Baldwin tweeted that, 'We gotta get rid of Inhofe in 2014.' | AP Photos Alec Baldwin rant: Inhofe 'oil whore'

Alec Baldwin isn’t happy with Sen. Jim Inhofe and the actor shared his thoughts with his more than 700,000 followers on Twitter by calling the Republican senator an “oil whore” - drawing a scathing response from the Oklahoma Republican.

“Is there a bigger Oil Whore alive than James Inhofe?” @alecbaldwin tweeted late Saturday.


Minutes later, Baldwin wrote, “Oil Whore Jim Inhofe has betrayed every man and woman who lost their livelihood on the Gulf due to BP’s overwhelming negligence…”

Then, after declaring, “We gotta get rid of Inhofe in 2014. He’ll be 79,” the “30 Rock” star tweeted at two Twitter users: “We need to have Inhofe retire to a solar-powered gay bar.”

Inhofe spokesman Matt Dempsey said in an email Monday morning, “These kind of outrageous statements made recently on Twitter by Robert Kennedy Jr. and Alec Baldwin stand in stark contrast to the civil debate Senator Inhofe had with Rachel Maddow last week.”

Dempsey added, “In truth, the far left and Hollywood elites have lost on their pet cause of global warming. The only way to get attention these days is to make outlandish and irresponsible comments on Twitter.”

This is at least the second time in a month that the Oklahoma senator has come under attack for his energy policies on Twitter.

Two weeks ago, Robert F. Kennedy wrote, “Speaking of prostitutes, big oil’s top call girl Sen Inhofe wants to kill fuel economy backed by automakers, small biz, enviros, & consumers.”

Kennedy’s tweet had been in response to a letter Inhofe sent to the EPA that questioned the Obama administration’s fuel economy and air pollution policies.

It was unclear exactly what had prompted Baldwin’s tweets. But the actor’s use of the word “whore” can be expected to draw plenty of negative feedback and comparisons to radio host Rush Limbaugh calling Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and “prostitute” last month.

Perhaps in anticipation of the possible drawing of a parallel, Baldwin tweeted at Limbaugh and Inhofe’s Twitter accounts Sunday, “But Fluke isn’t a slut and Inhofe is an Oil Whore. Y’see?”

Baldwin’s Twitter usage has landed the actor in the middle of controversies in the past.

“Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving,” the actor had tweeted after he was removed from a domestic flight for refusing to turn off his phone in December.

Soon after his venting garnered national attention, Baldwin announced that he was quitting Twitter — but @alecbaldwin was back just a month later.