also something to think about next week, a third party candidate, is he or she a legitimate candidate or a bogus one put on the ballot to help one of the other two? allegations of fake tea party candidates by democrats in tight races. why would they do that? to confuse voters and siphon off votes from tea before party backed candidates. plus, which are the out and out dirtiest races of 2010? i know it s hard to choose. we ve got the lowdown. we begin as we always do keeping them honest, with an arkansas public official who s response to the school bullying problem and the rash of suicides by gay kids is that he like it s when gay people die. he said that on his facebook page. he likes it when gay people die. now, if these were just the comments of an everyday person, this wouldn t be news. but these comments were being made by a public official. not just any official, a school official. elected to the school board in the midland school board in eastern arkansas. in fact, he
life. and i want anyone out there who feels different and alone to know that i know how you feel and there is help out there and you can find support in your community. if you need someone to talk to or if you want to get involved, there are some really great organizations listed on our website. things will get easier. people s minds will change. and you should you should be alive to see it. larry: five people hung themselves within a week. seth walsh in his california back yard, september 19th. the rutgers university freshman tyler clementi, 18, jumps off the george washington bridge september 22nd. asher brown, 13 years old, from houston, shot himself in the head on september 23rd. raymond chase, 19, hung himself in his dorm room in rhode island on september 29th. and on september 30th a 14-year-old indiana boy ended
and we have to make it stop. we can t let intolerance and ignorance take another kid s life. and i want anyone out there who feels different and alone to know that i know how you feel and there is help out there and you can find support in your community. if you need someone to talk to or if you want to get involved, there are some really great organizations listed on our website. things will get easier. people s minds will change. and you should you should be alive to see it. larry: five people hung themselves within a week. seth walsh in his california back yard, september 19th. the rutgers university freshman tyler clementi, 18, jumps off the george washington bridge september 22nd. asher brown, 13 years old, from houston, shot himself in the head on september 23rd. raymond chase, 19, hung himself in his dorm room in rhode island on september 29th. and on september 30th a 14-year-old indiana boy ended his life. kathy, you ve been to iraq, even
we can t let intolerance and ignorance take another kid s life. and i want anyone out there who feels different and alone to know that i know how you feel and there is help out there and you can find support in your community. if you need someone to talk to or if you want to get involved, there are some really great organizations listed on our website. things will get easier. people s minds will change. and you should you should be alive to see it. larry: five people hung themselves within a week. seth walsh in his california back yard, september 19th. the rutgers university freshman tyler clementi, 18, jumps off the george washington bridge september 22nd. asher brown, 13 years old, from houston, shot himself in the head on september 23rd. raymond chase, 19, hung himself in his dorm room in rhode island on september 29th.
next. on larry king live. good evening. wanda sykes is an openly gay comedienne. she performs october 15th and 16th at planet hollywood in las vegas. kathy griffin is a gay activist, comedienne and actress, the star of bravo s my life on the d-list. tim gunn stars in project runway. tim is gay, and he attempted suicide at age 17. and lance bass, openly gay, performer, former performer with n sync. he says, get this, that in high school he made fun of gay kids to hide his own secret. lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths are up to four times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual parents their peers, rather. and the trevor project staffs a national 24-hour toll-free confidential suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth. just remember this. 866-4u-trevor. 866-4u-trevor. why why are they bullied? why are gay people bullied? for what purpose? for the purpose? larry: i mean, why would someone bully someone because they re gay? i think it stems wit