Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) was forced to apologize on Thursday after he lashed out at Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in unusually personal terms during House floor debate late in the evening.
During consideration of a government spending package for 2018, Young was offering an amendment regarding wildlife management on national preserves in his state of Alaska.
After Jayapal, a liberal freshman representing Seattle, spoke in opposition to his amendment, Young snapped that she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about."
He then questioned Jayapal's motives by accusing her of parroting talking points from a special interest group, rather than expressing her true opinion.
"What you said was really nonsense. It was written by an interest group, not yourself. Maybe your staff is affiliated with the Humane Society or some other group. And I'm disappointed," Young said.
Young, 84, proceeded to address his 51-year-old colleague as a "young lady."
"You may not know me, young lady. But I'm deeply disturbed," Young said.
As it turned out Young picked on the wrong "young lady" and Jaypal demanded that he withdraw his remarks, which after some consideration he did.
And that is quite a victory for Rep. Jaypal, because Don Young NEVER apologizes or takes back an insult, no matter how ignorant.
I guess Jaypal should consider herself lucky that at least Young did not twist her arm.
I keep hoping that at 84 Don Young will finally do Alaska a favor and retire, but I think he actually plans to die in office.
He made ONE honest statement when he said "I am deeply disturbed"
ReplyDeleteLol.
DeleteGrphen, Why do Alaskans keep voting for Don Young? He's been an idiot and an embarrassment for decades now and long overdo for retirement.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
That's the question I have been asking for 30 years.
DeleteAt this point I think it is mostly just name recognition and familiarity.
Lazy humans. They do not check out each candidate, fact check. Yes name recognition and ignorance.
DeleteWe'll, yeah, things were going f well for the white, male AK transplants and the oil company is they worked for. Congresscritter just ride that economic train rake in the oil company campaign cash and don't do much. Now, with the shit hitting the fan, economically and environmentally, we'll see
DeleteA fifty-one-year-old member of Congress addressed as "young lady"!!!?!
ReplyDeleteI found that term galling enough in my twenties and (even!) my early thirties! Don Young is a [redacted], and I imagine that he found that term even easier to apply to a woman of color who also happens to be a freshman member of the House.
[Sprains eye muscles from rolling them]
I seen this on tv, I didn't know who that man was, or what state he represented or what they were talking about. My only thought was he sure is rude.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-don-young-offends-alaska-students-with-talk-about-suicide-gays/
ReplyDelete"Democrat Forrest Dunbar, before a debate when Dunbar reportedly brushed the congressman's arm.
"The last guy who touched me ended up on the ground DEAD," Young warned Dunbar,"
"When the friend of the victim emphasized the role of depression and mental illness, Spargo recalled, Young retorted, "Well, what, do you just go to the doctor and get diagnosed with suicide?"
During the exchange, several audience members told the Dispatch News, Young referred to the young man as an "asshole" or a "smartass." When Young later asked Spargo about the young man who challenged him, the principal said, the congressman remarked, "That BOY needs to learn some respect."Audience members were also taken aback by the coarseness of some of Young's stories, which were peppered with obscenities and included a recollection of a trip to Paris to get drunk, according to the Dispatch News."
"he opposes same-sex marriage and he compared it to bull-sex." "What do you get with two bulls?"
Young "then said something about 'bullshazzle' or some word resembling the more familiar obscenity,"
" a chaotic appearance by the man who has been Alaska's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 40 years. "
17 year old>"Grier said his principal cut the assembly short after his question. Many teachers later thanked him for pressing Young."
"The leader of the nation’s largest suicide prevention organization expressed dismay at Young’s comments.
“Alaska has one of the highest rates of suicide in the United States and it is disappointing that Representative Young would say such ill-informed remarks about something that is taking the lives of his constituents, young and old, across the Frontier State,”"{Young> "doesn't know a damn thing what he's talking about."}
Except "a recollection of a trip to Paris to get drunk"...
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/congressman-don-youngs-wetbacks-slur-18845323
DeleteGood old Yon Dung.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shit!
Don's a solid #1!
DeleteJust like Sarah!
Don Young is an ass and has always been. He's never received my vote and never will.
ReplyDeleteWhen will Alaskans get smart and vote him out of office? It's way past time for new blood in that position plus someone that is much younger!
If the later, let it be soon and painful.
ReplyDeletelooks like beautiful Alaska has some really ugly politicians.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry. We are kinda stuck with that old fart till he drops. Life sucks. As Alaskans we vote but the electoral vote wins out.
ReplyDeleteIt's all because of our resource which by the way have been squandered. Now we are stuck with people in Juneau who don't know how to fix it. The Republicans know how to spend and govern during oil rich times but when they have to apply their pea brains they have shit for brains. They can't think their way out of this.
Don Young won't change. As he gets older he thinks he is entitled to say what he pleases. Many of these people who have been in these positions think they are gods.
She needs to grow a backbone and stop asking for apologies; politics is nasty business.
ReplyDeleteBULLSHIT! It doesn't matter where one is, manners work. This kind of insulting shit is EXACTLY like the crap Humpty Trumpty pulls. It's one reason nothing is getting done.
DeleteYou should check out the meaning of 2 words: politic and impolitic.
Never mind, I'll do it for you. Here.
politic: (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious under the circumstances.
"I did not think it politic to express my reservations"
synonyms: wise, prudent, sensible, judicious, canny, sagacious, shrewd, astute;....
Impolitic: failing to possess or display prudence; unwise.
"it was impolitic to pay the slightest tribute to the enemy"
synonyms: imprudent, unwise, injudicious, incautious, irresponsible;....
And THAT is the kind of reasoning behind calling things compromise, because it is the ONLY intelligent way of getting a government to work.
What that jackass did was to deliberately slap a fellow politician because he was caught being stupid. THAT is actually against the rules in the House!
She had a backbone and used it. Too bad YOU didn't like the concept of manners!
DON IS A WORTHLESS FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT!
ReplyDeletePolitics is nasty business with scum like Don!