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‘You Run or Shut Up’: Bill Cosby All Grumpy Over Donald Trump’s 2012 Prospects

Bill Cosby was not in the most jovial mood when he appeared on the Today Show this morning–at least, not when the issue of Donald Trump’s 2012 prospects came up.

When host Meredith Vieira asked about Trump, Cosby said “Oh please with Donald Trump, take him home with you [!!]…he’s full of it.”

Cosby, you see, is annoyed that Trump is dithering on whether he will run. “You run or shut up…the only thing he’s running is his mouth.”

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  • eventual
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:37pm

    Is Cosby an Obama man?

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    • only easy day was yesterday
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:50pm

      Well, Yes that‘s why he’s mad.It’s election time,so they are circling the wagons.

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    • NathanM
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 12:16pm

      I have seen no evidence that Cosby is a supporter of Obama. I have seen evidence to the contrary. I can’t find any actual record of his position either way. I’m with him on calling out Trump. Even on the far-out chance that Pres. Obama wasn’t a citizen, do we really want this election reduced to that or would it be better for the country to have an election based on the issues? Trump is framing the debate for any & all candidates, whether that’s his intent or not, and it’s got to be making the Soros team just pain giddy.

      Don’t think too deep about that, it’s just plain nuts. (Isn’t Trump too smart to be a naïve accessory?)

      Trump may be good on spending, but not for the right reasons. Do you really think that he would reduce his executive power were he in office? I’m watching for a candidate to tell us which “powers” he would give back to the people, but I’m not holding my breath.

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  • mcpbob
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:37pm

    i really like the idea of a Herman Cain / ALan West ticket, or any one of these two and someone else as well,

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  • MontanaBGreen
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:35pm

    All of us cranky old fogy’s gots ta stick together.
    Next we will be yelling at the Donald to stay off our lawns.
    Run or not run? What does it matter? Donald is bringing to the front (and on the Lame Stream News outlets) some very embarrassing and interesting questions about the legitimation of the squatter in the oval office. Which is making the MSN ever more nuttier than they already are.
    I have always liked and respected Ole Bill — and still do.

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  • miles from nowhere
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:34pm

    Quit watching Bill many years ago, there is nothing to learn from a man that lives in the past.

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  • Joerec1
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:28pm

    I think Bill’s nose caught Michael Jackson disease. Could be a problem.

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  • P4cooler
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:27pm

    Bill Cosby gives us a perfect example of how the election of Obama has cut Republican free speech. If you criticize Obama…..we are called racists. I hope the next Republican can “bring it” (or “get in their face” as Obama says) and be strong like Donald Trump! By the way??? Why is it so hard for Obama to produce a birth certificate? Why does Bill Cosby, Chris Mathews, media and Dems suddenly snap like an African killer bee attack when a conservative politely asks for Obama’s birth certificate?

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  • MASSACHUSETTS MILITIA
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:27pm

    Cosby is right.
    Trump needs to go away. He is NOT a Conservative.
    He donates to liberal candidates, and has a history of going bankrupt.

    I would like to see him continue pushing the obumbler on his birth records.

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  • mrsmileyface
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:27pm

    Hey Hey HEY!! its a grizzly old man who has nothing important to say. Lets book him on NBC and MSNBC. Hey Bill your like school on saturday….no class.

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    • PrfctlyFrank
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:42pm

      I’m sorry maam, but you couldn’t be more wrong.. Bill Cosby has all the class anybody has, and more than most.. He’s not always right, but Bill Cosby stands for the same things I do, and that is personal responsibility, and personal discipline… He has character.. He’s wrong on this one issue..

      PrfctlyFrank  
  • eat-more-bacon-USA
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:25pm

    Hey Bill, why is your nose a different color than the rest of your face? Oh, and why are you telling people to “shut up”?

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  • texasfarmer
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:25pm

    Cosby’s mad because Trump is going after this kid. Deep down Cosby knows there are serious questions about all aspects of his life. Birth, school, law review editor, community organizer, etc.

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  • geonj
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:24pm

    cosby has lost his mind of late, too much jello pudding.

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  • riverwomansdaughter
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:23pm

    I still love Bill Cosby. He made me laugh as a child. He felt like one of the family, and my heart went out to him when his son was killed.

    Entertainers can have opinions like everybody else; can grow old like everybody else.

