Tuesday, December 12, 2017

A pro-Trump SuperPAC thought it was a good idea to have a 12 year old girl interview accused pedophile Roy Moore, and other Alabama election news.

Courtesy of The Hill: 

A pro-Trump super PAC arranged for a 12-year-old girl to interview Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) as he faces mounting allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. 

The America First Project brought Millie March, a girl whose interviews during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) went viral, to Alabama to interview Moore. 

“We decided that we were going to bring Millie to Alabama, after everything that’s happened in this Alabama Senate race up until this point,” America First Project’s Jennifer Lawrence said in the video, adding that the group wanted "to show there is a wide range of people who support Roy Moore."

I was trying to think of a metaphor for what a bad idea this was, but what idea is actually worse than dangling a twelve year old girl in front of a known sexual predator?

Really can't imagine one.

In other news we learn that the same Russian troll army that supported Donald Trump is now all in for Roy Moore as well.

Courtesy of Mother Jones:

In the run-up to Alabama’s special election, Kremlin-linked news sites and trolls have battled vigorously on behalf of Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for US senator accused of sexual misconduct against multiple women, including teenage girls. Since allegations against Moore were first reported by The Washington Post on Nov. 9, Russian-linked Twitter accounts—including some operated by Russian news outlets RT and Sputnik—have attacked the credibility of the women accusing Moore as well as US news media reporting the allegations. During a week in mid-November, when sexual misconduct scandals were a top focus of these Kremlin-linked accounts, a majority of the content they pushed on the topic was in defense of Moore, according to the cyber security research project Hamilton 68: “Among pro-Moore articles, close to 70% attacked the credibility of the accuser(s), 38% attacked the media in general or the Washington Post in particular, and one story attacked Lindsey Graham for not defending Moore.”

The Kremlin’s ongoing “active measures” campaign on social media has aimed to sow confusion and chaos by supporting both far-right and far-left interests in American politics. The Alabama election presented a ripe opportunity, according to former senior CIA official John Sipher, now an expert with the national security group Cipher Brief. “In the case of Moore, the Russians certainly assess that the hyper-partisan and heated campaign is pitting Americans against each other and they want to do all they can to add fuel to the fire,” he says. “They likely assess that a Moore victory will bring the fight to Washington and further weaken the strained US political system.”

You know if you consider yourself a patriotic American, and find that you are voting the way that Vladimir Putin wants you to vote, you might want to reassess your patriotism.

Speaking of Russian meddling as it turns out Alabama's top election official was sent to monitor the elections in Russia, and found them "free and fair."

Well that should certainly put the minds of Alabama voters at ease.

At least one Alabama judge is concerned about a little election day hanky panky.

Courtesy of AL.com: 

A judge directed Alabama election officials Monday afternoon to preserve all digital ballot images in Tuesday's hotly contested U.S. Senate special election. 

An order granting a preliminary injunction was filed at 1:36 p.m. Monday - less than 24 hours before voting is to begin. The order came in response to a lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of four Alabama voters who argued that the state is required to maintain the images under state and federal law.

That's a good idea. I would be very surprised if there were not some GOP hi jinks going on today. 

27 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:26 AM

    At 11:25 am, Alabama's State Supreme Court stayed the judges order to preserve the digital voting records. Why?? Even if no hanky-panky is suspected, saving the records for 6 months would seem to be prudent.

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  2. Anonymous9:39 AM

    Some should report Millie March‘a parents to CPS for putting their daughter in the same room as a child rapist.

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  3. Anonymous9:52 AM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdBtwsSPgW4

    'the bitches of War!'

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    1. Anonymous3:04 PM

      "the dogs of war". if you are going to quote Shakespeare do it right. don't try to make a funny with the best literature ever over creeps like this. they don't deserve Shakespeare and they would not know Macbeth if they were forced to watch the play.

