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Inhofe: Specter Switch Is 'Evidence' America Is Rebelling Against 'Far-Left Agenda'
Amid a par-for-the-course Sunday screed against the idea of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) veered haphazardly into delusional territory:
There is no evidence more visible that the American people are already rebelling against the far-left agenda than Senator Arlen Specter switching parties to become a Democrat [sic]. He did this for one reason, and that is his advisers told him he couldn't retain his Senate seat as a Republican. In other words, the same people who supported Senator Specter six years ago have soundly rejected him today.
Ah yes. Additionally, the Democratic sweeps of 2006 and 2008 are clear signs that the country doesn't want gays serving in the military. And this public opinion poll showing that a clear majority of Americans favor repealing DADT is a strong warning to Democrats that they repeal the policy at their peril. Of course, some Republican leaders claim that Americans are fleeing "far-left" corners of the country for fear of forced unionization (a trend that caused Specter to become a Democrat by magic), so by that standard, Inhofe's remarks are borderline reasonable.
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| TOPICS: Arlen Specter, James Inhofe, Jim DeMint, Republicans, Senate, Senate '10
| TOPICS: Arlen Specter, James Inhofe, Jim DeMint, Republicans, Senate, Senate '10
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Inhofe appears to be his own Grandpa amazingly enough.
May 4, 2009 10:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
I guess that's the same sort of quality reasoning that led Inhofe to believe that global warming is a hoax.
May 4, 2009 10:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
Please note that Inhofe referred to rebellion by "the American people." We all know full well that anyone to the left of the Republican party is not regarded as a real person by them. Specter's support from left-of-center doesn't count in Inhofe's world view.
May 4, 2009 10:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
By the same logic having your girlfriend dump you is proof that she really loves you.
After all, if she didn't love you why would she make the effort to tell you to get lost?
May 4, 2009 11:33 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's the same thing, yes.
The reason why one can imagine Imhofe seriously putting forth your girlfriend "logic" (Why'd she ditch you like, Senator?) is because he just made the same argument.
He must be relying what he perceives to be great stupidity among his landlocked constituents.
May 4, 2009 12:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
I suppose he must be thrilled with the recent polling showing Specter thumping Toomey. Excellent news for Republicans! Cue idiotic in 5...4...3...
Hello, I must be leaving.
May 4, 2009 11:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
That's the kind of twist-o-flex logic that has come to be the hallmark of the Republican Party.
May 4, 2009 12:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
"He must be relying what he perceives to be great stupidity among his landlocked constituents."
That would be the one belief where the Senator is on solid ground.
May 4, 2009 12:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
I agree with the crazy senator. The election of a Democratic president shows that America is rebelling against the Democratic party.
May 4, 2009 12:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Based on Mr. Inhofe's self-deluding rationale, the smartest thing for Republicans to do to defeat Democrats is to force liberal/moderate/non-extremist Republicans to change sides and become Democrats because American voters are rejecting their values.
And again, following Mr. Inhofe's rationale, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney are so extremely unpopular today because the same people who supported them yesterday have soundly rejected them today.
All the Republicans who lost elections in 2006 and 2008 weren't conservative enough? They lost because they were too liberal/moderate/non-extremist?
May 4, 2009 1:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
"In other words, the same people who supported Senator Specter six years ago have soundly rejected him today".
The same people who supported the Republican party six years ago have soundly rejected them today. Try again Jimbo!
May 4, 2009 1:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Inhofe continues to be a summary of ALL the reasons why republicans are and will continue to be losers...
May 4, 2009 1:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
WTF???
This is the dumbest guy in the Senate, hands down. The louder they claim that Spector's defection is good for the GOP, the more they understand that it's a nightmare.
May 4, 2009 2:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Suggesting Inhofe is borderline reasonable is like suggesting Tom Petty is borderline sober.
May 4, 2009 4:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
How do people like this get into Congress? There are plenty of intelligent conservatives in the world.
May 4, 2009 5:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Inhofe should marry Michelle Bachman and make crazy babies.
May 4, 2009 9:33 PM | Reply | Permalink