1 00:00:04,795 --> 00:00:21,395 Speaker 1: Countdown with Keith Olderman is a production of iHeartRadio. So 2 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:24,795 Speaker 1: the final witness who could get Donald Trump arrested for 3 00:00:24,915 --> 00:00:30,275 Speaker 1: paying off Stormy Daniels to conceal their sex is named Pecker. 4 00:00:31,875 --> 00:00:35,435 Speaker 1: David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Inquirer, the 5 00:00:35,515 --> 00:00:38,635 Speaker 1: purchaser in the catch and kill scheme to bury the 6 00:00:38,915 --> 00:00:42,395 Speaker 1: Karen McDougall Trump story before the twenty sixteen election. In 7 00:00:42,435 --> 00:00:45,955 Speaker 1: the Man who has already acknowledged that in August twenty fifteen, 8 00:00:45,995 --> 00:00:49,995 Speaker 1: he and Michael Cohen and quoting a federal non prosecution 9 00:00:50,035 --> 00:00:53,475 Speaker 1: agreement quote, at least one other member of the campaign 10 00:00:54,355 --> 00:00:57,235 Speaker 1: met to discuss the parameters of buying and burying the 11 00:00:57,315 --> 00:00:59,675 Speaker 1: stories of all the women in Trump's life before the 12 00:00:59,715 --> 00:01:04,195 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen election. As Ryan Goodman from Just Security notes, 13 00:01:04,835 --> 00:01:07,875 Speaker 1: Guess who was that other member of the campaign answered 14 00:01:07,955 --> 00:01:14,155 Speaker 1: DJ sentencing memo quote individual one une parenthesis Donald Trump. 15 00:01:15,435 --> 00:01:18,595 Speaker 1: So Pecker appeared for the second time to detail for 16 00:01:18,635 --> 00:01:21,315 Speaker 1: the members of the Grand Jury his meeting with Michael 17 00:01:21,355 --> 00:01:25,315 Speaker 1: Cohen and reportedly with Trump as well, to buy off 18 00:01:25,355 --> 00:01:29,075 Speaker 1: the likes of Stormy Daniels. This is not hard to follow. 19 00:01:29,555 --> 00:01:32,355 Speaker 1: Last week, a Trump attorney Nobody had heard of named 20 00:01:32,395 --> 00:01:35,475 Speaker 1: Costello suddenly showed up and told the grand jury that 21 00:01:35,515 --> 00:01:38,035 Speaker 1: Michael Cohen was lying, and Trump had nothing to do 22 00:01:38,075 --> 00:01:40,635 Speaker 1: with the payoff, and it wasn't a campaign violation, and 23 00:01:40,675 --> 00:01:43,675 Speaker 1: it wasn't a payoff, and it wasn't a business violation, 24 00:01:43,995 --> 00:01:47,275 Speaker 1: and Cohen was lying. So they brought Pecker back in 25 00:01:47,355 --> 00:01:49,995 Speaker 1: so he could refute Costello, and for the second time 26 00:01:50,035 --> 00:01:52,715 Speaker 1: to this grand jury, and the third time at least 27 00:01:52,795 --> 00:01:55,555 Speaker 1: under oath, to swear that Trump was part of the 28 00:01:55,595 --> 00:01:59,635 Speaker 1: payoff negotiation process and the point of the payoffs were 29 00:01:59,715 --> 00:02:05,995 Speaker 1: to impact the election. In short, they brought Pecker to 30 00:02:06,355 --> 00:02:11,155 Speaker 1: stand up for the truth. If they follow the regular schedule, 31 00:02:11,195 --> 00:02:14,075 Speaker 1: Alvin Bragg's Manhattan brand jury is off today. It does 32 00:02:14,115 --> 00:02:17,435 Speaker 1: not appear to have heard any other witnesses yesterday. It 33 00:02:17,515 --> 00:02:20,235 Speaker 1: could have taken a vote yesterday on indicting Trump. But 34 00:02:20,275 --> 00:02:24,355 Speaker 1: if so, Trump's attorneys would already know, and thus Trump 35 00:02:24,395 --> 00:02:26,995 Speaker 1: would already know, and thus the world would already know, 36 00:02:27,075 --> 00:02:29,955 Speaker 1: because Trump would have cycled back past they dropped the case, 37 00:02:30,315 --> 00:02:32,995 Speaker 1: and I don't know what's happening to the case, and 38 00:02:33,075 --> 00:02:35,515 Speaker 1: he would have very loudly and very publicly returned to 39 00:02:35,995 --> 00:02:37,915 Speaker 1: I am going to be arrested, and I am the 40 00:02:37,955 --> 00:02:42,315 Speaker 1: greatest martyr since Christ. And he might have added, who 41 00:02:42,355 --> 00:02:47,515 Speaker 1: will rid me of this turbulent Pecker? I got Pecker 42 00:02:47,595 --> 00:02:50,755 Speaker 1: in the Stormy Daniel's case, and I got national security 43 00:02:50,835 --> 00:02:53,915 Speaker 1: levers in the Special Council's bid to charge Trump with 44 00:02:53,995 --> 00:02:56,955 Speaker 1: conspiracy to obstruct the congressional proceeding. And I mean, it's 45 00:02:56,955 --> 00:03:00,755 Speaker 1: almost more than my pun compulsion can handle. I mean, 46 00:03:01,035 --> 00:03:05,115 Speaker 1: Trump's lever already leaked. I'll be damned if I ask. 47 00:03:05,395 --> 00:03:08,715 Speaker 1: But what if anything came out of the Pecker testimony 48 00:03:11,955 --> 00:03:15,515 Speaker 1: after Sunday's CBS scoop about the Special Council and what 49 00:03:15,675 --> 00:03:18,555 Speaker 1: is clearly his attempts to build a case of conspiracy 50 00:03:18,555 --> 00:03:22,755 Speaker 1: against Trump and getting detailed testimony from the Mark Meadows 51 00:03:22,915 --> 00:03:26,235 Speaker 1: class Trump loyalists about what Trump wanted to know about 52 00:03:26,315 --> 00:03:30,275 Speaker 1: manipulating national security in the days before the certification of 53 00:03:30,355 --> 00:03:34,595 Speaker 1: Joe Biden's electoral college victory. That story Spigott got turned 54 00:03:34,635 --> 00:03:38,235 Speaker 1: off from DC but in a hurry yesterday. But there 55 00:03:38,235 --> 00:03:42,275 Speaker 1: were three very curious, very tangential comments about Trump and 56 00:03:42,475 --> 00:03:46,355 Speaker 1: January six that are worth noting. One was from Senator 57 00:03:46,475 --> 00:03:49,715 Speaker 1: John Cornyn, in whose state Trump gave his ninety minute 58 00:03:49,955 --> 00:03:53,755 Speaker 1: oh Woe is Me speech to a crowd in Waco 59 00:03:54,355 --> 00:03:57,835 Speaker 1: measuring between one half and one fifth of the audience 60 00:03:57,995 --> 00:04:02,155 Speaker 1: of this edition of this podcast you are listening to now. 61 00:04:03,795 --> 00:04:06,515 Speaker 1: Cornyan could not figure out why Trump was looking back 62 00:04:07,155 --> 00:04:10,115 Speaker 1: and not instead expressing his vision for the future. And 63 00:04:10,155 --> 00:04:13,315 Speaker 1: you wanted to shake corner and say, the name Trump 64 00:04:13,435 --> 00:04:17,235 Speaker 1: is somehow new to you, Senator, He has no vision 65 00:04:17,475 --> 00:04:21,315 Speaker 1: for the future. Looking back and complaining about it is 66 00:04:21,995 --> 00:04:25,355 Speaker 1: his vision for the future. Were he to be reelected, 67 00:04:25,355 --> 00:04:27,875 Speaker 1: he would whine about it in his inaugural address and 68 00:04:27,955 --> 00:04:30,915 Speaker 1: demand he get a free extra term as compensation, Senator. 