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Monday, January 12, 2009
What's Cosby Got Against Hannity?
Posted by: Amanda Carpenter at 10:44 AM

Comedian Bill Cosby, who is generally well-regarded among right-wing circles, equated Sean Hannity with a racist on Washington's WTOP radio this morning.

Here's an excerpt from the Politico write-up about the interview.
Cosby brushed back the criticism that his past comments about African-Americans could be taken out of context by critics of the black community – taking a crack at Fox News commentator Sean Hannity in the process.

“I’m not worried about white people. Hannity – I’m not worried what he says, ” Cosby said. “I’m not worried about any racist people who are going to bring it up.”



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Joe writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 11:00 AM
Freak Out
Time to break out your old vinyl of Freak Out and listen to it. Because that is what the left is doing about Obama.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2009/1/12/why- obama-is-causing-a-liberal-freakout.html

As for Cosby, perhaps he thinks Hannity is a racist and perhaps not. I saw the discussion and it was not clear from the context. I think Hannity just happened to be dragged into the mix. I am not going to freak out about it. I doubt Sean will either.
Joe writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 11:02 AM
Radio?
That was Cosby's quote on Meet the Press. Did he really say it again on the radio. Oh well, I am still not going to freak out about it.
christianlib writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 11:12 AM
cosby
on the meet the press in 2007 not only admonished black familes and culture he also talked about institutional racism, which some conservatives (like hannity) deny is true.

it was obvious from the get go that many conservatives did not hear or read the entire meet the press interview when they jumped on the band wagon praising cosby.

roy writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 12:27 PM
cosby is not really black(like barry)
so he is a racist.....
roy
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 12:31 PM
the term racist
has no meaning anymore ,It's an ugly name used by the name caller against anyone who disagrees with them .outside of some skinheads ,la raza ,and black muslims like farrakan , no one insists their race is superior.are people still uncomfortable with others not of their race or ethnic group ? of course ,but to label it racist is stupid and inflammatory . it is time to move on .
william writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 12:50 PM
cosby
Mr. Cosby just needs publicity where was he during the election AWOL, that's where he was didn't want to make Black waves in the white ocean .
Craig writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:04 PM
Cosby is fine
When you are in Cosby's positition you are always on the defensive. I don't think anything he said was out of line. I think he just came up with Hannity without thinking.

I do think though that some whites take what Cosby says and use it to justify attacks on the
educational and social standards of the black community. Many many blacks believe the same thing that Cosby does, but are afraid to say so because some whites use it to justify racism. The black community has its difficulties but no group in history has moved so far and so fast in a short period of time. People like Cosby just want to keep feet to the fire.
sloandog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:18 PM
What is your racial footprint?
I think it's time for everyone here at TH to take stock on their own racial footprint.For example: I am white and conservative,which means I am in the top 10%. My only hope of lowering my score would be to apologize for all the horrible things I never did and since I am unrepentant for these deeds of which I did not commit I'm doomed to purchase a huge amount of racial offsets from Rev Al which will all be explained in his new book;An inconvenient color.I wouldn't worry too much about Cosby even he has to keep it real to retain his street cred.
Frankie Boy writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:24 PM
hannity
If I had to describe his belief system it is as a conservative Diocese of Rockville Centre, pre-seminarian Catholic (he actually went to prep seminary, remember?)...Racism is NOT part of this package...
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:26 PM
lola
by those standards you would have to consider obama racist because of his freindship with reverend wright and louis arrakan .
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:42 PM
lola
he sat in wrights church for 20 years and he has a much tighter relationship with farrakan than you'll admit .i think you've been slapped by your own blind stupidity again.
peacefrog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 1:52 PM
James
Your right! But in typical lib fashion, Lola has two sets of standards, one for Republicans and none for Democrats.
Frank writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:00 PM
peacefrog
like you know anything about standards!!!!

Teen preganacy on the rise-peacefrog sticks his nose back in his bible at the back of his isolated cave.
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:22 PM
lola
Those that scream about racism the most tend to be the most racist , i do NOT think that obama is anymore a racist than hannity . i don't believe either to be racist .i think that point was missed by you.
peacefrog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:32 PM
James
Obama only disavows when it is politically opportune to do so. He seems to have NEVER objected to these views (Wright and Farakhan) before they became publicized and created a political firestorm because they belie his image of peace, compassion, unity. Obama is not a profile in courage and his disavowals are political pabulum.
peacefrog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:38 PM
Frank
Go find a thread on Palin so you can bash her 7 year old daughter again.
An Instinctive Gesture of Reciprocal Liking writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:40 PM
james beam silly logic
"Those that scream about racism the most tend to be the most racist"

Oh yeah? Well, those who scream that those that scream about racism tend to be the most racist.

