Sean Hannity declares Alabama should decide fate of Roy Moore, who sent letter after 24-hour...

Washington Examiner ^ | 11/15/17 | Diana Stancy Correll

[markomalley]

Fox News host Sean Hannity said it “doesn’t matter what the media says” and that he has received answers from GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, after issuing an ultimatum yesterday that Moore must respond to the inconsistencies in his defense regarding mounting sexual misconduct allegations within 24 hours, or rescind his candidacy.

“I'm not making excuses, I don't know the full truth here,” Hannity said on his radio show Wednesday. “I don't know. Anyway, without giving away details, I have gotten an answer from the Roy Moore campaign on the questions that I had.”

“At the end of the day my thoughts are these. It doesn't matter what the media says, it doesn't matter what Mitch McConnell says, who cares what Mitch — he's tried to influence the people of Alabama the whole time in this election,” he added. “And I just have faith in the people of Alabama, they are the ones that will and should decide.”

GOP lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have asked Moore to exit the race amid the allegations. Moore has resisted so far.

Moore sent a letter to Hannity, which was posted on Twitter on Wednesday, addressing the allegations. He notes that one of the accusers was a party in a divorce action before him when he was a judge in 1999 and that the accuser did not mention his involvement in that case when she came forward with her allegations.

Additionally, Moore said he believed "tampering" had occurred with his signature, which appears in one of the accuser's yearbooks.

"Those initials as well as the date under the signature block and the printed name of the restaurant are written in a style inconsistent with the rest of the yearbook inscription. The '7's' in 'Christmas 1977' are in a noticeably different script than the '7's' in the date '12-22-77,'" he wrote in the letter.

Moore's attorney addressed these same issues during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

The Washington Post published a report last week in which four women went on the record about their alleged interactions with Moore. One woman, Leigh Corfman, said Moore initiated sexual contact with her when she was 14 years old at Moore’s home. She said she did not have intercourse with Moore and requested to be taken home. The other three women said the former judge sought dates with them, despite the fact he was nearly twice their age and they were between the ages of 16 and 18.

Since last week, more women have come forward.

A fifth woman, Beverly Young Nelson, came forward Monday and claimed Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 16. She said Moore offered to drive her home from work on night, but instead parked in parking lot behind her restaurant. She alleges he groped her and grabbed her neck to “force my head onto his crotch."

Moore denied these accusations in his letter, and added that because he is seeking legal action, he "cannot comment further."

"I adamantly deny the allegations of Leigh Corfman and Beverly Nelson, did not date underage girls, and have taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation," the letter said. "Because of that, at the direction of counsel, I cannot comment further."

However, the accusations keep mounting.

Tina Johnson alleged that Roy Moore groped her as she in his law office after conducting legal business back in 1991, AL.com reported Wednesday.

Additionally, Kelly Harrison Thorp said she was 17 and was working as a hostess when Moore asked her if she would go out him, and told he he went out with “girls your age all the time."

Hannity initially discredited the claims of the first four women, saying “It’s he said, she [said].”

He faced backlash after it appeared he had called the encounters “consensual,” but he later issued an apology for not being “totally clear” and said his words had been taken out of context.

Hannity also invited Moore onto his radio program on Friday, where Moore claimed the allegations were “politically motivated.”

Moore is up against Democrat Doug Jones next month in the Alabama special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ empty U.S. Senate seat.

[markomalley]

Full headline: Sean Hannity declares Alabama should decide fate of Roy Moore, who sent letter after 24-hour ultimatum

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

WHAT ABOUT MENENDEZ???

[Hojczyk]

With the women with the year book..

Roy said never met her was not there....but the woman gets a divorce case in front of him....

I think the women is lying...

Let Alabama decide..

I expect more women to come forward.....

This new one was timed for the defense of Roy ....

another one leads the news

[Hojczyk]

With the women with the year book..

Roy said never met her was not there....but the woman gets a divorce case in front of him....

I think the women is lying...

Let Alabama decide..

I expect more women to come forward.....

This new one was timed for the defense of Roy ....

another one leads the news

[House Atreides]

What a dweeb Hannity is, filled with self importance. He boxed himself into a corner and his bluff was called

Tick tock, my ass, Hannity.

[CapnJack]

When did Hannity become the arbiter of who should run a who should not?

Amazing how supposed conservatives are ready to jump ship at the mention of baseless allegations.

If the neo-marxist get away with this, any and all conservatives who wish to run for ANY seat will be attached with this kind of BS. It will be the standard “go-to” for neo-marxist.

[Sasparilla]

...WHAT ABOUT MENENDEZ??...

Nevermind. The rules...all the rules... are different for Democrats. Every day. Everytime. Everything.