69 00:04:33,475 --> 00:04:37,475 Speaker 1: More tellingly, Trump got criticized on both flavors of Fox 70 00:04:37,995 --> 00:04:42,115 Speaker 1: Fox Regular and Fox Business. In fact, he was savaged 71 00:04:42,755 --> 00:04:46,395 Speaker 1: by two of the most milktoast people in Rupert Murdoch's 72 00:04:46,395 --> 00:04:50,275 Speaker 1: employ Brian Kilmeade could not believe that in Waco Saturday, 73 00:04:50,315 --> 00:04:53,635 Speaker 1: Trump quote opened up with a January sixth video, which 74 00:04:53,675 --> 00:04:57,835 Speaker 1: is insane. He should be running from that period. And 75 00:04:57,915 --> 00:05:01,515 Speaker 1: then Stu Varney, who at CNN forty one years ago, 76 00:05:01,675 --> 00:05:05,435 Speaker 1: I think this month taught me how to use teleprompter, 77 00:05:06,355 --> 00:05:09,835 Speaker 1: slammed Trump for the terrorist language against Alvin Bragg quote, 78 00:05:09,915 --> 00:05:12,075 Speaker 1: I don't think America wants that kind of behavior in 79 00:05:12,115 --> 00:05:14,915 Speaker 1: a presidential candidate. I think they're tired of it. I 80 00:05:14,955 --> 00:05:17,875 Speaker 1: don't think they like to see him wielding a baseball bat, 81 00:05:19,315 --> 00:05:23,355 Speaker 1: but of course that's exactly what they like. Trump's base 82 00:05:24,075 --> 00:05:28,635 Speaker 1: is a party of hate, the party of hate. My 83 00:05:28,715 --> 00:05:31,195 Speaker 1: high school friend Will Bunch wrote at length on this 84 00:05:31,275 --> 00:05:33,835 Speaker 1: over the weekend, and I commend him to you, and 85 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,795 Speaker 1: I will add, but not only is the Trump Party 86 00:05:36,835 --> 00:05:39,875 Speaker 1: based on the idea that they are unified in hating 87 00:05:39,995 --> 00:05:43,395 Speaker 1: people who disagree with Trump or with them, but they 88 00:05:43,435 --> 00:05:49,675 Speaker 1: are otherwise disconnected to America, or politics or just the 89 00:05:49,795 --> 00:05:54,675 Speaker 1: day's public events. It will not take you long scrolling 90 00:05:54,675 --> 00:05:58,235 Speaker 1: through social media or watching junk TV to recognize that 91 00:05:58,435 --> 00:06:01,435 Speaker 1: nearly all of them have concluded that since Trump said 92 00:06:01,755 --> 00:06:05,075 Speaker 1: he was going to be arrested last Tuesday, and he 93 00:06:05,155 --> 00:06:09,315 Speaker 1: told them to protest, and Trump then wasn't arrested last Tuesday, 94 00:06:09,355 --> 00:06:15,595 Speaker 1: that means Trump wasn't arrested because they personally protested. And moreover, 95 00:06:16,355 --> 00:06:20,515 Speaker 1: that because Trump wasn't arrested last Tuesday, he will never 96 00:06:20,595 --> 00:06:24,515 Speaker 1: be arrested and he now cannot be arrested. And since 97 00:06:24,515 --> 00:06:26,795 Speaker 1: he was not arrested over Stormy Daniels. He can never 98 00:06:26,875 --> 00:06:29,955 Speaker 1: be arrested over anything else ever between now and the 99 00:06:30,075 --> 00:06:36,955 Speaker 1: end of time. Yes, they are that stupid, which leads 100 00:06:36,995 --> 00:06:39,315 Speaker 1: to the now eight year old question of why Trump 101 00:06:39,395 --> 00:06:43,315 Speaker 1: supporters are that stupid, which is merely a refinement of 102 00:06:43,355 --> 00:06:46,475 Speaker 1: the centuries old question of why so many people are 103 00:06:46,635 --> 00:06:50,235 Speaker 1: that stupid and yet they survive in seeming disapproval of 104 00:06:50,315 --> 00:06:54,075 Speaker 1: Darwin's sub theory of survival of the fittest. I was 105 00:06:54,115 --> 00:06:57,915 Speaker 1: actually asked this recently about Trump and his people, and 106 00:06:58,035 --> 00:07:03,355 Speaker 1: I gave a two word answer, Mike Tyson. You may 107 00:07:03,395 --> 00:07:07,675 Speaker 1: recall that by marriage and adoption, Mike Tyson and I 108 00:07:07,755 --> 00:07:12,235 Speaker 1: are cousins. The boxing trainer Customato actually cared enough about 109 00:07:12,235 --> 00:07:15,715 Speaker 1: the troubled and even abandoned or orphaned kids he took 110 00:07:15,715 --> 00:07:19,155 Speaker 1: on as fighters. He became legal guardian for several of them, 111 00:07:19,195 --> 00:07:22,595 Speaker 1: including Mike Tyson, who once told me that Cuss really 112 00:07:22,835 --> 00:07:28,675 Speaker 1: was his father. Cuss's niece, Jerry married my uncle John. 113 00:07:28,755 --> 00:07:31,795 Speaker 1: She was my aunt Jerry. When I met him decades 114 00:07:31,795 --> 00:07:34,475 Speaker 1: ago in La Tyson's eyes lit up when I mentioned 115 00:07:34,555 --> 00:07:41,635 Speaker 1: Jerry Demato Olberman, you're her nephew. Cousin. It was Demato 116 00:07:41,715 --> 00:07:45,555 Speaker 1: and his associate Kevin Rooney who perfected managing Tyson's medications 117 00:07:45,555 --> 00:07:47,795 Speaker 1: in such a way that they could keep him stable 118 00:07:47,915 --> 00:07:50,875 Speaker 1: nearly all the time, but then gradually lower his dose 119 00:07:51,435 --> 00:07:53,635 Speaker 1: in the weeks and days before a fight so that 120 00:07:53,755 --> 00:07:58,875 Speaker 1: all his maniacal energy would appear in the ring. Customato 121 00:07:58,955 --> 00:08:01,515 Speaker 1: died in nineteen eighty five when Tyson was nineteen. He 122 00:08:01,595 --> 00:08:04,035 Speaker 1: left care of Mike both as a boxer and a person, 123 00:08:04,355 --> 00:08:07,955 Speaker 1: to Kevin Rooney, and then in nineteen eighty eight, two 124 00:08:08,075 --> 00:08:10,315 Speaker 1: other men stepped in to try to take over Mike 125 00:08:10,355 --> 00:08:15,715 Speaker 1: Tyson's contract and Mike Tyson's life, Don King and Donald Trump. 126 00:08:16,715 --> 00:08:19,395 Speaker 1: King said Tyson should be making millions more than he 127 00:08:19,435 --> 00:08:22,715 Speaker 1: did under Rooney and manager Bill Cayton, and Trump showed 128 00:08:22,755 --> 00:08:26,275 Speaker 1: Tyson the world of jet setters. When Tyson complained that 129 00:08:26,315 --> 00:08:28,915 Speaker 1: the drugs he needed to keep life manageable made him 130 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:33,515 Speaker 1: sleepy and uncomfortable and unhappy, Trump told Tyson, why are 131 00:08:33,515 --> 00:08:36,755 Speaker 1: you taking these drugs? You are the youngest heavyweight champion 132 00:08:36,755 --> 00:08:38,955 Speaker 1: in history. You can do what you want. You tell 133 00:08:39,035 --> 00:08:42,155 Speaker 1: them what drugs you'll take. They don't know you, and 134 00:08:42,235 --> 00:08:44,235 Speaker 1: who knows if the drugs really do you any good. 135 00:08:44,395 --> 00:08:46,795 Speaker 1: You're not the troubled kid anymore. You're an adult man, 136 00:08:47,075 --> 00:08:50,115 Speaker 1: the champion a God. Work with me and Don King, 137 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:54,355 Speaker 1: and we won't make you take those drugs. For a 138 00:08:54,395 --> 00:08:58,995 Speaker 1: long time, I thought this was just Trump's pitch to 139 00:08:59,035 --> 00:09:03,715 Speaker 1: get his fingers into cousin Mike Tyson's career. Now I 140 00:09:03,795 --> 00:09:07,755 Speaker 1: begin to think it actually Trump's philosophy of life, and 141 00:09:08,155 --> 00:09:13,875 Speaker 1: it applies perfectly to those people endlessly, desperately and permanently 142 00:09:13,875 --> 00:09:16,235 Speaker 1: supporting Trump no matter what he does, no matter what 143 00:09:16,315 --> 00:09:18,755 Speaker 1: he says, no matter how he lies, no matter how 144 00:09:18,755 --> 00:09:24,435 Speaker 1: he fails them. Trump gives his apocalyptic hellscape portion of 145 00:09:24,475 --> 00:09:29,395 Speaker 1: America the license to take the drugs or not take 146 00:09:29,435 --> 00:09:33,875 Speaker 1: the drugs, no doubt, literally in many occasions, but also metaphorically. 