Seriosly, it's important that the message of personal responsibility be coveyed by someone of Bill Cosby's social stature. This man is more than your typical actor or entertainer, and he probably has more popular clout than more conservative blacks like Alan Keyes or Starr Parker.
I remember part of one of his many stand-up routines, in which he mimicked a little kid: "You told me for to not for to drink your Coke!" He knows the problem and understands people.
Well said.