Posted on 09/19/2017 9:42:02 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
WASHINGTON — Roy Moore, the Republican front-runner in next week’s special Senate election in Alabama, referred to "reds and yellows fighting" in a campaign speech, a video shows.
Moore, the ultra-conservative former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, lamented racial divisions in his remarks on Sunday.
"We have blacks and whites fighting, reds and yellows fighting, Democrats and Republicans fighting, men and women fighting," he said.
"Red" and "yellow" are widely recognized as racial slurs.
Video of Moore's speech was made public by a Republican tracking the race and first reported by The Hill. NBC News also obtained the video.
Responding to criticism about his remarks on Facebook late Monday, Moore quoted the popular Bible school song, “Jesus Loves the Little Children," written in the 1800's.
"Red, yellow, black and white they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world. This is the Gospel. If we take it seriously, America can once again be united as one nation under God," Moore said.
Polls show Moore leading Sen. Luther Strange, the Republican appointed to the seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions this year, in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. Moore and Strange will hold their first debate Thursday.
The general election will not take place until December, but given Alabama's conservative lean, the winner on Tuesday is expected to become the state's next senator.
President Donald Trump is supporting Strange and will campaign for him on Saturday, though many conservative figures have lined up behind Moore, who is running as an anti-establishment firebrand.
Moore, who has suggested that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were punishment from God, often mixes religion and politics.
He was removed from the state’s top judicial post twice for doing so — the first time for refusing to remove a statue of the Ten Commandments he had installed on state property, and the second time for refusing to follow the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling allowing same-sex marriage.
I have yet to get a straight answer from anyone on WHY Trump is supporting the globalist fool!
at worst he could just support no one right now, why jump on the losing side???
Roy Moore would be very bad for business. He is completely anti-immigrant and would do everything he could to ensure that America’s business owners would have to waste more expenses on their labour costs. We need someone like Strange who would be good for business and the free market.
“Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.”
(beloved song)
Sez who? The entire context of the statement was anti-bigotry.
Think Todd Akin. It may not matter in Alabama but remember Akin had an effect on North Dakota and other races where our candidate wasn’t top-tier. That might be what Trump is worried about. Remember, our hero Jesse Helms went wobbly against a black Democrat.
Black and white are not considered racist terms, but red and yellow are.
Got it. I’ll have to update my Handbook of Imaginary Grievances.
OH NOES
I’ll bet that racist was wearing cotton, too.
Roy Moore would be very bad for business. He is completely anti-immigrant and would do everything he could to ensure that America’s business owners would have to waste more expenses on their labour costs. We need someone like Strange who would be good for business and the free market.
What?? That is spoken like a true RINO/UniParty.
Strange is a globalist plant. Moore stands up for Judeo-Christian values and puts America first.
Do you live in the US? Are you an American citizen?
Just curious because of your spelling of labor.....we do not spell it labour, here.
Black and white are not considered racist terms, but red and yellow are.
Got it.
Exactly. Just more manufactured BS from the McConnell/Barbour/globalist cabal.
I am 100% true-blue American. Luther Strange is good guy. International business needs more men like him in USA Congress.
"labour"???
Where the heck are you posting from, England?
"completely anti-immigrant"
What a load of crap! Go back to DU!
I read that Pence is going to Alabama to support Strange. (Strange indeed)
Some things are just more important than business.
The panseyassed nation this is becoming. Suck it up, buttercups. I pray to remove the stupidety from our society.
exactly... WHY??? why is Trump helping the very people he is fighting??
thank you , that at least brings some idea why Trump is doing this... I guess I can see that angle too.
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