The GOP’s top character witnesses
by digby
Former Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore called on Republicans to “take a stand” and support suggested U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following the sexual misconduct allegations levied against him, adding that he believes the Democrats are using Kavanaugh’s accuser as a political pawn.
Moore is no stranger to such allegations. He was accused by nine women of sexual misconduct that allegedly occurred during the 1970s – allegations that surfaced about a month before the December special election between Moore and Doug Jones. Moore denied the allegations, although he conceded to dating young women at the time.
The former Alabama Supreme Court urged Republicans to continue their support of the Supreme Court nominee.
“I think they need to take a stand. I think they need to do what their conscience dictates. They know what’s happening,” Moore told One America News in an interview posted Wednesday. “It’s so obvious that these tactics are used just days before a very important event …but these come up right before an election or a confirmation, and I think the Republicans need to take a stand. I think a lot of them don’t. They don’t like criticism.”
Moore said Democrats are motivated by what they would gain politically by investigating the claims than getting to the truth.
“I think they don’t care about transparency, they just use it because its effective,” he said. “They know that on the one hand you offend women if you believe somebody that says they weren’t guilty of sexual misconduct. On the other hand, if you don’t believe them, you’re condemning the person accused of guilt to prove his own innocence. It’s a Catch-22.”
“It’s just a shame that a person like Judge Kavanaugh who has a stellar record — that somebody can bring something up that he did when he was a teenager close to 40 years ago. That’s not relevant.”
He added: “She said no and he respected it and walked away.”
— Religious leader Franklin Graham
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