See how easy it is to come up with such silly proofs?

While reasonable people may disagree about whether that Hannity is a racist, they will certainly agree that he is a shill, a propagandist, and lowers political discussion many levels. Maybe that's why you like him?
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:42 PM
peacefrog
I'm not commenting on Obamas courage or lack thereof ,i just believe that far too many throw the racist label at anyone they disagree with. example i would end welfare for all ablebodied men therefore i'm racist because it would fall disproportionatley on black males, when in fact i don't care what color or ethnicity the welfare reciepiants are ,i'm just tired of paying for them . it is this type of crap that keeps dividing us the term racist is bullshi%
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 2:45 PM
you and whose army
same argument can be made about you . thats my point moron. hannitty is no greater a shill than olberman , maddow and the like .
peacefrog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 3:28 PM
lola
James is right. You call hannity racist useing guilt by association as your proof, yet this logic seems to disappear when it comes to Obama's association's. Hell, by your logic Petter Jenning's is an anti-Semite for interviewing Yassir Arafat.
Skagway guy writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 3:47 PM
Liar!
What everyone should have against Hannity is his endless stream of well-documented lies.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190007

Only Sarah Palin has left such a trail of evidence.

james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 4:04 PM
peacefrog
lola just hates it when her tactics of guilt by assocation are used against her people. ooooobama ,jesse jackson ,sharpton, farrakan,and who knows how many others love to use white guilt to advance their causes . one might argue that they have a vested interest in maintaining racism in order to continue to benefit . I feel no guilt ,the oportunitys in this country far outweigh the disadvantages real or imaginary for me to feel guilty .
Lepanto writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 4:12 PM
Lola C. is a Liar
As a regular viewer of Sean Hannity he is not a racist just unapologetically Conservative. We have heard this all before about Conservatives such as Limbaugh, Beck and now your baseless allegations against Hannity. The old tale of the boy who cried wolf should be changed to the liberal who cried racist. Americans don’t buy into this guilt by association BS or we would not have a President Elect Obama. Go pedal your fairy tales elsewhere.
peacefrog writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 4:31 PM
Lola
So a 20 year relationship with the man who eventually baptised your children is only a "tenuous thread of associaton"? Give me a break!
An Instinctive Gesture of Reciprocal Liking writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 5:13 PM
james beam
Sorry, but you post is unintelligible.

"same argument can be made about you ."

I have no idea what argument you're attempting to make "about" me.

"thats my point moron."

I didn't realize you HAD a point. What's a point moron?

"hannitty is no greater a shill than olberman , maddow and the like."

Well, that may be. But it does nothing to further your refutation of the fact that Hannity is, at a maximum, a racist, and at a minimum, a shill who plays on the racist tendencies and fears of his audience. He's like any other coward that engages in passive-aggressive behavior.

"Now I'm not saying Barack Obama is anti-America...but up next, Andy Martin has some interesting details about Obama's past..."

Like I said, a coward.
james beam writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 6:18 PM
you and your army
morons! you have used the racism accusation so much it no longer means anything. i would venture a guess and say that the great majority of Americans see no difference between david duke and people like louis farrakan ,jesse jackson (i believe jackson used the n-word in reference to obama) sharpton, reverend wright and a host of others .calling hannity a racist does not make it so and makes no difference to most americans .
Col Bat Guano writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 8:17 PM
Amanda
I'm not sure that's a reasonable association of "Hannity" and "racist." It appears Bill Cosby is associating "Hannity" and "white people" in one thought and then speaks another thought about racists. I doubt those two associations are in the same train of Bill Cosby's thought having listened to and admired the man for the past several years. Sean Hannity is a firebrand paid to stir up the pot and provoke arguments, but he's no racist. Neither is Bill Cosby. This accusation doesn't have alot of supporting evidence.
foxmustang writes: Monday, January, 12, 2009 11:26 PM
Cosby
"I'm not worried about white people. I'm not worried about any racist people....."

Bill Cosby is a racist, by that statement......

and by earlier actions.......

Anybody out there remember Tawana Brawley?????

She was a college student in NYC that claimed a group "of white boys" came into her room and sexually assaulted her......

Rev Al Sharpton wasn't the only one who "jumped the gun" and declared this to be a racist act.....

Mr Cosby was right there saying the same thing AND offering to pay Ms Brawley's college tuition.......because she was such a "tragic victim"......

Too bad for all those REAL racists that Ms Brawley was lying through her teeth.....

Don't remember any apologies to the white race for that one........OR to those white Duke lacrosse team members either.......

Hypocrites!!!!
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