Sen. Inhofe, Iraq Is Not in Africa

By Spencer Ackerman 6/10/08 4:58 PM

I could not make this up if I tried. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) just cut a reelection ad called "Africa" that highlights — in his campaign YouTube channel’s words — "his leadership for the African people." And, there’s this unbelieva — oh, just watch for yourself:

In case you missed it, the ad begins:

Ethiopia. Zambia. Iraq. Twenty-nine intense trips in 12 years to the front — to the saddest parts of Africa.

Exclusive! Must credit the Washington Independent! IRAQ IS NOT IN AFRICA.

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jason 3 days ago 1 point
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my favorite song fuck israel,fuck israel.

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jason 3 days ago 1 point
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israel doesn`t deserve to live in america ,they deserve live in my bathroom and suck my cats `balls and get pissed on .they smell like garbage,ass,russian people,sweat,piss,pig,bacon,my shit,gas,sweaty balls,pee,and jackoff.i am american i wrote this about you penuis shaped fuckin garbage-smelling jews.you can kiss my american ass and the israeli ladies suck my cock everyday, assholes.my whole class thinks you fucking a-hole israelis are pussy wearing fags and i think all americans hate israelis and i should know i`m 100% american and live in america and i talked to george w. bush in allentown,pa at a press conference about you israelis ,we weren`t on t.v. that time and bush said israelis are piont headed freaks aren`t they ,i can care less for them ,i mean i hate those damn jews and the president of israel smells like sweat ,like he doesn`t wear any deordorant.i swear he said that ,three months ago.i was so shocked,but happy you should seen him .

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jason 6 days ago 1 point
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how the fuck you get bosinia and kosovo being in africa you must wanna be african because on the map it is so far away and not even close and the only similarity between bosina and africa is that there are mostly muslims and mosesdon you think that it is but you sound dumb, so stop talking when you your eating 1cenimeter bosinian dicks and israel jewish spit.and suk and fuck your moms tits and your is on my big middle eastern/north african dick bitch.

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jason 6 days ago 1 point
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how the fuck you get bosinia and kosovo being in africa you must wanna be african because on the map it is so far away and not even close and the only similarity between bosina and africa is that there are mostly muslims and mosesdon you think that it is but you sound dumb, so stop talking when you your eating 1cenimeter bosinian dicks and israel jewish spit.and suk and fuck your moms tits and your is on my big middle eastern/north african dick bitch.

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jason 6 days ago 1 point
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americans and some other countries don`t know so stop talking.it doesn`t matter about the african blood it matters about the african blood.

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jason 6 days ago 1 point
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i believe iraq is in africa 4 life.iraq is black and thats that.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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if inhofe says he had tweleve intense trips with those three countries and comparing which is in africa then they are and actually he is right amiblue and the other ones who disagreed an does not no and read all the comments you guys left so read mine and go on google ,i know it says western asia but really asia were not even close and we have very different differences and everything.trust me iraq is so close and so many similarities and about like 2 differences so really read all my comments that say jason and think about it you guys don`t know iraq they way you think you do.africa konws iraq belongs to thhem but they have little power and iraqis are called sand niggers by the way.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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i am going to keep righting comments untli they say and put the middle east in africa even ask africa if we belong to that continent i have friends that are morrocan,sudanese,somalian,tanzinian,ugunda,and iraq that agree with me and so do other peopl too.they said hey i never thought about it like that.and the only reason there are blacks in puerto rico and other island is because whites sell them ther .in middle east we been had black we never bouth them because we arte and they never sold them over there.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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you know what we should go to the arab league and have the middle east belong to africa because we don`t belong to asia or europe a matter a fact were not white or asian were african or sand niggers or black.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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did you know people call us sand niggers or third world sand niggers or sand nigga so how do we belong to asia not africa last time i checked sand niggers were not in asia it was africa so yes iraq does belong to africa.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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obama its me again i`m sorry i`m bothering you ,but not a stocker or nothing,i know lots about your life and watch you on t.v. and we also voted for you.people think your iraqi but your not,your from kenya but born in hawii.people also say you are muslim but i said no he`s not but his father is.obama is baptist christian.i`m not just saying all that stuff but i mean it.its too bad i`m young ,people tell me all the time that you should be a politician when you grow up and i know almost all history my brother has a tenth grade history book and read and understand from it too .so agrees with me .i don`t care if you guys leave bad comments about me.so what you guys think your bad,funny, and cool hell no your not .