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    • M-Theory
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:33pm

      Good point. My dad (about the same age) has also gotten crotchety in his old age and thinks he’s right about everything. Cosby show in the 80s had a positive impact on the entire nation, I’d say. On the other hand, just because he had a good show way back when and is still given air-time to palaver on, doesn’t mean anyone cares what he has to say politically. No one cares what Whoopie has to say politically either.

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  • Silat
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:23pm

    That was so Jello! Go back to pushing your shtick!

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:21pm

    Shut up and eat your Jello pudding.

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:16pm

    Anyone who thinks Trump is a serious candidate isn’t looking at him seriously. The man is selling himself to us like he would sell a piece of real estate. He’s a salesman and a hustler.

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    • Peace
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 1:24am

      Yes. And he knows how to get free advertising/airtime.

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  • TADTAD
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:08pm

    Further justification of my decision to dismiss Mr. Cosby’s point of view twenty years ago. He’s (Mr. Cosby) not even silly, anymore.

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:05pm

    how about cosby tell obama to stop being a commie o yeah, he helped get him elected .so i guess he should sit down and shut up,i can’t take anymore of these left wing nut jobs crocodile tears, but i know,it will just get worse over the next year,so i have made a big snot rag that they can all use together,

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  • jeffyfreezone
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:05pm

    Why’s he so cranky? I guess his man isn’t working out so well with all the hope and change, and like everyone else on the left, he can’t admit he was wrong in his choice.

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  • gdbhusker
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:04pm

    I watched this earlier this morning and found myself very sad for Bill Cosby. In his own right he has done great things within the black community, but like most of the other black Americans, the thought of a black president is more important than a good president. he even said he loved Obamas dog and mother-in-law! Personally I am a fan of Dr. Ron Paul over everybody else, but do like the Dons economic plans… anyone who could amass a billion dollars, lose it all, and regain it again is one fine business man, and leader…Ron Paul-Donald trump….I would vote that ticket!

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  • capecodsully
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:01pm

    Another free speech advocate on the left. The truth hurts.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:31pm

      Cosby’s big fear…….what if it turn out the undocumented president is hoax
      He knows when a back guy is spewing jive. All in all Cosby has been more conservative than most blacks.

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  • tugdiver
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:00pm

    Cosby is funny and those honorary degrees really provide creditability. I am not sure that Cosby made is way up the economic way without a few pulls, a few pushes and possibly a free pass or two. His comment about Trump was offensive and warrants rebuttal to Crosby’s character.

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  • RPGZero
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 4:59pm

    I agree with Cosby here.

    In the end, Trump is someone who looks good with his tough attitude and the whole birther thing (which I will admit he did a good job with). But he still supported Obama back in 08, gave money to Harry Reid in his race against Sharon Angle, gave money to other liberals during the last election, expressed that he would interfere in business transactions he would not alike thus disrupting the free market because everyone would become afraid of what he could do, and stated awhile ago that he supports universal healthcare. What makes anyone think he has changed? This man is not a conservative.

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  • sean_m.
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 4:57pm

    Theo for vice-president.

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  • Skippy Toes
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 4:55pm

    What an old bear Cosby has become.

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    • gramma b
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:17pm

      Trump explained very clearly why he is not announcing — NBC would have to pull “Celebrity Apprentice” if he did. Cosby should have listened. I am not a Trump enthusiast, but I enjoy his takedown of the media position.

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    • Ken
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:18pm

      He’s got the same dementia that Andy Griffith has!

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:14pm

      He misses his jello pudding.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:40pm

      Well since you dont know if West is running then how come you investigated him ? As you said you like him alot too.. “foot in mouth”…. I NEVER CALLED YOU A RACIST so get youre facts straight. I said if you vote for a person BECAUSE he is black then that is also racism.. Not here to argue but Youre not making any sense you investigate West and he isn’t running ( you like him alot too) but you dont investigate Rubio or Demint because they are not running or considering it. Investigate EVERYONE… This is why were in this mess now is because Obama was never vetted..

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    • crackerone
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:13pm

      All that pudding don”t make you smart!

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  • MidwestConservativeCoalition
    Posted on April 7, 2011 at 4:54pm

    Trump/Cosby! I’ll even take that ticket at this point! (j/k Herman Cain 2012).

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    • VRW Conspirator
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:05pm

      right there with you….go get em Herman Cain…pick Allen West to be VP…
      John Bolton back at the UN or as Sec of State….
      Petraues in the Sec of Def…
      Romney and Ron Paul at the Treasury and FED
      then lets go to town on these jackholes…
      Paul Ryan should have been speaker of the house….boehner is too wobbly….

