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1、KeithOlbermannAnchor,'Countdown'•ProfileFinallytonightaspromised,aSpecialCommentonthepassage,lastweek,ofPropositionEightinCalifornia,whichrescindedtherightofsame-sexcouplestomarry,andtiltedthebalanceonthisissue,fromcoasttocoast.Someparameters,aspreface.Thisisn'taboutyelling,andt
2、hisisn'taboutpolitics,andthisisn'treallyjustaboutProp-8. AndIdon'thaveapersonalinvestmentinthis:I'mnotgay,Ihadtostraintothinkofonememberofevenmyveryextendedfamilywhois,Ihavenopersonalstoriesofclosefriendsorcolleaguesfightingtheprejudicethatstillpervadestheirlives.Andyettomethisv
3、oteishorrible.Horrible.Becausethisisn'taboutyelling,andthisisn'taboutpolitics.Thisisaboutthehumanheart,andifthatsoundscorny,sobeit.IfyouvotedforthisPropositionorsupportthosewhodidorthesentimenttheyexpressed,Ihavesomequestions,because,truly,Idonotunderstand.Whydoesthismattertoyou
4、?Whatisittoyou?Inatimeofimpermanenceandfly-by-nightrelationships,thesepeopleoverherewantthesamechanceatpermanenceandhappinessthatisyouroption.Theydon'twanttodenyyouyours.Theydon'twanttotakeanythingawayfromyou.Theywantwhatyouwant—achancetobealittlelessaloneintheworld.Onlynowyouar
5、esayingtothem—no.Youcan'thaveitontheseterms.Maybesomethingsimilar.Iftheybehave.Iftheydon'tcausetoomuchtrouble. You'llevengivethemallthesamelegalrights—evenasyou'retakingawaythelegalright,whichtheyalreadyhad.Aworldaroundthem,stillanchoredinloveandmarriage,andyouaresaying,no,youca
6、n'tmarry.Whatifsomebodypassedalawthatsaidyoucouldn'tmarry?Ikeephearingthisterm"re-defining"marriage.Ifthiscountryhadn'tre-definedmarriage,blackpeoplestillcouldn'tmarrywhitepeople.Sixteenstateshadlawsonthebookswhichmadethatillegalin1967.1967.TheparentsofthePresident-ElectoftheUni
7、tedStatescouldn'thavemarriedinnearlyonethirdofthestatesofthecountrytheirsongrewuptolead.Butit'sworsethanthat.Ifthiscountryhadnot"re-defined"marriage,someblackpeoplestillcouldn'tmarryblackpeople.Itisoneofthemostoverlookedandcruelestpartsofoursadstoryofslavery.Marriageswerenotlega
8、llyrecognized,ifthepeoplewereslaves.Sinceslaves
