Disgraced Former Judge Roy Moore Returns to Fan the Flames of HomophobiaA few weeks ago, Roy Moore the disgraced ex-chief Judge of he Alabama Supreme Court floated the idea that he may run for the Republican nomination for president. Now he has, according to The Iowa Republican (a Republican web site that still calls him "Judge"), formed an exploratory committee and is touring Iowa to drum up support. The short video below is a snippet from a rally last month sponsored by the Iowa Focus on the Family state affiliate last month. In it, Moore denounces marriage equality in ways that suggest this could get very nasty.
"No society is prepared to deal with the problems arising out of same-sex marriages: child abuse, adoption, divorce, foster care, alimony, and the list goes on and on."
Moore flirted with running for the nomination of the overtly theocratic Constitution Party in 2004. But he didn't take the plunge. 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 by a panel of retired judges. 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.
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 by wide margins. .................(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/575241/disgraced_former_judge_roy_moore_returns_to_fan_the_flames_of_homophobia/
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