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:09pm

      “You run or shut up…the only thing he’s running is his mouth.”
      ——
      And Trump has a right to do that you racist jerk .

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:14pm

      Hey maybe Cosby is cranky because of this :
      http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/07/trump-sends-investigators-to-hawaii-to-look-into-obama/
      Quote
      Self-proclaimed birther Donald Trump is now so doubtful of President Obama‘s birthplace that he’s sent a team of his own investigators to Hawaii in hopes of getting to the bottom of the issue.
      That’s according to Trump himself, who, in an interview with NBC, warned his investigators just might uncover “one of the greatest cons in the history of politics and beyond.”
      End quote

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    • TERMLIMITSNOW
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:15pm

      I think Eddie Murphy said it best…..”Hey Bill, have a coke and smile and shut the F up”!

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    • pappy
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:17pm

      Hey Bill….. Maybe he’s trying to pick & choose his moment. Maybe he’s not absotively, posolutely sure…. Maybe he’s just trying to instill a little drama & suspense. Maybe you should sit back, have a Coke and a smile & take your buddy, obama, with you….
      To think there was a time when I admired Cosby & enjoyed his comedy. I think he’s turning into a grouchy old democrat.

      And I meant the part about taking your buddy with you.

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    • pappy
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:20pm

      TERMLIMIT…. that was Richard Pryor back in late 70′s, early 80′s…

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    • TERMLIMITSNOW
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:23pm

      @Pappy, my bad…..I knew it was one of the two foul mouthed funny men. Thanks for the heads up.

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    • MidwestConservativeCoalition
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:24pm

      @Americanwoman (and anyone else)

      Is West running? I like him too, ALOT. Trump is entertaining, I like his push on the birth certificate…but I dunno how I feel about him in the White House, lol.

      I’m so tired of all this going on I finally got involved this year and started a facebook “fan” page to discuss things of the sort. Click my name if interested. It’s not much, but I can be silent no more!

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:26pm

      can I ask from the first few posters ? What is the obsession with a BLACK man or BLACK MEN running the country ? herman cain this allen west that .. Is that what you think this has come to this once great country of ours ? That we absolutely have to have a black person in charge.. Get off it.. aren’t you tired of not being able to criticize them with out being called a racist ? as far as im concerned Ive had enough of this crap and frankly we gave them a chance and it obvious that they are not able to lead this country..

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    • pappy
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:28pm

      TERMLIMIT – My pleasure. Inspite of their foul language & disrespect for women, I recall laughing so hard I almost passed out.
      Either way, maybe ‘ol Bill is worried maybe, just maybe Trump has a good chance of being our next POTUS. I like him more each time I see or hear another interview. I listened to Hannity on the radio a wee bit ago. Trump elaborated a bit more on the birth cert. issue. I pray he uncovers a scandal & hands it off to some unknown reporter.

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    • CatB
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:37pm

      @CHEEZ

      Trump proves Obama is a fraud and he won’t have to “run” he could get in without spending another dollar!

       
    • MidwestConservativeCoalition
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:44pm

      @Demint-

      Well, first off…Cain and West look to me to be our best candidates…regardless of color. Further more, it is what it is…they DO have a better chance against Obama because they are black…he can’t pull the race card on either of them. If there was a white candidate that was better then either Cain or West I’d be all for him.

      To sum up, I think…as of right now they are the most conservative conservatives….it’s icing on the cake that they happen to be black.

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:01pm

      Oh, I got it its because they can beat Obama because they are BLACK… Besides Allen West just got to congress can he have a chance to pay a little dues before morons like you start hailing him as some great conservative.. By youre thinking then you would think that Allen west is more of a conservative than Marco Rubio and a better candidate.. Hell he just got there why not mention his name ? Listen, I know what you and people like you are up to. you want to show people that youre not a racist and WILL vote for a black man… You would be better served if you chose someone that is actually running not a person because of their skin color… That, is also racist my friend..LMAO, it is what it is and only another black man can beat Obama BECAUSE he is black.. Since West isnt running why didnt you say Jim Demint ? A far more better conservative than ALL of them .Oh not black and well he isn’t running either…Gotcha.

