Alabama Megathread: Bombshell allegations

[Arkansas Yankee]

After thinking about it overnight, my wife and fully hope the citizens of Alabama  will elect Moore.  The Democrats, who for over 40 years supported a man who allowed a young woman to die in pond and helped his nephew tear apart a woman who accused the nephew of rape have no moral standing to attack Moore.  The same folks supported a President who provenly took advantage of a a 21 year old lady, who was accused of  rape and numerous other sexual offenses.  They even wanted to let his wife piggy back him into the White House again.

Where was the Republican leadership in those 40 year not denouncing Kennedy and demanding every year that he leave the Senate.

I registered this summer to post here.  I hesitated because so many of you seem to have so much more knowledge than I do.  This is my first post because I am really angry.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I expected some hysterical responses to my post calling for the election of Moore along with some name calling. That is even though you do not knowing anything about me.  So I will let you know more about me than you probably want to know. This should possibly be posted on another thread, but I am posting here as I have been personally called names on this thread like confederate

I was born in 1944 in Michigan. I became active in the Republican Party in 1959.  I moved to Memphis, TN in 1975 and to the delta of Arkansas in 1978.  At that time the city I moved to  was 70% white and the fastest growing city in Arkansas.  It has not grown since then because of the Carter hyper inflation and dismal economy.  Also businesses were moving out of downtown Memphis on the river.  Businesses moved further east in Tennessee and South into Mississippi.  The Mississippi River is a barrier. Today my city is 65% black.

The demographic changes have caused the Methodist church I attend to suffer a significant decline in membership.  I am proposing to other members that our next pastor should be black.
I know that will cause some members to leave.  But I believe it is the only way forward.  I guess that makes me a confederate.

Since I became active in the Republican Party in 1959 I have supported the following candidates in the primaries Goldwater in 64, Nixon in 68, Ford in 76, Reagan in 80 after New Hampshire, Bush in 88 and 92, Alexander in 96, Bush in 00, McCain in 08 against our own former Governor Huckabee,  Romney in 12, and Rubio and then Kasich in 16.  I think that makes me pretty much a mainstream Republican.  

Be warned I am generally a yellow dog Republican.

Locally I am known as generally a “red Republican.” That is like a “red Tory” in Great Britain or Canada.  But I am not that “red.”  In Michigan I would be a moderate conservative. . I do love Atlas’ proper use of Party colors.

I was a never Trumper till after the the Indiana primary.  I decided then that after being subjected to the Clintons through two years of Bill as Attorney General of Arkansas, 12 years of Bill as Governor, 8 years of Bill as President, and 6 years of Hillary as Secretary of State I had had quite enough of the the Clintons.  I became a Never Hillaryer.  Every time my wife and I see Hillary on TV we are thankful we made that decision.

With respect to the Alabama Senate race I wish Brooks had won, though he is a foolish member of the Freedom Caucus.  I considered that Strange had made a dirty dirty deal.  I considered Moore a jerk.  

However due to the fact that both Parties have come to the point of being unable to work together and Jones is a left winger rather than a blue dog,  I will not give up any Senate or House seat without a fight.  If I see away for a another Republican to get on the ballot or that a right-in could win, I would switch my support.

I am late in posting this statement due to the fact my wife and I took the black director/pastor of the local Christian mission in the area to dinner at an iconic restaurant in our county.  More evidence I am a Confederate.

I will never post anything this long again on a single non individual topic thread. It is just to give you some knowledge of me.

[Arkansas Yankee]

My wife said she heard the governor of Alabama had some power to delay the election. Is that correct?

[Arkansas Yankee]

I face a bunch of assassins .

You are probably right about my dinner with a black pastor.

But you ignore my statement on changes in my church.  That's is a big deal for a southern church.  My actions will probably lose me some friends and get me some critics. You should encourage that and not criticize it.  We have a liberal Never Trumper pastor. He wants to bring in black members.  I do not believe he can do it.  We need a black pastor to do it I believe.  I am willing to try.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I cannot figure out how to quote statements I am replying to.

But as to changing the ballot at this late time, you Democrats did it in New Jersey in 2002.  What is good for Democrats is not ok for Republicans I guess.

As I said before you Democrats supported a man who killed a young lady in a pond for over 40 years.
You want me to get excited about an event that might have occurred in 1979 when no one died and there is no evidence of recurrence of the activity. 

If you want to start a write-in for a Republican I might join you if I thought it could succeed.  I will not support a left wig Democrat.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I think it's a great game plan to vote for Moore and let the GOP throw him out.  If Democrats want to elect someone from Alabama let them become Republicans.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Since I have not had 20 posts, I cannot post a link.   This article can be found at hotair.com.

