Bill Cosby About Jeremiah Wright?-Unproven!

Comment by Comedian Bill Cosby About the Rev. Jeremiah Wright-Unproven!

Summary of the eRumor:
An article said to have been in the Wall Street Journal in which comedian Bill Cosby comments on The Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the African-American community in the United States.

The Truth:
This was not from an "article" in the Wall Street Journal.

It was from the Wall Street Journal blog a "comment" section in which readers can attach their responses to an article.

In this case a Wall Street Journal article was posted in the blog on April 28, 2008 titled Rev. Wright Talks About Reconciliation.

The text that was circulated in the eRumor was one of many comments submitted by readers and was described as having been written by "Bill Cosby." There is no evidence whether it was the comedian, someone else with the same name, or someone simply claiming to be Bill Cosby.

Wright became nationally known during the 2008 presidential primary campaign as the former pastor of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. He became a focus of controversy when politically charged clips of some of Wright's past sermons circulated on the Internet.

Update 5/23/08

A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER

Bill Cosby on Rev. Wright

Article from Wall Street Journal:

Rev. Wright epitomizes the thoughts and actions that have prevented and continue to prevent black America from moving ahead and achieving their potential as a people. He suggests that this United States of America made up of sons and daughters of immigrants (I'm talking of the millions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation immigrants in this country) of every race, creed, color and religion each and everyone of them who had nothing to do with slavery, some how owe something to a group of people who have never been slaves? Its amazing. It seems everyone is to blame for the shambles black society is in with its violence, drugs, high school drop out rates, misogyny, and a host of other real and virulent problems, except for the very people who engage in such behavior.

Enough. As a society, culture or people, they should look within themselves and fix their problems.

When did this man become the spokesman for the 'black church'? And of course his church is different, but that doesn't mean his message and philosophy is acceptable, or productive or non-offensive or not-racist or indicative or our greater cultural behaviors, values and norms Americans.

And yes, the link between this man and Obama really does matter. At a very minimum, it provides insight into the political and philosophical strain that Obama adheres to.

Comment by Bill Cosby