147 00:09:34,355 --> 00:09:41,315 Speaker 1: You hate black people or Gaze or whoever people named Fred. 148 00:09:42,395 --> 00:09:44,395 Speaker 1: This is America, the land of the free. They are 149 00:09:44,435 --> 00:09:47,355 Speaker 1: the ones getting special treatment, and you are the victim 150 00:09:47,395 --> 00:09:53,195 Speaker 1: of racism. You're uneducated, and even life's simplest tasks confuse 151 00:09:53,435 --> 00:09:58,515 Speaker 1: and scare and thwart you. Education is unnecessary. Your natural 152 00:09:58,635 --> 00:10:02,835 Speaker 1: common American good sense is more valuable than a thousand 153 00:10:02,875 --> 00:10:05,875 Speaker 1: degrees from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania 154 00:10:05,995 --> 00:10:08,595 Speaker 1: purchased after the fact by major donations by your father. 155 00:10:09,875 --> 00:10:13,035 Speaker 1: You are told you have failed in life, You're lazy, 156 00:10:13,435 --> 00:10:18,555 Speaker 1: you've underachieved, You've let people down. No, you are a victim. 157 00:10:19,035 --> 00:10:22,435 Speaker 1: They are out to get you. They have rigged the 158 00:10:22,555 --> 00:10:25,235 Speaker 1: system against you. Look at what they did to me, 159 00:10:26,075 --> 00:10:34,595 Speaker 1: the multi billionaire victim guy. You have to have self 160 00:10:34,635 --> 00:10:36,515 Speaker 1: discipline to get something out of your life. You have 161 00:10:36,555 --> 00:10:38,955 Speaker 1: to control your impulses. You have to listen to your boss, 162 00:10:38,995 --> 00:10:40,995 Speaker 1: to your wife, to your government, the hell you do. 163 00:10:41,195 --> 00:10:43,875 Speaker 1: You're not the troubled kid anymore. You're an adult man, 164 00:10:43,955 --> 00:10:46,675 Speaker 1: a champion of God. Work with me, and not only 165 00:10:46,675 --> 00:10:49,075 Speaker 1: won't I make you do anything you don't want to do, 166 00:10:49,355 --> 00:10:55,795 Speaker 1: I'll let you do whatever you want to do. And 167 00:10:56,035 --> 00:10:58,995 Speaker 1: we all know how that turned out. The next thing 168 00:10:58,995 --> 00:11:01,715 Speaker 1: you knew, Mike Tyson had a giant face tattoo that 169 00:11:01,795 --> 00:11:04,195 Speaker 1: looked like he'd had a really bad collision with a 170 00:11:04,275 --> 00:11:25,475 Speaker 1: rot iron bird feeder, and America got Trump still ahead 171 00:11:25,475 --> 00:11:27,835 Speaker 1: of us. In this edition of Countdown, the latest nightmare 172 00:11:27,875 --> 00:11:30,515 Speaker 1: in Nashville, and how quickly the right wing went from 173 00:11:30,515 --> 00:11:32,995 Speaker 1: the usual day dreams that it was a false flag 174 00:11:33,155 --> 00:11:36,435 Speaker 1: and child actors and meant to distract from this or 175 00:11:36,475 --> 00:11:40,835 Speaker 1: whatever to something far worse and far more evil. When 176 00:11:40,875 --> 00:11:45,235 Speaker 1: the shooter was revealed as trans that was Fox's only 177 00:11:45,435 --> 00:11:50,715 Speaker 1: headline last night. Chris Licht's last brilliant new idea for CNN. 178 00:11:50,755 --> 00:11:54,395 Speaker 1: The weekly series starring Bill Maher is down to thirty 179 00:11:54,435 --> 00:11:58,555 Speaker 1: five thousand viewers in the top demographic group. So Chris 180 00:11:58,635 --> 00:12:03,395 Speaker 1: Lichts next brilliant new idea for CNN another weekly series 181 00:12:03,555 --> 00:12:09,195 Speaker 1: starring Gail King and I have played for you before. 182 00:12:09,315 --> 00:12:15,435 Speaker 1: The Mona Lisa of TV Sports outtakes Gary Miller's soccer Breakdown. 183 00:12:15,955 --> 00:12:20,555 Speaker 1: But that wow, that was the edited version recently recovered 184 00:12:20,555 --> 00:12:22,835 Speaker 1: from the bottom of a box there medically sealed since 185 00:12:22,835 --> 00:12:28,275 Speaker 1: a preceding century. I have now found the original complete 186 00:12:28,915 --> 00:12:34,715 Speaker 1: soccer breakdown in three two one. That's next. This is countdown. 187 00:12:39,675 --> 00:12:48,715 Speaker 1: This is Countdown with Keith Overman. Postscripts to the news, 188 00:12:48,715 --> 00:12:52,155 Speaker 1: some headlines, some updates, some snarks, some prediction. State line 189 00:12:52,195 --> 00:12:54,755 Speaker 1: tel Aviv, the Prime Minister of Israel and has proposed 190 00:12:54,835 --> 00:12:58,315 Speaker 1: judicial changes that have provoked months of protests in that country. 191 00:12:58,355 --> 00:13:01,555 Speaker 1: May have relieved tensions for the moment, but perhaps made 192 00:13:01,595 --> 00:13:04,595 Speaker 1: them worse for the long term. Benjamin Netan Yahoo post 193 00:13:04,755 --> 00:13:07,915 Speaker 1: pone the legislation, and the far right coalition that put 194 00:13:07,995 --> 00:13:11,435 Speaker 1: him back in office said the legislation will pass and 195 00:13:11,635 --> 00:13:14,875 Speaker 1: quote no one will scare us, and net and Yahoo 196 00:13:14,955 --> 00:13:17,915 Speaker 1: helpfully added as he postponed it in that he was 197 00:13:17,955 --> 00:13:20,435 Speaker 1: doing so in hopes of quote preventing a civil war. 198 00:13:21,155 --> 00:13:23,475 Speaker 1: A civil war. Hell of a thing for the sitting 199 00:13:23,555 --> 00:13:27,795 Speaker 1: leader of a democracy to invoke. Dateline Nashville, Three nine 200 00:13:27,835 --> 00:13:29,795 Speaker 1: year old kids are dead, and so is the head 201 00:13:29,835 --> 00:13:33,475 Speaker 1: of their school, and a substitute teacher and the custodian. 202 00:13:33,875 --> 00:13:36,795 Speaker 1: And there is a horrifying photo of a crying child 203 00:13:36,915 --> 00:13:39,795 Speaker 1: a hand pressed up against the inside of a school 204 00:13:39,795 --> 00:13:43,235 Speaker 1: bus window after the latest mass school shooting at a 205 00:13:43,315 --> 00:13:46,715 Speaker 1: Christian school in Tennessee. And the headline on the Fox 206 00:13:46,795 --> 00:13:52,755 Speaker 1: quote news unquote site reads Christian school massacre suspect identified 207 00:13:53,395 --> 00:13:58,115 Speaker 1: as transgender. Because that's clearly what matters, not the dead kids, 208 00:13:58,155 --> 00:14:00,155 Speaker 1: nor the fact that this is the thirty eighth mass 209 00:14:00,155 --> 00:14:04,995 Speaker 1: shooting in this country this month. Fox quote news quote 210 00:14:05,035 --> 00:14:09,675 Speaker 1: overflowed with brilliant excuses. Yesterday, not one but two supposed 211 00:14:09,715 --> 00:14:12,795 Speaker 1: experts explained that the shooter had gained access to the 212 00:14:12,835 --> 00:14:16,795 Speaker 1: school via an unlocked side door. Both said I told 213 00:14:16,835 --> 00:14:20,235 Speaker 1: you so. Then police revealed no, all the doors were locked, 214 00:14:20,395 --> 00:14:22,915 Speaker 1: and she simply shot her way through one of the doors, 215 00:14:23,355 --> 00:14:27,435 Speaker 1: which is another reason assault weapons must be banned. Dateline, 216 00:14:27,475 --> 00:14:30,675 Speaker 1: Washington House Republicans response to the nightmare. They were scheduled 217 00:14:30,715 --> 00:14:34,915 Speaker 1: today to mark up the seven percent budget increased proposal 218 00:14:34,955 --> 00:14:39,235 Speaker 1: from the Biden administration for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 219 00:14:39,235 --> 00:14:42,595 Speaker 1: and Explosives, most of which was going to try to 220 00:14:42,875 --> 00:14:46,915 Speaker 1: combat mass shootings. Congressman Andy Clyde of Georgia, who was 221 00:14:46,955 --> 00:14:49,875 Speaker 1: a gun store owner and thus a man who profits 222 00:14:49,915 --> 00:14:52,715 Speaker 1: off the murdering of children and other Americans, said there 223 00:14:52,795 --> 00:14:56,155 Speaker 1: was no way President Biden would get that increase. Congressman 224 00:14:56,155 --> 00:14:58,875 Speaker 1: Andy Biggs of Arizona, who may or may not be 225 00:14:58,955 --> 00:15:01,315 Speaker 1: loyal to the United States of America, went a little further. 