Meanwhile, we atheists will just sit quietly in the corner over here, since of course there’s nothing ”sectarian” about professing a belief in an all-powerful make-believe creature, and then basing public policy on said phantasm.

If Inhofe had the reading comprehension skills necessary to score higher than a 200 on the SATs,…

Don’t ya get a 200 just by signing your name for the SATs?

Seems to be about Inhofe’s speed.

America is truly a great nation. Where else could an ignorant, stupid AND crazy person be elected to serve their country?

Oklahoma has taken hire the handicapped to the extreme.

I am quite sure this is how InHofe got elected:

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. – Franklin Pierce Adams

You don’t have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTSCRoYyM-Y

Will a Senator step up and refute Inhofe?

I guess my question is what if he is a Muslim? Did I miss the part of the Constitution which prevents followers of Islam from being Federal Judges?

This is not only so stupid it burns it is plainly bigoted. Just what I expect from this Senator.

We don’t torture, and we are constitutionally prohibited from applying religious test when choosing officers of the United States Government.

Who wants to tell this man, who calls himself a United States Senator, that his first job as a legislator is to read the Constitution?

It’s in the Republic version of the Constitution. Republics often forget that there’s a real one as well.

I knew that it would take a waaay-serious stretch to challenge David Hamilton.

Mission accomplished, it seems.

Ah, but it’s Hamilton’s secrety, tricksy Muslimness that Inhofe worries about.

Because the Islamics are soooo sneaky.

Inhofe is worried about a Muslim? Hell we have Christians, Prrotestants, Hebrews, Blacks, Hispanics and I bet even an agnostic or athiest on the courts! Even Women!! A Muslim will destroy the judicial system!! An IQ test won’t help this moron. What a difference in intelligence between him and Boren who he replaced in congress. He forgets it wasn’t a Muslim who blew up the Murraugh Bldg. in Ok. City. Why isn’t he crying about the cult member we have on the Supreme Court, Scalia? Opus Dei member that believes self pain is the only way to truly believe. Thank God for Atheisim.

Is this a violation of laws prohibiting discrimination based on religion?
Can he be prosecuted?

He didn’t have to read it since he had the Limpy Limbaugh book-on-tape version to listen to during travel times.

how does this man,NOT,choke hizzzself with his tie,or drown in his beer mug, or,not fall down his crapper?he is too dumb to live

Is this a violation of laws prohibiting discrimination based on religion?

Hey – ixnay on pointing out that being a Muslim isn’t illegal. Yet.

Imhofe may be lurking, ya know…..

P.S. I don’t know a lawyer in this town who didn’t think that David Hamilton was an exceptional judge.

If Inhofe had the reading comprehension skills necessary to score higher than a 200 on the SATs, he’d understand that what Hamilton was actually stating was that according to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Marsh v. Chambers, opening a government proceeding with the generic term “God”, in any language, be it English, Urdu, or yes, even Arabic, is to be considered nonsectarian and thus, acceptable under the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

If Inhofe had those skills, he could have stopped when he reached Article 6, Section 3:

no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

You don’t even have to read all those icky amendments. Whether a person is or is not a Muslim doesn’t mean a damn thing when it comes to fitness for office.

hope springs eternal.

Judge Hamilton’s brother is married to Dawn Johnson and he is the nephew of Lee Hamilton.
per wiki

What a joke this is. That guy is a loose canon.

IQ Test ?!?! – you funny wt, Oklahomans would be happy with opposable thumbs at this point

Just dumb, I think. Since he is 74 maybe he will retire – yeah, right.

who nominated Judge Hamilton – or if not nominated, who is his designated “escort” through the process – Bayh or Lugar ?

He was just re-elected last year.

pretty sure it’s Lugar.

Off-topic, FYI:

U/Maine will be live streaming Maine’s GLBTQ marriage bill tomorrow (LD#1020), for those who’re interested.

OT – A few weeks ago Grant Smith offered pups a free copy of his book America’s Defense Line – the Justice Department’s Battle to Register the Israel Lobby as Agents of a Foreign Government. How ironic that today I got my copy. Originally published last year my copy is the 5th printing. I am so looking forward to reading this book.

thankee !

should make for some awkward moments in the cloak room :D

darn – oh, well. :)

Meanwhile, we atheists will just sit quietly in the corner over here, since of course there’s nothing ”sectarian” about professing a belief in an all-powerful make-believe creature, and then basing public policy on said phantasm.

Amen! Oh, wait…

(sigh)

I voted for Andrew Rice. I’m counting the minutes until this dipshit Inhofe (as well as Cole, Fallon, etc.) are replaced with sane people. Boren needs to go, too. Boren is our own personal Lieberman.

My brother-in-law did two tours in Iraq and is leaving for Afghanistan in two weeks (USMC). Inhofe voted against body armor.

Why would a Muslim hide his or her faith?

