Re: Roy Moore's Possible Run for President
Frederick Clarkson printable version print page     Bookmark and Share
Tue Mar 29, 2011 at 02:01:10 PM EST
Following an appearance at a rally opposing marriage equality in the state Associated Press reports that Christian Rightists in Iowa are encouraging ex-Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore to run for president -- and that the disgraced former jurist just might do it.  Republican officials in Iowa told The Wall Street Journal that Moore is getting in.

Of course, he may just be teasing, again.

Moore flirted with running for the nomination of the overtly theocratic Constitution Party in 2004.  Nationally known as the "Ten Commandments Judge," Moore had installed a 5,280-pound granite sculpture of an open book inscribed with the commandments shortly after he was elected (as a Republican) as Chief Judge of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2001, and then defied a federal court order to remove it -- which resulted in his being removed from the bench.  He went on to become a celebrity headliner for events across a wide swath of the Religious Right including appearances at state Constitution Party events. But he didn't take the plunge.

He also made noises about running for president in 2008, but didn't go for it; and he lost primary challenges to incumbent Alabama Governor Bob Riley in 2006 and 2010.  

Moore epitomizes dominionism in American politics and might be able to rally the harder core of the Religious Right should he decide to run for the GOP nomination.  But there has been speculation that he is aiming for the Constitution Party nomination.  If so, running as a Republican to start the campaign and switching parties in time for the Constitution Party party convention (if, as seems likely, his campaign does not break out of a narrow slice of the GOP caucus and primary pie) -- might be a more dramatic way to run for the Constitution Party nomination than if he started out with that as his publicly stated goal.  But if that is his plan, it may not work out so well, since unlike other years, this time there may be other strong contenders.  But still, its not a bad gambit.  

But running as a Republican, he may, as The Wall Street Journal points out, sufficiently split the Religious Right faction among a number of candidates to clear the way for a more mainstream candidate.   And while "mainstream" can be a very relative term, this is what happened in 2000, when Gary Bauer, Alan Keyes, Steve Forbes and Dan Quayle split the Religious Right vote while Republican mainstreamers generally went with Texas Governor George W. Bush.  




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In a little over a week I will be going to the annual conference of Moore's biggest promoter....Rick Scarbourgh.  Will post a report here.

by wilkyjr on Wed Mar 30, 2011 at 09:42:35 AM EST
quite...interesting. And not in a good way. You're a much better man than I, to sit through that deluded, hate-filled nonsense for more than 10 minutes.

by trog69 on Wed Mar 30, 2011 at 02:08:17 PM EST
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At the time of the 10 Commandments controversy, the late great Kurt Vonnegut wrote a column for The Progressive in which he pointed out the 10 Commandments was Old Testament.  If Judge Moore were a Christian as he claimed to be, he would have to follow the teachings of Jesus, which would mean the Beatitudes.  but somehow Mr. Vonnegut couldn't see the judge posting "Blessed are the merciful.." in his courtroom.

by tiredofidiots on Wed Mar 30, 2011 at 12:54:58 PM EST
There is no law saying that anything that Moore, et. al. must be logically coherent to anyone other than his fellow far-right lunatics. And to them, anything asserted by their vision of "Authority" can't be wrong, 'cause they're the Authority, and being "True Christian" leaders, they'd never lie to their congregation.

Having said that, I'll throw a little bit of anecdotal good news, and say that I've been talking to many moderate Christians that are saying, out loud, that they don't want these ideologues speaking for them. Unfortunately, just like their Republican representatives, theocrats like Moore couldn't care less what moderates think.



by trog69 on Wed Mar 30, 2011 at 02:15:36 PM EST
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However, political situations can change quickly, and I do not have access to real-time news updates beyond that date. To get the most current information  diamonds rings for cheap on Roy Moore's political activities related to his potential presidential run, I recommend checking the latest news from reliable sources or conducting an online search.

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