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    • trolltrainer
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:08pm

      Hey Cosby, suck on this! (sheesh, it is a pudding pop…)

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    • Deanna in Missouri
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:10pm

      demint.disciple

      If I may inject myself into this conversation. I like West and Cain because they say what I feel. It has nothing to do with color. I am leary of Trump because of the backing of Raum (sp?) but I like his bluntness. I am not sure yet who I am for yet but I can guarantee you that on my end, and I bet on the others end, that color has nothing to do with it. It is what they say. Just hope its not like every other politician that says what you want to hear but once in office acts like they never made those campaign promises.

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    • avenger
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:12pm

      hey cosby…I know you are smart enough to know owe bama is chewing your insides. the first mullatto pseudo black that is georgie(white evil man’s) soro’s puppet.

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    • MidwestConservativeCoalition
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:18pm

      @ Demint-

      Again…if you read through the thread, I wasn’t aware of West running..thus my support for Cain…who is a t least considering it. Last I checked…Demint still wasn’t even considering a run. Since he isn’t even thinking about it…I have not investigated him, thus I have no opinion.

      Now to this charge of racism on my part…you can call me a racist all day…frankly, you can kiss my angle saxon ass. I could care less. I have no fear of being called a racist, because it’s would be a foolish statement if you actually knew me. Thanks for trying out though!

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    • GreatAmericanBeckFan
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:20pm

      How about a little vetting of your candidates before you decide who want to run, its seems like we as Americans should have at least learned that with the election of Obama. Beck/

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    • BocaBaby
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:22pm

      Seriously, Donald Trump is looking better, ever minute this day get’s older.

      Obviously, Cosby has NOTHING to add…..and where obummer is the biggest idiot running his mouth, I hope Trump does what he is saying…..because no other person out there has the courage he has to do what needs to get done, and thise even all of the idiots on NBC and MSNBC are viciously attacking Trump with all of the heated hatred they have used against Palin and Beck……..I am thinking he might just be what we need………….and a week ago I did NOT like him at all.

      No other person has the fearless strength to stongarm and muscle the changes that we need to come into place quickly……….and the obomafiles and his henchman MUST be freaking out over the birther investigation…..and all of the legitimacy Trump is bringing to the issue…….the so-called journalist are doing all they can to dismiss and discredit him.

      Run Donald Run

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    • Tea Party Conservatism
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:58pm

      Birth certificate search is a diversion! Obama believes he won’t be compelled to produce it. Even assuming he is a citizen born in Hawaii, he is not eligible because he is not a “natural born citizen” as required by the Constitution, meaning born on American soil of TWO citizen parents!

      He is further disqualified for having dual citizenship by being born a British citizen under the British Nationality Act of 1948, as his father was a British citizen of colonial Kenya.

      Why Obama is ineligible – regardless of his birthplace
      By Leo C. Donofrio, Esq.
      http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=134881

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    • The Big Pickle
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:17pm

      I think Bill Cosby is one of the biggest black racist in America, but at least he tries to get the black youths to try and join the rest of us humans in a civilized society.

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    • restorehope
      Posted on April 7, 2011 at 11:57pm

      So Cosby has become one of the Grumpy Old Men. Only he’s not as endearing as the original cast members. Cosby is smearing Trump with negative publicity in hopes that his idol won’t be bumped out of the White House in 2012. Methinks Cosby will be even more grumpier after the election.

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    • Peace
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 1:14am

      I Love Bill Cosby. He is one smart, good-guy.

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    • fineyounglad
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 2:44am

      Hey demint, the definition of racism is : The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

      However, you are saying that it is racist to vote for someone on the basis of skin color. Historically, Americans, specifically democrats, have been racists towards black people.

      It is time to move past skin color in this country I do not care what you look like, I only cre about how fiscally conservative you are.

      I am an OIF vet and I live in Florida, so West is one of my congressmen that I voted for, oh and I am white, if that matters. I sincerely hope that Colonel Alan West will be our president one day, maybe not in 12 but at least in 16.

      Race does not matter or make a difference so stop the stupid stuff or get out of here.

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:36am

      I agree with Bill, either p@ss or get off the pot. Trump is a great business man, and he understands what has to be done, but if he won’t just decide, then I am over him. Herman Cain All the way baby!

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    • right-wing-waco
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:57am

      Always loved Bill Cosby. Speaks his mind, pure and simple. Thanks Bill.

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    • RJO
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:07pm

      Lots of Libs/Progressives/Marxists are CRANKY these days!! The writing is on the wall and good old Bill knows it!

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