226 00:15:01,595 --> 00:15:04,515 Speaker 1: He proposed eliminating what he called, with no sense of 227 00:15:04,675 --> 00:15:10,555 Speaker 1: irony a quote woke weaponized agency. Then somebody in the 228 00:15:10,595 --> 00:15:13,675 Speaker 1: GOP finally realized this would be a bad look the 229 00:15:13,755 --> 00:15:17,955 Speaker 1: day after another school shooting, so that markup will be postponed. 230 00:15:18,595 --> 00:15:20,835 Speaker 1: They don't say till when, but the answer is until 231 00:15:20,875 --> 00:15:24,315 Speaker 1: people forget about Nashville and the Republican Death Cult can 232 00:15:24,355 --> 00:15:27,795 Speaker 1: resume houring itself out to the gun lobby. May they 233 00:15:27,835 --> 00:15:44,635 Speaker 1: all burn in Hell as soon as is convenient, still ahead. 234 00:15:44,675 --> 00:15:49,355 Speaker 1: Historical research takes many forms. You may study ancient Sanskrit 235 00:15:49,435 --> 00:15:55,875 Speaker 1: texts or look into the pyramids for ancient chewing gum. 236 00:15:56,035 --> 00:16:01,435 Speaker 1: I study great sportscasting bloopers and pre production catastrophes, And 237 00:16:01,555 --> 00:16:03,955 Speaker 1: there is an important new find in the latter. In 238 00:16:03,995 --> 00:16:08,635 Speaker 1: the story of soccer breakdown first time for the daily 239 00:16:08,715 --> 00:16:11,595 Speaker 1: roundup of the miscrants, morons and dunning Krueger effect specimens 240 00:16:11,635 --> 00:16:15,595 Speaker 1: who constitute today's worst persons in the world. The Bronze 241 00:16:15,995 --> 00:16:20,595 Speaker 1: Dan Bongino, the Fox weekend host who draws on his 242 00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:26,115 Speaker 1: own hair. Now, whatever you think of Antifa, whatever you 243 00:16:26,155 --> 00:16:31,075 Speaker 1: think it is, this much is clear. Antifa or antifa 244 00:16:31,595 --> 00:16:36,995 Speaker 1: is short for anti fascists. The faugh is for fascists. 245 00:16:37,115 --> 00:16:39,795 Speaker 1: Leave off the last ask for savings. So it takes 246 00:16:39,795 --> 00:16:42,435 Speaker 1: a particular kind of moron to write this sentence, and 247 00:16:42,675 --> 00:16:49,115 Speaker 1: Bongino is that kind of moron. Quote Antifa fascists are 248 00:16:49,195 --> 00:16:52,915 Speaker 1: so embarrassing to their I'll just read this again. Antifa 249 00:16:53,115 --> 00:16:57,595 Speaker 1: fascists are so embarrassing to their families. Blah blah blah blah. 250 00:16:57,635 --> 00:17:03,075 Speaker 1: That's right, Bongino believes there are anti fascist fascists. When 251 00:17:03,115 --> 00:17:06,475 Speaker 1: Rupert Murdoch finally fires Tucker Carlson, my money is on 252 00:17:06,555 --> 00:17:10,155 Speaker 1: this Bunghino as the new Weeknight guy. The runner up 253 00:17:10,515 --> 00:17:14,115 Speaker 1: Ilio Leubushkin of Hockey's Buffalo Sabers. I will give him 254 00:17:14,115 --> 00:17:17,235 Speaker 1: this much. Other Russian players have hidden behind the dictates 255 00:17:17,235 --> 00:17:21,315 Speaker 1: of their homophobic Russian Orthodox religion. Still more have hidden 256 00:17:21,315 --> 00:17:24,475 Speaker 1: behind their fear for themselves or their relatives back home, 257 00:17:24,515 --> 00:17:27,675 Speaker 1: who could be harris if the player participates in a 258 00:17:27,795 --> 00:17:31,315 Speaker 1: National Hockey League team's pride night. Leo Bushkin is at 259 00:17:31,475 --> 00:17:34,475 Speaker 1: least sort of putting his name to using the latter 260 00:17:34,515 --> 00:17:38,595 Speaker 1: excuse for begging off the Buffalo Sabers LGBTQ celebration last night, 261 00:17:38,835 --> 00:17:40,835 Speaker 1: in which he was asked to wear a uniform for 262 00:17:40,915 --> 00:17:43,595 Speaker 1: like ten minutes with some of the lettering and numerals 263 00:17:43,595 --> 00:17:47,315 Speaker 1: in a rainbow pattern. No patches, no banners, no statements, 264 00:17:47,355 --> 00:17:52,235 Speaker 1: just rainbows, And he said no one can empathize with 265 00:17:52,315 --> 00:17:55,755 Speaker 1: an athlete from a dictatorship who could face retribution. But 266 00:17:55,835 --> 00:17:58,715 Speaker 1: there is a larger point here. That is being missed. 267 00:17:59,675 --> 00:18:03,635 Speaker 1: Right now, Vladimir Putin gets to decide whether or not 268 00:18:03,715 --> 00:18:08,315 Speaker 1: American and Anadian private businesses are permitted to make a 269 00:18:08,395 --> 00:18:14,075 Speaker 1: public statement in the US or Canada about inclusivity and acceptance. 270 00:18:14,435 --> 00:18:18,675 Speaker 1: Vladimir Putin is deciding what we can and cannot do 271 00:18:19,075 --> 00:18:22,515 Speaker 1: at hockey games on this continent. Now, what if he 272 00:18:22,595 --> 00:18:24,955 Speaker 1: now announces that any Russian player on a team that 273 00:18:25,075 --> 00:18:29,715 Speaker 1: had a Ukraine Night or a pro Piece night or 274 00:18:29,755 --> 00:18:34,715 Speaker 1: whatever might be punished. Unfortunately, there is a simple fix here. 275 00:18:34,875 --> 00:18:37,995 Speaker 1: The National Hockey League needs to offer Russian players two choices. 276 00:18:38,275 --> 00:18:42,075 Speaker 1: Renounce their citizenships and move themselves, maybe their families here 277 00:18:42,515 --> 00:18:45,835 Speaker 1: or anywhere else that isn't Russia. We will welcome them 278 00:18:45,835 --> 00:18:49,915 Speaker 1: with open arms, or they should be banished from the NHL. 279 00:18:50,635 --> 00:18:53,315 Speaker 1: They should not be at risk because of Vladimir Putin. 280 00:18:53,395 --> 00:18:57,195 Speaker 1: And also we as Americans and Canadians should not be 281 00:18:57,315 --> 00:19:03,475 Speaker 1: dictated to buy Putin using them. But our winner, good 282 00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:08,515 Speaker 1: old Christ of CNN. You know, mister Paced, I told 283 00:19:08,555 --> 00:19:11,435 Speaker 1: you several weeks back that there was reporting by Puck 284 00:19:11,635 --> 00:19:16,235 Speaker 1: News that Lick's latest brainstorm to supposedly help CNN was 285 00:19:16,275 --> 00:19:20,395 Speaker 1: to give Gail King of CBS mornings a weekly primetime 286 00:19:20,435 --> 00:19:24,835 Speaker 1: show on CNN, even though a weekly shows on cable 287 00:19:24,875 --> 00:19:30,435 Speaker 1: news have never worked, ever, never, ever. B Chris Lick's 288 00:19:30,515 --> 00:19:33,435 Speaker 1: last idea, a weekly show with Bill Maher, is now 289 00:19:33,555 --> 00:19:38,275 Speaker 1: drawing half of what was previously on in that time slot. 290 00:19:38,315 --> 00:19:42,195 Speaker 1: It's down to forty five thousand viewers in the Key 291 00:19:41,835 --> 00:19:47,875 Speaker 1: twenty fifty four demo forty five thousand viewers. C Morning 292 00:19:47,875 --> 00:19:51,075 Speaker 1: television news and primetime television news are so different, with 293 00:19:51,115 --> 00:19:53,995 Speaker 1: such different audiences and tastes that they might as well 294 00:19:54,035 --> 00:19:58,195 Speaker 1: be different industries, and success in one is almost always 295 00:19:58,235 --> 00:20:01,315 Speaker 1: a guarantee of failure in the other. Ask Katie Kurrik 296 00:20:01,675 --> 00:20:07,195 Speaker 1: or ask Don Lemon at CNN right now and d success. 