Kayla Moore, wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, is trending this morning after defending her husband at a rally last night against “fake news” reports that say the couple “don’t care for Jews”:
Roy Moore’s wife Kayla: “Fake news will tell you that we don’t care for Jews. One of our attorneys is a Jew!” #ALsen
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) December 12, 2017
Oh boy. Here’s the video:
I’ve watched this 20 times. pic.twitter.com/KjLUQF5vST
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) December 12, 2017
And that’s how you trend on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/940429401270964224
Holy crap it's even more offensive when you watch Kayla Moore say it than just reading the quote earlier. Straight up cringe-worthy. https://t.co/T7cLeP1oI0
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) December 12, 2017
Amazingly, the Kayla Moore quote is somehow worse on video than it is as text. That takes some real doing. https://t.co/Gby4Th3wVH
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 12, 2017
Let's say you are teaching a class about anti-semitism, and you don't know how to show your students what anti-semitism looks like in today's America. Kayla Moore has solved your problem. https://t.co/SoZ6Q2PkHM
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) December 12, 2017
NBA legend and Alabamian Charles Barkley who is supporting Moore’s opponent Doug Jones fired back, saying “I’ve got plenty of white friends, but racism still exists”:
Former NBA player Charles Barkley reacts to Kayla Moore's speech at a Roy Moore rally in Alabama: "I've got plenty of white friends, but racism still exists" https://t.co/W1yfibINdR
— CNN (@CNN) December 12, 2017
The latest Real Clear Politics poll average has it close, but the underlying polls are all over the place:
Real Clear Politics Alabama poll average pic.twitter.com/sFidCstNDc
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) December 12, 2017
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