Roy Moore Tries, Fails To Heckle Jimmy Kimmel
Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore refuses to debate his own political opponent, but he apparently has no problem arguing with comedians ― on Twitter, at least.
The former Alabama judge, who stands accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to date teenagers in the 1980s, challenged late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday after Tony Barbieri, a writer and cast member on Kimmel’s show, heckled Moore during a campaign rally at a church on Wednesday night.
Officers escorted Barbieri out of the rally after he called Moore “a man’s man” and asked the crowd, “Does that look like the face of a molester?”
Moore took a shot at Kimmel for sending Barbieri to the rally instead of making an appearance himself. “If you want to mock our Christian values,” he tweeted at Kimmel, “come down here to Alabama and do it man to man.”
.@jimmykimmel If you want to mock our Christian values, come down here to Alabama and do it man to man. #ALSen https://t.co/E7oQB9D83P
— Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) November 30, 2017
Unchastened, Kimmel replied to Moore’s challenge minutes later with a zinger of his own:
Sounds great Roy - let me know when you get some Christian values and I’ll be there!
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017
The back and forth didn’t end there. Moore tried to get in the last word with an appeal to Southern hospitality ― and by subtly calling Kimmel a bigot:
Despite D.C. and Hollywood Elites' bigotry towards southerners, Jimmy, we'll save you a seat on the front pew. https://t.co/z7n6uaeyCj
— Judge Roy Moore (@MooreSenate) November 30, 2017
Prompting Kimmel to once again deliver a cutting comeback:
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OK Roy, but I'm leaving my daughters at home! P.S. - wear that cute little leather vest https://t.co/scweglm2Fg
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 30, 2017
This story has been updated with additional tweets from Kimmel and Moore.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.