a trade. That story was about Cosby's 23-year-old daughter daughter Erinn's battles with drugs and alcohol.

    “My editor told me that daddy Cosby was the source," the source told Johnson. "He ratted out his flesh and blood.”

    Cosby himself was also quoted in the Enquirer’s item about his daughter, saying: “Deep down inside, she knows we love her.”

    Cosby, 77, has been publicly accused by at least 18 women of sexually assaulting them or attempting to sexually assault them over the past four decades. His lawyers have denied the claims and called many of the women liars and opportunists. Cosby refused to address the stories in recorded interviews with the Associated Press and National Public Radio. He told the publication Florida Today: "I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos."

    But despite the denials, venues on Cosby’s tour are dropping like flies…

    A performing arts center in Green Bay is the latest to cancel an appearance by Cosy. The Weidner Center provided no explanation for canceling Cosby's April 12 show, but said any tickets purchases made by credit card would be refunded by Dec. 10.

    WLUK-TV reports the center says the show will not be rescheduled.

    Performances in Oklahoma, Nevada, Illinois, Arizona, South Carolina and Washington have also been canceled.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

    Since when were comedians powerful? How could anyone in their right mind allow Bill fucking Cosby to instill enough fear or awe in them to avoid acknowledging sexual assault accusations? Some people need to get a grip. Priorities.
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  • callencallen Posts: 6,388

    callen said:

    rr165892 said:

    BUT JANIS DICKISSON ! REALLY.....just not the most reliable witness in my opinion,she has that trashy kind of air about her.....don't get me wrong in some cases trashy is just dandy :))

    Godfather.

    GF,saw her on a documentary or news story about plastic surgery about a year ago.She is def sketchy.I believed the allegations more before she got involved.Cosby is dirty here.To what level I guess we will see.
    ohhhh yeah he's as dirty as they get in my opinion, I mean 10 girls coming forward just lately ? and in earlier years there were out of court settlements ? ...I think he is/was a preditor
    and he probably did attack Janis D. but for me it's really hard to really believe anything that she says bassed on things I 've seen of her on T.V interviews, bottom line nothing will come of this other than a butt load of lost income and attorney fee's unless he pulls a O.J and writes a book titled "I didn't rape those girls...but if I did this is how I'd do it".

    Godfather.

    You don't know this. If this was Wango Tango would you be so quick to convict.
    ahhhhhh how dare you speak of the Nuge in that way..the man is a saint and wouldn't hurt a fly =)) :)) you can't kill and grill a fly right :))
    but seriously don't you think 10 + women that come forward with the same stories have some amount or creditabilty ?


    Godfather.

    Was hoping you'd find humor in my post. :D
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/12/02/woman-sues-bill-cosby-claims-underage-sexual-abuse/?intcmp=features

    when will the madness end ? I say again these girls are coming out of the woodwork and if thier claims are true why did they wait all these years to come forward ?
    I believe that if Cosby is guilty then he should pay up (jail,money or what ever) but if any of these Gal's are just jumping on a crashed city bus then they should pay up as well and this last one really sounds kind of hinky to me...but I'm just a guy reading the news so who knows ? ....how did Cosby get 2 sixteen year old girls in the playboy mansion,I would think that Heffner has far better security than that because the guy makes a living selling photos and stories of and about the most beautiful women in the world and one would think that just one under age girl would ruin his empire if they were found in the mansion being used for sex.

    Godfather.
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    edited December 2014

    http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/12/02/woman-sues-bill-cosby-claims-underage-sexual-abuse/?intcmp=features

    when will the madness end ? I say again these girls are coming out of the woodwork and if thier claims are true why did they wait all these years to come forward ?
    I believe that if Cosby is guilty then he should pay up (jail,money or what ever) but if any of these Gal's are just jumping on a crashed city bus then they should pay up as well and this last one really sounds kind of hinky to me...but I'm just a guy reading the news so who knows ? ....how did Cosby get 2 sixteen year old girls in the playboy mansion,I would think that Heffner has far better security than that because the guy makes a living selling photos and stories of and about the most beautiful women in the world and one would think that just one under age girl would ruin his empire if they were found in the mansion being used for sex.

    Godfather.

    According to a CNN article (Google: "What do we want from Bill Cosby- their bolded privacy policy prompted me to edit out the link) , it is very unlikely he's going to jail or will be made to pay any money. The question posed by the article's author, "What do we want from Bill Cosby" is a good one.



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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,599


    callen said:

    Either way, I think Cosby is a creep.

    How so?
    To me, He's in the same category as Michael Jackson. Jackson was never convicted, but the fact that he was accused time and time again makes me think that he wasn't a saint when he was alone with those kids.

    As more of these women come out with these accusations, the more I think he has done some wrong, somewhere. Rape? Maybe not. Slipping a ruffie in a womans drink? Probably. I cant imagine ALL of the accusers are lying.
    If slipping a mickey and then "having sex" isnt rape, what is it then?
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    callen said:

    Either way, I think Cosby is a creep.

