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[Agent Unknown]

Cosby's Phd has been under even more increased scrutiny during this scandal. You can catch up on that in this detailed Washington Post article from last month:

"Bill Cosby’s doctoral thesis was about using ‘Fat Albert’ as a teaching tool"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...as-about-using-fat-albert-as-a-teaching-tool/

Now legendary Simpsons writer Sam Simon dropped this bombshell yesterday on Twitter:

Dropped out of high school in grade ten, got GED while in Navy, then dropped out of Temple University early so he could cash in on his showbiz career. Then goes on to berate and insult the African American community endlessly over "personal responsibility," shamed and harassed a Notre Dame student to tears in front of his class over his GPA being below 3 and now is embroiled in one of the most stunningly far reaching rape accusation scandals in modern American history. This is another smoking gun that this man is nothing more than a hypocrite, bully, and a fraud.

 

[Gambit 1138]

Oh come the fuck on.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Man this stuff is neverending.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

He always seemed like an asshole.

 

[darkwing-buck]

What a piece of shit that Cosby guy is..

 

[Teggy]

Sam Simon, the guy who has terminal cancer? I have a hard time believing he would make this up.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Sam Simon, the guy who has terminal cancer? I have a hard time believing he would make this up.

Yes, THE Sam Simon of the Simpsons who has terminally critical cancer. Doesn't get much more insider than that.

 

[Ultima_5]

man what a mess and it's amazing all this stuff is coming out now....

Spoiler

i hope to never hear anything bad about bob newhart

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Sam Simon, the guy who has terminal cancer? I have a hard time believing he would make this up.

Of course he wouldn't. He has nothing to lose.

What a horrible person.

 

[Darth Pinche]

I always assumed his Ph.D was just honorary. I never believed he put the time in to do a doctorate. I have one, so I know the time and dedication it takes. If he was telling people he did all the work etc and someone else did it, then it just adds on the pile of things burying him.

 

[Paskil]

The rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper.

 

[BLACKLAC]

Didn't want to take it to his deathbed. Good on him.

 

[DizzyCaffeine]

Sam Simon, the guy who has terminal cancer? I have a hard time believing he would make this up.

He does a tremendous amount of animal rescue work too. In fact, he's so rich he's dedicated his remaining years to helping animals.

 

[entremet]

I always assumed his Ph.D was just honorary. I never believed he put the time in to do a doctorate. I have one, so I know the time and dedication it takes. If he was telling people he did all the work etc and someone else did it, then it just adds on the pile of things burying him.

Nope. It was in education.

 

[speculawyer]

When it rains, it pours.

 

[commedieu]

I too thought it was honorary, and had dreams of getting one, one day..

I can just hire writers..? PHD here I a comins

 

[vagabondarts]

It's always the guys who go on and on about other people needing to take responsibility and put in work that do shit like this...

I've noticed this in my own life as well. Ultra irritating.

 

[thesuperfunk]

SMH

 

[shacklesmcgee]

wooooow what a dick, cosby of course

 

[Bluekaveli]

I refuse to believe this

 

[Oddduck]

And just a reminder.

http://deadspin.com/bill-cosby-once-publicly-bullied-a-notre-dame-football-1661325778

"What do you think of a 2.5 average?" Cosby asked.

"I think it's decent," replied Brown, who was recently drafted by pro football's Indianapolis Colts.

Cosby snarled back: "2.5 is OK if you have a mental disorder. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should have worked harder."

 

[CreepingFear]

I refuse to believe this

Michael Jordan was my childhood hero and I believe all the fucking stories about what he did to his teammates. Mostly, because they've been confirmed by multiple sources.

 

[toastyToast]

It makes sense that the people who wrote the show wrote the thesis

 

[JeTmAn81]

Isn't Sam Simon terminally ill? I guess he's not afraid of repercussions anymore.

