Opinion: Did Cliff Huxtable prepare us for Barack Obama?

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Cliff Huxtable thinks his sensible portrayal of Bill Cosby as a hardworking father who cares about his black family, educating and caring for his children, probably played a role in preparing American society for this week’s election of its first black president.

Actually, it was the other way around -- Cosby played Huxtable and Phylicia Rashad played his wife in the long-running ‘Cosby Show’ on NBC.

From 1984 to 1992, the show, which portrayed an African American family, was among the nation’s most-watched programs.

Our blogging buddy Greg Braxton explores that provocative idea with Cosby over on the Show Tracker blog. Sounds like a master’s thesis for somebody someday.

And, by the way, why doesn’t Cosby run for something?

-- Andrew Malcolm

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