# Jim Inhofe is a dumbass **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586 "2010-12-01T21:14:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/101 "2010-12-02T18:10:29Z")
When the ‘War on Islam’ comes to the forefront – of course after they cancel the United States National Rahmadan Celebration Parade – I’m sure the vitriol meter will center itself nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/102 "2010-12-02T18:16:53Z")
It’s funny that a city calling a holiday parade a “holiday parade” is persecution, but trying to force the government to prevent American citizens from building a faith based community center is just dandy since it’s a religion the righties don’t like. ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/103 "2010-12-02T18:22:15Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > The vitriol leveled at Christianity/Catholicism on these boards is unprecedented compared to other religions, IMHO. As atheists, why not bash them all equally? The other religions don’t need any bashing above and beyond what the Christians are already doing. The atheists are just trying to even the score a little. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/104 "2010-12-02T18:26:18Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > You’re the first one to mention the Catholics. > > Currently tending Atheist/Agnostic, I was raised Catholic in the Bible Belt. I guaran-damn-tee you that 99% of the “War Against Christmas” crowd are Jack-Chick-Reading, Catholic-Hating, Bible-Thumping Fundamentalists. In fact, their direct spiritual ancestors are the dour Puritans of New England–who refused to celebrate Christmas because they saw the Pagan roots of the “Popish” holiday. > > Yup, missing the point… > > (Unless you a member of [The Catholic League](http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/censorship-advocate-bill-donohue%E2%80%99s-history-right-wing-demagoguery).) Once again, [F\*\*k the Catholic League in whichever orifice is most prone to bleeding.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352090) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/105 "2010-12-02T18:31:12Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > The vitriol leveled at Christianity/Catholicism on these boards is unprecedented compared to other religions, IMHO. As atheists, why not bash them all equally? I think you mean it’s disproportionate, but regardless, the answer is that not all atheists bash religion(s) for the same reason. Some think all religions are equally terrible, but other have different opinions that are based on their interpretations of how offensive each religion is and how much harm it causes. And like I said, most of the posters here are in the U.S., and the U.S. population is predominantly Christian. > [@](#): > > Wasn’t there a thread not too long ago where the OP suggested a mass genocide of Christians/Catholics and how the world would greatly benefit from it? I can’t remember who that poster was. I can’t either. I think the poster said something about wishing Christians would disappear, but I don’t remember the specifics. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/106 "2010-12-02T18:32:36Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > IMO, people’s annoyance with Christianity in particular is entirely based on it’s practitioners’ ridiculous insistence on how persecuted they are. > > So seriously, quit your bitching. Now wait a gosh darned patootin’ minute! I was under the impression after reading the preceding posts that it was the atheists that were offended and/or persecuted on a daily basis because Christianity was pervading every facet of their life daily. Merry Christmas. Ok, that’s a bit of hyperbole, admittedly. ---
**Author:** ![heatmiserfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@heatmiserfl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatmiserfl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/107 "2010-12-02T18:34:54Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > I tend to change the channel if what I’m seeing or hearing is offensive. Great, then you agree with us that Jim Inhofe and all the butthurt rightwing Christians should STFU and quit fucking up the holidays for the rest of us. See other people aren’t ignoramuses and they realize that there’s lots of other holidays that come around the same time. Most people think, “the more the merrier”. Atheists should start celebrating the embarking of the HMS Beagle voyage. It was Dec. 27, but it could be moved to Dec. 25 to really take the Christ out of Christmas. Happy Evolution! Put up Darwin trees decorated with fossils and in your yard figures of tortoises and giant sloths. :o ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/108 "2010-12-02T18:37:26Z")
> [@heatmiserfl](#): > > Great, then you agree with us that Jim Inhofe and all the butthurt rightwing Christians should STFU and quit fucking up the holidays for the rest of us. > > See other people aren’t ignoramuses and they realize that there’s lots of other holidays that come around the same time. Most people think, “the more the merrier”. > > Atheists should start celebrating the embarking of the HMS Beagle voyage. It was Dec. 27, but it could be moved to Dec. 25 to really take the Christ out of Christmas. Happy Evolution! Put up Darwin trees decorated with fossils and in your yard figures of tortoises and giant sloths. :o I would attend that function. It sounds pretty friggin’ sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/109 "2010-12-02T18:39:34Z")
That’s actually a pretty awesome idea. We could put up lighted Darwin fish in our yards. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/110 "2010-12-02T18:43:27Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That’s actually a pretty awesome idea. We could put up lighted Darwin fish in our yards. In the paper the next day: ATHEISTS PERSECUTE HONEST CHRISTIANS ---
**Author:** ![heatmiserfl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@heatmiserfl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatmiserfl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/111 "2010-12-02T18:50:13Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > That’s actually a pretty awesome idea. We could put up lighted Darwin fish in our yards. Perfect. I’m gonna make one! _nerd alert_ ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/112 "2010-12-02T18:56:40Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > In the paper the next day: ATHEISTS PERSECUTE HONEST CHRISTIANS He said fish, not lions. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/113 "2010-12-02T19:02:18Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > He said fish, not lions. Atheists are persecuting fish? En masse or individually? ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/114 "2010-12-02T19:05:23Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > Now wait a gosh darned patootin’ minute! I was under the impression after reading the preceding posts that it was the atheists that were offended and/or persecuted on a daily basis because Christianity was pervading every facet of their life daily. If you’re talking about my post, I wasn’t saying this at all but actually quite the opposite, pointing out that religion-themed billboards have been going up for years\* without anybody batting an eyelash but the minute one specifically atheist billboard is erected, Christians go apeshit. Let’s just blame that mix-up on the egg nog. - included in the link I posted, this one bashing Atheists as un-patriotic and actually tacitly them, which says: Attention Lunatic Atheists and Their Lawyers Anti-God is Anti-American Anti-American is Treason Traitors Lead to Civil War ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/115 "2010-12-02T19:16:12Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > Now wait a gosh darned patootin’ minute! I was under the impression after reading the preceding posts that it was the atheists that were offended and/or persecuted on a daily basis because Christianity was pervading every facet of their life daily. > > Merry Christmas. > Ok, that’s a bit of hyperbole, admittedly. The difference there would be that atheists actually have real things to complain about. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/116 "2010-12-02T19:18:29Z")
> [@descamisado](#): > > - included in the link I posted, this one bashing Atheists as un-patriotic and actually tacitly them, which says: I accidentally’d out something and should have said: “. . . and actually tacitly **threatening** them . . .” ---
**Author:** ![buckgully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@buckgully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckgully)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/117 "2010-12-02T19:21:08Z")
> [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](#): > > Atheists are persecuting fish? En masse or individually? Every Friday during lent. ---
**Author:** ![Cowboy8467](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Cowboy8467](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowboy8467)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/118 "2010-12-02T19:57:14Z")
oops, never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/119 "2010-12-02T20:06:53Z")
> [@buckgully](#): > > Every Friday during lent. Admit it, that’s just not kosher. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586/120 "2010-12-02T20:15:23Z")
> [@buckgully](#): > > Every Friday during lent. Blame it on the Catholics! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-inhofe-is-a-dumbass/562586.md?page=7)