Boehner never accepted an earmark in Congress—and he enjoyed railing against those who did. His heckling once provoked Don Young, an Alaskan himself, to pin Boehner against a wall inside the House chamber and hold a 10-inch knife to his throat. Boehner says he stared Young in the eyes and said, “Fuck you.” (Young says this account is “mostly true,” but notes that the two became good friends, with Boehner later serving as his best man.)
I talked with my pal Dennis Zaki about this anecdote last night and we both agreed that this will only help Young politically in Alaska, as most Republicans up here do not really like John Boehner, and a lot of old timers likely see nothing wrong with using a knife to help negotiate a deal.
(I've certainly had my share of knives pulled on me.)
The article also contains other interesting nuggets, including the fact that Boehner had this to say about Congressmen Jason Chaffetz and Jim Jordan:
“Fuck Jordan. Fuck Chaffetz. They’re both assholes.”
You know that is the kind of talk which might actually get some Alaskans to change their negative opinion of ole John Boehner.
