Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore: George Wallace in a robe

[bluestateguy]

Who is this guy? Where do they get this guy? He puts the 10 Commandments on a state run courthouse lawn, is ordered to take the plaque down by a federal court and refuses to do so. He then shamelessly demagogues the issue much like George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse door in 1963.

With the religious right about to throw Bob Riley overboard for daring to question Alabama's regressive tax system, this Moore fellow may be their guy in 2006 for governor.

[donco6]

1. The would be getting what they deserve, . . .

. . . should he be elected.

Perhaps living with the goofball for four years would wake them up a bit.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Good comparison.

Why do so many bass ackward individuals come from that state?

[JasonBerry]

3. Ahhh.......There's the Flame Bait Post.

"Why do so many bass ackward individuals come from that state?"

You really should read Will Pitt's post running near the top now regarding the postings of late. WHY would you post something so appalling? It is a state with good people - some fine liberals who have fought a TOUGH fight to wake up many in Alabama and other southern states. Your comments are not welcome by me - or anyone else who believes in the UNITED States of America.

[QC]

5. Yep--gotta have the flamebait.

For some of us, a day without a catfight on DU is like a day without sunshine.

[Syrinx]

4. God forbid Moore should be governor!

I voted against Riley, but he actually seems like he might be an okay governor, despite being a pug. If that maniac Moore actually gets elected governor, we'll have a Taliban-style state government. Please, God, no.

There was a nice editorial in the local paper the other day about this:

If the Alabama Legislature operated on courage and moral conviction, it would lose little time in drawing up articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Roy Moore.

*snip*

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030815/NEWS/308150333/1012/editorial1

[SyracuseDemocrat]

6. Ironically enough, it could be Moore for Senate, instead.

Here's an analysis from larry sabato's crystal ball website:

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/sen_al.htm

UPDATE (2/20/03): The Crystal Ball has learned that Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore may challenge Senator Shelby in the Republican primary in '04. Moore is considered a right-wing fringe figure, having made his reputation as the modern-day Moses promoting the display of the Ten Commandments. Still, while Moore rarely polls well, he often turns out surprisingly large numbers of adherents to vote for him on election day. The Shelby folks are well aware of the challenge, and are gearing up appropriately. This could be quite a show.

:)

[Syrinx]

7. whats the smiley face for?

That scares the shit out of me. I don't care for Shelby at all, but he's a liberal compared to that idiot.

I guess it could be good if they beat up on each other and let Dem Susan Parker take up the slack. :hippie:

[SyracuseDemocrat]

11. It's good because

bloody Republican primaries are always good.

[Syrinx]

8. thanks for showing me this

This is the first I've heard about it. I hope they bruise each other up, and let our woman squeak through!

SUSAN PARKER for SENATE in 2006

(she was the dem nominee. got about 38%, I think. Shelby had about 20 or 30 times the money.)

[symbolman]

9. I'll give you a reason not to like Alabama

I've been fighting for my very life down there - my ex has the entire damn county of Baldwin and a right wing male hating hyper christian judge is trying to sentence me to jail there for talking to my son on the phone from 2200 miles away..

I walked out of there with two lawyers, one was a DA AND A Judge himself for 30 odd years (he worked with Bugliosi)and they couldn't believe what a travesty of justice they witnessed.. both of them said there was NO EVIDENCE at all for the conviction this Judge tried to hand down..

all this over my ex being able to just walk into a DA's office and act injured. My nearly 17 year old son has been branded a criminal by this same crew and he's wanted nothing but to live with me since he was 4 years old.. but instead they all attempt to criminalize ME instead of her..

Best part is, my ex has actually BIT her live in boyfriend TWICE in one year, drove my kids around while drunk (got two DUIS in a week), a child abandonment charge, and between her and her new husband (both alcoholics) they have NINE alcohol related arrests.

I have NO criminal record, but they are all trying to change that.. I have TWO Appeals going on down there and we are now having to sell the house we have in California to pay those legal bills.

But here's the kicker.. today I got a stern note from the ex, that I had accidentally sent child support that was TEN BUCKS short. According to this Judge (and I know this sounds impossible) she will be able to JAIL ME for civil contempt and in family court that is for as LONG as the judge feels like making it..

I'm still looking for a civil rights lawyer, I need to make all this a FEDERAL CASE if I or my sons are ever to have a life at all, or any money..

I have fought with this bitch for 15 years or so now in many states and I can tell you this, people in power in Alabama are complete monsters - in all the other states I was fighting my ex in I got unfairly biased towards their sick mother treatment but not ONE ever tried to jail me in the least -- not one...

They are nuts and if it was up to me I'd put a big ass fence around that state and not let anyone in or out for a thousand years.

They promote sickness and death in the name of morality and religion the likes of insanity I've never seen, and I've worked in TWO NUTHOUSES, so I know what chronic psychotics look like - the inmates are running that system down there.

Sorry, maybe I shouldn't sugar coat it so much.. anyone know a good civil rights lawyer that wants to make history, I'm your POSTER BOY..

[DEMActivist]

10. George Wallace reincarnated

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[KamaAina]

12. That is totally unfair...

...to George Wallace, who repented of his segregationist ways later in life and, astoundingly, was eventually re-elected governor on the strength of the black vote!

http://www.cnn.com/US/9809/14/wallace.obit/

Wallace, who had been re-elected governor in 1970, continued to run his state from a wheelchair until he left office in 1978. He was elected to another term as governor in 1982, winning support among black voters after renouncing his previous segregationist views.

The wheelchair, of course, came about after an attempt on his life, just when he was starting to cut into Nixon's base of support... :tinfoilhat:

[Iluvleiberman]

13. He is a HUGE hero for the fundie right

They absolutely love that guy. He is one of the most popular rwingers in ALL of the US. They constantly talk about him as a "hero".