Following last week’s episode of his show “Who Is America?” which was so damning it forced the resignation of a GOP Georgia lawmaker, host Sacha Baron Cohen found his newest victim in former Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
Posing as Israeli counterterrorism expert General Erran Morad, Cohen begins his conversation with Moore, recorded back in February, by talking about complicated technology that enables the Israeli military to detect tunnels dug by Hamas to launch stealthy terrorist attacks.
Moore, clearly thinking the interview is legitimate, conveys Alabama’s support of Israel. Cohen jokes drily in response: “In Alabama, people have always been free, whatever their religion or race or sexuality.” Moore, missing the sarcasm replies, saying “it’s our heritage.”
Cohen then says that the technology has been altered to identify sexual predators, especially pedophiles. Multiple agonizing minutes pass as Cohen pulls out a security wand, waving it against himself before turning it on Moore and triggering a loud beeping.
“It must be faulty. It’s malfunctioning,” Cohen says as the machine blares. “Is this your jacket? Did you lend the jacket to somebody else?” he asks in a tone of concern as Moore grimaces.
Despite the many accusations from multiple women this year, Moore said that he has “never had an accusation of such things.” “Certainly, I’m not a pedophile,” he continued. “Maybe Israeli technology has not developed properly.”
He then announced that he was concluding the interview, shook Cohen’s hand, and walked off the set.
Per the Daily Beast, Moore released a preemptive statement before the episode aired Sunday saying that he is embroiled in “several court cases presently to defend my honor and character against vicious false political attacks,” and that if the episode is released, he “may very well be involved in another.”
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LOL. “Pedophile detector.” Not saying Moore isn’t stupid, he is, but SBC is one of the greatest tricksters in history. If you’re a public figure I think just to be on the safe you shouldn’t do interviews with anyone over 5’11".
Roy looked genuinely concerned when Cohen started talking about and getting out the detector. Watch his hands and legs. He looks like he catches on a bit toward the end - it appeared to be a pretty obvious set up by then, even with what old Roy could discern - but, damn he looked and acted nervous for awhile.
Pedophilia - it’s his heritage.
This is the best so far. This guy was had, bad. So were the dimwit voters that supported him.
Since many decades ago I was born and grew up in Alabama, I regularly go to al.com website to read news about the state. You should go this morning and use the search function in upper right corner of home page, and search for Roy Moore. Multiple articles about how he is suing everyone, still butt hurt from losing election. But the latest is an op ed that rips into him for all his lawsuits, imagining what the judge(s) will say to Moore’s idiocy. But even more, so to speak, just click the comments balloon and read the comments. It is amazing to see how many citizens of the state see through him, but all too many still defend him and rationalize away and ignore his obvious character defects, and even his unconstitutional actions while TWICE being booted of the Alabama Supreme Court. FWIW, at the time I am writing this Monday morning, news of the pedophile detector had not hit al.com pages yet. I must go back and read the comments once it hits. With popcorn handy.
Special little snowflake.