Inhofe runs campaign attack ad with ‘anti-gay overtones.’
By on Sep 18th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Inhofe runs campaign attack ad with ‘anti-gay overtones.’
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), who is up for re-election this year, is running a campaign attack ad that “contains anti-gay overtones, showing a wedding cake topped by two plastic grooms and a photo of [his opponent Democrat Andrew] Rice as a young man, curly haired and wearing a leather jacket.” Watch it:
Inhofe’s office has said he “does not hire openly gay staffers ‘due to the possibility of a conflict of agenda.’” Standing before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
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Congratulations Inhofe you are officially the douchbag of the day.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pmAhhhh, the open arms of the Republican Party…..
September 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pmInhofe does not hire openly gay staffers.
Only those who are in the closet may still apply;
snark
September 18th, 2008 at 1:11 pmStanding before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Add to that you’ve also never had intelligence or tolerance included in your diseased family tree , jackass……….
September 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pmIt’s all about the phrasing. Really.
Saying he’s FOR gay marriage RIGHTS doesn’t sound as bad as saying he’s AGAINST so-called traditional marriage.
Of course, being FOR gay rights and marriage (and therefore EQUALITY) does not mean he’s AGAINST heterosexual rights and marriage.
OH NOES!!! Andrew Rice is gonna make everyone get Gay Married!!! RUN!!! TERROR!!! FEAR!!!
OH NOES!!! Andrew Rice once wore a leather jacket and stood on a street corner! He’s out of touch! Doesn’t he know that Pea Coats are in and Leather is out?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pmI don’t know why any homosexuals would even bother applying for jobs since we’re all so busy recruiting and pushing our “agenda” on everyone… where would we ever find the time to work?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pmInhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Too bad. It’s the heterosexuals having out of wedlock pregnancies, incest and abortions.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pmInhofe and Tom ‘Hold’em all’ Coburn; The wackiest duo in the Senate.
Thanks a F’ing lot, Oklahomo’s!
September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pmYa can’t just blame him. Amerika puts these people in office. We are the most backward, bigoted Western Society. And if you read any of the overseas news, it is clearly stated that if we elect McCain/Palin the world is going to move on without us and marginalize us. We have become way to dangerous to the rest of the world and in electing McCain we will only cement our stupidity in history. Of course, I have no problem with the world turning against us. it just means this nation collapses sooner and we can start over.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pmInhofe’s office has said he “does not hire openly gay staffers ‘due to the possibility of a conflict of agenda.’” Standing before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
We prefer children, whips, and goats. And not in this order.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pmTypical hateful knuckle dragging neanderthal Rethug.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pmOh cr@p,I guess we know who the “Worst Person in the World” is tonight.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pmBluppo,
So you admit it then. That’s very brave of you. As you know, admitting you have a problem is the first step on the road to recovery. Now, the healing can begin since we all know that gayness is a curable mental disorder…or is it a choice? A choice that people make even though it means they are second class citizens?
I simply never know which one it is with these guys. Is it a choice or a mental disorder? It can’t be both.
Just for the record, this post is full of da snark.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pmInhofe’s office has said he “does not hire openly gay staffers ‘due to the possibility of a conflict of agenda.’”
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I suppose that when the “agenda” consists of “hate gays”, this could be a problem…
September 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pmInhofe runs campaign attack ad with ‘anti-gay overtones.’
– - The GOP, concocting the Culture Warsfor fun and profit since 1980.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pmStanding before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Yes, but in the unrecorded (i.e. downlow) history, there have doubtless been plenty. Thou dost protest too much, methinks…
Cain’t spell “Oklahoma” without “homo……”
;-)
September 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pmDoes anybody have a copy of the Manifesto of the Gay Agenda? There must be one right? I mean, since the Gay Agenda is so powerful and organized in its plan to destroy America (and only America, for some reason), there must be some kind of coherent set of action items, talking points, tenets, something…Right?
