The failure of the story-line....was that it would have been better off to limit to two women only, and have relatives or friends who were aware of the episode at the time. Telling this in the way that the WaPo did...triggered most Alabama folks to be skeptical. Presently most of the state’s folks are maxing out on skepticism.
Yeah... Throwing all the crap that could be ginned up at Roy looked exactly like what it was.