Video: Boxer squares off with Inhofe to defend Goracle’s honor
posted at 5:33 pm on March 21, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Oh, long shall this glorious moment of fightin’ fightiness live in the annals of nutroots fighty fightingdom! I’ll pass on the obvious observation about what the reaction would have been if a Republican had pulled this kind of power trip on a Democrat and ask you instead to imagine it with the gender roles reversed. Not just the reaction in the hearing room, either; listen closely at the very end here and you’ll catch CNN anchor Don Lemon muttering “good for her” under his breath.
Thanks to Cory D. for the tip. Exit question: Is Boxer always this abrasive or is it only when the cameras are on?
Update: Made me laugh.
Update: JPod watched Inhofe’s questioning of Gore and says Boxer’s got him dead to rights.
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someday she’s gonna get hers and i can’t wait to be the one laughing and applauding.
wryteacher on March 21, 2007 at 5:37 PM
Same ol story- only let dummocrats and enviromental “prophets” speak. Anyone that doesn’t toe the line with these envirofreaks is totally shut down, even if they are an expert in the field. Boxer sickens me. Only a dummocrat could be this rude.
Vanquisher on March 21, 2007 at 5:44 PM
With the exception of Inhofe, what is bothering the mainstream GOP about this is that they are not in power to tell us what to do with our lives in combatting so-called man-induced climate change.
Valiant on March 21, 2007 at 5:46 PM
Good for her…no bias from CNN. That is the claim.
I have no idea what Valiant is trying to say…global warming must have fried the brain.
right2bright on March 21, 2007 at 5:52 PM
“Good for her.” - boy is that irritating. Thats journalism for ya. Good for her for standing up to those evil earth destroying Republicans. Good for her.
Zetterson on March 21, 2007 at 5:56 PM
aarrrgghhh *slow burn*
NTWR on March 21, 2007 at 5:57 PM
FOOLS.
Zorro on March 21, 2007 at 5:59 PM
Damn it!! It is time for everyone on this side of the aisle to acknowledge what everyone knows: the tinfoil hatted leftist loons are rude, crude, profound, and deserve absolutely no respect! We need to stand up even if these “elected” officials won’t. I am calling Boxer’s office and letting them know how I feel. How about the rest of you? It is time we spoke up and made sure they all hear us.
sharinlite on March 21, 2007 at 6:01 PM
Inhofe said he would ask for a written response on that question. He didn’t ask the question and then interrupt Al Gore later. He didn’t jump in when Gore was answering a Republican question and say, “Mr Gore, could you please speak at least as quickly as you did when you were answering Democrat questions?”
He simply said that the answer would be a long one, so he’d ask for it in writing.
Then, Senator Boxer makes a big production of telling him to “let the Vice President answer”. Firstly, is it common to refer to former-VPs simply as “the Vice President”? I thought it was always “former-Vice President”, but I may just be nit-picking. Secondly, I thought the rule was that you get to ask the questions in your 5 minutes. He didn’t want a spoken answer to the first question because he only had 5 minutes for his questions and answers. Far from “way to go”, she comes across as ignorant and power-trippy.
Finally, she promised him as much time as he needed if he would just let the Vice President answer. Yet, if I recall correctly from the open thread, she denied his request for extra time. Boxer lied and penguins died!
JadeNYU on March 21, 2007 at 6:01 PM
What a grating hag.
JammieWearingFool on March 21, 2007 at 6:01 PM
Well, this is why we had such a great time live blogging the session.
Did you really think that Nancy wouldn’t do whatever she could do to prevent serious questioning of Al?
Babs on March 21, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Took the words out of my mouth.
I just can’t help wondering why Ms. Boxer didn’t go around pointing out that elections have consequences when Bush was trying to get his judges confirmed.
Chad on March 21, 2007 at 6:14 PM
It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the gavel again.
The Ugly American on March 21, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Sigh….
She represents me…
Damn.
StoutRepublican on March 21, 2007 at 6:21 PM
I’m assuming that, like me, you’re one of the CA Republicans?
In that case, you should know, she doesn’t represent us at all.
Why can’t CA at least get a reasonable Democrat in her place?
JadeNYU on March 21, 2007 at 6:27 PM
I seem to recall that Victoria Toensing recently was not allowed to answer the questions that were being put to her, but that was okay. It gets harder and harder to stomach the hypocrisy from the left, in congress and msm.
still468 on March 21, 2007 at 6:31 PM
“Nothing matters more than saving the planet from Republicans.”
Ah South Park, you have a quote for everything…
That was from the episode Terrance and Phillip:Behind the Blow Season 5, for those keeping track of these sorta things…
Bad Candy on March 21, 2007 at 6:32 PM
And he represents me.
