Judge Moore graduates West Point, goes to Vietnam, completes his Army service, attends law school, and begins practicing law. At that point, he is in his early 30s and ready to find a mate. In the late 70s, women are still marrying in their teens or early 20s, particularly in the South (where I’m from). Women his age are already married with families. The pool of available, child-bearing age women are young. When Judge Moore does marry in 1985, he is 38, his wife Kyla is 24.
The now 53 y/o woman who claims Judge Moore molested her at 14 is from a broken home, thrice divorced, attempted suicide at 16, and has had financial and legal problems. Also reports she has made similar allegations against other men. She is not believable.
The three other women that the Washington Compost dug up were at the age of consent when (or if) they encountered Judge Moore.
Older men marrying younger women is/was common in the South. Female relatives in my family, including my mother, married in their teens to older men and became housewives, mothers to healthy children, and the backbone of their families. My father and mother, both from Gadsden, Alabama, Judge Moore’s hometown, met when he was 16 and she was 9. They lived two houses apart, and my maternal grandmother asked my father to tutor my mother in math. My father completed high school, graduated college, fought in WWII, and returned to marry my mother shortly after her 18th birthday. He was 24 and a very young Army major (battlefield promotions). They wanted to marry when my mother was 16, but decided to wait until after my father’s return from war was ensured. Like Judge Moore & Kyla, they raised four children to honorable adulthood, and after 66+ years of marriage and a passel of grandchildren & great grandchildren, they rest together at Arlington cemetery.
Bottom line: Judge Moore has done nothing wrong.
Nice job.
Well done!
Thank you for posting this very insightful and informative piece. It seems to me the accomplishments of Judge Moore are vastly superior to the ilk we have serving in the Congress right now. From everything I have read, this accuser may have some problems. Has she been offered big money? Does anyone know? She needs to be investigated concerning the other accusations, as well. It would not be hard to find out what her reputation is in Alabama. This looks so like dirty politics to me. One can almost smell the swamp slime in this one.
Excellent post.
Well said!
Informative post. Evil purveyors like McConnell and sycophant followers need to suffer severe consequences for their actions.
The problem is that Roy can’t say “of course Id date an 18 year old” and then deny the 14 year old story. People will think he did all of it. Besides hannity I don’t know anyone who would care if two consenting adults dated. Plus from her own admission Roy only kissed her twice.
One of the best posts about culture ever on Free Republic.
You have a wonderful heritage.
What is it going to take for people to realize there are no Democrats and Republicans there is only the ruling class. Such a dog and pony show designed to destract the populace while they steal more liberty.
You made me do a little thinking, my mother was not quite nineteen when she married my thirty-one yo father. He owned a restaurant at the time and she was a young farm girl who started working part time for him when she was sixteen.
Thanks for reminding us what life was like then for returning vets and southern living.
Judge Moore is still a hero.