BoyNextDoor
I hate liars
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A glimpse into the mind of the longest serving GOP member of the House of Representatives.
While in committee during testimony from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell:
“They haven’t got a damn wolf in their whole district,” Young continued. “I’d like to introduce them in your district. If I introduced them in your district, you wouldn’t have a homeless problem anymore.”
and in other news ... while addressing a group of students
Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young told a group of Wasilla High School students still mourning the suicide of a classmate that people tend to kill themselves because of a "lack of support" from family and friends. Oh, and he swore repeatedly at the room of teenagers, told a racy story about flying to Paris to get drunk, and used a "joke" about bulls having sex to explain his position on same-sex marriage.
And where does the Distinguished Gentleman from Alaska stand on immigration? Let's see shall we?
"I used to own -- my father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. You know it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It's all done by machine."
Why: Young was discussing the economy during a radio interview. He used the slur "wetbacks" to refer to migrant Mexican workers.
And there are these two gems, which I think when taken together, mean we should thank the Endangered Species Act for the advancement of mankind?
"We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It is because our government, in fact, has got out of hand and out of line, with the Endangered Species Act."
"I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort."
While in committee during testimony from Interior Secretary Sally Jewell:
“They haven’t got a damn wolf in their whole district,” Young continued. “I’d like to introduce them in your district. If I introduced them in your district, you wouldn’t have a homeless problem anymore.”
and in other news ... while addressing a group of students
Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young told a group of Wasilla High School students still mourning the suicide of a classmate that people tend to kill themselves because of a "lack of support" from family and friends. Oh, and he swore repeatedly at the room of teenagers, told a racy story about flying to Paris to get drunk, and used a "joke" about bulls having sex to explain his position on same-sex marriage.
And where does the Distinguished Gentleman from Alaska stand on immigration? Let's see shall we?
"I used to own -- my father had a ranch. We used to hire 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. You know it takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It's all done by machine."
Why: Young was discussing the economy during a radio interview. He used the slur "wetbacks" to refer to migrant Mexican workers.
And there are these two gems, which I think when taken together, mean we should thank the Endangered Species Act for the advancement of mankind?
"We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It is because our government, in fact, has got out of hand and out of line, with the Endangered Species Act."
"I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort."
