Watch this.

[Rick Munroe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnHyy8gkNEE

[+ Tygerscent]

Rick! Thank You! That was really incredibly Beautiful! I feel Love in the Human sense and none the less Great Respect for Keith Olberman. He is profound! An amazing Human Being~ His deliverance was compelling and moving. I would hope to meet him some day and shake his hand. He is a person I would Love to know. I am at least inspired by his commentary and motivated to persue my common beliefs even more.

Love and Hope and Free Will...

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[Rick Munroe]

You're welcome! I felt the same way you did when watching that. He really makes it not so much a gay issue as a human issue. And he is already changing the minds of anti-gay-marriage people:

 

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/11/14833/671/837/657164

[Guest josephga]

i already posted that in another thread

[Rick Munroe]

>i already posted that in another thread

 

I guess you win! (However, not that it matters, I posted it 4.5 hours before you. But you may still have the trophy.)

[Lookin]

Thanks, Rick! I'll second everything Tyger wrote.

[+ g56whiz]

WOW and thanks Rick.

[+ Axiom2001]

>Thanks, Rick! I'll second everything Tyger wrote.

 

 

 

Yes, Rick, I send you many thanks for posting this. I also second and third what Tyger wrote, too.

[Guest ReturnOfS]

Thanks Rick.

 

I wached it and forwarded it to my friends.

[Rick Munroe]

I just received the following email from the Courage Campaign:

 

[blockquote]Did you see Keith Olbermann's "Special Comment" about Prop 8?

 

In this emotional statement on "Countdown," his nightly news program on MSNBC, Keith eloquently expresses why the passage of Prop 8 is so tragic and then directly addresses supporters of the proposition.

 

Olbermann poignantly asks those who voted for Prop 8 where they "stand, on a question of love." That's why we hope you will share this YouTube with your social networks -- your friends, family and neighbors -- and especially those who may disagree with you on marriage equality (and we all know someone who disagrees, for whatever reason).

 

This video is a great way to spark an honest dialogue and begin the work towards our collective long-term goal of persuading more people to vote in favor of marriage equality.

 

Please take a moment to watch Keith's comments. Then use our easy-to-use invitation page to encourage your friends to watch this YouTube video and join over 100,000 people pledging to repeal Prop 8:

 

http://www.couragecampaign.org/SpecialComment

 

Usually, after an election, political discussions wind down and life returns to normal. But Prop 8 is not about politics. It is about love, equality and civil rights.

 

That's why, as of this morning, an astounding 103,041 people have signed the pledge to repeal Prop 8, launched by the Courage Campaign and CREDO Mobile. And it's why thousands of people will be gathering to protest Prop 8 at City Halls across America at 10:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.

 

Californians are standing up for marriage equality and speaking out against enshrining discrimination in our state's constitution. But, to build a grassroots Marriage Equality Movement -- the civil rights movement of the 21st Century -- we need to start changing the conversation across California and our country. That means talking with our family and friends.

 

Changing the conversation in California starts with you. Please watch Keith's comments, share it with your friends and family, and then ask them to join over 100,000 people in signing our pledge to repeal Prop 8:

 

http://www.couragecampaign.org/SpecialComment

 

Studies have shown that the most effective way to swing a voter to our side is to talk to our friends and family about the meaning of marriage equality. The path to repealing Prop 8 starts now, with you and the discussions you have with the people in your life.

 

Thank you for everything you are doing to restore marriage equality to California.

 

Rick Jacobs

Chair

[Rick Munroe]

I just received the following email from the Courage Campaign:

 

[blockquote]Did you see Keith Olbermann's "Special Comment" about Prop 8?

 

In this emotional statement on "Countdown," his nightly news program on MSNBC, Keith eloquently expresses why the passage of Prop 8 is so tragic and then directly addresses supporters of the proposition.

 

Olbermann poignantly asks those who voted for Prop 8 where they "stand, on a question of love." That's why we hope you will share this YouTube with your social networks -- your friends, family and neighbors -- and especially those who may disagree with you on marriage equality (and we all know someone who disagrees, for whatever reason).

 

This video is a great way to spark an honest dialogue and begin the work towards our collective long-term goal of persuading more people to vote in favor of marriage equality.

