Here’s the YouTube clip of our favorite “cartoon book” genius Brent Rinehart getting grilled by CNN.
My favorite part was when Rinehart was asked if he was homophobic. Seriously, I half way expected Brent to spin some answer where he accused Jim Roth and Drew Edmondson of living in a small neighborhood near the Paseo called “Homophobia” complete with gladiators, Peter Pan and Boy Scout leaders as neighbors. But he didn’t, which is a shame, because it would have been pretty damn funny. Instead, Rinehart just denied even knowing what the word homophobic means.
Anyway, after watching the clip, I thought that we should try to organize some crazy event to get Rinehart out of office before the voters do it later this year. Unfortunately, according to “The Lost Ogle political expert who I’m not sure I can name or not”, we can’t:
Oklahoma has no provision for recall, and only statewide elected officials — Governor, for instance, or appeals court judges — can be removed via impeachment.
According to the state constitution, Section VIII-2: “All elective officers, not liable to impeachment, shall be subject to removal from office in such manner and for such causes as may be provided by law.”
Acts of moral turpitude, certain misdemeanors, and felony convictions can result in automatic disqualification from office.
That sucks. It would have been pretty cool to organize a “Recall Rinehart” campaign. I’ll just take solace in the fact that he is obviously not going to be reelected. Plus, I think he may have been charged with a felony or something a while back, so maybe he’ll go to jail or something. Maybe he’ll even send us comic books that describe life behind bars. And maybe after going to jail, he’ll know what homophobic really means.
I want a copy. It’s going to be a collectors item when Brent ends up in prison on the corruption charges. Don’t drop the soap buddie. You’re showering with Satan, and word around the joint is he’s not particularly a considerate partner. I smell another Daily Show feature in the state’s future. Inhofe and Coburn are jealous. You’re stealing the spotlight.
He spent two months designing that.
Two months.
Another story about Rinehart and no mention of one of his cronies that was indicted with him being picked up for vehicular homicide? You guys are slipping.
How about OKC sending Brent Rinehart to Tulsa. This would “allow” him to expose all the corruption and Tulsa’s “liberal goodol’boys and their homosexual agenda.”
Does the homosexual agenda include not wanting your car to fall through a giant damn hole in a major bridge? Those sneaky, fabulous bastards…
Unfortunatly, this idiot only intensifies the image other people from other states and countries have of Oklahoman’s as tornado chasing, beer swilling, redneck, meth-addicted, homophobic, hicks. The only good thing that will come out of this is when he goes to prison some of the other inmates will have been working feverishly on their toga’s, peter pan, gladiator, and boy scout costumes so they can greet him properly.
THIS GUY IS AN IDIOT!!!!!!
This guy is a complete jackass … and can’t spell to say his life. I’m glad CNN called him out on one of the many misspellings in this “graphic novel.”
Did I mention he’s a jackass?
What a dumb ass.
What an f’ing embarassment. If he somehow wins re-election, I will have to leave this state. what a corrupt self-righteous self-gratifying bastard.
I wonder who his replacement will be.
Best quote: “The thing is, you’re not looking at it in the full context, uh, of the cartoon book.”
How did any of us actually end up living here?
What a bizarre experience….this Oklahoma.
Don’t you see that Brent Rinehart is a victim? He grew up male, white, straight (maybe) in the most fortunate country in the most fortunate time. Why should he feel blessed by his good fortune and try to ensure that as many as possible can share good fortune with him?
Patrick, I think that Brent would agree that anyone who is straight, white, and male and who grew up in this country under those circumstances can share that good fortune.
And, they can also be impeccably groomed and wear a pencil-thin mustache (the Boston blackie kind) . . . but they can’t be, you know, a guy who thinks he’s a Sheila.
If you listen closely - at one point he says “I have seen gay pipe, I mean pride, gay pride parade”
I am pretty sure he has seen gay pipe and will soon be seeing more and more…
Can I point out that Lake Stanley Draper is just outside Whinehard’s district? The best body drop is at 104th just west of Anderson.
the saddest part of all of this is the fact that he believe’s he’s right! How the eff can he sit there with a straight face and defend his actions? He’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
chiefmech: you forgot “noodling” and “NBA-team-stealing”
If someone bought my television for $350 million and then paid me $75million for the right to take it out of my house, I probably wouldn’t even report it to the cops. My insurance company, on the other hand…
I miss his mustache. He is truly a visionary. Landover Baptist would be proud to have him as a congregation member.
i hate that he twists the term “good ol’ boys” around. doesn’t he know that HE’S the good ol’ boy?
grow your sleazy moustache back so you’ll look like an unemployed porn actor again. the butt pirates you’ll meet in prison will like it.
he is such a douchebag, that summer’s eve packages are like, “damn! what a douchebag!”
i think he got the term good ole boys from watching too many reruns of the dukes of hazzard, just some good ole boys never meaning no harm been in trouble with the law since the day they was born………
Tomorrow is election day ant the perfect chance to oust Brent Rinehart!
Personally, I will be voting for Brian Maughan. He is the only one to come by my door and ask for my vote.
Dump Rinehart and his corrupt cronies!