Episode #78 of the Countdown podcast is up. Here’s the summary, with an extra dose or two of snark.
A-Block (1:27) SPECIAL COMMENT:
- 12 Republicans join the Democrats to give the codification of Marriage Equality a filibuster-proof majority. The Respect for Marriage Act will be law by Christmas .
- It seems so obvious; it is in fact breathtaking. 14 years ago a Democratic candidate could be elected POTUS without endorsing same-sex marriage. 26 years ago a Democratic president could sign legislation defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.
- And 14 years and exactly one week ago, I could startle viewers, my bosses, and some liberals by decrying the passage of Prop 8 in California — which TOOK AWAY Marriage Equality awarded by the courts — in a Special Comment called “A Question of Love”.
- This is how far we have come: Two months later I was approached by Sir Ian McKellan who said that the fact that I was able to incorporate those opinions into an American cable newscast meant “some of my hope for the future is restored.” Today, with the path to codified Marriage Equality assured, some of MY hope for the future is restored.
B-Block
CHRIS LICHT EATS PASTE!
C-Block (33:25) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL:
- 30 years ago today, the Colorado Rockies and then-Florida Marlins were born in the baseball expansion draft which I anchored on ESPN. The draft followed one of the weirdest you’re-gonna-die-on-THAT-hill things I ever witnessed in sports broadcasting. But most importantly: I can now confess that to get the scoop as to who would be the first pick, I did a terrible, terrible thing ;-)
As Keith says: Well, that’s all the damage I can do here for now. Good morning, good afternoon, good night, and good luck.
UPDATE: Timings added. Oh, and the link wasn’t the bad thing that Chris Licht did.