Conservative site gets major blowback after defending Moore dating teens 'to raise a large family'

[DonViejo]

BY JOE CONCHA - 11/30/17 10:03 AM EST

The Federalist, a conservative news and opinion site, earned scorching pushback on social media Thursday after it published an opinion piece defended Alabama GOP Senate hopeful Roy Moore dating teenagers in his 30's on the grounds that it's "not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family."

The commentary comes with less than two weeks before a special election between Democrat Doug Jones and Moore, who is accused of sexual misconduct and assault by several women who said he made advances toward them when they were teenagers as young as 14.

"Here is one thing we know and should admit from the start: in his early thirties, Moore had a penchant for dating teenagers. Apparently, this was not an uncommon occurrence during this time," Tully Borland, an associate professor of philosophy at Ouachita Baptist University and a former member of 82nd Airborne Division, wrote for the site.

"Apparently, this was not an uncommon occurrence during this time. In fact, this practice has a long history and is not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family," Borland adds. The story quickly went viral, climbing to one of the top trending topics on Twitter with the negative responses from both the left and right.

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[underpants]

1. Wow when Jonah Goldberg thinks it's a bad idea

[TomSlick]

2. As a Ouachita in-law (my wife teaches there),

I must point out that the University quickly disavowed Professor Borland's article. Without intending to do so, Professor Borland caused what will be a very useful discussion in the University community concerning the misogyny shown in the article. There has already been a great education for the older members of the faculty with more to come.