Anti-Gay Ranter vs. Anderson Cooper Part 1

we begin tonight as we always do people honest with the arkansas school board officials were shocked the nation his name is clint mccance use the school board vice president for midland school district in history arkansas that's the picture we have him from his facebook page he set off a national uproar when some of his facebook postings about bullied a kids in suicide were made public before hearing from mister ricks hands i want you to hear what he wrote is apparently ticked off about a nationwide call by activist last wednesday to wear the color purple in support of tickets the words as you might imagine a pretty rough to take seriously he wrote they want to wear purple because five *** committed suicide the only way i'm wearing it for them is if they all commit suicide i can't believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid he went on to say in what she sees his spelling not ours we're all in the fact that they c_n_n_ killed their cells because of their sent really people some who read is posting challenge him on the page the page and he responded them with this it pisses me off though that we make special purple *** day for them i'd like that *** can't procreate also enjoyed the day off and give each other aids and die then he wrote i would just on my kids they were gay they will not be welcome in my home or in by the senate i watch absolutely run them off course my kids will know better my kids will have solid christian beliefs c it infects everyone so those were the words that set off a storm among parents of kids have been bullied among parents who've lost children gay and lesbian groups and everywhere from face book to arkansas the school board condemn what clint mccance said but refused to call him to quit is an elected official under local laws can be removed for absenteeism but apparently not for this state officials in arkansas also issued a condemnation but they too did not ask him to resign then today this from federal education secretary or a junket i kalyan house stocks monday night and final statements mandell who looked into it this is an elected positions not appointed positions but the question for misunderstands request for the community suitable today the position of educational leadership and that we have to question do you think is the question his suitability took well if it if the statements that show that he said and up but from everything out here they are choked probably is no business being as efficiently there armageddon that school district would readily candice dot bullying to stop a respite to make sure that all of our children to grow up free of fear and to have been told that did educational fish ill stallion off that kind of updated is our have simply on the matter with me and said and i don't think you some of that decision that was earlier today late today we heard from amending steven blackwood he's a suicide prevention counselor in little rock his son alex took his own life he was in gay but in he wasn't bullied by the loss of course was no different alex which is nineteen years old moved by his own tragedy wounded would by what mister mccann setting concerned about the effects of his words and other at-risk kids stephen got in his car to go see clint the camps assault took place today mister cancer reach out to us a short time ago he said he wanted to talk by interviewed him and steven blackwood just moments ago you've earned some really terrible things you called gay kids who kill themselves for the bullying *** inquiries you wrote that you like to see gay people died do you and you really hate gay people that much do you like to see them dot at a notional mentioned radeon comments uh... denies realize just how ignorant but where av the only american motorists a i'll never supports assignment internal support bowling and pizza posted them on their own further in my house uh... that i did it you know for those for those kids that they felt so hopeless but this sounds like senator but as you know i mean in in the writing you sound like a bully yourself and calling using employees are taxable years that's those are the words of both was you know like i said i use them asia really you know strong language that you know way and it was incorrect in and it was who still motion i don't you know i'm mad i've got two children myself and i love them dearly uh... i've got a lot followed merely adding you know i i don't agree with morning in any shape form or fashion agree with it for any children and you know the words are you sure grand portion of men and their you know i i should've big difference both it can't be taken back in and uh... all i can do now is is uh... extend my apologies for months montfort before speech what do you what do you feel like you're apologizing for it was over the top anderson it was uh... i was going to forward united i don't really believe anyone should commit suicide i i know i don't feel that way questions of some of the specifics of jamming use those words like *** *** city for those words you use a lot and you think is acceptable to server *** understand the why those words might hurt of the day here in your school district or orchid is not gay but is being called those words juror hike i completely agree with animal another hurtful words like i said i am you know how to take the wrong word she used and in using poorly i didn't know anne-marie owner to to what i was so i was about do you obviously you've you've you thought uh... about you know the words in the u clearly reread this now but would you have any idea of the pain that that you may have caused much of the families and friends of kids who kill themselves but the pain and fear you've caused two kids maybe even your own school district who are being bullied or who are gay or who don't feel safe telling anyone that they're getting you know initial mentions essay of what if i don't know uh... i know it was a like i said before i know my statements we're too harsh i don't elaborate with with the language i used to she was uh... out of control you know what it does look