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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 06:27 PM Apr 2018

Is Senator James Inhofe the dumbest person in the Senate?

He's so dumb I could even figure out what he meant at first.

This is from a discussion of babies on the Senate Floor.

https://apnews.com/f4538d1b6f9947e3b7d179556c65cf49

“Why would I object to it? We have plenty of babies on the floor,” joked Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

But there still was some confusion.

Just after the unanimous vote, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said it would do the tradition-bound Senate some good to see “a diaper bag next to one of these brass spittoons, which sit on the floor, thank goodness, never used.”

Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe took issue with that, saying: “They don’t use diaper bags anymore. They’re disposable diapers.”

Diaper bags are generally used to carry clean diapers and other supplies when parents and babies go out. Sometimes, they hold dirty naps until they can be disposed of.

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Is Senator James Inhofe the dumbest person in the Senate? (Original Post) pnwmom Apr 2018 OP
Not as long as Joni Ernst is there. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #1
Lol. Cloth diapers going out of favor didn't make diaper bags obsolete. unblock Apr 2018 #2
As a native Oklahoman I can give a knowledgeable answer: YES!! Bradshaw3 Apr 2018 #3
Dumb or just ignorant? gratuitous Apr 2018 #4
This is the Senator... Snackshack Apr 2018 #5
AND he was one of those recommending Pruitt to T for EPA head! bobbieinok Apr 2018 #6
An ignorant 83 year old fart who is also a yuuuuge climate denier and LGBT hater. CurtEastPoint Apr 2018 #7
Thanks. I knew he was someone on my X list but didn't remember why. pnwmom Apr 2018 #8
Is this a trick question? Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #9

unblock

(52,248 posts)
2. Lol. Cloth diapers going out of favor didn't make diaper bags obsolete.
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 06:37 PM
Apr 2018

Not sure if he's the dumbest, but he's certainly in the running.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
4. Dumb or just ignorant?
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 06:47 PM
Apr 2018

If I had to guess, I'd say that Sen. Inhofe has never handled a diaper in his life.

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)
5. This is the Senator...
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 06:49 PM
Apr 2018

That came into the chamber with a Snowball as proof that global warming is not real.

I know how I would answer your question...

CurtEastPoint

(18,649 posts)
7. An ignorant 83 year old fart who is also a yuuuuge climate denier and LGBT hater.
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 07:20 PM
Apr 2018

Fuck him.

Inhofe's office has said he "does not hire openly gay staffers due to the possibility of a conflict of agenda."[89]

Inhofe campaigned for his Senate seat in 1994 using the phrase "God, guns, and gays."[90][91] In 2008, his campaign was noted by the Associated Press for running an ad with "anti-gay overtones" featuring a wedding cake with two male figures on top, fading into his opponent's face.[92]

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