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President Obama’s Harsh Comments About Cosby Rape Allegations

Jul 15, 2015  •  Post A Comment

President Obama did not mince words at a press conference today, Thursday, July 15, 2015, when asked about Bill Cosby.

“[A]s you know, I tend to make it a policy not to comment on the specifics of — of cases where there might still be, if not criminal, then civil issues involved.

“I’ll say this. If you give a woman, or a man, for that matter, without his or her knowledge, a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that’s rape, and I think this country, any civilized country, should have no tolerance for rape.”

Interestingly, Obama was not asked to comment specifically about the rape allegations against Cosby. He was asked, simply, “Would you revoke the Medal of Freedom for Bill Cosby?” A number of Cosby critics want the Medal – presented to Cosby by President George W. Bush in 2002 – revoked in light of the rape allegations against Cosby.

To that question Obama said, “there is no precedent for revoking a medal. We don’t have that mechanism.” He then continued to comment on the drugging and rape allegations, as mentioned above, without actually mentioning Cosby by name.

4 Comments

  1. That’s the wonderful thing about the American justice system – even the President can chime in on a case, but until it’s proven in a court of law, the man is innocent.

  2. “[A]s you know, I tend to make it a policy not to comment on the specifics of — of cases where there might still be, if not criminal, then civil issues involved.” Like his son, Travon Martin’s case, and the Mike Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri?

  3. Oddly enough he said the same thing for several years about an executive action on illegal immigrants before executing an executive action. He also said he believed marriage was only between a man and a woman. He’ll change his mind when he feels it will make him look like the smartest and brightest.

  4. He did however mince words with the Ayatollah. Iran gets a deal and they keep the hostages. And they get 24 days to prepare for an inspection.

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