297 00:20:07,835 --> 00:20:11,435 Speaker 1: Gayl King's CBS show is in last place, but of 298 00:20:11,435 --> 00:20:14,075 Speaker 1: course Chris lickt used to supervise that show and having 299 00:20:14,115 --> 00:20:17,635 Speaker 1: no imagination where real understanding of the industry, just repeats 300 00:20:17,635 --> 00:20:21,635 Speaker 1: what he knows and says it's successful. The Wall Street 301 00:20:21,675 --> 00:20:24,915 Speaker 1: Journal reporting CNN is now quote finalizing a deal for 302 00:20:25,075 --> 00:20:27,955 Speaker 1: King to host a weekly primetime show, according to people 303 00:20:27,995 --> 00:20:33,955 Speaker 1: familiar with the journal, also says Licht is still talking 304 00:20:33,995 --> 00:20:38,035 Speaker 1: to Charles Barkley about a primetime show and Charles Barkley 305 00:20:38,075 --> 00:20:41,075 Speaker 1: has said his primetime show on CNN would be with 306 00:20:41,275 --> 00:20:47,715 Speaker 1: Gayl King bring your popcorn to use during the dumpster fire. 307 00:20:47,875 --> 00:20:51,035 Speaker 1: The journal also does not indicate which night Gayl King's 308 00:20:51,035 --> 00:20:56,035 Speaker 1: weekly show would be failing on Chris. Look, if I'm 309 00:20:56,115 --> 00:20:59,755 Speaker 1: right and they hired him to deliberately destroy CNN, exactly 310 00:21:00,235 --> 00:21:02,715 Speaker 1: what would have be done differently than he's doing now 311 00:21:03,115 --> 00:21:18,675 Speaker 1: licked two days worst person in the world still ahead 312 00:21:18,715 --> 00:21:23,915 Speaker 1: on Countdown. Some archaeologists hunt for ancient ruins. I hunt 313 00:21:24,035 --> 00:21:28,755 Speaker 1: for things I've preserved on cassette tapes in nineteen ninety four. 314 00:21:29,555 --> 00:21:32,235 Speaker 1: Well I found one of them, the original of the 315 00:21:32,315 --> 00:21:36,435 Speaker 1: infamous ESPN soccer breakdown. This is a saga I have 316 00:21:36,595 --> 00:21:40,875 Speaker 1: told before, but now it comes with this added historical artifact, 317 00:21:41,435 --> 00:21:45,795 Speaker 1: the uncut version. Next first, in each edition of Countdown, 318 00:21:46,235 --> 00:21:48,435 Speaker 1: we feature a dog in need you can help. Every 319 00:21:48,435 --> 00:21:51,955 Speaker 1: dog has its day into Patchog New York and Joey, 320 00:21:51,995 --> 00:21:57,115 Speaker 1: Maria Floyd, Tornado, Hope, Miracle Blade, Misha, Lacey, Chico, Pebbles, 321 00:21:57,195 --> 00:22:00,355 Speaker 1: and Nance. Those are the dogs whose medical needs were 322 00:22:00,395 --> 00:22:04,155 Speaker 1: treated and paid for by the New York Bully Crew Rescue. 323 00:22:04,195 --> 00:22:07,955 Speaker 1: Just in the last week, YEP pities and pibbles and mixes. 324 00:22:07,995 --> 00:22:11,875 Speaker 1: And at a time when donations are scarce everywhere, these 325 00:22:11,875 --> 00:22:15,355 Speaker 1: guys owe their meat supplier six thousand dollars and until 326 00:22:15,395 --> 00:22:18,035 Speaker 1: it's paid, the dogs are not getting any more food. 327 00:22:18,635 --> 00:22:21,915 Speaker 1: It's as dire as that. Check out their site ny 328 00:22:22,115 --> 00:22:25,235 Speaker 1: bullycrew dot org and donate if you can, or you 329 00:22:25,275 --> 00:22:27,795 Speaker 1: can find them on my Twitter feeds. I thank you, 330 00:22:27,875 --> 00:22:30,915 Speaker 1: and Joey and Maria and all the others thank you 331 00:22:30,955 --> 00:22:43,715 Speaker 1: as well. Gary Miller was one of the backbones of 332 00:22:43,755 --> 00:22:46,155 Speaker 1: Sports Center. I had worked with him at CNN. He 333 00:22:46,235 --> 00:22:51,995 Speaker 1: was strong, competent, very loud, forceful, He hated mascots, and 334 00:22:52,075 --> 00:22:55,235 Speaker 1: he had no filter. He and Dan Patrick were great 335 00:22:55,235 --> 00:22:57,675 Speaker 1: friends in Atlanta, and then Gary and Dan left four 336 00:22:57,915 --> 00:23:01,835 Speaker 1: ESPN within months of each other nineteen nineteen ninety. This 337 00:23:01,875 --> 00:23:03,475 Speaker 1: has been said of me, and so I say it 338 00:23:03,515 --> 00:23:08,075 Speaker 1: of Gary with affection. He suffered no fools gladly, and 339 00:23:08,155 --> 00:23:10,875 Speaker 1: though his elbows were always up, he made sure that 340 00:23:10,995 --> 00:23:13,475 Speaker 1: ninety nine percent of the time when they bumped into somebody, 341 00:23:13,515 --> 00:23:17,355 Speaker 1: that somebody had well deserved it. As near as I 342 00:23:17,355 --> 00:23:21,115 Speaker 1: can piece together, Gary was doing the eleven PM Sports 343 00:23:21,115 --> 00:23:25,155 Speaker 1: Center on Friday night, June twenty fourth, nineteen ninety four. Typically, 344 00:23:25,275 --> 00:23:28,675 Speaker 1: Dan and I did the eleven Sunday through Thursday. The 345 00:23:28,755 --> 00:23:31,835 Speaker 1: story of soccer's nineteen ninety four World Cup. At least 346 00:23:31,835 --> 00:23:34,795 Speaker 1: in the first week, was a preponderance of player ejections 347 00:23:34,915 --> 00:23:38,395 Speaker 1: red cards handed them by the referee. In those days, 348 00:23:38,395 --> 00:23:40,795 Speaker 1: the eleven PM Sports Center included a feature two or 349 00:23:40,835 --> 00:23:43,315 Speaker 1: three minutes long on a story that had drummed up 350 00:23:43,355 --> 00:23:46,115 Speaker 1: a lot of interest during the first show planning meeting 351 00:23:46,115 --> 00:23:49,795 Speaker 1: around three thirty PM. It was a feature called Breakdown. 