like downs no hate monger alamo herbal person and that's uh... that's not me at all because you did say you like it when gay people get a's and dot and that was really you know uh... annisten once again and that was in response to uh... to some comments are made and like i said diet you know i i'm going to al used the wrong language fastest record-setting wish our new ways to get on anyone because i was going to ask do you want the people that are no no one else there are some we're going to see this and say okay look you're saying you're sorry but are you just sorry that you've got caught and if no one has said anything about this facebook post you know would you have reread it today and said guys you know this was horrible anderson before the severed b_i_ two words and i looked at it and i'm just a concern you know something eles i've gotten home some posts on there you know after i like to take a but look at myself and uh... you know i'm big enough and admit when i when i say something earlier more no rock added this time you know i have made some some pretty bad statements and uh... and i'm too shrill whatever that we talked about and before we do this in a rear talked on the phone and when things you said to me is this is not who i am would you mean by that well uh... anderson you know like i said i'm a father myself and uh... all of my children with all that player martha there everything to me and and i'm really you know i give everyone a chance in and and try to live every you know i lost my own oc presumably ceo i still love everyone you know people is in this are going to say that's hard to believe given that the kind of stuff you set i'm in watched some believe right well i'm sure everyone at some point you are finished made a statement hateful thought it would be that they would take back it like it that you know people made mistakes all the time with their speech in indiana i'm sure a lot lots of people don't know if not everyone uh... from a local reporters that proceeded to talk to you briefly today or yesterday you you told him that has been blown out of proportion do you do you still think that has been blown out of proportion not spoken to me reporters you're the you're the first news media than usual just like his dad out of proportion uh... trimming it has what i'm getting the in a thousand of phone calls hate mail people are threatening to kill my family many hams and my wife and kids out of state for their safety uh... installed security system she asked that i think it should instead that in that it has gotten out of control some of the no clearly you know the response to this isn't just because you said these urges because of who you are in your the vice president a school board meeting you oversee terra kids in your school district and i i think that's clearly what's at the core of the reaction to this digication officials in your state at all levels has to have condemn what you said is that it doesn't reflect their values and what they're trying to do in the schools they said they can fire you but you can resign are you going to resign from school board but i am going to resign from the school board is to uh... to help my community to help my school i don't want them to received bad press or have a distraction because of some uh... if your income instead of the island alum if they decide what you're you know here five years seniors from animal midnight and it's my constituents want that the long run again clearview dumb intention what happens you obviously over the last twenty-four forty-eight hours alan you've met a guy who came to to see you today who's actually with you tonight during this interview whose who lost his son to suicide was invalid not his son was in day on this i was nineteen and um... steven why did you seek out clipper how did you hear about this how do i feel about a special commando how did how did you hear about it and how why did you seek cleared out baghdad man on the board with the american family should set aside for mission here in arkansas and uh... and feel bad because for the national office uses of prevention under a lot of work to raise awareness of suicide and win my attention was brought to the face book post and i read it but i thought this guy cannot mean what he's saying surely he doesn't mean this and i'd die i had to find it i'd buy it i thought either we have somebody who needs help or he has said something that he needs to retract because he has no idea the type of damage that he could be due into people that may be contemplating suicide are struggling with emotions are depression suggests that it would be okay for them to go ahead and in their lives so-called simply when students showed up anti-business true drove tracked you down when he showed up would you think in and and you clearly started talking to on what how did that that impacted but it's a set of phenomenal impact on the you know all this has been done immigrants to the fact of the suicide i had no idea is as i'm sure most people don't how big an issue that suicide is in this country uh... huh high command stevens birmingham been such a big man to do that and i think that's uh... speaks volumes for each character to come and find me an offer you know i'm going to tell me about suicide in and and and the danger zone in hand henderson here with me tonight that uh... you know after his son's passed away with the comments on mine pat i think sixty themselves something there that everyone else was skipped over i think he can nominees somehow could tell i was in wasn't amount rather than men down to me clint you also said in that case for posting about your own kids and you said mike wrote i would assume my kids they were gay they will not be welcome my home remind us in a largely run them off of course my kids will know better make it also appreciably c_n_n_ thanks everyone is that something you really believe that if that something also a lot of people commented on that if you could feel when your kids felt they were gay that they do around the mall nowhere animal model of the year uh... you know that the time will tell