I thought the court of public opinion and DU had convicted Bill Cosby. (Reply #48)

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Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:20 PM

madinmaryland (63,097 posts)

48. I thought the court of public opinion and DU had convicted Bill Cosby.

Am I missing something????

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56 replies	Author	Time	Post
the unspoken meaning behind the hyperbolic praise Cosby is getting on tour: [View all]	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	OP
Yep	shenmue	Nov 2014	#1
yup	mopinko	Nov 2014	#2
yep. exactly.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#3
Yup. I can't imagine....	JaneyVee	Nov 2014	#4
"That's guilty until proven innocent., in the court of public opinion."	unrepentant progress	Nov 2014	#5
oh, I intended it.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#6
+1000	eShirl	Nov 2014	#9
It's the same reason people defended Roman Polanski and Michael Jackson.	Nuclear Unicorn	Nov 2014	#7
yep. n/t	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#8
I agree - more about general denial	ctaylors6	Nov 2014	#10
And, it must be admitted, Cosby's public persona is endearing. It's a loveable persona and	Nuclear Unicorn	Nov 2014	#11
A long-time lovable persona	ctaylors6	Nov 2014	#14
Agreed. Thank-you for the conversation.	Nuclear Unicorn	Nov 2014	#15
yes, it's very hard to overcome a kind persona. predators know this, too.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#18
like the old commercial could be modified "I am not a nice person	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#23
!	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#25
There was a fair amount of ethnic chauvinism too	AngryAmish	Nov 2014	#29
at this point though	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#22
a couple thoughts immediately come to mind	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#26
Really? 11 of 14?	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#33
oh, you didn't know about the backlog of rape kits left in police storage rooms?	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#34
a backlog	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#41
I was replying to your comment.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#53
Rich and powerful people	awoke_in_2003	Nov 2014	#44
that's a good point	ctaylors6	Nov 2014	#35
Juanita Broaddrick?	alp227	Nov 2014	#39
no I guess that was another one	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#40
Monica never accused BC of rape. nt	alp227	Nov 2014	#43
You remember the OJ trial?	XemaSab	Nov 2014	#55
The truth will never be known	yeoman6987	Nov 2014	#31
And it's not just the media.	Le Taz Hot	Nov 2014	#12
yep.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#13
Ah, yes, the disruptors. They're like dust. You can get rid of most of it but not all. nt	valerief	Nov 2014	#17
Why isn't that true though?	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#32
Well, this IS a patriarchy, like all those other theocratic countries. nt	valerief	Nov 2014	#16
yep.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#19
To avoid accusations of rape, Bill	HoosierCowboy	Nov 2014	#20
for predators, consent takes away the fun.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#21
Jimmy Saville got away with being a predator all his life.	pink-o	Nov 2014	#24
^^^ this^^^ n/t	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#27
it's hard to believe that	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#37
You don't think you'd remember being raped or sexually abused at the age of 8?	gollygee	Nov 2014	#49
a very depressed k and r for the truth.	niyad	Nov 2014	#28
Don't underestimate the corollary: "Fuck the lying media (that lost	KingCharlemagne	Nov 2014	#30
or it could be because the people praising him	SoCalDem	Nov 2014	#36
I don't know that I think of him as a "hero" or "my idol"	hfojvt	Nov 2014	#38
Exactly Blanche, you said it all.	sheshe2	Nov 2014	#42
k&r...	spanone	Nov 2014	#45
There is some truth to that, no doubt.	AverageJoe90	Nov 2014	#46
I don't think some people like "The Court of Public Opinion."	BKH70041	Nov 2014	#47
I thought the court of public opinion and DU had convicted Bill Cosby.	madinmaryland	Nov 2014	#48
Thanks for this post, I agree	Beringia	Nov 2014	#50
It's even worse than believing that the accusers are lying.	WhiteAndNerdy	Nov 2014	#51
^	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2014	#52
It's especially strange when you consider that his audience is primarily	rudolph the red	Nov 2014	#54
The same bunch	MFM008	Nov 2014	#56

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