352 00:23:50,235 --> 00:23:53,515 Speaker 1: It provided long form analysis in today's when we didn't 353 00:23:53,515 --> 00:23:56,315 Speaker 1: have a lot of that could be a coach getting fired, 354 00:23:56,355 --> 00:23:59,675 Speaker 1: could be the relative credentials of Baseball Hall of Fame candidates, 355 00:23:59,875 --> 00:24:03,195 Speaker 1: could be one fantastic play in a game. Once we 356 00:24:03,235 --> 00:24:08,115 Speaker 1: did a deadpan, serious breakdown about injuries to mascots. A 357 00:24:08,275 --> 00:24:11,435 Speaker 1: producer or the anchor himself would write the script. They 358 00:24:11,435 --> 00:24:15,155 Speaker 1: would prerecord the narration, and then the producer would edit it. 359 00:24:15,235 --> 00:24:17,635 Speaker 1: This is pre digital. It was done tape to tape. 360 00:24:17,715 --> 00:24:21,035 Speaker 1: It could take hours to edit it, and the key 361 00:24:21,755 --> 00:24:25,235 Speaker 1: was to track it. To record that narration, which was 362 00:24:25,275 --> 00:24:28,315 Speaker 1: done in a tiny wood paneled room. Wreaking of mildew 363 00:24:28,915 --> 00:24:33,875 Speaker 1: that looked and smelled exactly like every suburban basement reck 364 00:24:33,995 --> 00:24:39,155 Speaker 1: room in America circa October nineteen sixty five. That's where 365 00:24:39,195 --> 00:24:41,715 Speaker 1: Gary Miller found himself on the night of Friday, June 366 00:24:41,755 --> 00:24:44,395 Speaker 1: twenty fourth, nineteen ninety four, reading a script about soccer 367 00:24:44,435 --> 00:24:47,675 Speaker 1: players from around the world, none of whose names he 368 00:24:47,715 --> 00:24:52,635 Speaker 1: had ever seen before, let alone tried to pronounce. It 369 00:24:52,835 --> 00:24:58,555 Speaker 1: was The Soccer Breakdown in all senses of the word. 370 00:25:00,435 --> 00:25:04,195 Speaker 1: The raw tape, the original version of his tracking session 371 00:25:04,235 --> 00:25:07,595 Speaker 1: for the sc for Soccer Breakdown, is easily the most 372 00:25:07,915 --> 00:25:12,475 Speaker 1: beloved bootleg in ESPN's history. In fact, it is so 373 00:25:12,635 --> 00:25:16,235 Speaker 1: popular that there are several different cuts of this bootleg. 374 00:25:16,475 --> 00:25:18,875 Speaker 1: People have sat down with the original tape, which runs 375 00:25:18,875 --> 00:25:22,555 Speaker 1: nearly twenty minutes, and edited it down to only the 376 00:25:22,595 --> 00:25:26,875 Speaker 1: best or worst parts. Now I'm not going to say 377 00:25:26,915 --> 00:25:29,355 Speaker 1: I have a copy of the original. I'm simply going 378 00:25:29,395 --> 00:25:31,555 Speaker 1: to note that Dan Patrick ran it on his radio 379 00:25:31,595 --> 00:25:35,195 Speaker 1: show in twenty seventeen and posted the whole segment to YouTube. 380 00:25:35,235 --> 00:25:39,115 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's where I got my copy of it. 381 00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:44,475 Speaker 1: That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I'm going 382 00:25:44,515 --> 00:25:48,395 Speaker 1: to annotate for you what happened, So let me present 383 00:25:48,475 --> 00:25:51,555 Speaker 1: this to you in three segments. It did not start 384 00:25:51,595 --> 00:25:55,155 Speaker 1: well for Gary and it got worse from there, although 385 00:25:55,875 --> 00:25:58,715 Speaker 1: mister Miller gave it its eternal title and life by 386 00:25:58,755 --> 00:26:02,395 Speaker 1: going sibilant on the s. For the words soccer, I'll 387 00:26:02,435 --> 00:26:06,235 Speaker 1: note only one thing, the acronym of National Soccer's outfit 388 00:26:06,955 --> 00:26:15,475 Speaker 1: FIFA Gariot's pronounced FIFA soccer breakdown in three two one, 389 00:26:15,555 --> 00:26:21,115 Speaker 1: FIFA Soccer's governing barty three two one, FIFA Soccer's three 390 00:26:21,515 --> 00:26:26,675 Speaker 1: two one. The red card has become the calling card 391 00:26:26,715 --> 00:26:32,955 Speaker 1: for this year's tournament. Seven ejections for three two one 392 00:26:33,395 --> 00:26:39,075 Speaker 1: witness Romania's Ian Bladhu against the Swiss is or thrill Christ. 393 00:26:41,115 --> 00:26:44,195 Speaker 1: But that was the easy part. Now in the script 394 00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:46,795 Speaker 1: came the names of the World Cup stars who had 395 00:26:46,835 --> 00:26:49,315 Speaker 1: been given red card ejections in the first week of 396 00:26:49,355 --> 00:26:52,995 Speaker 1: the tournament. One was the seventeen year old star of 397 00:26:53,035 --> 00:26:57,435 Speaker 1: the Cameroon team, Riggerbert's Song, often referred to by his 398 00:26:57,555 --> 00:27:01,635 Speaker 1: full name, Riggerbert's Song bahan og or, as it was 399 00:27:01,675 --> 00:27:07,195 Speaker 1: said in the script, Riggerbird bahan a song three two 400 00:27:07,195 --> 00:27:18,075 Speaker 1: one Cameroons, Riggelberg bonom yag three two one Cameroons Riggelberg 401 00:27:18,155 --> 00:27:24,795 Speaker 1: Bayanan zan Za Da Da Byan Young song three two 402 00:27:24,875 --> 00:27:36,715 Speaker 1: one Cameroons Riggelberg Banyang zong bay On Young song three 403 00:27:36,835 --> 00:27:41,235 Speaker 1: two one three two one. By the way, Rigglebert's song 404 00:27:41,315 --> 00:27:43,715 Speaker 1: is now the manager of the Cameroon team. He's gone 405 00:27:43,755 --> 00:27:45,795 Speaker 1: from being the youngest player in the World Cup history 406 00:27:45,795 --> 00:27:48,595 Speaker 1: to get a red card to running his nation's team. 407 00:27:49,395 --> 00:27:51,955 Speaker 1: I'll interject here that at the start of this final 408 00:27:52,155 --> 00:27:55,675 Speaker 1: major clip, Gary Miller says to somebody who has clearly 409 00:27:55,875 --> 00:27:59,075 Speaker 1: entered that tracking room that smelled of mildew, get out 410 00:27:59,075 --> 00:28:02,755 Speaker 1: of here. Dan Patrick said that was him. I think 411 00:28:02,755 --> 00:28:04,835 Speaker 1: he's mistaken. It doesn't matter much, but there was no 412 00:28:04,875 --> 00:28:07,475 Speaker 1: reason for Dan to have been there on a Friday night, 413 00:28:07,875 --> 00:28:10,635 Speaker 1: especially if we were not doing the show. And also 414 00:28:11,235 --> 00:28:14,555 Speaker 1: there has never been a microphone ever that Dan has 415 00:28:14,595 --> 00:28:19,675 Speaker 1: not spoken into. Anyway. We have already met Riggerbert Bohanoc's song. 416 00:28:20,315 --> 00:28:26,315 Speaker 1: Now meet my guy, the Italian goalie John Luca Polyuka 417 00:28:26,675 --> 00:28:32,235 Speaker 1: two get out of here? Two is guilt through two? 418 00:28:32,675 --> 00:28:38,675 Speaker 1: How long is this tape? Three two one one one 419 00:28:39,075 --> 00:28:43,675 Speaker 1: Cameroon's Riggleberg Bunyan song preventing a breakaway from Brazil's babbetto 420 00:28:44,075 --> 00:28:49,635 Speaker 1: a fah God Almighty, I hate soccer. Cameroon's Riggleberg bun 421 00:28:49,755 --> 00:28:53,075 Speaker 1: Yon Young song. I'm gonna try that one last millie 422 00:28:53,115 --> 00:29:00,395 Speaker 1: time two one, Cameroon's Riggleberg Bunyonyong song, I hate this 423 00:29:01,315 --> 00:29:06,595 Speaker 1: chocop Bolivia's Luis Christaldo for both on three two one. 424 00:29:06,675 --> 00:29:08,995 Speaker 1: But the most notable red card of the tournament came 425 00:29:09,035 --> 00:29:14,075 Speaker 1: an Italian goaltender, Jean Luca Palyuka Paul Yuka, Paul Yuka 426 00:29:14,715 --> 00:29:18,555 Speaker 1: from the Mother three two one. But the flurry of 427 00:29:18,595 --> 00:29:21,635 Speaker 1: red cards thus far as Todd coaches and players alike 428 00:29:21,915 --> 00:29:24,555 Speaker 1: to control their play if they'd like to control their 429 00:29:24,595 --> 00:29:32,115 Speaker 1: fate in this tournament. Holy, that is all. The pronunciation 430 00:29:32,155 --> 00:29:36,155 Speaker 1: of Rigorbert's song's name is one thing. I was delighted 431 00:29:36,195 --> 00:29:39,195 Speaker 1: by how furious Gary got at Gianluca Pallyuka of the 432 00:29:39,235 --> 00:29:41,955 Speaker 1: Italian team, and the explative he used to describe him. 433 00:29:42,635 --> 00:29:45,715 Speaker 1: Richard may have just heard. In the days that followed. 