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Alabama Voters Don’t Need Insults
This from John Podhoretz is just one of many similar comments out there:
Similarly, if you believe America has rotted away morally, the idea you’d hand enormous political power to a morally rotted person like Roy Moore reveals your own spiritual and moral rot.
What is wrong with simply saying “I disagree with your decision to vote for Roy Moore?”
Alabama voters are between a rock and a hard place. It’s not entirely their fault since Moore’s peccadilloes weren’t known until it was too late to take him off the ballot. The “establishment” offering, Luther Strange, was scandal-tainted himself.
It is true that Moore’s refusal to step down does not speak well of his character either.
But if you vote for Roy Moore, do you become him? If you vote for Doug Jones, do you become an abortion-promoting leftist?
If character should always trump political considerations, what ‘s the right choice if it were Moore versus a scandal-free Nazi?
Alabama voters have a choice between a predator and a progressive. Please, cut them some slack.
Published in General
Traditional for poets?
In 1991 Edwin Edwards defeated David Duke in the 1991 Louisiana Governor’s race, after President George H.W. Bush endorsed Edwards.
Edwards was a crook. In 2001 he was found guilty of racketeering charges and sentenced to ten years in Federal prison. Edwards began serving his sentence in October 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas, and was later transferred to the federal facility in Oakdale, Louisiana. Edwards was released from federal prison in January 2011, after serving eight years.
Yes, I would have voted for the corrupt Edwin Edwards over David Duke.
But there are Ricochetti who’d have voted for Grand Wizard Duke in that instance. Because RINO! Or something.
I even had the bumper sticker. 1/3 of my med school class voted for Duke though.
@ejhill I agree with this. But doesn’t Steve Bannon also count as an “outside group”.
Not if Moore hired him. Then he just works for the campaign.
I refer to outside groups as anyone outside of the two campaigns and not based in the state in question.
I beg to differ. As David French over at NRO makes perfectly clear, there was a convincing case to be made against Moore far in advance of the primary. This man was forcibly removed from office, twice. That alone should have been enough info and the case against him goes much deeper. Sadly, the sexual misconduct charges are providing cover for voters who would rather not deal with the more substantive issues.
The primary reason to vote against Moore is that he was twice removed from the Alabama Supreme Court for not obeying higher courts. The secondary reason to vote against Moore is that he is a Birther and Truther who agreed that we would be better off if all of the amendments after the 10th Amendment were repealed, which would have included the prohibition against slavery, blacks being able to vote and women being able to vote. The tertiary reason to vote against Moore is his womanizing.
Thank you.
@ejhill I can’t find any reference that Moore hired Bannon or is paying him. Bloomberg’s long article makes it sound like Bannon intervened on his own volition. Do you know if Moore’s campaign documents on financial expense indicate that Bannon is being paid?
Now, we’re talking about real issues.
I intend to give jpod the same consideration he intended to give other.
When I was in *college,* any peer who dated a high school girl was considered a loser who couldn’t get the attention of his peers. “Boy, that lucky dog – he’s seeing someone inexperienced, emotionally undeveloped, intellectually unformed and unable to go out to the bars.”
I resemble that remark. I did nothing but date college aged guys when I was in high school. So that’s what all you jerks were saying behind my back? (think it made a difference that I looked about 30)?
My view of “used to be” goes back far before the day I was born. You should try it sometimes, James.
Acording to Wikipedia, it was a huge controversy at the time.
How much of that was because she was 13, how much because she was his cousin, and how much because it came out at the same time he was still married to another woman? That was a perfect storm of caca.
Certainly a fair question.
That’s not exactly what he said.
Also, it’s not even remotely what Moore is accused of. Getting down to your skivvies and touching a 14-year-old over her clothes isn’t quite like marrying a 13-year-old cousin in an act of bigamy, is it?
But, the moral issues aren’t what we’re fighting over. The issue is, which party and its candidates best represent your values — and, therefore, where is your vote best placed to retain or win a majority. It’s not just crucial for the votes, but for the committee chairs and even what is allowed to come up for a vote. Roy Moore best represents the values of the large majority of conservative voters in Alabama. What else is there to say?
Yup, that sounds exactly like what his peers would say… as they sat at home alone Friday night, dateless…
It wasn’t about you, it would have been about the guy. The difference between, say, 17 and 21 is quite large; 16 and 30 is a chasm. I’m sure it’s the true meeting of souls from time to time, but most of the time it’s an older guy who likes younger girls and may – coincidently! – having a difficult time with grown-up women.
I can be fairly accused of many lapses and failures, but I don’t think that one works here.
Exactly why I said it.
Wait, no, I was supposed to say, “But James, I thought you were alive back then. It must be that old man deep voice of yours.”
So college women are now grown up? Wasn’t the case even in the 70s.
Although depending on the state and whether she was a junior or a senior, she might have been able to get into a bar.
So at least the guy had that going for him …
Then I’m confused.
Moore definitely seems to have violated the Age/2 + 7 rule, but from the Three Martini Lunch podcast from Friday, I think the Alabama GOP royally screwed up. Yeah! for the stupid party!