My last two Senate votes: Jim Inhofe and Dr. Tom Coburn.
Okies, what we lack in beaches,glorious mountains, and higher culture, we make up for in decent representation in Congress.
billy on March 21, 2007 at 6:37 PM
Lucky!
When Feinstein is your senator that you consider MORE reasonable, you know you’re not dealing with people that even come close to sharing you point of view.
JadeNYU on March 21, 2007 at 6:39 PM
What country is the Goreacle Vice President of again?
I’m just trying to keep up with the news here, and I must have missed that election.
Misha I on March 21, 2007 at 6:44 PM
At least she didn’t call him the President. Now, that would have been irritating!
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on March 21, 2007 at 6:48 PM
The video link stops about 6/10th’s of the way through for me. Tried it several times.
Maxx on March 21, 2007 at 6:49 PM
Uh, that’s Mr. President to all of us - remember, he won the 2000 election.
SARCASM
Rick on March 21, 2007 at 6:54 PM
The format of the hearing is wrong, nobody will be able to pin Al Gore down with only five minutes. Of course the Democrats know this and that is why the hearing is set up this way.
Maxx on March 21, 2007 at 6:58 PM
Coach Denny Hastert “agrees with Gore that the scientific debate on climate change is over.” This is patently false- most of the GOP elite agree with the nitwittery of man-induced climate change. They want to do something now to save the planet and are upset they are out of power to regulate us.
Valiant on March 21, 2007 at 7:06 PM
Oh, the old change the rules in the middle of the checkers game.
The GOP needs more offensive people with talent. One has to have a sharp wit and tongue to deal with this business. Gore has no credentials and flunked college in non-science studies. Let him blabbler on about things he knows nothing about, then hit him with the technicals and watch him fold.
BTW, some study showed that IF all the ice caps melted, and the sea rose to flood Florida, Long Island (the glacial debris piles from the last ice age) and a few other low-laying areas, the Earth would have a net gain in useable land mass. WHy? Antarctica would emerge from under its ice cap, and be habitable. In fact, the continent (which has mountains) would rise even higher due to the lifting of the pressure of all that ice weighing it down right now. All those poor slobs who had to sell their beachfront property could buy coastal digs in Antarctica, in fact more people could have beachfront homes, because of the access to more available coastline. Yeh, bring it on. Oh, since the North Pole is one big floating ice cube, the displacement of that ice is already factored into the current ocean levels. Only ice currently on land that melts into the seas would have any measurable effect. The Earth would have to warm up more than 100 degrees in the Polar winters to even approach 33 degrees, melting point. Not a single Global Warming scenario promotes that kind of number.
naliaka on March 21, 2007 at 7:06 PM
Elections have consequences. It’s the only thing she said I agree with.
Kini on March 21, 2007 at 7:15 PM
I hate it too…. It’s the SF liberal mentality that gets me. Every time I go to the city I feel like I’m behind enemy lines.
liquidflorian on March 21, 2007 at 7:28 PM
He’s the world’s Vice President, for all time…
Darksean on March 21, 2007 at 7:28 PM
Once again, could you imagine if a Republican would have said that to some dimwitted democrat?
gatewaypundit on March 21, 2007 at 7:32 PM
Sweet. Considering that 80% of all Democrats probably live in one of NYC, LA, DC, Boston, etc, I can see why a typical red-stater is not so bothered by all this.
I just cannot wait for the Co2 rise lags temperature rise meme to slowly seep into the public consciousness. It reminds of the giddy hours while we waited for Rathergate fraud to find it way from LGF to Drudge to WaPo. “Lucy, you’ve got some ’splainin to do.”
pedestrian on March 21, 2007 at 7:33 PM
JadeNYU wrote:
No, I don’t think it is nit-picking. He keeps the title of address, not the office.
fluffy on March 21, 2007 at 7:38 PM
Priceless!
PinkyBigglesworth on March 21, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Comment of the day, right there.
Kid from Brooklyn on March 21, 2007 at 7:46 PM
I remember the loony left beating the global cooling drums in the late seventies and early eighties, now they are bloviating with the same intensity 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Alden Pyle on March 21, 2007 at 7:49 PM
That reminds me of the time Bob Beckel called Micheal Reagan a bastard under his breath on H&C.
csdeven on March 21, 2007 at 7:53 PM
Oh! No she di’int!!
Oh, they were both being snooty.
