Chris Rock Voices Opinion on President Obama, Bill Cosby, and Ferguson Violence
During a recent interview with New York's Vulture, Chris Rock was candid in his opinions of President Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, and the violence ensuing in Ferguson.
When asked to share his opinion of Obama after meeting him, Rock described the President as being "kinda cool" in comparison to other politicians, CNN reports.
" [President Obama is] kind of cool. I always say, cooler than most politicians, not as cool as actual cool people. He's not cool like Jay Z's cool. He's not Eddie Murphy. But in a world of politicians," Rock said.
Rock also addressed Obama's presidency and shared his opinion that the President should have let the nation hit rock bottom at the beginning of his presidency so that his positive work for the nation would be acknowledged afterwards.
"You know, we've all been on planes that had tremendous turbulence, but we forget all about it. Now, if you live through a plane crash, you'll never forget that. Maybe Obama should have let the plane crash," he explained. "You get credit for bringing somebody back from the dead. You don't really get credit for helping a sick person by administering antibiotics."
In addition to sharing his opinion of the President, Rock also shared his opinion of Bill Cosby who he claims was "disdainful" of him early on his comedy career.
Though he "grew up" on Bill Cosby and loved his work, Rock explained that he "hopes" the recent Bill Cosby rape allegations aren't true.
"It's a weird year for comedy. We lost Robin, we lost Joan, and we kind of lost Cosby," he added.
Rock was later asked to describe what he would do in Ferguson if he was a news reporter to which he replied, "I'd do a special on race, but I'd have no black people," he said. "Here's the thing. When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it's all nonsense. There are no race relations. White people were crazy. Now they're not as crazy. To say that black people have made progress would be to say they deserve what happened to them before."
Rock also touched on his newest film, "Top Five" which he wrote, directed, and stars in.
"Top Five" hits theaters on Dec. 5.
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