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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Type your comment here.i know it says iraq is asia but people think about it has to africa from all that history and geographical map and did know middle east is on africa`s political maps even ask obama.please president obama read this and tell the world where iraq belongs to from what i said please ,please,please i am telling you i sudy a lot of history i am telling you it belongs in africa i know deep down it does ,sure if you go on google it will say it is a southwestern country but its not.

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jason 1 week ago 1 point
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israel is jealous because they have very small cocks .they love the garbage and fuck their mom and dad and families with their small cocks.they are stinky ass bustards.they eat shit for shit for breakfast with a side of middle eastern cocks and spurm.israel eats american shit and killed jesus and thats why palastine has little kid troops but israel doesnt because their kids are pussies .israel came form my ass to the middle east.they came from europe and are wanna be north african/middle eastern people.they are going to hell .leave palastine alone before you get your ass killed bitches.i know i`m off subject.well any ways i wanna tell the world that iraq does belong to africa .because they are right by each other and have the same weather which is desert and same food,clothes,houses,language,religion,people,army and north africa is in the arab world.you people should really know your history even though the dumb ass national geographic say its asia but really asia is like chinenese and india and pakistan and iran.iran is not the middle east and they don`t even speak arabic yeah they may be muslim but so what it doesn`t mean nothing.there are lots of black in iraq and dark skinned people like north africa.these are the north african countries iraq,palastine,egypt,sudan,somalia,saudi arabia,morroco,libya,u.a.e,lebonon,syria,yemen,oman,qatar,bahrain,tunsia,algeria,ethiopia,eritrea,and jordan are all north african countries and north africa and middle east are one region.it doesn`t matter what color they have to make them black but thats what you people thinkbut it matters if you have african blood.by the way the whites hate the middle easterns and blacks thats why they try to say that middle east is in asia but it is not it is in africa like i said i hope ombama reads this and by the way congratlations on being our new president and yes you did make change.and mexico is suppose to belong to south america and so are the other carribean islands cause really think about it and russia belongs to europe not asia people get right you guys really need to learn your history and i wish ombama can tell the people who do the maps where the country is really and politically belong to thats my wish and some day i wanna be a politician like barack obama.thats actually my dream.thank you for reading well if you actucally did.

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amiblue 6 months ago 1 point
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I'm afraid you did misread/mishear the script. But it wouldn't surprise me if he did think Iraq was in Africa. He is intellectually challenged.

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polisigh 6 months ago 1 point
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Iraq wasn't even a country anywhere - much less Africa - until 1921. That's when the League of Colonialists Welfare World Wide (aka the League of Nations)gave Lebanon and Syria to the French and Iraq and Palestine to England.

Americans, for the most part are totally ignorant about their own history, so we can hardle be expected to know where countries we try to conquer are located and their history. It might be a great idea before American greed strikes again in the form of a war that we all be able to pronounce the name of the country we're at war with properly, know who were fighting and be able to pronounce their names as well. And let us remember that America has supported more dictators over the past 60 years than we've deposed - that could prevent us from ever falling for that freedom from a ruthless one nonsense again.

This country has allowed itself to become the laughing stock of the world. As Bill Maher quipped about George & Laura Bush's trip to Germany - enter the King and Queen of Comedy. Unfortunately this isn't a Fairy Tale and I have this bad feeling that Americans are not going to live happily ever after.

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thorswitch 6 months ago 1 point
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Says mosesdoan: "Your reading of the script is incorrect. It should be read as:

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drobert 6 months ago 1 point
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mosesdoan (bis):

Oh, and btw: There is no front in Iraq. There hasn't been a front there since "Mission Accomplished". There IS an insurgency, but there is no front.

And there's no Easter Bunny either.

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drobert 6 months ago 1 point
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mosesdoan:

Let me see: The add is officially titled "Africa". It shows exclusively pictures of Africa. It uses exclusively African music.

Sorry, but Inhofe thinks Iraq is in Africa... Just like he thinks the world is flat and there's no such thing as Global Warming.

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mosesdoan 6 months ago 1 point
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You've jumped the gun on this. Your reading of the script is incorrect. It should be read as: "29 trips intense trips over 12 years. To the front [AND] to the saddest parts of Africa." While perhaps poorly structured, this does not imply that Iraq is in Africa. It lists the countries he's traveled to, and then mentions two separate reasons for his trips, 1) to visit the front, and 2) to visit the saddest parts of Africa. The scrolling text also mentions a visit to Kosovo and Bosnia in 1999, which was also a "front" and not a "saddest part of Africa."

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jason 6 days ago 1 point
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come and say somethin pussy ass whore and fucked your mom and sisters and enjoyed the african culture ,thats when i gave them history lessons on north african/middle eastern lessons.

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