[Hojczyk]

There is a second one on Drudge....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/two-more-women-describe-unwanted-overtures-by-roy-moore-at-alabama-mall/2017/11/15/2a1da432-ca24-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html?utm_term=.9b2a4a6798e1

[raiderboy]

Hannity was well aware that he was toast on FREEREPUBLIC. I am going to be fair here and say that that is what he should have said last night. He F^ck ed up , but we all do. Hannity and the world now see that the Nelson woman in a fraud because her yearbook is a fraud. I think she was paid and wined and dined in NYC and given a whore lawyer. She will never be seen again like the whore woman that gloria Alred tried to sell on Donald Trump ( remember?) . We have a miracle now occuring in the complete fraud against Roy Moore and there will be hell to pay. People of Alabama are not sheep being led to slaughter. Go SENATOR MOORE!

[tumblindice]

"I hereby declare ... "

[tennmountainman]

Hannity can take his Tick Tock and shove it where the Sun don’t shine.

[JudyinCanada]

That’s what I thought from the get-go. If Alabama either believes Judge Moore, or chooses to forgive, it’s their call.

[montag813]

I give Sean 24 hours to produce an x-ray showing his has a spine.

[TomServo]

Now shut your stupid ignorant-assed pie-hole.

[PCPOET7]

its easy to have an opinion on a forum where are word dfoes not hold sway over to many people. we can make mistakes and be called out for having an opinion that might be wrong. Hannity is giving commentary on the radio 15 hours a week and 5 hours national tv. I give him a pass on judge Moore. the reason being I can see both point of views. one moment I am questioning the fitness of the judge the next I am seeing it for the political hit that it is. hopefully the people of Alabama are wise enough to sort through this because I can not. at this point I don’t know and my guess is that most people if there honest with themselves ont know what to think about the judge because the Demarcates and republicans that fallow itch McConnell have thrown enough dirt and mud and have left so little time for an honest evaluation.

[Yosemitest]

Check out a REAL POLL by The Hill:

Poll: Moore leads Jones by 6 points in Alabama Senate race
BY BRETT SAMUELS - 11/14/17 07:17 PM EST

[Yosemitest]

Here's an excerpt from Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show:

The Swamp Demands Conformity
Nov 15, 2017

...
RUSH: Here’s Mark in Port Townsend — where’s Port Townsend ?
Port Townsend what?

CALLER: That’s a little bit west of Seattle.

RUSH: In Washington.
Okay. Great to have you with us.
How you doing, sir ?

CALLER: I’m doing great, sir.
I hope you’re doing well yourself.

RUSH: I am under siege today, Mark.
I’m under siege.
The Drive-By Media is after me because I dared to point out that Roy Moore used to be a Democrat.

CALLER: That’s why you get paid the big bucks.
I’m envious of you.

RUSH: (laughing).

CALLER: So the comment I wanted to make was that as a retired law enforcement officer, Jeff Sessions —
I’m speaking as a retired law enforcement officer
— Jeff Sessions says he doesn’t see any reason to doubt these girls’ word.
Well, I see a really good reason.
None of these girls have been put under oath and made a sworn statement under penalty of perjury.
And Gloria Allred should be able to tell you
that is the first thing you do when you get a client,
you depose them and you get their statement on the record,
and then you go from there.
And if they’re not willing to make a sworn statement, that sounds really fishy to me.

RUSH: I take it you don’t believe the women
or you just don’t have enough information yet to make a determination ?

CALLER: You don’t have enough information to make a determination,
but speaking as an ex-cop, I find it fishy that nobody has made a sworn statement.
And about that yearbook thing,
you know, when I was in uniform at a certain time of year
you’d get kids walking up to you all the time wanting you to sign their yearbook.
“Hey, Officer Mark, sign my yearbook.”
And I was only a cop.
Can you imagine how politicians get kids wanting —
doesn’t mean you remember all of them.

RUSH: Hang on.
On the yearbook stuff, folks, for those of you who may not be up to speed on this —
and I doubt there are very many of you
— there are allegations that some of these autographs in yearbooks are forged.
There are conservative blog sites claiming to have evidence by virtue of side-by-side comparison
that somebody other than Judge Moore signed some of these things.
This is the first I’ve mentioned that.
I’m just reacting to you bringing up the yearbooks.

You’re upset with Jeff Sessions.
He’s the attorney general, and he is going ahead and acknowledging that
he believes witnesses before anybody’s been put under oath,
and you think that’s a little unprofessional, right ?

CALLER: It sounds to me like he’s just trying to tread carefully.

RUSH: Well, look, this is politics.
It has its own court, and it’s not a court of law.

CALLER: But these girls are making public statements —

RUSH: They are women.
They are women.

CALLER: Okay, they’re making public statements impugning somebody’s honor.
And somebody with responsibility needs to explain to them,
if you’re gonna besmirch somebody, you gotta put it on the record.

RUSH: No, you don’t.
Only in court.
And this is not in court.
This is in politics.