Jazz Shaw at HotAir has an interesting article.  He says that since this is essentially a one incident claim that arose many years ago and the claim is made so late in the campaign, there is insufficient evidence to support the claim or denial.  Therefore, he essentially finds that it would not be inappropriate to support Moore and let him have a hearing in the Senate.

Call off the lynch mob. So, vote as you would have before the claim.

The Republican leadership are such pantywaists. They turn into week kneed jello at the first sign of trouble.  The Democrat leadership usually stands and fights.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I actually really dislike Moore.  But I will not agree to turn the Senate over to the Democrats.

Again please do not preach morality to me when you folks elected Ted Kennedy over and over for over 40 years.  You also wanted to sneak Bill back into the White House.  I am not sure you will not try that again.

At least Republicans decked the influence pedaling Bushes. You still have to get rid of your influence pedaling Clintons. Take care of your own business.

I know we still need to get rid of the Bush grandchild in Texas.

Instinctively, I will never believe the Washington Post, a house organ of the Democrat Party, did not have the story before the primary.

[Arkansas Yankee]

If you want to see a lot more like me go to Ace of Spades. I still cannot link.  Need 20 posts.   You folks do not see enough of the conservative world

[Arkansas Yankee]

It interesting that I bring a little bit of the the right here. I am abused by some for doing so.  I bring a little of the left to Ace of Spades.  I am abused for doing so.

The Ace of Spaders think they are 100% correct. The left leaners here think they are 100% correct.  The folks at Daily Kos think they are 1.000% correct.  Boy some of them can really cuss.  I know I am not 100% right.

There is enjoyment in being the skunk at all the garden parties. As a "red" Republican I am always catching flack from local Republicans. One lady said I really frustrated her.

[Arkansas Yankee]

I might not be so adamant about not letting this seat go to a Democrat, if the Democrats were not trying to disrupt the nomination process across the board.  

I can understand the attempt to slow down the judicial nominations.  But I want them to be approved.  So, I do not want to give you another weapon.

There no excuse for the slow down of Executive Department nominations. That has to stop.

[Arkansas Yankee]

A net D+2 is now a very plausible outcome for 2018, between the Heller and Flake seats and the potential for a Cochran or McCain retirement, and the potential for Collins and/or Murkowski to become a Dem-caucusing Indy if it's tied is significant.  I wouldn't be entirely shocked if Collins and Murkowski left the GOP this December if Jones won.   

Why would they do that? They have absolutely no reason to switch. That also assumes that the dems hold all of their seats in red states like McCaskill, Donnelly, Manchin, Heitkamp, Nelson, etc. It's a pretty big assumption.

My greatest fear is another Jeffords like switch.  I do no think Murkowski would leave as her family ties to the Party iare so strong and she is strong opponent of most Democratic energy policies.  Collins is another ?  She might leave if Jones or Moore won.  That is why I would not seat Moore if he won, unless he proved his innocence.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Just wondering would a write in campaign hurt Moore or Jones more?  Of course first impression is that it would hurt Moore, offering a safe haven for GOPers, who might otherwise hold there noses and vote for Moore.

The question becomes could it become a safe haven for GOPers who would otherwise hold their noses and vote for Jones?

I cannot imagine it being successful unless More gave up and supported it.

I would guess the write in campaign would infuriate the Moore supporters even more against the GOP establishment.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Please stop denigrating the voters of Alabama.  If they elect Moore, they are no worse than the voters of Massachusetts, who reelected a man who committed to a DUI, which led to the death of a young lady, whom he made no significant efforts to safe, reported the accident many hours latter, and then used his influence to avoid the consequences of his actions, that any of the rest of us would have to face.

Now Democrats later in 2000 considered DUIs so significant, that they spent the whole weekend before the election explaining to the nation why Bush 43s failure to disclose a DUI when he was 18 disqualified him from being elected.   

Another point: stop denigrating them till you see what they do.

I am afraid some of you are as puritanical as some of those you criticize.  I know it is hard to see ones own faults.  I miss some of mine.

[Arkansas Yankee]

Maybe: Jeff Sessions as a write in.

Never Strange

[Arkansas Yankee]

 Congratulations Doug Jones

I believe Bannon and Moore hate McConnell so much they would rather lose the Senate seat than back a write in or step aside tallow an attempt to alter the ballot.

Moore might bow to Sessions.  But I think Bannon hates Trump now and would undermine any such campaign.

To bad.  If Moore would step down,the GOP could pick Brooks or Sessions.  Go to court using the New Jersey case as precedent.  There is no reason new ballots cannot be printed for one race or computers to be reprogrammed.  

Everyone is allowed to dream.