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  4. Obvious it was safe to send Millie. Moore only likes teenagers. SMH

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  5. Anonymous10:11 AM

    "Only we who award the reins of power, have the power to rein in leaders who inspire an increasing chasm between Left & Right, young & old, rich & poor, Obamacare & careless Trump – all while elevating the wall between the educated and deserted. So why is it, GOP leaders, religious conservatives, and many Alabama women, see only the speck of sawdust in the eyes of Moore/Trump accusers, but pay no attention to the gender insulting plank of sexual offenders — choosing instead, to penalize targets of bullying and abuse: women, girls, LGBTQ citizens, men and boys?"As nation and people, we again face another Y in the road and must choose, for what shall it profit We the People, if Republicans shall gain the Evangelical vote, and lose our Justice for All soul."It’s not just powerful men abusing power and women. It’s those armed with the power to vote, denying Domestic Terrorism, while doing the bidding of gun violence provocateurs, phony patriots and religious extremists."Acknowledging we are the architects of the trumped world in which we currently live, empowers in us' to RESIST.

    http://lnr.politicususa.com/nixon-18-minutes-trump-18-days-moore-14-16-2475/

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  6. Anonymous10:22 AM

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-rex-tillerson-in-meeting-with-us-diplomats-says-russia-interfered-in-election

    "At times it strayed into the bizarre, with Tillerson praising the culture of the American West, where “your word is your bond.”"

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roy-moore-horse_us_5a300c7ae4b01598ac488372

    Roy Moore Rode In To Vote On A Horse Named ‘Sassy’

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    1. Anonymous2:31 PM

      https://splinternews.com/horse-twitter-comes-for-roy-moore-1821227717

      BrokeBack rider?

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    2. Anonymous2:42 PM

      https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roy-moore-horse_us_5a300c7ae4b01598ac488372?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

      tweet tweet

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    3. Anonymous3:26 PM

      Does the cowboy-hat wearing Roy Moore think that he lives in the old Wild West? What a "evil" clown show the 21st century GOP has become!
      Beaglemom

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  7. Anonymous10:28 AM

    OT?"Pressler told Rollins he was “special” and that the sexual contact was their God-sanctioned secret.
    Pressler is a leading figure on the religious right in Texas and was a key player in the “conservative resurgence” of Southern Baptism, a movement in the 1970s and 1980s that aimed to oust liberals and moderates from the church’s organizational structure." Harvey Rosenstock, a psychiatrist who has been working with Rollins since August 2016, wrote in a letter included in the suit that Rollins is a “reliable historian for the childhood sexual trauma to which he was repeatedly and chronically subjected.” ethics issues'?

    https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/religious-right-leader-accused-of-sexually-abusing-teenage-boy-and-claiming-it-was-a-god-sanctioned-secret/

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  8. Anonymous11:57 AM

    Don't forget racism:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D7RvKw3wDY

    Sammy Davis Jr - Ol' Man River
    3years ago "I've never posted a comment on youtube or anywhere else before,but this performance of such an important song was the most incredible performance I've ever seen by anyone ever.He is in my opinion the greatest entertainer of the 20th Century."

    BWLM

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    1. Anonymous1:00 PM

      “Nearly 75,000 Black Girls & Women Are Missing Across the Country"

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    2. Anonymous1:24 PM

      https://www.facebook.com/trumpisterrible/photos/a.92584855177.96317.88683275177/10154933732430178/?type=3&theater

      'Polls don't close until 7 PM'

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    3. Anonymous2:33 PM

      Correction polls calls @ 8PM Live>

      http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/alabama-senate-election-results/

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    4. Anonymous3:26 PM

      Ever wonder why 'speed' was called
      Black Beauties & White Cross

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    5. Anonymous3:49 PM

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4fwFcJYwao

      Ray Charles 'That Lucky Ol' Sun' 1964
      "On this day in 1963 {December 7th} "That Lucky Old Sun" by Ray Charles entered Billboard's Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #20 and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...
      Frankie Laine reached #1 {for 8 weeks} with it on Sept. 25th, 1949 on Billboard's Best Sellers chart...And on Billboard's Hot Country chart Kenny Chesney & Willie Nelson's version peaked at #56 in 2008."