 

Please take a moment to watch Keith's comments. Then use our easy-to-use invitation page to encourage your friends to watch this YouTube video and join over 100,000 people pledging to repeal Prop 8:

 

http://www.couragecampaign.org/SpecialComment

 

Usually, after an election, political discussions wind down and life returns to normal. But Prop 8 is not about politics. It is about love, equality and civil rights.

 

That's why, as of this morning, an astounding 103,041 people have signed the pledge to repeal Prop 8, launched by the Courage Campaign and CREDO Mobile. And it's why thousands of people will be gathering to protest Prop 8 at City Halls across America at 10:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.

 

Californians are standing up for marriage equality and speaking out against enshrining discrimination in our state's constitution. But, to build a grassroots Marriage Equality Movement -- the civil rights movement of the 21st Century -- we need to start changing the conversation across California and our country. That means talking with our family and friends.

 

Changing the conversation in California starts with you. Please watch Keith's comments, share it with your friends and family, and then ask them to join over 100,000 people in signing our pledge to repeal Prop 8:

 

http://www.couragecampaign.org/SpecialComment

 

Studies have shown that the most effective way to swing a voter to our side is to talk to our friends and family about the meaning of marriage equality. The path to repealing Prop 8 starts now, with you and the discussions you have with the people in your life.

 

Thank you for everything you are doing to restore marriage equality to California.

 

Rick Jacobs

Chair

[Guest PWIT]

Unfortunately, the message will be hindered by the messenger. Olbermann is such a polarizing figure that those who need to hear the message most, will not ever give Olbermann the time of day, much less listen to him for more than 15 seconds.

[Guest PWIT]

Unfortunately, the message will be hindered by the messenger. Olbermann is such a polarizing figure that those who need to hear the message most, will not ever give Olbermann the time of day, much less listen to him for more than 15 seconds.

[Rick Munroe]

There's that great positive thinking again. You're right...don't bother forwarding the video. Efforts like that get us nowhere, when it's really apathy that works best.

[Rick Munroe]

There's that great positive thinking again. You're right...don't bother forwarding the video. Efforts like that get us nowhere, when it's really apathy that works best.

[Guest PWIT]

So you would rather turn people off by forwarding something you know would just anger them because of the messenger? Yes, pissing people off will get you 'somewhere', but what good is it to take one step forward and two backwards. You can call it apathy if you want, but if you do not tailor your approach to the audience you are backing up. The art of the deal, negotiate to win, how to win friends and influence people, etc. You have got to set up a win-win situation to move forward. But you can trivialize if you want.

[Rick Munroe]

LOL, Yes, I can totally see this moving comment by Keith Olbermann "angering" people. But you're absolutely right...let's just sit quietly in the corner and wait for change to come. Hey, it worked for Obama. :7

[Guest PWIT]

>LOL, Yes, I can totally see this moving comment by Keith

>Olbermann "angering" people.

 

It is apparent that you can not. I am not talking about the words but the messenger.

 

>But you're

>absolutely right...let's just sit quietly in the corner and

>wait for change to come.

 

Really...that is how you interpret what I said? Sad.

[Rick Munroe]

It's all the same...let's not protest in the streets because it might offend some people, let's not send YouTubes of Olbermann because it may anger some people, let's not have drag queens in pride parades because we want to seem "normal"...

[Guest PWIT]

Why not state up front it is your desire to 'offend' and 'anger'. Was under the wrong impression you wanted to change minds. Now I see where I erred.

[Rick Munroe]

LOL I have no idea what is angering or offensive about this video. Did you watch it? It's a very moving statement from a straight man with no stake in this issue. I've read statements from people who were formerly anti-gay-marriage whose minds were changed by this one video clip. Don't forward it; that's your choice. But the rest of us, I hope, will make sure it gets seen by as many people as possible.

[Guest PWIT]

>LOL I have no idea what is angering or offensive about this

>video. Did you watch it?

 

Yes. I have no problems with the words or the message. But I also know people that would not listen to him if he was yelling fire in a burning building. To those people, I would chose a different way to get the message across.

 

Besides, you are taking anger and offend out of context - those words were used as a direct reference to your statement, not his.

[Rick Munroe]

>To those people, I would

>chose a different way to get the message across.

 

I hope you will.

[Guest PWIT]

>>To those people, I would

>>chose a different way to get the message across.

>

>I hope you will.

 

Progress. Glad a different approach is now an acceptable option.

[Rick Munroe]

What is your different approach? Specifically, I mean. What exactly do you plan to do instead of forwarding this video?