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Barack Obama (2nd term as POTUS), press conference, Date: 2015-07-15, quoted in Josh Feldman (2015-07-15), Obama Addresses Cosby’s Medal of Freedom, Allegations: ‘No Tolerance for Rape’, work: Mediaite
• Asked whether he would revoke Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom (of which he said "We don't have that mechanism.")
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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.

— Barack Obama

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "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." in the context of "Barack Obama (2nd term as POTUS), press conference, Date: 2015-07-15, quoted in Josh Feldman (2015-07-15), Obama Addresses Cosby’s Medal of Freedom, Allegations: ‘No Tolerance for Rape’, work: Mediaite
• Asked whether he would revoke Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom (of which he said "We don't have that mechanism.")" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bill Cosby

William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. Ed.D (born 12 July 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and author. He first found success as a standup comic before moving into acting. In the action series I Spy (1965-68) he was one of the first black actors to have a leading role on a regular American series, and in the 1980s and '90s The Cosby Show (1984-1992) was a major hit for NBC, being the most popular American television program for five consecutive seasons.