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with gene robinson. all breaking new, now on "countdown." >>> good evening. on april 28th, 2009, arlen specter switched to the democratic party. the quickest explanation, they'll need his vote for health care reform. tonight perhaps, prophesy fulfilled.

with gene robinson. all breaking new, now on "countdown." >>> good evening. on april 28th, 2009, arlen specter switched to the democratic party. the quickest explanation, they'll need his vote for health care reform. tonight perhaps, prophesy fulfilled. breaking news. specter has signed the public option. reid, to whom that letter is addressed, himself indicating he would support such a reconciliation vote if and when a decision is made to go down that path. the obama administration also indicating that it would support reconciliation if and when the senate does. the majority leader giving his qualified support for his senate seat in nevada, including the with president at a meeting outside las vegas. this afternoon, a statement reading in part -- latest public opinion numbers revealing such a move could help senator reid win re-election. only 34% support the current bill. that's 32% of independent voters. 56% support a bill with the public option in it. 61% of independents. 55%, again, a clear majority approving the use of reconciliation to pass health care

. >> right now, then we'll go to gene robinson, because he's won a pulitzer prize. this is wanda sykes talking about why john ridley is here today. >> nbc, they had a menu for black history month. y'all have it -- yeah, they were served fried chicken, collard greens, black eyed peas, corn bread. that's how they celebrate. no, you don't need to know about harriette tubman, here's some fried chicken. what is happening at nbc. >> we are a very progressive company. >> is the whole damned network on medical marijuana? what the hell is going on over here? >> okay. you work with wanda. you're the head writer. >> head producer of her show. she's a terrific person. very funny. >> hysterical. >> but as you mentioned, the you can aquafina water. >> there's a reason for that. it goes back hundreds of years. >> this is actually all based on a true story out of nbc, which we don't want to get into, but we just did at the top of the hour, which makes no sense at all. >>> we have a lot to talk about today. >> yes, we do. >> but nothing more fun than we just talked about. but the la

our special guest on the subject bishop gene robinson of the episcopal church. >>> worsts next but the second of tonight's quick comments. we'll explore the big picture in a moment. first the small picture on how conservatives come to believe the crazy, nonsensical, totally fact free things they believe. how they transform discernible, provable lies into their wishful thinking version of the truth. rupert murdoch's vanity newspaper "the new york post" today reports has the countdown begun for the end of "countdown" and even olbermann's former supporters on the left are tuning out. "the post" got this, it writes, from blogs at national public radio and "the l.a. times" and uses the names of those organizations as if they are evidence of the supposed tune out on the left. the npr blog it turns out cites as a source "the l.a. times" blog. it describes "the l.a. times" blog as quote hardly a partisan forum except "the l.a. times" blog post was written by the former press secretary to laura bush, a man who was in fact the worst kind of partisan and he managed to write a column called countd

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robinson, or you know, the most conservative columnist. regardless of ideology, who really are like a family. we sit around, we talk, we laugh. and this war, bob woodward was talking, and said wait a second, are we on? and i said no, not yet. does it is just a conversation. we have a great time. so many women took mika to the side and said, we love you, honey. we really do. don't release this book. it will finish your career. and mika politely asked why? and they said it was too modest. and to mika's credit, great credit, she said, this story needs to be told. so it is a book, i don't know how many of you have read the first couple of pages even, but from the first couple of pages it pulls you in. and it is not a happy memoir. my five steps on how to make your life easy. you know, how to improve your backswing and have to get you back in that high school dress. and there's not a happy bubble at the end. it is really, really a great book. so with that, -- >> you can be over now. >> i am very excited that i am going to be over. lma just star

robinson for the most conservative columnists, regardless of ideology, we really are like a family. we sit around and we talk and laugh and this morning bob woodward was talking and he said wittes second, are we on? i said no, not yet because it is just a conversation and we have a great time. so many women took mika aside and said we love you, honey. we really do. don't released this book. it will finish your career. and mika politely asked why and they said it was too honest. and tomicah's credit, a great credit, she said the story needs to be told. so it is a book, i don't know how many of you have read the first couple of pages even but it pulls you in and it is not a happy memoir. my five steps on how to make your life easy, how to improve your backswing and how to get back in that high school dress. there's not a happy bow with the end. it is really a great book. so, what that-- >> you can be oprah now. >> i am going to be over and let me just start by saying women, check under your chairs. [laughter] oprah may have stopped that but i happen. we are giving things away today. s