434 00:29:45,755 --> 00:29:48,755 Speaker 1: In fact, the Italian goalies name became shorthand for me 435 00:29:49,395 --> 00:29:52,835 Speaker 1: four that expletive in question. So for the next three 436 00:29:52,955 --> 00:29:56,195 Speaker 1: years on Sports Center and after that on Fox Sports 437 00:29:56,195 --> 00:29:59,755 Speaker 1: News and then on My ESPN two show and on 438 00:29:59,795 --> 00:30:02,435 Speaker 1: Football Night in America, and then when I returned to 439 00:30:02,435 --> 00:30:05,115 Speaker 1: Sports Center in twenty eighteen, if you heard me say 440 00:30:05,195 --> 00:30:08,555 Speaker 1: John Luca Pallyuka while we were showing a player making 441 00:30:08,595 --> 00:30:11,755 Speaker 1: an error or arguing with an umpire or official, I 442 00:30:11,875 --> 00:30:17,195 Speaker 1: was actually implying that the player had just said John 443 00:30:17,235 --> 00:30:21,275 Speaker 1: Luca Pallyuka. There's another punchline to this story, of course, 444 00:30:21,315 --> 00:30:25,035 Speaker 1: the idea to do this soccer breakdown that so bedeviled 445 00:30:25,075 --> 00:30:27,515 Speaker 1: Gary Miller, the story of red cards in the first 446 00:30:27,555 --> 00:30:30,235 Speaker 1: week of the nineteen ninety four World Cup. The idea 447 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:38,555 Speaker 1: to do that came from Gary Miller, never volunteer. I've 448 00:30:38,595 --> 00:30:41,955 Speaker 1: never been convinced that Gary was really happy about his immortality, 449 00:30:42,035 --> 00:30:45,035 Speaker 1: certainly not in the way my ESPN pal Steve Levy 450 00:30:45,235 --> 00:30:48,915 Speaker 1: not so secretly glories in the day. He once tried 451 00:30:48,915 --> 00:30:50,955 Speaker 1: to say that a New England Patriots player had a 452 00:30:50,995 --> 00:30:56,075 Speaker 1: bulging disc, but didn't quite get disc right. But Gary 453 00:30:56,075 --> 00:30:58,435 Speaker 1: Miller has been a good sport about this through the 454 00:30:58,555 --> 00:31:00,595 Speaker 1: end of his ESPN career in two thousand and four 455 00:31:00,635 --> 00:31:03,195 Speaker 1: and afterwards, in his days at Channel two and Channel 456 00:31:03,275 --> 00:31:05,355 Speaker 1: nine in Los Angeles and most recent a Channel Too 457 00:31:05,395 --> 00:31:09,075 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati. It isn't hard to understand why this tape 458 00:31:09,155 --> 00:31:13,315 Speaker 1: is so famous and the pleasure derived from it so enduring. 459 00:31:13,835 --> 00:31:16,395 Speaker 1: As John Cleese once said about the real life hotel 460 00:31:16,435 --> 00:31:19,675 Speaker 1: manager on whom he based his character from Faulty Towers, 461 00:31:19,995 --> 00:31:23,795 Speaker 1: he had this wonderful bad temper. But there are two 462 00:31:23,875 --> 00:31:28,075 Speaker 1: more things. One, this occurred exactly a week to the 463 00:31:28,195 --> 00:31:31,635 Speaker 1: day after the O. J. Simpson car chase, and people 464 00:31:31,715 --> 00:31:35,715 Speaker 1: forget now just how disturbing that was in an America, 465 00:31:35,795 --> 00:31:39,355 Speaker 1: especially sports America, like at ESPN, that with the exception 466 00:31:39,475 --> 00:31:42,995 Speaker 1: of a few of us who knew, nobody knew how 467 00:31:43,075 --> 00:31:46,755 Speaker 1: rotten a human being OJ Simpson was, So even a 468 00:31:46,795 --> 00:31:50,475 Speaker 1: week later, we all needed this laugh, and Gary gave 469 00:31:50,515 --> 00:31:55,155 Speaker 1: it to us and even larger. The essence of soccer 470 00:31:55,355 --> 00:31:57,915 Speaker 1: in every country in which it is played is that 471 00:31:57,955 --> 00:32:01,635 Speaker 1: it always allows and encourages and even demands that its 472 00:32:01,675 --> 00:32:07,915 Speaker 1: fans complain about it. And so while we cherish soccer 473 00:32:08,035 --> 00:32:12,755 Speaker 1: breakdown and three two one and Rigobert Bahanong Song and 474 00:32:12,995 --> 00:32:17,435 Speaker 1: Babetto and John Luca Baluka, to me, it is really 475 00:32:17,475 --> 00:32:20,675 Speaker 1: about five words that anybody who hates the game will say. 476 00:32:21,195 --> 00:32:23,715 Speaker 1: But there are also five words that any fan of 477 00:32:23,755 --> 00:32:27,915 Speaker 1: the sport will certainly use at some point in his life, 478 00:32:29,195 --> 00:32:34,075 Speaker 1: possibly at some point today. A bah, God Almighty, I 479 00:32:34,075 --> 00:32:38,195 Speaker 1: hate soccer. Since I first told you this story, I have, 480 00:32:38,315 --> 00:32:42,355 Speaker 1: as I mentioned, rediscovered an artifact that I thought was 481 00:32:42,435 --> 00:32:47,995 Speaker 1: gone forever. Right after the soccer breakdown saga unfolded, an 482 00:32:48,235 --> 00:32:51,995 Speaker 1: ESPN colleague made me a copy of the original raw 483 00:32:52,195 --> 00:32:55,235 Speaker 1: tape of Gary and we put it on a cassette 484 00:32:55,835 --> 00:32:59,595 Speaker 1: and I couldn't find it. There were things on it 485 00:32:59,635 --> 00:33:04,635 Speaker 1: that were somehow lost from all subsequent copies of Soccer 486 00:33:04,755 --> 00:33:08,075 Speaker 1: or Breakdown. So this is not as high death, but 487 00:33:08,195 --> 00:33:12,835 Speaker 1: I think it's even more high comedy. Soccer breakdown in 488 00:33:12,955 --> 00:33:17,515 Speaker 1: three two one after a nineteen ninety World Cup marked 489 00:33:17,515 --> 00:33:21,315 Speaker 1: by physical play and low scores, FIFA Soccer's three two 490 00:33:21,435 --> 00:33:25,675 Speaker 1: one After a nineteen ninety World Cup marked by three 491 00:33:25,955 --> 00:33:31,035 Speaker 1: two one. After a nineteen ninety World Cup marked by 492 00:33:31,075 --> 00:33:34,875 Speaker 1: physical play and low scores, FIFA Soccer's governing body send 493 00:33:34,915 --> 00:33:37,275 Speaker 1: out a decree for the nineteen ninety four Cup to 494 00:33:37,355 --> 00:33:40,675 Speaker 1: be better police the result. The red card has become 495 00:33:40,715 --> 00:33:44,235 Speaker 1: the calling card for this year's tournament. Seven ejections for 496 00:33:44,875 --> 00:33:50,515 Speaker 1: three two one after a nineteen ninety World Cup marked 497 00:33:50,515 --> 00:33:54,355 Speaker 1: by physical play and low scores, FIFA Soccer's governing body 498 00:33:54,395 --> 00:33:56,875 Speaker 1: sent out the decree for the nineteen ninety four Cup 499 00:33:57,075 --> 00:34:00,115 Speaker 1: to be better police. The result, the red card has 500 00:34:00,155 --> 00:34:03,715 Speaker 1: become the calling card for this year's tournament. Seven ejections 501 00:34:03,715 --> 00:34:06,755 Speaker 1: through the first twenty rematches and a direct message that 502 00:34:06,915 --> 00:34:09,715 Speaker 1: rough play will not be tolerated and more teams will 503 00:34:09,755 --> 00:34:12,795 Speaker 1: be playing a man down if it continues. The goal 504 00:34:13,355 --> 00:34:16,515 Speaker 1: more goals and a more palatable sell to the American 505 00:34:16,595 --> 00:34:21,995 Speaker 1: public three two one. The results just over two and 506 00:34:22,035 --> 00:34:24,595 Speaker 1: a half goals of contest compared to two point two 507 00:34:24,635 --> 00:34:27,395 Speaker 1: per game at the nineteen ninety Cup in Italy. Why 508 00:34:27,435 --> 