Little Roy, Lyin' Roy, Low-Energy Roy, Rocket Roy. "...a huge blow to Trump..."

[Miles Archer]

Former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore wins contentious GOP Senate runoff in a huge blow to Trump



https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/former-alabama-chief-justice-roy-moore-wins-contentious-gop-senate-runoff-in-a-huge-blow-to-trump/

Judge Roy Moore, Alabama’s controversial former chief justice and current Senate candidate, has won his primary challenge against the state’s incumbent Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL).

Strange, who was appointed by former Alabama Governor Robert Bentley after Attorney General Jeff Sessions vacated his Senate seat to go to the Department of Justice, was backed by President Donald Trump.

Moore, on the other hand, was the candidate of choice for Trump’s former national security adviser Steve Bannon, who instructed his staff at the right-wing news site Breitbart to run attack pieces on Strange.

As the contentious race between Moore and Strange heated up, an interview the former chief justice gave in 2005 in which he said he believed “homosexual conduct should be illegal” resurfaced. His controversial behavior led right up to the eve of his win, when Moore pulled out a pistol at a campaign rally to show his support for gun rights.

[CanonRay]

1. Somewhere, John Boehner

Is pouring himself a bourbon, lighting a cigarette, and laughing his ass off.

[yallerdawg]

2. Why was he totin' around his wife's purse pistol?

If we can't beat Roy "Ray" Moore, we can kiss off 2018.

This guy is the poster child of Republican damaged goods! And that pistol? It's tinier than the Dotard's hands!

[House of Roberts]

3. Rabid Roy, That Jesus Boy

An old Jim Croce song gave me that one.

[misanthrope]

4. Not exactly

Trump hedged his bets. From the Washington Post on Sept. 22, 2017:

The endorsement of ‘Big Luther’ could prove to be a big boost for the interim Alabama senator, who is trailing his opponent, former state judge Roy Moore, in some public polls. But even Trump seemed unsure that the endorsement was the right move.

“I’ll be honest, I might have made a mistake,” Trump told the crowd at one point during his nearly 90 minutes of remarks.

“If Luther doesn’t win they’re not going to say, we picked up 25 points in a short period of time,” he added, referring to the media. “If his opponent wins, I’m going to be here campaigning like hell for him.”


Trump is still wildly popular in Alabama, so much so people feel comfortable discussing presidential politics in public with anyone. I was just at the grocery store a couple of hours ago listening folks in line talking about how glad they are he's president.