l.z. granderson said that he wants to hate rick santorum. maybe but he can't.be he used to hearing hurtful comments. he writes in this opinion piece, because of his personal insight into why he thinks santorum is disrespectful to he's got a point to make. you write, he's more than his homophobic rhetoric and you're more than a gay guy that opposes it. >> i think it's very easy to fall into labels. because we're in a voting year and letting one or two items in our lives define our entire human being. and trust me, i have said some things in my household about rick santorum that are not very good. and i regret saying those things. i cannot allow myself to be dragged down to hate. because once you hate, then you start to give up. you start to lose hope. i don't want to lose hope. i don't want to lose hope in this country that oppose me. lot of people are against gay rights. >> with that said, you also write that he's sow seeds of discord for political gain. >> yeah, it's no different than any of the other politicians who turn to social issues as a way to divide th

l.z. granderson says in his new column in cnn.com.e said he agreed with the rest of the thinking that clean water a was a good thing. l.z., how did we get here? how did this anti-epa september imt get started? >> reporter: i hate to boil it down about the oil and gas companies, but if the shoe fits, they've got to wear it. they've been very resistant to some of the regulations that the epa has been trying to impose largely because it's going to cost them more money to do some of the things that's being required of them. when i wrote the piece, i really wasn't trying to be as partisan as it's coming across. if you listen to the gop debates, if you listen to the candidates, they're all doing it. they're all beating this drum about how bad the epa is for getting the reason why it was created was kind of really important. >> explain why you make the point that you don't think environmental proep techs sho a be up to the states. >> if you look across the country right now, what you find are a bunch of catch strapped states. there are stori

l.z. granderson, ron brownstein is back and, l.z., why don't you start. what the heck was that?hat's what it is. the kid should have been kicked out. here's why. you know, basketball is a physical sport. it's a contact sport, but it's not an impact sport. and what we're watching are impact fouls. the guy is physically trying to intimidate and bully and not just be physical with the player. and, you know, he's 6'3", 280 pounds. the guy should have been kicked out because one of those kids could have gotten seriously hurt by one of those fouls. >> every single time i see this, i mean, he literally, that one clocks him in the face, practically. another one where he clothes lined and the kid's feet are probably four feet off the ground. it's absolutely shocking. what is more shocking is what the coach had to say, l.z., which is that he feels that the kid is a good kid. he says a teddy bear. this is the player, the 6'3", 200 player is a teddy bear and he basically says, he's the victim in this. >> well, the victim or not, the answer is, we don't know, right? this is kind of like, thi

l.z. granderson and will cain. guys, is this still the elephant in the room? why or why not?> listen, his mormonism isn't something that comes and goes. it's something that never leaves. it's always there. and i think if he doesn't acknowledge that publicly and address it intelligently, he's really doing his campaign a disservice. look, when you talk about evangelicals, you're talking about john 3:16. ye you're talking about accepting jesus christ. and anytime you get away from that basic foundation in terms of evangelical voters, you're getting further away from getting their vote. if he doesn't talk about that honestly, he is not being real about his campaign. >> will? >> you know, kyra, i have no reason or interest in spinning this in any particular way. lz and i have had this conversation over a long period of time. and i originally started with mormonism is not an issue. i had changed that opinion over time to say it looks like it's going to be an issue for mitt romney. but now that we have three state results in, i do not think mormonism is playing a big role in mitt ro