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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMorning Joe: If Trump Gets Roy Moore Elected, GOP Becomes 'Party of Pedophiles'
by Aidan McLaughlin | 8:39 am, November 22nd, 2017
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MSNBCs Willie Geist first reacted to Trumps quasi-endorsement of Moore, in which the president said Moore totally denies the allegations.
You have the president of the United States now saying clearly and out loud he takes the side of Roy Moore, Geist said. He takes the word of Roy Moore versus the word of the nine accusers. Geist then tried to appeal to Trump with a different argument:
So if your moral code doesnt dictate that you come out strongly against someone whos been accused of these things, maybe a political, strategic argument would prevail on the president. Which is that: you win this seat, this Senate seat for Roy Moore, its a Pyrrhic victory, because you will be saddled as you all have just said as the party of a pedophile for the rest of Roy Moores term. And by the way, the president will be saddled with that you stood up in this moment of truth, you stood up and took the side of an accused pedophile.
Co-host Joe Scarborough added he thinks that Moore is likely to still lose the Alabama senate election to Democratic opponent Doug Jones, despite Trumps support.
MSNBC analyst John Heilemann called that scenario the worst of all worlds for the Republican party: you lose the seat, and in the process of losing it youve become the party of pedophiles.
video:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/morning-joe-if-trump-gets-roy-moore-elected-gop-becomes-party-of-pedophiles/
dalton99a
(81,515 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)atreides1
(16,079 posts)The GOP is already the 'Party of Rape Advocates', 'Party of Incest Advocates', 'Party of Racists', Party of Bigots', 'Party of Intolerance', and the 'Party of Theocracy and Religious Fanatacism'!
One more deplorable title isn't going to bother them
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Alabamians, our nation turns it's hopeful gaze to you. Take a stand for honesty, integrity, respect, and the USA. We are one nation. We deserve far better than a republican pedophile possessed of dangerously radical right-wing ideologies that are - at their core - anti-American.
Vogon_Glory
(9,118 posts)of being baby-killers because we support womens reproductive rights, my sympathy for Republican politicians and activists is extremely limited. Let them be scourged through the streets and crucified on Golgotha to jeers and mockery.
Talk the talk, walk the walk. If you cant do the latter, then STFU.
Golden Raisin
(4,609 posts)Alabama is totally able to vote Moore into office all by themselves, even without Trump's assistance.
rock
(13,218 posts)It already is.