SouthernDem on March 21, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Senator Inhofe was using his time in a perfectly legitimate way. You may not have liked the question he asked or the fact that he said he would ask for a written answer instead of an oral answer; however, he’s within his rights as he only has 5 minutes.
Senator Boxer was upbraiding a colleague for something he hadn’t even done. The manner in which she did it was uncalled for (unless Senator Inhofe is actually Senator Boxer’s 5 year old child and no one told me). The comment about him no longer having the gavel and elections having consequences was a petty. And, when she said, and I quote, “let the Vice President answer your questions and then, if you want an extra few minutes at the end, I’m happy to give it to you” was a flat out lie as, since, when they requested more time for Senator Inhofe, it was denied.
JadeNYU on March 21, 2007 at 8:22 PM
If that gasbag had said to me “elections have consequences”, I would have said, “And no one knows that better than the liar sitting in front of us. Right, Mr. Gore?”.
SouthernGent on March 21, 2007 at 8:27 PM
I actually thought Boxer came across as kinda cool there, even though I hate her.
DaveS on March 21, 2007 at 8:51 PM
Yeh, the put down started with the kindergarten teacher attitude. The entire US public school system is run like that, rather has been run down like that, now we get to “enjoy” it in politics. The assinine “just boys fighting in the sandbox” interpretation of the world is going to get us all killed. For real, not pretend.
naliaka on March 21, 2007 at 8:52 PM
Yea ! ! Good for her. That mean ole Inhofe was
attempting to show just how far out in
LEFT field Gore was and along came Boxer
to the rescue.
Good for her ! ! We need more idiots
to just jump up and expose themselves
for all to enjoy.
Good for her. Schumer would be proud.
Texyank on March 21, 2007 at 8:58 PM
elections have consequences?
Indeed.
As a Concequence of his election, Senator Inhofe has a duty to represent the interests of his constituents, and an Al Gore Junk-Science Love-Fest is in no one’s interest except for luddites.
Jones Zemkophill on March 21, 2007 at 8:59 PM
Yes, she is overbearing. I’m not disagreeing with you (indeed, I find her insufferable), I’m just making light of the situation. Inhofe made a smarty comment directed at Gore’s, shall we say, lack of brevity and Boxer verbally smacked him. Honestly, don’t you see the comedy in this whole thing?
SouthernDem on March 21, 2007 at 9:02 PM
I’d like to plant my “Carbon Footprint” right up both of their a55e5.
ronsfi on March 21, 2007 at 9:06 PM
He had 5 minutes to question him, Gore was stalling and wasting time so he did not have to answer any more questions. Boxer promised more time and than reneged. I missed the comedy of a Democrat trying to cover for someone trying to keep from telling the truth.
I’ve got the gaaaavel,and youuu don’t haaaave itttt. Nah nah nah.
That is your leader SD, live with her.
A woman who disparages other woman who do not have children, a woman who votes over 95% liberal, a vote for any liberal cause, no matter the consequence. A woman who voted less than 6% of the time for increased military, defense, or any other conservative economic policy. In other words a hard liner leftest. Ranked as one of the most partisan Senators in congress.
right2bright on March 21, 2007 at 9:21 PM
Boxer,like Gore, is another ultra rich ultra liberal who wants the rest of us to assume the yoke of their confiscatory taxes and regulations while they go on about their merry way living life to the hilt. They are a cancer on our country.
Labamigo on March 21, 2007 at 9:23 PM
Technically she is correct. You refer to a politician by the highest office that they achieved. I believe that Zell Miller actually liked to be refered to as “Governor” even when he was a senator.
Having said that, too bad Inhofe wasn’t quick enough to reply, “You’re right! Elections have consequences which is why this bozo is schlocking a crappy movie rather than serving in office.”
BTW, Gore should really try to come up with a better expression than the “I’m constipated and happy about it” look he had–especially if you’re having a woman (harpie?) defending your honor. Get a pair, dude, or at least ask Tipper for your old ones back.
cmay on March 21, 2007 at 9:29 PM
And I, for one, cannot wait to bring on the chemotherapy.
Long overdue.
Misha I on March 21, 2007 at 9:30 PM
I don’t really even think that was under his breath. It was right out in the open. This is CNN.
RightWinged on March 21, 2007 at 9:35 PM
Sigh… yep… this is the “change in climate” that the dems said they would bring to Congress…
Guess it prooves that Global Climate Change is real… look at how fast they changed the “climate” of Congress.
Romeo13 on March 21, 2007 at 9:37 PM
The congressional climate is more like a rainforest - dominated by out-of-control monkeys. Rules don’t seem to matter anymore, unless they do. Elections have consequences, unless you don’t like the results, then you impeach to “un-do” the results.