CALLER: I understand it’s politics,
but Gloria Allred should know what the law is.

RUSH: I’m sure she does.
That’s why she’s not in court and is instead on TV.

CALLER: I just want to make that point, Rush.
Thank you.

RUSH: I’m glad you called, Mark.
Folks, I have to tell you,
I’m having a little fun with this.
No, don’t misunderstand here,
but he’s exactly right, but of course that doesn’t —
there’s a whole different inertia and movement now that is taking place in the world of politics,
and there is no room for doubt.
I mean,
the guy did it, you don’t disbelieve the women.
I mean, that’s something you must subscribe to now.
The women don’t lie,
except if you’re Juanita Broaddrick,
then of course…
that’s the point.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: I was having fun with the caller and his obvious consternation
by confusing what happens in politics with what happens in the law,which is ironic,
because the laws are written by these people.
But what happens there
apparently the law doesn’t matter first and foremost.
Find it funny.

BREAK TRANSCRIPT

RUSH: Steve in Rochester, Minnesota.
Great to have you with us, sir.
How are you ?

CALLER: Hey, good.
Thanks, Rush. Dittos.
I’ve been listening since 1991.
So I was reading through a Fox News story on the various senators,
Republican senators and their comments about this whole situation,
and I read read ’em one after another; there were many.
And I was thinking as I got most of the way through it,
this sounds a lot like your media montages, vis-a-vis gravitas,
that I often hear on your show.
The similarities were striking in what they said.
And it was an observation that led me to think that
this is really a coordinated attack.
And I think that should be the focus, not the “he said, she said,”
but the fact that
this guy’s being attacked by the establishment, big time.

RUSH: Let me put it to you another way in the form of a question.
Interesting observation, by the way, that you,
in reading and listening to all of the different people opposing Judge Moore,
they’re all saying the same thing, is that your point ?
Just like when Cheney was mentioned as the potential vice presidential nominee for George W. Bush,
about 85 media people all said,
“That’s gravitas.
This is to provide gravitas.”
They all had that word.
You think the same thing’s happening here with the response to Judge Moore ?

CALLER: Yes.
Exactly.

RUSH: Okay.
So do you think —
let me just ask you point-blank
— do you think that, whether he did it or not, ,b>he’s being railroaded ?

CALLER: Yes.

RUSH: Interesting.

CALLER: Yep. I think this is a coordinated attack,
and what spurred me to think this
was your comments yesterday about Mitch McConnell attacking Bannon’s choice.
And I thought
how else could you do this ?
Here we are a month away from the election.

RUSH: Let me tell you something.
I don’t think there’s any doubt here.
When Bannon went public and said that
Judge Moore was the first of many candidates they’re gonna support
in order to oust the Republican leadership,
I don’t think there’s any question here that McConnell’s reacting to that.

Let me just ask you this.
Have any of you ever,
do you ever remember Mitch McConnell or the Republican leadership ever going after a Democrat
the way they’re going after — (interruption)
You don’t remember.
You don’t remember McConnell ever going after a Democrat the way they’re going after …

[Yosemitest]

Read this:

IT’S A FAKE!
Analyst Says Judge Roy Moore Signature Inside Gloria Allred Accuser’s Yearbook Was FORGED



The sevens in 1977 to the right of “Christmas,” are very different from the sevens in the date (12-22-77) above “Old Hickory House.”

“Look at the two versions of the number “7,” tweeted Wictor.

“”12-22-77” and “Olde Hickory House” were written by a different person,” he added.

Next, [Thomas] Wictor points out “the “R” and “y” in “Roy,”” are not written the same way.

The inflection of the “Y” is more pronounced in Moore’ signature as Chief Justice. The “R” is noticeably longer in the signature of Chief Justice, as well.

“During his legal career, Judge Moore became the first full-time Deputy District Attorney in Etowah County, Alabama, and served in this position from 1977 until 1982. In 1984, Judge Moore undertook private practice of law in Gadsden, Alabama,” states Moore’s bio on his campaign website.

“The accuser to this day calls him the District Attorney. He was NEVER District attorney. He was DEPUTY DA. DDA,” says Wictor. ... "

[PCPOET7]

its easy to have an opinion on a forum where are word does not hold sway over to many people. we can make mistakes and be called out for having an opinion that might be wrong and it does not hurt us. Hannity is giving commentary on the radio 15 hours a week and 5 hours national tv. I give him a pass on judge Moore. the reason being I can see both point of views. one moment I am questioning the fitness of the judge the next I am seeing it for the political hit that it is. hopefully the people of Alabama are wise enough to sort through this because I can not. at this point I don’t know and my guess is that most people if there honest with themselves don’t know what to think about the judge because the Demarcates and Republicans that fallow Mitch McConnell have thrown enough dirt and mud and have left so little time for an honest evaluation.