Judge Roy Moore Gets Coy about Possible Presidential Bid...

[flpoljunkie]

http://slate.msn.com/id/2096890/

chatterbox
Moore Gets Coy
The religious right's Ralph Nader keeps his options open.
ByTimothy Noah
Posted Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 3:37 PM PT


When last we checked in on Roy "Ten Commandments" Moore, Alabama's deposed chief justice, he was telling the Weekly Standard's Katherine Mangu-Ward that he wouldn't launch a third-party bid for president in 2004. Chatterbox ignored this, partly because the Weekly Standard so obviously doesn't want a right-wing Ralph Nader to siphon votes away from President Bush and partly because Sherman-esque statements never count unless they appear inside quotation marks. The Weekly Standard published a paraphrase. Chatterbox wanted to see Judge Moore address this topic in his own words.

Since then, Moore has continued to wow 'em at Constitution Party meetings around the country. The party's placeholder candidate, Michael Peroutka, is behaving more like a real candidate, but Moore continues to overshadow him in joint appearances, and Constitution Party chairman Jim Clymer continues to make it clear that he'd swap Peroutka for Moore in a New York minute. The drop-dead date for Moore to declare his candidacy is June 23, when the Constitution Party convenes its four-day national convention in Valley Forge, Pa.

Interestingly, Moore told the New York Times on March 7 that he doesn't favor a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage—the very thing that President Bush recently endorsed in order to pander to religious-right types like, well, Moore. "I certainly understand that something needs to be done to stop mayors and judges and others who are disregarding the law," Moore said. "But I think the procedure to correct these problems lies within the Constitution itself, which doesn't need to be amended." Moore would rather use Congress to limit court jurisdiction in these matters. This is very much in line with Constitution Party doctrine, which abhors all talk of amending the Constitution. But it's also a brilliant act of political jujitsu against Bush.

Naturally, the Times asked Moore if he's going to run for president on the Constitution Party ticket. His answer: "I don't rule out anything. But I have no plans to do that at this time." That doesn't sound very Sherman-esque to Chatterbox. Read it and weep, Weekly Standard.

[knight_of_the_star]

1. Wow

This could be good. If Moore runs, he will most likely have more impact than Ralph Nader would on us.

[patricia92243]

2. Roy Moore - we want you, we need you, we love you with all our hearts..

please, please run. You owe it to your country!

[Supply Side Jesus]

3. Hells Yes!

let the fundies flock to him.
Of course Bush will pay him off one way or another to insure he stays out.

[wyldwolf]

4. and I own a prime domain name, too

roymoore04.com

[prodigal_green]

5. Pray pray pray

with all your might that he does!!

This would be awesome! The looney right all balled up in one weirdo little camp.

[wyldwolf]

7. no, seriously, I registered that domain name about a month ago.

I can either sell it or put up a site encouraging that fine man of god to run.

[prodigal_green]

17. LOL-Meant to reply to original post

Yes, I do believe that you own the domain name...

Whichever way you choose to go with it, it will be toward the greater good!

[The Magistrate]

8. Why, You Clever Devil, Mr. Wolf!

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[wyldwolf]

9. Perhaps a DU effort to develop the site is in order?

[mot78]

11. Watch this thread get picked up by Freeptards if there really is a Draft

for Roy Moore.

[The Magistrate]

Definitely, Sir

But planning ought to be private, for maximum value. It would have to be dead straight to be of use, after all, and actual contact with the man or the party could ensue if done well enough....

[The Magistrate]

13. .

[patricia92243]

14. Went there to look and says it's under construction - wish you would get..

it up and going. We could Coy Roy not to be coy - but to go for it!

[wyldwolf]

18. the problem is I just don't have the time to develop it...

..however, I would work with other DU'ers to do it.

[Pikku]

6. How about this one?

RoyAvoidSmallPlanes.com

[mot78]

10. Run Roy Run!!!!!

Show those Freepers that they can vote their conscience

[donco6]

12. Can I say, Ditto!?

:toast:

[Florida_Geek]

15. Mississippi and Alabama BLUE states ---- so sweeeeet

:toast:

[Samantha]

16. If Howard Dean wants to help Kerry defeat Bush*

he should encourage the people on The List to contribute to a Draft Roy Moore campaign. We could use a little financial political poetic justice, ala Karl Rove.