GOP Sen. Inhofe tells female EPA nominee to 'behave' or he'd tell 'her daddy,' who was in the room

[Demovictory9]

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/GOP-Sen-Inhofe-tells-female-EPA-nominee-to-16174314.php

WASHINGTON - An Asian American woman nominated by President Joe Biden for a top job at the Environmental Protection Agency was told by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., during her confirmation hearing Wednesday that if she didn't "behave" in the job, then he was going to tell "her daddy."

Inhofe's office said he was playing off Radhika Fox's opening statement where she mentioned that her father was in the room and credited her hard-working immigrant parents.

The exchange between the 86-year-old male senator and the much younger female nominee to lead the EPA's Office of Water was not antagonistic, but drew attention from those who wondered whether he would have made the same quip to a man. CNN first reported Inhofe's remark.

[mahina]

1. Dinosaur

[xxqqqzme]

2. He has stayed too

long at the fair.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. I wonder if it's demented subliminal kink

What an inappropriate remark.

Imhofe is 86? Lord, there is no mercy.

[dlk]

4. Is Inhofe's mental condition deteriorating and regressing?

Like a small child, “I’m gonna tell on you…”. Regardless, it was very. disrespectful. He was waving his privilege flag.

[gademocrat7]

5. Inhofe is an insensitive old rethug.

[yardwork]

6. Inhofe has always been a moron.

[treestar]

7. Just ignore him

They do these things because they know we'll let it bother us, and they can call us snowflakes.

[hatrack]

8. He should join forces with Grassley and McConnell - The Codger Caucus

They could sit around the stove, chew 'n spit, and lament how there just aren't any good shows on the tee-vee any more, like Gunsmoke or The Big Valley.

[struggle4progress]

9. "Hi! I'm James and I'm a halfwit!"

Hi, James!

[Boomerproud]

10. Mr.Snowball? Remember how the Pubs always laughed

at us about being the party of the elderly,? Of course their crop of young people are inhabitants of Crazytown.

[Paladin]

11. Inhofe is at least 20 years past his due date.

Some politicians are capable of functioning at age 86. Inhofe clearly isn't one of them.

[niyad]

12. Misogynist, sexist asshole.