"Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead"

[Clio the Leo]

Tea Partier Calls C-SPAN, Worried His Prayers For Byrd To Die Got Inhofe Instead
Rachel Slajda | December 22, 2009, 6:17PM

Think Progress makes a great catch on C-SPAN this morning: Someone calls in while Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is answering the lines, practically in tears because Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) missed this morning's procedural vote on health care.

He was apparently concerned that -- after following Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) instructions to pray that someone couldn't make a manager's amendment vote Sunday night -- his prayers for Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) to die struck the wrong senator.

"Our small tea bag group here in Waycross, we got our vigil together and took Dr. Coburn's instructions and prayed real hard that Sen. Byrd would either die or couldn't show up at the vote the other night," the caller said.

"How hard did you pray because I see one of our members was missing this morning. Did it backfire on us? One of our members died? How hard did you pray senator? Did you pray hard enough?" he continued, his voice breaking.

Inhofe was at the Sunday vote, but missed another procedural vote this morning.

Barrasso didn't really respond, but reassured the caller that Republicans didn't need Inhofe there today. For the record, Inhofe is still quite alive and plans to return to the Senate for later votes this week.

(video included at the link)
http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/tea-partier-calls-c-span-worried-his-prayers-for-byrd-to-die-got-inhofe-instead.php?ref=fpblg

ETA: There has to be some story from the Bible that illustrates this moment, but I'm tired and I'm drawing a blank right now.

[sakabatou]

1. ::facepalm::

[Armstead]

2. I hope that was Howard Stern

[xchrom]

3. Nothing could speak more eloquentlt

On behalf of these loonie toon ass hats.
Nothing.

[Clio the Leo]

4. How do you confess on a national tv program.....

.... that you're praying someone dies and NOT be afraid that God will just strike YOU down via the telephone wire?

I dont get it.

[Armstead]

10. God was watching another channel?

[BrklynLiberal]

5. They are so stupid, that they have no idea how stupid they are.

[Hersheygirl]

19. That precisely is the scariest thing about all of this

the number of stupid, ignorant people in this country.

[uponit7771]

21. Unknowingly stupid is dangerous no doubt

[ProgressOnTheMove]

6. Oh, at least they're beginning to question who the big guy (fi he existed ) would work for.

[HughMoran]

7. I don't know whether to laugh or cry

This smiley will have to suffice :crazy:

[Raine]

18. I laughed

:rofl: so hard that I :cry: ... ;-)

[stevenleser]

8. And yet, some folks here on DU would align themselves with wingnuts like these to kill the bill

It's amazing what has become of some DUers.

[Itchinjim]

16. Amen.

[Cha]

9. Fucking Idiots..and jane hamsher wants to March

with these morons?

[ellie]

23. She is as big a moron.

[niyad]

11. the kind of god who keeps cretins like that t-b and the OK idiots around isn't one for whom I have

any respect.

[Hekate]

12. Any chance that was a hoax? It was supremely weird.... nt

[Bolo Boffin]

13. I kind of think it was. No real reason. It just sounded a little off.

Poe's law, you know.

[DFLforever]

14. I think it was a hoax too.

but beautifully executed ...

I have to hand it to Barrasso though. He was implacable.

[Hekate]

15. It was a well-deserved public pwning for the Repubs, not to be taken literally though.

:D

[GoCubsGo]

20. I am not so sure.

These people gave us the "Psalm 108:9" campaign that wishes death on President Obama. If it isn't a hoax, it's just more of the same from them.

If this really is a hoax, my hat is off to the caller. They're so fond of calling in claiming "I used to be a Democrat, but..." It would serve them right to have someone pretending to be one of them.

[kayla9170]

17. Praying for a 92 Y.O. man to die

And this is the crowd of the Teabaggers and certain Bloggers. Others are JUMPING UP IN ARMS to align themselves with this crowd because they might actually have to pay for their insurance..for a change.

I will stand by my POTUS, even if I do not agree with him on every issue, before I stand by this crowd and ANYONE who this is the people we stood "mean fences" with, to "Kill The Bill". :argh:

[BeyondGeography]

22. Fastest growing religion = no religion

http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2009/03/fastest-growing-religion-no-re.html

And dipshittery like that is one of the reasons.

[ehrnst]

24. Looks like this may be a Borat style hoax

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/12/spoof_or_prayerfail.php

[The Backlash Cometh]

25. Oh, oops.