    How so?
    To me, He's in the same category as Michael Jackson. Jackson was never convicted, but the fact that he was accused time and time again makes me think that he wasn't a saint when he was alone with those kids.

    As more of these women come out with these accusations, the more I think he has done some wrong, somewhere. Rape? Maybe not. Slipping a ruffie in a womans drink? Probably. I cant imagine ALL of the accusers are lying.
    If slipping a mickey and then "having sex" isnt rape, what is it then?
    My point was I don't know what he's done. Chances are if you are drugging someones drink, you're intentions are to rape them. But it's certainly possible that he slipped something in a woman's drink and not raped her. Either way, I think the guy is a creep.
  • mickeyrat said:


    callen said:

    Either way, I think Cosby is a creep.

    How so?
    To me, He's in the same category as Michael Jackson. Jackson was never convicted, but the fact that he was accused time and time again makes me think that he wasn't a saint when he was alone with those kids.

    As more of these women come out with these accusations, the more I think he has done some wrong, somewhere. Rape? Maybe not. Slipping a ruffie in a womans drink? Probably. I cant imagine ALL of the accusers are lying.
    If slipping a mickey and then "having sex" isnt rape, what is it then?
    what is a mickey, exactly? up here in canada, that's what we call a 12 ounce bottle of booze. the first time I heard it on Seinfeld, I had no idea what it was.

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  • people need to read up a bit (like I did recently) on why women usually do not come forward with allegations. there are concrete reasons why they don't, and it does NOT mean they are lying.

    that being said, I don't pass any judgement on anyone/thing until they have had their day in court or admit to wrongdoing. Just because 18 women have come forward with allegations, doesn't mean SHIT. Especially when the guy they are accusing is rich and famous. But just because he's rich and famous, obviously doesn't mean they are lying. See, it goes both ways.

    I just don't understand how people can say "well, (this many) people have come forward, so it MUST be credible". please don't ever serve on a jury if that is your means of judgement.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    what if this gal it right ? I mean really I'll bet Janice Dickinson has gone more routs than a grayhound bus.......


    For eight seasons, Phylicia Rashad starred alongside Bill Cosby as his TV wife on “The Cosby Show.” The actress, who played Clair Huxtable, broke her silence about the long list of sexual abuse allegations against her former on-screen husband, coming to his defense and speculating that there was a conspiracy against him.

    “I love him,” she told Showbiz 411

    “Forget these women,” she declared. “What you’re seeing is the destruction of a legacy. And I think it’s orchestrated. I don’t know why or who’s doing it, but it’s the legacy. And it’s a legacy that is so important to the culture.”

    She implied she thinks the allegations against Cosby are part of a plot to destroy his planned comeback.

    “Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off TV,” she said. “And it’s worked. All his contracts have been cancelled.”

    In particular, Rashad told the site she doesn’t believe the allegations that have come from former supermodels Beverly Johnson and Janice Dickinson, who have both claimed they were drugged by the famed comedian. Dickinson has said he raped her.

    “Oh, please,” Rashad said of the two women’s stories.

    As for Cosby’s wife, Camille Cosby, Rashad said, “This is a tough woman, a smart woman. She’s no pushover.”

    Rashad added that she thinks at this point, though many are eagerly waiting to hear an explanation from the “I Spy” star, she doubts it would be of any help.

    “If he spoke now, what do you think the media would do with it?” she mused.

    More than 15 women have accused the 77-year-old comedian of sexual assault in recent months. As a result, Netflix and NBC both canceled projects for the actor that they had in the works. Many of his standup shows across the U.S. were canceled as well.

  • to be fair, I can't say she's any more credible than any of the women that have accused him. what makes her an expert on his private life? even if they were still best friends, hanging out all the time, it's doubtful a predator would show his true colours around anyone but his prey. just because his wife is tough and smart (didn't he admit to multiple affairs in the past? or is that someone else I'm thinking of?) is by no means an exoneration.

    it's nice that's she's standing behind her friend, but she really has no factual basis behind her statements.
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    paulonious wrote: »
    to be fair, I can't say she's any more credible than any of the women that have accused him. what makes her an expert on his private life? even if they were still best friends, hanging out all the time, it's doubtful a predator would show his true colours around anyone but his prey. just because his wife is tough and smart (didn't he admit to multiple affairs in the past? or is that someone else I'm thinking of?) is by no means an exoneration.

    it's nice that's she's standing behind her friend, but she really has no factual basis behind her statements.

    agreed. the whole thing is a shame, if these girls are telling the truth or lieing it a terrible thing.

    Godfather.

  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Do you think Woody Allen wakes up each day with his fingers crossed that a viral meme of him isn't buzzing around?
  • i am waiting for the accusations to come from mortimer ichabod marker. there was always something suspect about the way he handled that marker...

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    Hahahahahahahaha
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