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Host. I remember when i was an adolescent, his parody on snl and how funny it was, and how gracious he was with the impressions of him, and, you know, hes one of those people like dick clark where its just, like, theres a person who consumes American Culture whos beloved by all sides and a natural entertainer. Yeah. I think i dont mean to sound hokey, but they dont make people like this on television anymore. Just this beloved icon that everybody wants to watch and is endlessly entertaining. He clocked 17,000 hours on Live Television as you said, holds the guinness book of world records. Im very, very sad. When i read it and i got the news, i just, like, stopped. Another one of these people that again, america loves and its just a very its very, very sad news and i didnt realize he was even ill. So just my condolences to his family as well, but he will be beloved and remembered forever. Yeah. This is, you know, this is the way i believe he wanted to be remembered, as a really good man,
A dot com youre watching a cantor national but i have with us. The collision of politics and sports in america with the legendary sportscaster bob costas on this politicking. Politicking on larry king on this edition the intersection of politics and American Sports and the risks and rewards of playing during a pandemic will have an indepth want to on one interview with the legendary sportscaster bob kos a man who knows his stuff and speaks his mind hes in the hall of fame use of Emmy Award Winner hes also been the prime host of 11 olympics he joins us from california. Bottom askin right into was do you ever remember a time in history when sporran sin politics has been so intertwined no not as pervasively of course muhammad ali was a singular figure of global d influence and the 1960 s. As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommy smith and john carlos with the raise fissile that of the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war
Face of of course muhammad ali was a singular figure of global influence and the 960 s. As we both remember were of very very contentious period of time yet tommie smith and john carlos with the race fizzled at the 1968 olympics in mexico city a lot of Young Athletes protested the war in vietnam some were part of the counterculture bill walton d an extremely likable man nonetheless had some countercultural ideas which many agreed with so that was a period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today lets get to so many instances i know you were for it for a long time i wish to what do you make of washington finally dropping the redskins. Well as i said a week ago theyre not doing it because they saw the life theyre doing it because theyre feeling the heat Daniel Snyder the owner had been adamant ill never change the name never and you could put it in capital letters but math when fed ex with a playe
A period of time when it was out there but i dont think numerically there were as many athletes who had a political bent a seem to have today is going to so many instances i know you will for and for a long time i wish to what do you make them washington finally dropping the redskins. Well as i said a week ago theyre not doing it because they saw the life theyre doing it because theyre feeling the heat Daniel Snyder the owner had been adamant ill never change the name never and you could put it in capital letters but now when fedex when they play his name fed ex field fed ex says we dont want any part of it if you consider you with that name nike pepsi others hundreds of millions of dollars involved there along with the social pressure thats been building since the death of george floyd the murder really of joe which way thats the reason they did it not because they actually change their point of view are we going to see a lot more teams doing it. I think youve got to go on a case by c