If you are anything like us, or are just a normal human person who would not go out and vote an accused ephebophile into the United States Senate, you are probably wondering what the hell is wrong with people who would. Much like we were all wondering, and are still wondering, what the hell is wrong with people who voted for Donald Trump.
Last night, a segment on Vice News on HBO featured a Roy Moore supporter focus group, moderated by Republican pollster Frank Luntz, in hopes of giving us all some insight into the minds of these disturbed voters.
The primary gist is that most of these voters think that Roy Moore's accusers are lying and possibly being paid to do so -- but also that the things they are accusing him of are totally fine anyway and they see absolutely nothing wrong with them. You know, because people are often paid by mysterious entities to falsely accuse politicians of things that there is nothing wrong with them having done.
In fact, according to one fella on the panel this was perfectly acceptable behavior.
"If Roy Moore was guilty, if he was at the mall hitting on this 14-year-old... Forty years ago in Alabama, there's a lotta Mamas and Daddies that'd be thrilled that their 14-year-old was getting hit on by a district attorney."
To be fair, you can't really expect any sentence beginning with "Forty years ago in Alabama" to end well. Although it is also possible that he is confusing real life in 1977 with the lyrics to "Fancy."
Many of those on the panel expressed frustration that these women would suddenly accuse Roy Moore of being a perv just before an election. Unfortunately, Luntz did not point out that the reason they were speaking out now is because reporters from the Washington Post had heard rumors about Moore's behavior and specifically sought Leigh Corfman out. Or, perhaps, pointed out that it's a lot easier to come forward about something if other people are also coming forward. This is not a fun thing to be alone on!
The conversation then moved to the fact that pretty much no black people in Alabama were going to vote for Roy Moore, and why that might be (Psst! It is maybe because he says things about how great America was back when they were slaves?).
One man's answer, perhaps ironically, was that "Because they listen to people that have influence over them," and also because they are "stupid." One woman opined that race relations in Alabama had been absolutely fantastic from the 1980s up until Obama was elected, which does not exactly sound like a thing that was true for the black people living there.
Another woman wondered why it is that they wanted all the immigrants to steal their jobs, and why they wanted babies to be aborted at 9 months (which, shockingly, is not a thing ).
Lord help us all.
THIS IS NOW YOUR OPEN THREAD!
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The guy who said parents would be thrilled to have their 14 year old girl 'date' (or have sex with, or be raped by...depending on your point of view)....
I find that hard to believe. But I have been struck by Moore saying he got the girls' mothers permission. I'd love to hear from one of them. And also, I find it interesting he says it was the mothers, not the fathers.
All a mix of hard-to-decipher claims. Maybe a mom once gave him permission? Maybe mom's more likely to do that than dad's, whether for good reasons or bad reasons (like they were sexually abused themselves as 14 year olds)? Maybe it shouldn't matter, because the 14 year old girl shouldn't be pimped by her parents?
His wife, btw, is starting to seem like the second coming of the horrible Ms. Clarence Thomas.
Thanks! I knew anti-gay sentiment in England was strong, but I didn't know it was that virulent and persisted that long. Ironic, of course, in that their snooty class-based educational system almost encouraged it amongst the swells; it was rampant in the Brit intelligence services in the war too. And funny how that aspect of Churchill's life get's left out of the Republican hagiographies about him, no?