Like Campbell Brown (CNN) said: “So what, if he’s a Muslim…?”

Right-wing Bible-thumpers really should take the time to get to know the Founding Founders all over again.

Ed on MSNBC just called Cheney a “trash talking coward”!

Our thoughts are with your BIL.

Who’s Ed? Sure hope he doesn’t work there. The GE brass don’t like it when employees get all uppity and say shit that’s true. Unless it inflates their bottom line, that is.

A veteran of 30 years in broadcasting and the radio industry’s top rated progressive talker, Schultz is also the host of the syndicated radio program “The Ed Schultz Show,” airing live weekdays from noon — 3 p.m. ET with a weekly audience of more than 3 million listeners on 100 stations across the country. Schultz has been the breakthrough talent in an industry dominated by conservative voices. As an avid voice for the middle class Schultz will bring his hard-hitting style to MSNBC.

He played QB at Morehead I think. He’s fucking great, really lights em up every night. He replaced Schuster.

Yes. Short answer and long one too. Inhofe is a moron. Let’s start calling out these people for who and what they are. Batshit crazy. Dumb as a brick. Sociopathic. Pathological Liars. That about covers today’s Republican Party.

But he doesn’t get along with Air America so he’s proly on the shit list here.

Other hosts on Air America have made negative comments about Schultz, saying he is not liberal or progressive enough.[citation needed] They’ve also made light of his rural accent and location in Fargo, North Dakota.[citation needed] Schultz responded by saying Air America “sucks” and “If you listen to Air America, I don’t want you to listen to the Ed Schultz show cause I’m better than them!” Schultz also stated, “They’re bankrupt … they don’t know how to run radio,” alluding to Air America’s chronic financial problems.

Ed is a new host at MSNBC. The Ed show on now.

I’d call that lightin’ ‘em up. Is M$NBC becoming the corporate media opposition? The rating numbers can’t be all Rethugs tuning in to be tortured.

Your choice of drinks?

Fresca is it for me.

He’s fixin to BBQ Bachman on his “psycho-talk” segement!

Enroute

From what I’ve heard Air America now does suck. From their website it looks like they’re on the air less than 12hrs a day evenings and nights. I don’t see Laura Flanders’ name. They ran Randi Rhodes off quite a while ago. Now they have Ron Reagan and Montel Williams. Oooooooookay.

She is everybit as bat shit crazy as Inhofe.

There must be a separate water source for Rethugs. Got somethin’ in it.

Don’t ya get a 200 just by signing your name for the SATs?

Seems to be about Inhofe’s speed.

Inhofe got a zero … he f**ked up

He’s got Tancredo on now!

You guys think “right-wing extremists” are threats (which they aren’t), but you want to put more of these wackjobs on the bench?

get lost

Nobody wants to put Inhofe or Bachman on the bench

Ahhh, the fetid stench of troll.

Patience, SD.
Battles of ideas are wrenching and require discipline.

Yeah, McVey was a southpaw, not a righty. Roger that. Nice to know this blog is getting noticed enough to troll.

If he said it on the Senate floor, it’s protected speech, a distinction he would know about.

If he advocates it rather than uses such criteria to actually hire or approve someone to hold office, it’s probably still protected speech, though coming from a sitting US Senator, it’s advocacy to change the Constitution via pandering to nuttos. As a Senator, he doesn’t have to explain a “no” or “yes” vote on a nominee.

*snort*

Firedoglake: dispelling whackjobbery, one disillusioned individual at a time.

Yea, Ed grew up in Virginia. Played QB at Moorehead State (Minnesota). And was the long time sports guy at KTHI (now KVLY), then WDAY in Fargo when KTHI and WDAY switched the call letters and station affiliation from NBC to ABC and vice versa. And was the long time announcer for the ND State Bison football team

Apparently Imhofe is actually supporting the position of the fatwa of the Muslim clerics of Malaysia in banning the use of Allah as “God”. Imhofe, like the mullahs, have declared the use by Christians and Catholics from using the word, which they have used in liturgies, Scripture, and other writings and sermons for over 100 years!!!

Malaysian Christians Protest the ban on “Allah”

Hamilton is actually taking the position of the Christians and many other Muslim communities in this case…while Imhofe is acting like an Ayatollah!

More on the origin of “Allah”

Allah has Syriac Christian and Jewish roots

No. It would be impolite. But, there are bloggers! DFH bloggers no less.

First someone insists he has to sign his name to get an SAT and now you would require him to be able to read. Just how much is it reasonable for us to demand of our ‘leaders’? Oh the humanity.

First it’s writing and then reading, but now you demand that a senator have opposable thumbs. Lord Gawd amighty, just how high will you set the bar?

New Senate Rule:

If the voters elect a Senator with merely hlaf a brain.

Stated Senator will only have half a vote.

This includes, Half a Filibuster.