A most happy outcome for all ….

The Real Royal King said:
A most happy outcome for all ….

AMEN!
It’s scary to think that he still doesn’t get it….and he doesn’t.

Puter Boi said:
AMEN!
It’s scary to think that he still doesn’t get it….and he doesn’t.

… and, he never will, I hazard to guess.

I applaud him for having the guts to admit he was wrong and taking responsibility for the bullshit he posted.

No call for that. Good riddance.

Good to see him own up and step down from his position.

That said, I’d love for him to explain why the hell he’d ever make those comments in the first place.

Omega 919 said:
That said, I’d love for him to explain why the hell he’d ever make those comments in the first place.

I’m surprised Anderson didn’t ask him that last night, I was waiting for an explanation. Despite the fact he is resigning, he still doesn’t get it.

Sick dude, don’t let the door hit you in the ass. What were the “right words”, and what does he mean “that he went too far”, “too harsh”? What was he trying to say? Take a hike, bozo.

jooce81 said:
I applaud him for having the guts to admit he was wrong and taking responsibility for the bullshit he posted.

They want me to wear purple because five queers committed suicide. The only way I’m wearing for them is if they all commit suicide. I can’t believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. … I like that fags can’t procreate. I also enjoy that they often give each other AIDS and die…I would disown my kids they were gay.

This man is a sad human.Even more sad he worked on the school board.He is not deserving of your applause.

It’s hard to believe someone could write something like that on their Facebook page. Good Lord. The guy certainly has a sizeable pair of cojones for showing his face on television after comments like that. I refuse to believe that views like his are shared by more than a tiny fringe minority.

ROCKSTEADY said:
They want me to wear purple because five queers committed suicide. The only way I’m wearing for them is if they all commit suicide. I can’t believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. … I like that fags can’t procreate. I also enjoy that they often give each other AIDS and die…I would disown my kids they were gay.

This man is a sad human.Even more sad he worked on the school board.He is not deserving of your applause.

Exactly. He didn’t just say a couple of fag words, he said really hurtful, hateful, nasty things. I suspect the only reason he went on tv was of the repercussion it brought to his family. He said they got death threats etc. The only thing he was doing was trying to protect his family. No one can say that amount of hateful shit and be sorry for it a day or two afterwards. Not for the words, only for what was slapped back at him because of them.

he’ll be found toe tapping in some airport stall within a year…

jooce81 said:
I applaud him for having the guts to admit he was wrong and taking responsibility for the bullshit he posted.

I agree with ROCKSTEADY and MiddleRoader wholeheartedly. The least of what this man deserves is applause. He clearly does not understand the ramifications of his comments and nor does he seem to care. Furthermore, it’s quite IGNORANT of any individual to commend him on his apology (or lack there of, rather) and resignation! I am OUTRAGED that anyone would even SUGGEST that he deserves our applause! I can continue on, but the other intelligent individuals commenting on this story will appreciate where I’m going with this, so I will refrain from a verbose tirade. Clearly this community and the rest of America MUST send this man, as well as others with similar beliefs, a stern (non-violent) message that this type of behavior CAN NOT and WILL NOT be tolerated!

You gotta give this guy a little credit, he did bring Mediaite commenters together on something!

What he wrote was among the most vile, sick, demented, disgusting, evil things I’ve seen written not related to Hitler and his ilk.

He says he’s a Christian, but no true Christian would condone what he said.

What I’m most afraid of is that his children will inherit their father’s bigotry and hate. What’s also sad is that SIX!!! people “liked” his comments.

I shall pray for him. But I agree with the commenters above, he was brave to go on national television and admit what he did was wrong, but I doubt he’d have that feeling if he didn’t get caught.

@ice queen, “I’d love for him to explain why the hell he’d ever make those comments in the first place.”

Journalism 101 tells you that should have been the first question! I don’t understand why AC didn’t ask McCance that. I can’t imagine what the explanation would have been, but it would have set the tone for any questions and responses that followed.

A major error on AC’s part.

@Chris Jones, “It’s hard to believe someone could write something like that on their Facebook page.”

I agree. I am surprised AC didn’t contact Facebook about that. Second major error by AC in regards to this interview. A high school journalism student could have done a better job.

ice queen said:
Omega 919 said:
That said, I’d love for him to explain why the hell he’d ever make those comments in the first place.

I’m surprised Anderson didn’t ask him that last night, I was waiting for an explanation. Despite the fact he is resigning, he still doesn’t get it.

The answer to this is very clear.

1) he’s a biggot and loathes gays and really, inside, wants them obliterated off this earth.
2) he was retaliating to the request, the week before, that people wear purple in rememberance of those gays (5) who committed suicide the month before, and in solidarity with those who are persecuted… this repulsed and infuriated him.. he is so out of the loop on such topics, stuck in his arkansas/christian little mind, that he doesn’t get it, why the world accepts these people.

3)lastly, “why he would write something like that on facebook”? it’s because he doesn’t have the intelligence, the depth, the common sense to know that his personal feelings expressed on facebook, would get out on the world platform.. I suppose since his account is marked as “private” and only ‘his kind’ (he thought) could view it,, he assumed he could use it as his personal diary and express his real views on issues, without any consequences. no-common-sense.

that’s why

He’ll be alright though, Fox News will hire him now.

MiddleRoader, “The only thing he was doing was trying to protect his family. No one can say that amount of hateful shit and be sorry for it a day or two afterwards. Not for the words, only for what was slapped back at him because of them.”

That is exactly why he is apologizing now and exactly why he doesn’t deserve to be given any credit or to be forgiven.

Let’s not forget what he said later in the interview:

“COOPER: Clint, you also said in that Facebook posting about your own kids, and you said — and I quote — “I would disown my kids they were gay. They will not be welcome in my home or in my vicinity. I will absolutely run them off. Of course, my kids will know better. My kids will have solid Christian beliefs. See, it infects everyone.”

Is that something you really believe, that if — because that’s something, also, that a lot of people have commented on, that if — if — you know, if one of your kids felt they were gay, that — that you would run them off.

Is that true?

MCCANCE: You know, I don’t know what I would do yet. I am a — you know, time will tell.”

This response says it all.

Correction for above: @MiddleRoader.

He’s a moron, and Tedderman, he’s classier than you. What a dink.

Another typucal Repugster mindset. Republicans: our bridge to the Tenth Century!!

Tedderman said:
He’ll be alright though, Fox News will hire him now.

Nachi said:
Another typucal Repugster mindset. Republicans: our bridge to the Tenth Century!!

Stop trolling. Its people like you who give liberals a bad name.

Forgive me Marcus, liberals are often said to have no sense of humor. I was merely attempting to interject a little levity into the discussion. Oh, and by the way I’m not a troll. I’m a leprechan.

This is so typical of leftwing TV punditry. The direction of the federal government will be decided next Tuesday, but Anderson Cooper is focusing CNN’s big bandwidth on a school board member in Arkansas. And why? For the same reason the Left always does these things: they pick stories based on where they can score gotcha points, and no incident is too small or inconsequential for them. My only surprise is that Rachel Maddow didn’t get to this story first. Maddow has never encountered a story too trivial for her viewers if it allows her to score a gotcha point.

Nachi said:
Another typucal Repugster mindset. Republicans: our bridge to the Tenth Century!!

There had to be one douchebag to bring politics into it. Congratulations.