i think the representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are not necessary. but until then i ll do my best and do my part to cultivate a culture that s accepting and compassionate. dana: roger good el released a statement saying the nfl family is proud of carl. representation matters. we share his hope someday soon statements like his will not be necessary. bill: michael sam did it before. he was the other high profile gay athlete in the nfl. we have the historic supreme court decision on our watch yesterday that might reshape the future of college athletics. the court ruled 9-0 the ncaa cannot put caps on all education benefits for student athletes. want to bring in clay travis
we are fine with it? it is this hoopla that gets in the way of people s talents. i understand if you want to use your profession as a platform for tolerance and understanding, but after the press release, done. move on. you are really doing a disservice to yourself and you are focusing on the sexual orientation more than the talent of the individual. i can t stand basketball and i can t stand identity politics. you hate gays. no, i just hate you. i hate you. no, i hate you, andy. how does that make you feel? basketball is tall people and tall people scare me. you are defined by who you are and not what you do bugs me. tell me why i am wrong. it is a big deal. some day it won t be. right now it is. it is a first. firsts are a big deal. particularly when that first is something that not too long ago would have been unthinkable. whether it is a black president, a gay ceo, gay
benghazi gets a shrug. a gay athlete gets a husmght that s how our media goes these days. if the story is too difficult, they avoid it. watergate, nixon lied, but nobody died. and benghazi, four dead, white house went to bed. andrea: bob, we know that this suspect as well as was in tunisia at a certain point that administration could have had him extradited, they didn t. at this point are you willing to say there has been some incompetence on the highest levels at the administration? bob: that goes without saying. i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that s the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is
benghazi gets a shrug. a gay athlete gets a husmght that s how our media goes these days. if the story is too difficult, they avoid it. watergate, nixon lied, but nobody died. and benghazi, four dead, white house went to bed. andrea: bob, we know that this suspect as well as was in tunisia at a certain point that administration could have had him extradited, they didn t. at this point are you willing to say there has been some incompetence on the highest levels at the administration? bob: that goes without saying. i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that s the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is
nothing. i heard nothing new in what you played for me that i haven t heard for years and years from manson. vincent bugliosi, former prosecutor, thank you for joining us. thank you. nba lakers star kobe bryant is appealing a $100,000 fine that was levied against him for hurling homophobic abuse towards a referee. after he was penalized for a technical foul. bryant s outburst stunned many fans and angered others. his instinctive abuse also reminds us of how prevalent homophobia is in professional sports. i challenge you to take a moment and think of a professional gay athlete who is open about his sexuality. well, we have such an athlete joining us this afternoon. and i m delighted to welcome john amaechi who became the first nba player to acknowledge publicly that he s gay. good afternoon. afternoon. when you heard what kobe bryant had said, i am assuming that it fell like yet another stab, another wound at the