These dems are a bunch of childish, immature, dishonest hypocritical maniacs, and I’m embarassed for our country that they hold any power…even if it is only until the next election!
stonemeister on March 21, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Sleep well tonight, realizing that the country is in the hands of Babs and the gang. Not a sane one in the bunch.
Captain America on March 21, 2007 at 10:20 PM
c u next tuesday
CanaryinaCoalMine on March 21, 2007 at 10:20 PM
Which part of “I find her insufferable” is unclear?
SouthernDem on March 21, 2007 at 10:46 PM
And I ain’t from California.
SouthernDem on March 21, 2007 at 10:47 PM
Inhofe is my Senator (he typed while hanging head in shame). He’s a bit of a tool with a penchant for keeping his foot in or near his mouth. Although I wince at the thought of lending any credit to the Screecher of the House, she was right. Inhofe was attempting to do one of his typical arrogant hatchet jobs on the Goreacle. As for CNN, dull surprise.
thedecider on March 21, 2007 at 11:57 PM
J-Pod’s on crack.
billy on March 22, 2007 at 12:09 AM
And to think. That man was only one SCOTUS vote away from the Presidency.
BacaDog on March 22, 2007 at 12:26 AM
Is it too much to ask for a female Republican to come forward and make Boxer swallow that gavel?
jaleach on March 22, 2007 at 1:05 AM
Well, in her own words, “elections have consequences”. Let’s make sure the next one has consequences as well.
thedecider on March 22, 2007 at 1:28 AM
King Arthur?
- The Cat
MirCat on March 22, 2007 at 1:45 AM
What a minute . . Isn’t “Elections have consequences a right wing thing to say?”
- The Cat
MirCat on March 22, 2007 at 1:48 AM
You know who I wish were still around?
http://www.amazon.com/Surely-Feynman-Adventures-Curious-Character/dp/0393316041/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3836262-3494414?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174542898&sr=1-1
Richard Feynman would give us the straight scoop.
Doug on March 22, 2007 at 1:58 AM
Actually, no - if he had actually gotten the recounts he wanted in his suit that was before the SCOTUS, he still would have lost. I don’t recall exactly where I read this, but out of seven recount scenarios, only two had Gore winning, and both were based on districts and types of recounts that he hadn’t requested. The ones he had requested actually had Bush picking up even more votes.
The left has never understood this.
Mibrilane on March 22, 2007 at 2:48 AM
Goddamn, did they pass out gavels to everyone on inauguration day or what?
“I accept this gavel in the spirit of partnership, not partisanship,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi, Boxer, Frank and Waxman are all vying for The Golden Gavel award.
I thought the Lewinsky days were behind us, but they apparently passed out kneepads along with those gavels. “The chair humbly requests permission to raise her eyes and gaze upon the Prophet Gore, peace be upon him.”
saint kansas on March 22, 2007 at 5:54 AM
Exactly. It’s boorish to act the bully when you’re in the majority; it’s idiocy to attempt to do so when you’re not.
Goracle really gets under the RW’s skin, doesn’t he? He’s got a dizzying approval rating (that whole Banquo’s ghost thing), and wide acceptance for his cause politically, scientifically, and increasingly, from the business community.
honora on March 22, 2007 at 7:56 AM
I couldn’t agree more!
On several issues I have sent emails to these guys and on all occasions I have received either a reply (not a form letter but something directly addressing a specific topic) or a phone call when they are back in OK. I can not say enough about these two guys, they are true Sooners and they give me hope that our country will not go down the crapper.
As for the higher culture, to hell with the rest of the country. Culture to me is working in the oil patch, cow crap on my boots, my Winchester 93 in the pickup window. Born, raised and live all my life in OK, wouldn’t live anywhere else. Not that it applies to most who post here but we don’t want any more carpetbaggers moving here like the last time we had an oil boom.
bubbadog89 on March 22, 2007 at 7:57 AM
So which tribe do you belong to?
honora on March 22, 2007 at 8:08 AM
2 wrongs dont make a right but we all know that we have witnessed MUCH worse from the liberals during confirmation hearings (i.e. Alito’s wife bursting into tears etc…)
Inhofe was great! His constant references to “his time” was an obvious and deserving shot at the Algore for skirting all of the commitee rules all day long!
Good job Senator! At least SOMEONE on the Right is fighting back about something, ANYTHING, geez!
Also…I would love to see these two (Algore panel vs Inhofe panel) debate global warming!!
OSUBuciz1 on March 22, 2007 at 8:18 AM
Inhofe was rockin’ the mic on Bill Bennett’s radio show this morning, listing seven of the points he made that Al didn’t bother to refute. The audio might be online later today.
