This video is amazing… stop everything, and take five minutes to sit & look into this man’s eyes & listen to what he has to say. It’s so beautiful, heartfelt, integrous & true. I want to hug this man.

Also, this is the first I’ve discovered Keith Olbermann. I don’t watch a lot of news, so that’s why, but wow… what an incredibly solid, heartfelt speaker.

Here’s more, very well said, dialogue from an email I just received from Courage Campaign:

In this emotional statement on “Countdown,” his nightly news program on MSNBC, Keith eloquently expresses why the passage of Prop 8 is so tragic and then directly addresses supporters of the proposition.

Olbermann poignantly asks those who voted for Prop 8 where they “stand, on a question of love.” That’s why we hope you will share this YouTube with your social networks — your friends, family and neighbors — and especially those who may disagree with you on marriage equality (and we all know someone who disagrees, for whatever reason).

This video is a great way to spark an honest dialogue and begin the work towards our collective long-term goal of persuading more people to vote in favor of marriage equality.

Usually, after an election, political discussions wind down and life returns to normal. But Prop 8 is not about politics. It is about love, equality and civil rights.

That’s why, as of this morning, an astounding 103,041 people have signed the pledge to repeal Prop 8, launched by the Courage Campaign and CREDO Mobile. And it’s why thousands of people will be gathering to protest Prop 8 at City Halls across America at 10:30 a.m. PT on Saturday.

Californians are standing up for marriage equality and speaking out against enshrining discrimination in our state’s constitution. But, to build a grassroots Marriage Equality Movement — the civil rights movement of the 21st Century — we need to start changing the conversation across California and our country. That means talking with our family and friends.

Changing the conversation in California starts with you. Please watch Keith’s comments, share it with your friends and family, and then ask them to join over 100,000 people in signing our pledge to repeal Prop 8:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/SpecialComment

Studies have shown that the most effective way to swing a voter to our side is to talk to our friends and family about the meaning of marriage equality. The path to repealing Prop 8 starts now, with you and the discussions you have with the people in your life.

Thank you for everything you are doing to restore marriage equality to California.