No?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pmWhy is there a pic of a young Matt Damon in his ad ?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:19 pm“Standing before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
I would also venture a guess that, in the recorded history of his family, no one has married a relative more distant than first cousin, either.
We should thank him for his family’s service to our country. They all have come from the shallow end of the gene pool . . . but at least they are keeping it to themselves.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pmStanding before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Inhofe, his wife and the sons of the milkman?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pm.
Inhofe…
… Because HATE is a family value to believe in.
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September 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pmtom,
In the words of Bill Hicks:
“What does his family tree look like, a STUMP?”
September 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pmInhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
An exception to the GOP rule – good for you jackofe!! Unfortunately though, you’re still the dick of the Senate, except for those days Senator Craig shows up for work without his pants..
September 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pmproudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
September 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pmDidn’t I read somewhere “Pride goes before the fall”?
LOOK OUT FOR THE FALL !
Inhofe doesn’t want any Gays, but he doesn’t mind money grubbing fake Christians bigots.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pmInhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
They do, however, have an unusually high rate of hunting accidents.
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 1:26 pmI guess we will just have to write off Oklahoma as a typical Racist, Bigoted Homophobic state for another hundred years.
Is it in their water or in their genes?
Who’da thunk????
September 18th, 2008 at 1:26 pmInhofe’s office has said he “does not hire openly gay staffers ‘due to the possibility of a conflict of agenda.’”
If that were actually true , wouldn’t he have left the Republican party ?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:27 pmGuido the Loving OBGYN Says:
I guess Oklahomans don’t have any economic issues to contend with this year.
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At least none Inhofe wants to talk about.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pm“in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
he doesn’t mention incest and beastitality however.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pmInohofe seems to be on the same course as Larry (I’m from Poke-a-fella Idaho) Craig; by opposing gay rights he may be covering his own sexual desire and preference.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pmInhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
How about inbreeding? How come he doesn’t deny that?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pmI went to do a little research about how many federal dollars Oklahoma receives from the federal government for each dollar it pays in. Take a look at this chart of all 50 states:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/266.html
The pattern that emerges is that the “red” states rank far higher in taking more than they contribute, while the “blue” states contribute more than they receive.
Oklahoma gets $1.36 for each dollar contributed. Welfare state?
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pmInhofe claiming that never in his family has there been a homosexual relationship kind of reminds me of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying, “We don’t have homosexuals like in your country.”
I assume that Inhofe doesn’t kill family members for being gay as they do in some countries, so it’s likely that he’ll just turn a blind eye when one of his 20 kids/grandkids finally gets the courage to admit that their same-sex “roommate” is really a partner.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pmThe most distasteful thing about Inhofe is that he is so ignorant. Oklahomans should be ashamed of themselves if they fail to terminate the political career of this whacko.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pmInhofe is running a “gay” attack ad against a man who is married and has 2 sons? Rice’s brother also was a victim of the 9/11 attacks, BTW.
Maybe Inhofe is trying to smear Rice as being gay because he produced a documentary in grad school From Ashes about the AIDS epidemic in India.
Inhofe is one stupid, dumba$$ Republican, but I am being redundant.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pmBobwurst Says:
“in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
he doesn’t mention incest and beastitality however.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Nor necrophilia…
September 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pmBeware the Family Tree shaped like a wreath.
Now, the great debate: Born ignorant, intolerant and hateful – or is this a Lifestyle Choice on Inhofe’s part?
(Doesn’t his declaration of “never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship” smack a bit of Gary Hary’s posturing before the Donna Rice news broke?)
September 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pmStanding before a large photograph of his family on the Senate floor in 2006, Inhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
Recorded history?
I guess that means uncle “Bob’s” inappropriate touching of little “Timmy” does not count because he was never prosecuted.
And “Steve’s” heated affair with “Tiffany”, but still remains married to “Suzy”, albiet a miserable marriage.
And what about “Wanda’s” premiscious lifestyle, with more than a dozen partners, before she turned 17.
And Mary Jo’s a mother of 3, but ain’t never been married.