Didn’t you hear yesterday? “The debate is over.” You missed it. It won’t be repeated. Every scientist in the world agrees.
I’d like to see Al Gore debate anyone on global warming. Bjorn Lomborg and Lord Monckton keep calling him out but he won’t do it.
saint kansas on March 22, 2007 at 8:31 AM
Lomborg op-ed in the Wall Street Journal re The Debate That’s Over.
Problem is, Al’s invested every last bit of goodwill he ever had in making sure this is THE only issue. Nothing else can matter, or shiny cameras and bright lights go bye-bye.
saint kansas on March 22, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Absentee Shawnee.
bubbadog89 on March 22, 2007 at 9:51 AM
Czech President: Environmentalist ‘Religion’ Like Communism
PRAGUE — Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Wednesday that fighting global warming has turned into a a ‘religion’ that replaced the ideology of communism and threatens to clip basic freedoms.
Communism has been replaced by the threat of an ambitious environmentalism…
Maxx on March 22, 2007 at 9:53 AM
No one dislikes alGore more than I do.
That said, let me point out, that we address ALL “ex” presidents, and “ex” vice-presidents, by the title of the office they once held…I’m pretty sure, we extend this courtesy to senators and even mayors.
We do this, out of love and respect for our Country, and what it stands for…Not because of politics or ideology.
After all, wasn’t Ronald Reagan entitled to be addressed, “Mr. President,” even after he left office?
franksalterego on March 22, 2007 at 11:20 AM
She’s such an annoying twit, isn’t she? Love the “let the vice-president answer” bit.
Um, I think it’s “ex-vice president”, babs. And what’s that old Truman quote?
Oh yeah:
“The vice-presidency is about as useful as a bucket of warm spit.”
mojo on March 22, 2007 at 12:30 PM
What we’re witnessing in Al Gore is a prime example of the Messiah complex.
Can someone check his scalp for a triple-6 birthmark?
SicSemperTyrannus on March 22, 2007 at 12:37 PM
LOL. Did you just make that up? Don’t tell me, I prefer to think you did!
honora on March 22, 2007 at 12:47 PM
You mean SouthernDem does not mean Southern California Dem?
Notice that she was not representing Calif. at the hearings, but is one of the Democratic leaders. I did not notice the California seal on that gavel. Senators represent their state, and represent national interests. That “insufferable person” is a leader in the Democratic party. One more reason to not call yourself a Dem.
If you struck each of the Dem leaders who are embarrassing, you would end up with a short list of honorable Dem leaders.
right2bright on March 22, 2007 at 1:15 PM
I have no love for Gore, but there is no such thing as an ex-vice president or ex president. They are vice president forever and president forever. They are just not serving the country. It is still (shudder) President Carter. It honors the position, not the person.
right2bright on March 22, 2007 at 1:18 PM
So which tribe do you belong to?
Do I need to provide a CDIB card for your review? The point of my carpetbagger comment was the last oil boom we had in OK was in early 80’s, about the same time Detriot was suffering. We had jobs in the oil patch and the laid off union auto workers came down in droves for jobs. Not the most productive bunch of guys I’ve worked with since the oil patch isn’t unionized. Along with it they brought their values that have IMO not been what I or the people that I know want for OK. They complained about everything right up to the oil bust, when they left. Don’t let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out of town I say. I love OK and I won’t leave it.
bubbadog89 on March 22, 2007 at 1:46 PM
I think “former President” is a better formulation, just to differentiate between them and the current office-holder.
In any case, I like the massive respect for the office shown to “Bush” and “Cheney” (as they are generally referred to in the MSM).
mojo on March 22, 2007 at 1:51 PM
Mr. Vice Prophet
saint kansas on March 22, 2007 at 5:20 PM
Exactly honora - Mrs. Boxer comes to mind from the C. Rice hearings, loud and clear…and a few other hearings. Insufferable Senator of mine. No excuse for Mr. Inhofe, though she and Mr. Gore get no kudos for ‘good behaviour’.
I’m in College Station, TX (caught a Ray Charles concert - yes, he was there in the auditorium of A&M :), and saw only bits of the Gore appearance at night - was struck at how ugly, truly ugly this man has become. He is a caricature of a human being and has no clue about it. And what was with that shirt honora, my elegant-dress-advocating-friend?
Entelechy on March 22, 2007 at 11:11 PM
Dumbbutt.
billy on March 22, 2007 at 11:59 PM
Yes, its amazing what money can buy.
Maxx on March 23, 2007 at 3:39 PM