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Sen. Inhofe Says US is 'Reaching a Revolution'

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Kenneth8/28/2009 10:57:55 am PDT

re: #268 haakondahl

Unless Charles quashes this little test…

If you think Inhofe is “inciting” or “calling for” revolution, DOWNDING this post.

If you think Inhofe is “diagnosing” or “warning of” revolution, UPDING this post.

I think Inhofe was cleverly straddling the issue. While avoiding outright calling for a revolution, he did make reference to the growing phenomenon of revolutionary rhetoric as a means to underline and justify his opposition to the bill. The is certainly a case of populist grandstanding and provocative rhetoric. Anybody in the audience who was given to the revolutionary rhetoric had no reason to feel Inhofe wasn’t with them in spirit. More than diagnosing the phenomenon as a problem, he was using it as a justification.