 

[Slayven]

Fuck Bill


It is always the dudes that preach to you that have the most dirt

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Glad to see he's still alive. He's been terminal for awhile I think.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

This seems like a drop in the bucket, sorry.

 

[Cyan]

At least we can laugh at this one.

 

[genjiZERO]

Nuts. I had always thought it was honorary.

 

[psrock]

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

 

[VARIA]

I'm trying to think of another cultural icon that has fallen this hard and I'm drawing blanks.

What a lying piece of shit. I'd like to see his lawyers explain this one.

 

[Piecake]

Michael Jordan was my childhood hero and I believe all the fucking stories about what he did to his teammates. Mostly, because they've been confirmed by multiple sources.

Eh, I know you probably aren't trying to make a direct comparison, but I don't remember Jordan ever pretending to be a model of moral virtue. I am not sure all of the shit he did to his teammates, but if he was a demanding asshole who insulted and belittled people, well, at least he was demanding of himself. I think those are important differences between a flawed person and hypocritical scum

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

For the tiny tiny Venn diagram of bigoted academics who don't give a shit about rape accusations but get pissy over false academic credit?

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

It has nothing to do with those and more to do with the larger picture: Cosby is not a good person, and the lies he's hid behind over the years are all finally coming to light.

 

[Darth Pinche]

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

More evidence of his lying (if true about his faked Ph.D.)

 

[Bedameister]

I too thought it was honorary, and had dreams of getting one, one day..

I can just hire writers..? PHD here I a comins

You don't want to know how many people hire ghostwriters for their PhD.

 

[Gleethor]

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

Lol, u wot?

 

[EatinOlives]

What a fraud. It's one thing to squeeze by and get a PhD in this manner. It's another thing entirely to get a PhD in this manner and then get on a horse so high it gives him nosebleeds as he chastises people for not applying themselves.

He's become a complete joke.

I heard Bill Cosby peed in bed when he was 8. Seriously, what does this has to do with his rape accusations?

He was a systematic liar. He created a thick veneer through which he projected a particular persona, and used his prestige to take advantage of women. "A PhD holder in Education" was part of that persona.

 

[Scoot McNairy]

I'm trying to think of another cultural icon that has fallen this hard and I'm drawing blanks.

What a lying piece of shit. I'd like to see his lawyers explain this one.

Jimmy Savile. Look him up.

 

[revolverjgw]

I wish all of this stuff had come to light decades ago (I know some of it kind of did) to maximize this asshole's misery

 

[Bedameister]

Jimmy Savile. Look him up.

Better not. It's horrible

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Did Cosby get a job at Sony? Why isn't this a Sony thread? Ships be sinking..

 

[Foffy]

“The past is a ghost, the future a dream and all we ever have is now.”

He said that once. I now wonder if he paid a person for such wisdom now.

 

[psrock]

Im not saying Bill Cosby is a good guy or a bad guy. But beating a dead horse doesn't do a thing for me. This man has known for decades this info and never said a word. Now, Bill Cosby is being accused left and right, he has things to reveal. I always thought it was an honorary degree anyway. All these actors have them.

 

[SmackDaddy]

Bill Cosby sucks, we get it guy.

I bet Cosby dies within a year

 

[Strike]

Man. What a total hypocrite.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Cosby is such a dirtbag

 

[MGrant]

And just a reminder.

"What do you think of a 2.5 average?" Cosby asked.

"I think it's decent," replied Brown, who was recently drafted by pro football's Indianapolis Colts.

Cosby snarled back: "2.5 is OK if you have a mental disorder. You should be ashamed of yourself. You should have worked harder."

Jaaaaayzus. Insulting Brown, people with disabilities, and C students all in one go. Bravo.

Spoiler

Seriously, a college football player who maintains a 2.5 GPA has to work pretty damn hard, given how fucked up the schedule is.

 

[Jackpot]

Why didn't he reveal this sooner?

 

[MGrant]

Why didn't he reveal this sooner?

Probably no hard evidence, too big of a risk to be sued for libel.