And don’t get me started on “Billy’s” propensity to blow up farm animals.
All families have skeletons in their closet, dimwit!
Hell, some would be considered a cemetary.
And if I had a brother (I don’t), who announced that he was gay, I would love him just the same.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pmI have a feeling numbnutz Inhofe wouldn’t!
WHY IS INHOFE RAILING AGAINST CHARLIE CRIST, PATRICK McHENRY, LINDSEY GRAHAM AND MITCH MCCONNELL?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:41 pmHow many braid dead idiots besides him does his family history record?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:41 pmspencers mom Says:
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I went to do a little research about how many federal dollars Oklahoma receives from the federal government for each dollar it pays in. Take a look at this chart of all 50 states:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/266.html
The pattern that emerges is that the “red” states rank far higher in taking more than they contribute, while the “blue” states contribute more than they receive.
Oklahoma gets $1.36 for each dollar contributed. Welfare state?
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Check out who is No#50 in Federal spending ………..
JERSEY REPRESENT , BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pmAs a gay man, this is a big part of why I no longer reside in my native state of Oklahoma. The atmosphere there has become so poisonous toward the gay community that I seriously fear for my well being, if I were ever to return there to live.
Inhofe will win again, in no small part due to ads like this.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pmSo being a 20-ish guy in a black jacket makes one gay. Glad you let me know that. Otherwise I might catch the gay virus.
But, in a long standing naval tradition, the sailors dress in drag on their first traverse of the equator. So are all our navy men gay ?
Wonder if there are any pictures of Inhoffe as a young man in embarrasing attire ?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:46 pmInhofe Blows Goats.
He’s the dimmest bulb in arguably the dog-shit dumbest delegation in the entire Congress.
From 1994 to 2000, I spent 30 years in Okie-dum…
September 18th, 2008 at 1:47 pmInhofe is for family values and represents the family values voters in Okla. You know the ones with the highest divorce rate in American and the highest incidence of domestic violence in America.
What inhofe said about WMD:
inhofe:
Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility.
Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D.
Voted YES on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000.
Voted NO on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug.
Voted NO on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages
Voted NO on including prescription drugs under Medicare
Voted NO on increasing tobacco restrictions
Rated 0% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record(The American Public Health Association (APHA))
There’s more but you get the idea. A real piece of shit that says he represents Americans when he is really just doing big business’s bidding.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pmkpaul Says:
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As a gay man, this is a big part of why I no longer reside in my native state of Oklahoma. The atmosphere there has become so poisonous toward the gay community that I seriously fear for my well being, if I were ever to return there to live.
Inhofe will win again, in no small part due to ads like this.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I’ll take a home-preacher’s course , and marry you and your partner (if you’re so inclined) , and move in next to you if you decide to return to Oklahomophobia ……….
Screw those small-minded busybodies.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pmWayne Says
September 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Inhofe is running a “gay” attack ad against a man who is married and has 2 sons? Rice’s brother also was a victim of the 9/11 attacks, BTW.
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Two years ago, in the midterm congressional elections, the Republican challenger to our Democratic incumbent Congressman made many insinuations that the incumbent, Brad Miller, was gay. Never mind that Miller and his wife were happily married and had been for some time. The challenger’s “evidence” was that Miller and his wife had no children. I suppose this would mean that Elizabeth Dole (who’s running for re-election to her NC senate seat this year) is also gay, since she has no children either (never mind that she’s married to a guy who enjoys the benefits of Viagra).
It seems that if you can paint your opponent as gay or Muslim (I assume you get mondo points if you can successfully accuse him/her of being both), you will win votes. There is nothing wrong with being gay, and there’s nothing wrong with being Muslim, but in our culture both those labels are still toxic. I hope one day they will not be.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pmNot to conjure up Parodyll, but where is the RaptureReady D-man himself?
I mean, if there’s ever a thread for him to misquote the Bible, and have huge Freudian slips, this be it!
