As promised, my brand new piece for the Daily Banter deals with Anderson Cooper's decision to finally come out of the closet.
Here's the opening shot:
"A little background on the subject at hand: Back during the 2004 presidential race, at the Democratic National Convention, Anderson Cooper was doing an interview with hip-hop mogul and political dilettante Diddy at a time when I happened to be in the CNN control room in Atlanta. The live one-on-one was wrapping up, when Diddy offered Anderson one of the ridiculous 'Vote or Die' t-shirts he had been pimping as part of his high-profile but incomprehensibly messaged get-out-the-vote campaign. 'Here, take one for yourself,' Diddy said, throwing a t-shirt in Anderson’s direction. 'No, I really can’t accept it,' Anderson returned, understanding that it wasn’t jounalistically responsible to collect political swag, certainly not while on the job. Diddy’s response: 'No, man, then give it to your girlfriend...'"
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