00:34:29,915 Speaker 1: does the red card come out? A Fight For rule 509 00:34:29,955 --> 00:34:32,235 Speaker 1: book states a players shall be sent off the field 510 00:34:32,235 --> 00:34:34,595 Speaker 1: of play and shown the red card if, in the 511 00:34:34,635 --> 00:34:38,355 Speaker 1: opinion of the referee he won is guilty of violent 512 00:34:38,395 --> 00:34:42,915 Speaker 1: conduct witness romanias Ian Bladu against the Swiss is or 513 00:34:43,235 --> 00:34:48,435 Speaker 1: through christ three two one. Why does the red card 514 00:34:48,475 --> 00:34:50,835 Speaker 1: come out? The Fight For rule book states that players 515 00:34:50,835 --> 00:34:52,955 Speaker 1: should be said off the field of play and shown 516 00:34:52,995 --> 00:34:55,675 Speaker 1: the red card if, in the opinion of the referee 517 00:34:55,755 --> 00:34:59,755 Speaker 1: he won is guilty of violent conduct. Witness romanias Ian 518 00:34:59,795 --> 00:35:04,235 Speaker 1: Bladu against the Swiss two is guilty of serious foul play. 519 00:35:04,715 --> 00:35:13,395 Speaker 1: Cameroons Riggelberg Bonum Yag bonon Yang song preventing a breakaway 520 00:35:13,435 --> 00:35:19,835 Speaker 1: from the babetto three two one two is guilty of 521 00:35:19,955 --> 00:35:26,395 Speaker 1: serious foul play. Cameroons Riggleberg Bayanan zhang Za Da Da 522 00:35:26,995 --> 00:35:32,035 Speaker 1: Bayanyan song three two one two is guilty of serious 523 00:35:32,155 --> 00:35:46,115 Speaker 1: foul play. Cameroon's Rigglberg Banyang Zong Bayanyan song three two 524 00:35:46,195 --> 00:35:51,555 Speaker 1: one two Get out of here two is guilty through 525 00:35:51,595 --> 00:35:57,195 Speaker 1: it two? How long is this tape? Two is guilty 526 00:35:57,235 --> 00:36:01,795 Speaker 1: of serious foul play. Cameroon's Riggleberg Banyang song preventing a 527 00:36:01,875 --> 00:36:06,515 Speaker 1: breakaway from Brazil's babetto a ba Ah God Almighty, I 528 00:36:06,555 --> 00:36:12,315 Speaker 1: Hate Soccer two is guilty of serious foul play. Cameroon's 529 00:36:12,355 --> 00:36:16,955 Speaker 1: Riggleberg Bunyan Young song provided a breakaway from Brazil's babetto 530 00:36:17,515 --> 00:36:20,835 Speaker 1: a play both sirious and foul, deserving of a red card. 531 00:36:21,195 --> 00:36:26,275 Speaker 1: I'm better try that one last time two one two 532 00:36:26,515 --> 00:36:30,355 Speaker 1: is guilty of serious foul play. Cameroon's Riggelberg bun Yon 533 00:36:30,515 --> 00:36:34,835 Speaker 1: Young's song prevented a breakaway from Brazil's babetto a play 534 00:36:34,875 --> 00:36:37,635 Speaker 1: both sirious and foul and deserving of a red card. 535 00:36:38,115 --> 00:36:41,635 Speaker 1: Three uses foul or abusive language, can't show you that, 536 00:36:42,075 --> 00:36:46,595 Speaker 1: and four is guilty of a second cautionable I hate this. 537 00:36:47,835 --> 00:36:51,595 Speaker 1: Three uses foul or abusive language, and four is guilty 538 00:36:51,595 --> 00:36:54,795 Speaker 1: of a second cautionable offense after having received a caution. 539 00:36:55,235 --> 00:37:00,115 Speaker 1: Chalcop Bolivia is Luis Cristaldo for both on three two one. 540 00:37:00,755 --> 00:37:03,915 Speaker 1: Chalcop Bolivia is Luis Cristaldo for both. On this case, 541 00:37:04,115 --> 00:37:05,915 Speaker 1: as he was, he was a yellow card and then 542 00:37:05,955 --> 00:37:08,595 Speaker 1: he uses on a foul or abusive language to draw 543 00:37:08,595 --> 00:37:11,635 Speaker 1: a second yellow and be ejected against South Korea. A 544 00:37:11,795 --> 00:37:13,955 Speaker 1: tone was set in the first match of the tournament 545 00:37:14,115 --> 00:37:18,235 Speaker 1: when Bolivia's Marco Antonio Etcheveri was ejected for this illegal 546 00:37:18,395 --> 00:37:21,195 Speaker 1: kick against the Germans. But the most notable red card 547 00:37:21,195 --> 00:37:25,235 Speaker 1: of the tournament came an Italian goaltender Jean Luca Paulyuka 548 00:37:26,595 --> 00:37:31,235 Speaker 1: the Mother three two one. But the most notable red 549 00:37:31,275 --> 00:37:33,955 Speaker 1: card of the tournament came when Italian goaltender John Luca 550 00:37:34,035 --> 00:37:38,275 Speaker 1: Polyuka was ejected against Norway for a handball outside the 551 00:37:38,395 --> 00:37:41,875 Speaker 1: goal where the game was still schooreless. Three two one, 552 00:37:42,755 --> 00:37:44,715 Speaker 1: but the most notable red card of the tournament came 553 00:37:44,755 --> 00:37:48,355 Speaker 1: an Italian go toender John Luca Polyuka was ejected against 554 00:37:48,435 --> 00:37:51,315 Speaker 1: Norway for a handball outside the goal area with the 555 00:37:51,395 --> 00:37:54,835 Speaker 1: game still schooreless down a man a team's first instinct 556 00:37:54,875 --> 00:37:58,035 Speaker 1: as defense, and injured Roberto Baggio, who is now a 557 00:37:58,115 --> 00:38:00,515 Speaker 1: liability even if he is one of the world's most 558 00:38:00,595 --> 00:38:04,995 Speaker 1: talented offensive players. The gamble paid off Italy stive in 559 00:38:05,035 --> 00:38:07,555 Speaker 1: this year's World Cup, but the flurry of red cars 560 00:38:07,595 --> 00:38:10,875 Speaker 1: thus far has taught coaches and players alike to control 561 00:38:10,955 --> 00:38:27,715 Speaker 1: their play if they'd like to. I've done all the 562 00:38:27,795 --> 00:38:29,915 Speaker 1: damage I can do here. Thank you for listening. Here 563 00:38:29,995 --> 00:38:32,395 Speaker 1: the credits. Most of the music was arranged, produced, and 564 00:38:32,555 --> 00:38:35,715 Speaker 1: performed by Brian Ray and John Philip Channel, who are 565 00:38:35,715 --> 00:38:39,435 Speaker 1: the Countdown musical directors. All orchestration and keyboards by John 566 00:38:39,475 --> 00:38:43,115 Speaker 1: Philip Channel, guitars, bass and drums by Brian Ray, produced 567 00:38:43,155 --> 00:38:46,555 Speaker 1: by Tko Brothers. Other Beethoven selections have been arranged and 568 00:38:46,675 --> 00:38:49,995 Speaker 1: performed by the group No Horns Allowed. The sports music 569 00:38:50,275 --> 00:38:53,155 Speaker 1: is the Olberman theme from ESPN two and it was 570 00:38:53,235 --> 00:38:57,035 Speaker 1: written by Mitch Warren Davis. Courtesy of ESPN inc musical 571 00:38:57,115 --> 00:39:00,115 Speaker 1: comments by Nancy Faust, the best baseball stadium organist ever. 572 00:39:00,435 --> 00:39:03,195 Speaker 1: Our announce here today was Stevie Band's ant and everything 573 00:39:03,235 --> 00:39:06,195 Speaker 1: else is pretty much my fault. So that's countdown for this, 574 00:39:06,275 --> 00:39:08,715 Speaker 1: the eight hundred and twelfth day since Donald Trump's first 575 00:39:08,715 --> 00:39:12,595 Speaker 1: attempted coup against the democratically elected government of the United States. 576 00:39:13,075 --> 00:39:16,875 Speaker 1: Arrest him now while we still can. The next scheduled 577 00:39:16,915 --> 00:39:20,275 Speaker 1: countdown is tomorrow, So until then, I'm Keith Oldreman. Good morning, 578 00:39:20,315 --> 00:39:32,675 Speaker 1: good afternoon, goodnight, and good luck. Countdown with Keith Olderman 579 00:39:32,875 --> 00:39:37,315 Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartRadio. 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