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Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma dies at 89

Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a 'hoax,' dies at 89

Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89.

Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for over six decades, died Tuesday morning after he had a stroke over the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement.

Inhofe, who was elected to a fifth Senate term in 2020, stepped down in early 2023.

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His denial of climate change evidenced by his holding of a snowball on the congressional floor in winter was the moment I realized that memes are now more important than facts.
- That was him? Rest in piss
  
  Suprisingly he was the only Republican to take long covid seriously. Because he got it.
  “It only matters when it affects me” is the republican mantra I guess.
- Time to go throw a snowball on his grave and laugh
  
  I think some Weekend at Bernies style shenanigans are definitely called for

Fuck this guy. Left the world worst before dying.

That snowball you brought to the Senate floor won’t help you now that you’re in hell Jim.
- I expected a snowball joke,but you nailed it. Bravo.

Ah Senator Snowball dies on the hottest July 4th weekend ever. Coincidence?
- Hottest so far.

Good riddance

Step 1: vote against COVID vaccine distribution funding
Step 2: get COVID
Step 3: retire due to long COVID
Step 4: die from long COVID

Aww, he should've live longer and suffer the consequences of his climate denial with us :(

He lived a long and happy life selling our country to giant corporations.

RIP bozo
And by that I mean rest in piss

He actively made the world worse.

- Only when someone worse takes their place.
  
  Considering that he stepped down in 2023, they've already replaced him.

I remember him for blocking aid to Hurricane Sandy victims. When I suggested someone reciprocate and block aid to tornado victims in Oklahoma on reddit, I got down voted to hell.
If I wasn't so lazy, I'd shit on Imhofe's grave.

Oklahoma man honored to finally be metabolized into various greenhouse gases

Good, fuck off

rest in piss, asshole

And nothing of value was lost!

I often wonder when a conservative asshole dies after a lifetime of doing conservative asshole things, does anyone really miss them? Like I imagine his family does not care much for him. Nothing will be named after him, I can't imagine what, being as anti science and education as can be.
He was a terrible person and I'm glad he's dead..

Pieces of shit like this make me wish hell was real.
You're a traitor to country and all of humanity; the world became a slightly better place when you died. I hope your final moments were as agonizing as the policies you supported.
Good riddance.

Good riddance.

Strokes are FAKE! I've never seen one! He probably died after having a GAY SEX ORGY!
- How dare you insult the good name of gay sex orgies by implying that they'd let this asshole participate.
- Furry gay sex orgy

It's really sad to think that the highlight of this guy's career was that he DIDN'T choose to commit treason. He was one of the very few Republican senators to actually certify the election results in 2020.
- That just highlights what a circus the GOP is.

Some obituaries make for pleasurable reading material

Hope they built him a tomb big enough to take all his bribes with him for fucking up our future

Anyone got an in with a ski resort? I'm thinking we use one of their snow generators and a bunch of coolers and make lots of snowballs and head over to his grave and start pitching them.

Great news. Fuck that guy all the way to hell.

Ohh good another fucking moron that gets to die off and leave us with the consequences of his actions.
- This is the true reality. There is no karma.

Plenty of climate change where he will now be burning 🔥 for an eternity

let's hope this is the beginning of a trend. like when all our favorite celebrities started dying. but this time it's fun.

I don't suppose it's at all likely that y'all might replace him with a Democrat?
- He's a former senator; stepped down in 2023. Has already been replaced by MarkWayne Mullin.
  
  With a name like Markwayne, it's painfully obvious this person is a Republican
  
  at 88, or how they call it in the senate: early retirement

You shouldn't say anything about the dead unless it's good. So, he's dead. Good.

I can only hope Death hasn't left D.C. yet, but is just sharpening his scythe. In particular, there are a couple presidential candidates who are rotting on the vine.
- That's the most Dark Souls shit
- Needs to take out the entire project 2025 team, all servers, anyone ever involved. Tabula rasa.

I wonder if he was able to take it all with him?

As an Oklahoman that loves his state. Rest in piss fuck face

Hell yeah!

That is the problem with the impending disaster. All the people who could do something about it wont be here when it arrives. Its not like they care about their children. I've discovered to care about your childrens fate is a rare thing in people 60 and above. Most of them had it too easy. Being born and raised in a golden age.

Good.

Good riddance

Good

and you thought American politics never bore good news.

If they gave his corpse an enema, they could bury him in a matchbox.

Fuck that asshole.

Stop letting all these old fucks run your govt, it's why America is beyond fucked

You had me at "Republican dies" ♥

Who that?
- the senator with the snowball, did you really never see that
- Absolute piece of shit. The world is better off without him.

Hi, I'm "Jealous from Texas", howryadoin?

Working in his late 80s....
That is some horrible elder abuse if I have ever seen it.
- He retired a couple years ago and was replaced by Mark-wayne "I don't want reality" Mullin.

🦀🦀🦀🦀

Womp Womp

Bye bitch.

Shook his hand once. It already feels cleaner.

Oh no....anyway

Makes room for a non-Republican
- You don't even have to read the article. It says in the post that he stepped down in 2023.
  
  And Oklahoma will never go for a non-Republican.
  I grew up there.
  
  Then the title should be “Former Senator”
  Either way. Who cares. The only good republicans are…

How does voting work when this happens? Like, let's say R's control the Senate 51-50, but this guy suddenly dies. Is the Senate now split on votes?
- He retired in 2023.
- As OP mentioned, it’s not relevant since he retired, but the seat becomes vacant for a period, meaning one fewer member votes, and results may be affected. There’s generally some mechanism for filling the vacant seat, which can vary on timing (and state law). Generally a replacement can be appointed by the state governor, special elections are held if there is still a substantial term remaining, or the position is held by the appointee if an election is already imminent.
- It wouldn’t actually be a 51-50 split. What happens is the senators vote, and if there’s a tie, the Vice President (aka the President of the Senate) is asked to break the deadlock. If it was a 50-50 split, and one of the senators dies, it’s now a 50-49 split, and the VP is no longer asked to break ties.
- There is no such thing as controlling the Senate 51-50. There are 100 senators and if there are only 99 voting (e.g. because one of them died), then if there was previously a 50-50 party split, party-line votes will now have 50-49 results, i.e. not a tie, i.e. the Vice President will not be asked to break a tie.

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