Getting Roy Moore to Run

OK, I'll admit that maybe I'm not paranoid enough. But does anyone have any ideas on what it would take for Roy Moore to actually toss his hat into the ring for President of the United States?

•  Good grief.

  Listen, I live in Alabama.  You do not want this man to run for anything more responsible than garbage collector.

  You think GWB is a loon?  You call Ashcroft the Ayatollah?

  You ain't seen nuthin' until ole Roy gets his hands on some power.

  by kate petersen on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:17:45 AM PDT

  •  I just voted.

    David, I will admit that the major reason to encourage Roy (Rock of Ages) Moore to run for president is that then he would not be in Alabama trying to run for governor, which I believe is his next stop on the Career Path to Righteousness.

    However, since I can move out of Alabama and for a number of reasons can't leave the US, I contend that Roy running for governor is by far the lesser of the evils.

    Not that I am encouraging either possibility.
    

    by kate petersen on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:44:00 AM PDT

•  Sheesh..

  Please, for shits sake, can we stop this meme? I can not, and will not, support evil.. which is what supporting Moore is. Nothing good can come from it.. do you really want to give this asshat a pulpit with your money?

  by dc on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:21:52 AM PDT

  •  it's all about...

    finding the wedge.

    Republicans have known how to find the wedge for years. They divide and conquer their opponents. Do you think all the Republicans who've been giving money to Nader, or the ones who ran Sharpton's campaign, think that either one of them are good people or those who would lead the country in the right direction? Of course not. They back the Dear Leader. But they also know that fomenting discord and conflict in the opposition is one of the most effective ways to cripple it.

    As Nader is a wedge for leftist wingnuts, Moore is one for rightist wingnuts. Do you want to defeat Bush? Do you want to hurt him? Do you want to break their grip on power? Then use every weapon you have; remember, they won't stop at anything to  hurt you. You should give them the same consideration. Use the wedge to split their heartwood -- a tree must die from the inside out.

    by GorgeousOrifice on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:31:52 AM PDT

•  it's not like he has a chance in hell of winning

  and a candidate to Bush's right (who knew that was possible?!) can only be a good thing while his support among the far right erodes for not being hateful enough (again, who knew...?!)  Whether one wants to give money to such an effort is each person's business.  I wouldn't either, but I'm certainly gonna do a lot of hoping.

  by Todd Beeton on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 09:33:27 AM PDT

•  Moore opposes the FMA

  He's fairly consistent with regard to his opinions on what federal power should/should not do.

  by DaveOinSF on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 10:22:41 AM PDT

  •  FMA opponent

    You mean I agree with him on something? Gee, maybe I might actually vote for him. Hmm. Roy Moore vs. Lyndon Larouche?

    Randy

    by naraht on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 06:37:02 PM PDT