'What a piece of SH*T'! Is there a more SHAMEFUL defense of Roy Moore than THIS?

Kneejerk defenses of Roy Moore following allegations that he had sexual relations with teenage girls are inevitable, but do they also have to be this downright awful?

Roy Moore married a woman 14 years younger and they have a blessed marriage 33 years later.

— Auditor Jim Zeigler (@jimzeigler) November 9, 2017

Why would you go there?

Are you a real thing?

— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) November 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/928721704955850754

And how.

14 years younger isn't 14

— kevin (@kvnpkrwrd) November 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/imightbenerdy/status/928724361405763584

So it’s not that he had a thing for 14 y/o girls, it’s that he has a thing for girls that are exactly 14 years younger than him?

— Josh Rubin (@jrubin) November 9, 2017

Do you seriously not understand the difference between a 38 year old marrying a 24 year old and a 32 year old molesting a FOURTEEN YEAR OLD???? It's not just the age gap–it's that she was a minor!

— Leslie Crow (@MsCrowSays) November 9, 2017

You're making excuses for pedophelia. Rethink the life choices that got you to this point.

— James Garcia Alver (@JayAlver) November 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/SocialistTaco/status/928721906211045379

There are no words to express how angry Zeigler's statement makes me.

— Debbie (@DebbieRhoden57) November 9, 2017

Think it couldn’t possibly get worse? Well, it gets worse:

Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler, a Moore backer: "Even if you accept the Washington Post’s report as being completely true, it’s much ado about very little. " #ALSEN #alpolitics

— Brian Lyman (@lyman_brian) November 9, 2017

“There is nothing to see here,” Alabama State Auditor Jim Ziegler tells the Washington Examiner. “The allegations are that a man in his early 30s dated teenage girls. Even the Washington Post report says that he never had sexual intercourse with any of the girls and never attempted sexual intercourse.”

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“Take the Bible. Zachariah and Elizabeth for instance. Zachariah was extremely old to marry Elizabeth and they became the parents of John the Baptist,” Ziegler says choosing his words carefully before invoking Christ. “Also take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus.”

“There’s just nothing immoral or illegal here,” Ziegler concluded. “Maybe just a little bit unusual.”

What in the ever-loving hell kind of sh*t is that?

https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/928727384827637760

https://twitter.com/SouthernKeeks/status/928728394518364166

The bar is being lowered through the crust of the earth.

— Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) November 9, 2017

That is a horrifying statement from Ziegler

— kidsdeservesafetyinschools (@unitedforunity) November 9, 2017

What a disgusting response.

— Samir’s Headband (@EthanDaAmerican) November 9, 2017

Despicable. https://t.co/d36pDO5lSL

— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) November 9, 2017

You're a very sick person if you think that excuses his preying on young teens.

— miss speech (@miss_speech) November 9, 2017

That is a defense worse than no defense. We are not in a semi-tribal society.

— W. Clayton (@weciv01) November 9, 2017

Holy sh*t.

— OUFENIX (D) ? (@oufenix) November 9, 2017

“Ok, how are we going to defend against these child rape charges?”
“Bald faced ignorance of and blasphemy against our voters’ faith?”

— Woke Space Emperor (@EmperorCoolidge) November 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/928729018081431552

Remind me never to let @jimzeigler anywhere near my teenage daughter or a civics classroom full of young girls. Shame on him! Disgusting.

— Jennifer Garlen (@jennifergarlen) November 9, 2017

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets as well as additional text for clarity.