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In reply to the discussion: An Alaskan's epic response to Inhofe's snowball stunt [View all]Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)87. There are a lot of fossil fuel related jobs in Oklahoma.
I know guys that worked Oklahoma pipe line jobs decades ago. The guys working those jobs are not well educated. Like the Limbaugh listeners they are, they believe what they want to believe. They would literally kill you if you threatened their livelihood. It is quite a dilemma for our side.
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I hope he sent this to the WaPo, to Inhofe's office, etc. it deserves a wide audience. KnR
Hekate
Mar 2015
#2
I saw it on "I love it when I wake up in the morning and Obama is president."
Blue_In_AK
Mar 2015
#6
For any real, sustained change to slow and then stop climate change, it would first be necessary
Dustlawyer
Mar 2015
#76
Amen to that. And until such a time no one who wants to be considered even "mildly liberal"
raouldukelives
Mar 2015
#93
Wow. I hope this gets read by everyone else except the addressee. He won't care.n/t
jtuck004
Mar 2015
#12
Fantastic letter, and filled with f-a-c-t-s (which may make some heads explode)
groundloop
Mar 2015
#16
If only there were some sort of standards that must be met to chair a committee.
cui bono
Mar 2015
#24
This guy totally misses the point .. Sen Inhofe doesnt care if the world is heating up or cooling
srican69
Mar 2015
#20
In most cases I'd agree, but in this case they just want the goals of thier corporate masters
Dark n Stormy Knight
Mar 2015
#35
because that is exactly where the money wants him. where he can do most damage. nt
magical thyme
Mar 2015
#33
Inhofe is convinced he's in an ideological battle against Tree Hugging Hippie types,.....
Spitfire of ATJ
Mar 2015
#50
I know that my area has moved from zone 4 to zone 6. we are now growing magnolia trees.
niyad
Mar 2015
#74
All the husky indifference to normal household dog behavior. Hair clogging the vacuum cleaner...
hunter
Mar 2015
#66
A couple of weeks ago I suggested to my husband that we travel to Alaska to get warm.
Vinca
Mar 2015
#45
Blue, hope you'll come up for the Iditarod - starting behind Pike's Landing on the Chena.
raven mad
Mar 2015
#59
Inhofe doesn't give a shit. But, the reality is that in both DC and in Anchorage...
Buzz Clik
Mar 2015
#89