So about that 'firebrand' Roy Moore ...
Newspapers settled on an interesting word to describe Roy Moore on Tuesday night after he beat Donald Trump-backed Luther Strange in Alabama's Republican primary.
That word is "firebrand." Which sounds fun! Who wouldn't want to be a firebrand?
Well, let's just see what that incorrigible rabble-rouser has been up to over the years:
Referring to people of Native American and Asian descent as "reds and yellows" during a campaign event.
Claiming some towns in the United States live under Sharia law (which is extremely not true).
Comparing the Koran to Hitler's Mein Kampf while arguing why a person of Muslim faith shouldn't be allowed in Congress.
Suggesting 9/11 was punishment for turning away from God.
Saying that "homosexual conduct" should be illegal.
Oh, that scamp, always the maverick with his blatantly racist, homophobic comments. Anyway, many people weren't happy with the phrasing.
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Now Moore -- backed by Steve Bannon and the Breitbart crowd -- will take on Democratic nominee Doug Jones in December. They're fighting to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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