I know, I know. Not a good idea, but c’mon. I’m missing my faux brown sugar, and TP would get a 200+ thread.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:52 pmInhofe proudly declared that “in the recorded history of our family, we’ve never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.”
But since no one in the In(bred)hofe family could read or write til 1966, their recorded history doesn’t go too far back in time.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pmI have no doubt that there’s never been a homosexual relationship in the family because prospective partners always say “You didn’t tell me you were related to the Inhofes!” before they leap up from the sofa and bolt.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:55 pmAnd they have no divorces because so few want to marry into the family in the first place…
I’m embarrassed even telling people I live in Tulsa, pretty much where this joker got his start. He was mayor of Tulsa for six years.
I should have asked him at Ike’s Chili where I saw him the other day about how global warming was working out for him.
He’s tiny in person. Barely 5′ 6″ if that. He almost seems a little frail as well.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:57 pmBigTulsa Says:
I’m embarrassed even telling people I live in Tulsa.
Maybe we can catch him at the Silver Flame restauant. Oh yeah, that sounds kinda gay and on top of that it’s a Lebanese restaurant…..guess that won’t happen.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:06 pmObviously Inhofe’s family tree doesn’t have enough branches.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:09 pmAs a mother this is why I can say that I’d rather my children grow up to be gay than Republicans.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:10 pmit rolls down hill.
joe klein’s collumn
in time online today.
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September 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pmHoly crap. What a colossal A-hole.
Drop dead, you bigoted barstid!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pmThere is nothing wrong with being gay, and there’s nothing wrong with being Muslim, but in our culture both those labels are still toxic.
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And if you came up w/ gay, Muslim Liberals… it’d be a trifecta of toxicity… burning the flag… it’d be a Grand Slam…
September 18th, 2008 at 2:20 pmGreat link joe cantwell. I love this last part:
Ouch.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pmHi Leftside Annie. At the same time I was reading about Inhofe, Linsey Graham was on MSNBC. I got so light headed I can’t even remember what he was spewing. Must get fresh air.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pmHeya, Shayne – I get seasick from all the spin from these morons. Try Dramamine. ;o)
~A
September 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pmGood old Jimboy has never met a polluter he didn’t/wouldn’t support and now he’s polluting the airwaves with a hate-mongering smear piece to add to his unenviable record as an enemy of truth and humanity.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pmUsually when Republican congressmen go so far out on a limb to rail against homosexuality, they end being outed themselves (Larry Craig, etc). It will be interesting to see how Inholfe accidentally outs himself.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:50 pmBigTulsa Says:
I’m embarrassed even telling people I live in Tulsa.
I feel ya. I’m embarrassed t tell people that I live in Florida.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:50 pm“All o’ them goats was female. Well, except for the ones I was blowin’, but that’s differnt.”
September 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pmMCMetal Says:
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I’ll take a home-preacher’s course , and marry you and your partner (if you’re so inclined) , and move in next to you if you decide to return to Oklahomophobia ……….
Screw those small-minded busybodies.
Thanks! MCMetal, I appreciate that, I really do. If I ever decide to leave Manhattan I will take you up on that.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:52 pmrastaman Says:
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WHY IS INHOFE RAILING AGAINST CHARLIE CRIST, PATRICK McHENRY, LINDSEY GRAHAM AND MITCH MCCONNELL?
Don’t forget John Fund and Grover Norquist!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:54 pmOne thing Jim Inhofe knows is how to win elections in Oklahoma. You have to have a simple message for the rubes. He is going with what he knows has worked for him — God, guns and gays. Believe me, I lived there for 30 years.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:00 pmHe can get away with this in his district… It is Oklahomo… er… Oklahoma , after all.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:18 pmI love the image of him slogging through the field looking all regan-ish.
And BTW jimmy, just because you haven’t caught anyone red handed, doesn’t mean that shit isn’t going on.
September 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pmOne in ten jimmyboy, one in ten. Perhaps you should check the stables after everyone else goes to bed. You’ll probably be surprised what some of the grand kiddies get up to when they think your passed out from your fifth bourbon of the night.