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icymist

(15,888 posts)
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:13 PM Nov 2017

Alabama GOP Threatens Retaliation for Disloyalty to Moore

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Washington may be abandoning Roy Moore by the droves. But in Alabama, the GOP has Moore's back and is threatening retribution against defectors.

The chairwoman of the Alabama Republican Party warned she's ready to enforce strict rules on party purity in the state's Senate race, even if it means kicking GOP candidates off the ballot in future elections.

"It would be a serious error for any current elected GOP official or candidate to publicly endorse another party's candidate, an independent, a third party or a write in candidate in a general election as well,” Alabama GOP Chairwoman Terry Lathan told the Alabama Political Reporter. "I have heard of no GOP elected official or candidate that is even considering this option."

A write-in is one of the only ways Republican opponents could stop Moore at this point, since it's too late to change the ballots.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/alabama-gop-threatens-retaliation-disloyalty-moore-n820876

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Alabama GOP Threatens Retaliation for Disloyalty to Moore (Original Post) icymist Nov 2017 OP
Sounds like the Grand Old Party is now the Grand Old Pedophile Party if they are cstanleytech Nov 2017 #1
Such fascists. paleotn Nov 2017 #2
Nice career you got there, be a shame if anything happened to it... Leghorn21 Nov 2017 #3
She stands with a pedophile. SCVDem Nov 2017 #4
I think the GOP did know about Moore's actions previously agincourt Nov 2017 #5
Gang members stick together----until they don't! Doitnow Nov 2017 #14
Let me see if I understand this correctly GeoWilliam750 Nov 2017 #6
You forgot the other reason! atreides1 Nov 2017 #16
Fuck. Them. All. BlueIdaho Nov 2017 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author LovingA2andMI Nov 2017 #8
Who wants to sleep with the Turbineguy Nov 2017 #9
They really don't believe in free speech, do they. CanonRay Nov 2017 #10
Just like a cheap WalMart sweater. longship Nov 2017 #11
Hey Terry Lathan turbinetree Nov 2017 #12
And there you have it n/t hibbing Nov 2017 #13
what does the GOP even stand for these days? olddad56 Nov 2017 #15
I call them the Guardians Of Prurience. ancianita Nov 2017 #18
republican chairperson: "party purity" - Bwaa ha ha ha ha! Achilleaze Nov 2017 #17
"If you won't embrace pedophilia, we'll kick you out of the party." Nitram Nov 2017 #19
Hey Alabama, please do us a favor. Don't just nibble on the barrel maxrandb Nov 2017 #20
The GOP Mantra is now Best_man23 Nov 2017 #21

cstanleytech

(26,357 posts)
1. Sounds like the Grand Old Party is now the Grand Old Pedophile Party if they are
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:22 PM
Nov 2017

going to stick with Moore.

paleotn

(18,014 posts)
2. Such fascists.
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:47 PM
Nov 2017

Immoral and reprehensible as always. Seems the Bama GOP hasn't evolved much if at all from fire hoses and attack dogs.

Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)
3. Nice career you got there, be a shame if anything happened to it...
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 10:52 PM
Nov 2017

"It would be a serious error...to publicly endorse another party's candidate, an independent, a third party or a write in candidate..."

Mobsters punks wiseguys mafioso bratva

I guess I should be worried about the sinister threats of the Alabama Republican Party, but, nah. Fuck 'em.

Fuck 'em all.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
4. She stands with a pedophile.
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:08 PM
Nov 2017

Throw away your moral upbringing and join her! We will take pictures of all y'all with Moore!

I'm getting too old for this shit!

agincourt

(1,996 posts)
5. I think the GOP did know about Moore's actions previously
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:18 PM
Nov 2017

So why didn't the allegations surface during the primaries? Moore probably has some dirt on the local Alabama GOP, so that's why they don't throw him under the bus that has his name on it.

GeoWilliam750

(2,523 posts)
6. Let me see if I understand this correctly
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:18 PM
Nov 2017

Alabama Republicans prefer an incompetent, lying pedophile to a competent prosecutor. They do this only because the pedophile is a Republican and the competent prosecutor is a Democrat.

Is this correct?

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
7. Fuck. Them. All.
Tue Nov 14, 2017, 11:29 PM
Nov 2017

May they drag the rest of the GOP to the bottom and drown them all in a moral morass.

Response to icymist (Original post)

longship

(40,416 posts)
11. Just like a cheap WalMart sweater.
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 12:44 AM
Nov 2017

AL GOP is unraveling over support of a pedophile.

Good. VERY GOOD!!

turbinetree

(24,745 posts)
12. Hey Terry Lathan
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 12:56 AM
Nov 2017

This is your "guy" in / from Alabama, a real winner running away from a question and principles, a real Piece of Sh*t. Deflecting a question and "blaming democrats"-----------------





Your party there Terry Lathan is on this ship...............

olddad56

(5,732 posts)
15. what does the GOP even stand for these days?
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 04:42 AM
Nov 2017

I don't know either, , but the P must stand for Putin?
maybe GOP stands for the Grand Order of Putin.

Lets start a game to see who can come up with the best use of the letters in the acronym GOP,
just reply to this one.

maxrandb

(15,393 posts)
20. Hey Alabama, please do us a favor. Don't just nibble on the barrel
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:20 AM
Nov 2017

Full the fucking trigger. Secede from the fucking Union TODAY!

My threat is that if Dems (Sane People) ever have the power to do it, we're not waiting for you to leave the United States, we're kicking your ass out, and taking all our military bases and Federal Employees with us.

I suggest you take the advice of your Supreme Leader...and "GO FUCK YOURSELVES"

Best_man23

(4,915 posts)
21. The GOP Mantra is now
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:29 AM
Nov 2017

Party, Income (money), God, and yes it spells PIG

This GOP Chairwoman is another shining example of a Russpublican who puts party and money before country.

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