Your daily reminder that Sen. Jim Inhofe is an awful person.

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Link to tweet

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1. Inhofe

Old, white, racist, fart.

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3. You forgot ignorant asshole

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4. Sexist pig.

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2. Disgusting old dinosaur.

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5. I read the underlying story from CNN

Inhofe's remark was not as bad as the tweet made it sound.

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6. The fact that she spoke about her father gives him some deniability, but it's still inappropriate.

The fact that he used the word "behave" is the most troubling part for me.

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8. My guess is that he knows her dad and was

trying to make her laugh, or just loosen up a bit. Those meetings are stressful for the person being questioned and it goes a lot easier when they're put at ease, especially by someone from the opposition.

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11. From the story

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“I appreciate your comments particularly in your opening statement, I enjoyed that,” Inhofe told Fox. “And so I will look forward to working with you.”

“And if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy,” he added, to which Fox then laughed.

The senator’s communications director, Leacy Burke, told CNN in a statement that “Sen. Inhofe is always moved by the family stories of nominees, and was especially touched by Ms. Fox’s tribute to her father during the opening remarks.”

“He made a lighthearted joke at the end of his questioning to recognize her father again since he was present for the hearing. As he said in the hearing, Inhofe looks forward to working with Ms. Fox once she is confirmed,” Burke said.

I will grant you that most of the explanation is from Inhofe's communications director, but apparently Radhika Fox talked about the influence her family has had on her education and career, and her father was in the room to support her during the hearing.

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12. I figured it was something like that, not Inhofe being mean.

I saw Bernie Sanders in an interview once in which he was asked who was the dumbest guy in the Senate, and he said "Inhofe" right away. I agree that he's probably not very bright, but I don't think he's evil, or that he would talk to someone in a hearing like it's been portrayed on Twitter.

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7. Inhofe

just roll in the mud won't you. You ignorant POS.

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9. OMG

All the crap she’s had to go thru getting to where she is now n then this guy...disgusting

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10. He sounds senile.