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    6. Anonymous5:23 PM

      http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/20-best-saturday-night-live-political-sketches-w481607/the-question-is-moot-102084-w481905

      'The Question is Moot!' (10/20/84)
      Jessie Jackson

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  9. Anonymous12:34 PM

    Dan the man Rather "I believe in the decency of the vast majority of the American people. I believe that most know this is not normal, not normal at all. I believe that most know we have been and should be better than this."<FB

    https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/trump-lashing-out-at-kirsten-gillibrand-reveals-he-is-caged-animal-gripped-by-fear-dan-rather/

    “It is so far below the standards of human decency that no civil person should condone it, let alone normalize it.”
    “There is a showdown in Alabama tonight. It is impossible to tell what will happen. But whatever the outcome, the Republican Party has become the Party of Trump. And they will have to wear that mantle in front of the American electorate likely for years to come,” "

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  10. Anonymous1:57 PM

    OT?
    "Several proposed tax cuts hurt grad students. Scientific research will suffer too."The House bill would also drop the student loan interest deduction, which helps people who are paying their student loans manage their debt."
    “means that we will be shutting the door on new opportunities for discovery, exploration and innovation.”"

    https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/11/16752016/gop-tax-plan-tuition-waiver

    http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/entrepreneur-and-finance-expert-phil-angelides/

    "Between 2009 to 2011, Angelides served as Chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which concluded the 2008 crisis was avoidable and was caused by widespread failures of regulation, reckless risk-taking by Wall Street, government leaders ill-prepared for crisis, and a systemic breakdown in accountability and ethics.
    The report made the New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers lists and The New York Review of Books hailed it as “the most comprehensive indictment of the American financial failure that has yet been made” and “the definitive history of this period.” "

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    1. Just more on the "War on Education."

      You never hear about that one.

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  11. Anonymous2:56 PM

    the son of a bitch is drooling. hope there were plenty other adults around to protect her. "look, i can be in the same room and not attack this child"! he'll be dreaming tonight. republicans are crazy. who ever thought this up needs to be beaten.

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  12. Anonymous3:03 PM

    MINOR$?
    "Users are swarming young girls and asking them to do inappropriate things. And the live-streaming app hasn't been able to stop them."
    "Due to the live nature of the videos, it’s probably hard for Periscope to know exactly when a new one pops up that features a minor and attracts predatory commenters, though the platform has removed live broadcasts while they are happening in the past. “Unless they’ve got keywords down really tightly to know what constitutes a grooming message, … automated detection may be a little harder to do just via existing algorithmic tools,” Thomas Holt, a criminal justice professor at Michigan State University who specializes in computer crimes,"Videos of children being lured into sexual or inappropriate behavior on Periscope can rack up more than 1,000 views. The videos tend to follow a pattern: Once the stream starts, dozens of Periscope users flock into the comments, as if they had been alerted either on Periscope or via a separate forum outside of Periscope, suggesting some level of coordination. This type of swarming is common, according to Holt: “Multiple people will often start to send sexual requests, questions, or content in an attempt to exert a degree of social pressure on the person to respond to a request.” This makes the request seem more normal, Holt says, and can manipulate a child to respond to a sexual request to please the group."

    http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2017/12/periscope_users_are_asking_young_girls_to_do_sexually_explicit_things_and.html

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  13. Anonymous3:36 PM

    Well his wife sure proved they are not antisemitic with her"our lawyer is a Jew" comment.
    Then,just in case anyone still had doubts she added "some of our best friends are Jews"

    Is their maid black or Hispanic?

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    1. You want a guess?

      Black maid (in uniform) and Hispanic gardener.

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  14. Superheavyweight Jaba the Drumpf in this corner and this corner and this cor....

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  15. You know what struck me first?

    Notice how far away from him she's sitting?

    (Why didn't they use a 14 or 16 year old? Because Roy wouldn't have been able to control his eyes, the windows to the soul.)

    The second thing I thought was how pathetic. Is there anyone that can't see through this and buys this pitiful attempt?

    My third thought was this girl needs to be taken away from her parents by child protective services. WTF were they thinking?

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