Newspapers settled on an interesting word to describe Roy Moore on Tuesday night after he beat Donald Trump-backed Luther Strange in Alabama's Republican primary.

That word is "firebrand." Which sounds fun! Who wouldn't want to be a firebrand?

Well, let's just see what that incorrigible rabble-rouser has been up to over the years:

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• Referring to people of Native American and Asian descent as "reds and yellows" during a campaign event.

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• Claiming some towns in the United States live under Sharia law (which is extremely not true).

• Comparing the Koran to Hitler's Mein Kampfwhile arguing why a person of Muslim faith shouldn't be allowed in Congress.

• Suggesting 9/11 was punishment for turning away from God.

• Saying that "homosexual conduct" should be illegal.

Oh, that scamp, always the maverick with his blatantly racist, homophobic comments. Anyway, many people weren't happy with the phrasing.

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Now Moore -- backed by Steve Bannon and the Breitbart crowd -- will take on Democratic nominee Doug Jones in December. They're fighting to fill the seat vacated by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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