Moore attorney invokes MSNBC host's 'background' to explain Moore's dating 'process'

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Washington (CNN)An attorney for Roy Moore on Wednesday compared Moore's dating habits to arranged marriage and suggested that MSNBC host Ali Velshi's "background" would help him understand Moore's "process."

Trenton Garmon, Moore's attorney, was a guest on MSNBC Wednesday and fell into a tense exchange with Velshi and his co-host, Stephanie Ruhle. Velshi is of Indian descent but his family moved to Toronto, where they still live, shortly after his birth.

Garmon was asked to explain why Moore "would need permission from any of these girls' mothers if they weren't underage" -- one of a series of questions about allegations of sexual abuse of teenage girls made against the Alabama Senate candidate. Last week, Moore had told Fox host Sean Hannity in his defense, "I don't remember dating any girl without the permission of her mother."

Garmon began, "Culturally speaking, obviously there's differences, (I) looked up Ali's background there, and wow, that's awesome that you have got such a diverse background, it's really cool to read through that. But point is this, each culture has..."

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1. Ugh... saw that earlier today.

Three things: 1) that dude is super creepy, 2) Stephanie Ruhle is a force to be reckoned with, and 3) Velshi & Ruhle are the dynamic duo!

[DrDan]

2. in all fairness, he is Canadian

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3. So is Garmon saying. . . .

. . . that in the culture of Gadsden, Alabama, in the late 1970s, it was normal and acceptable for a 30-something lawyer to troll the high school kids' hangouts for dates?

And by the way, Moore's wife is the same age as Beverly Young Nelson. How old was Kayla when she and Moore married?

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4. Note how Ruhle and Velshi stopped everything

Garmon tried to drop a little racism into his comments, and Ruhle stopped him cold and demanded he explain that "background" remark. Garmon tried to play it off, but both Ruhle and Velshi wouldn't let him tap-dance away from it.

Will other high-dollar teevee folks take note of this, or will they just continue to nod and go on to the next question like always when their guests indulge a little casual bigotry? Garmon sure didn't look comfortable getting called out.

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5. It was something to watch - trust me

Shocking racism. Stephanie responded sharply ' he is Canadian'.