GOP Rep. Apologizes For Telling Jayapal She ‘Doesn’t Know A Damn Thing’

U.S. Rep. Don Young, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. House, speaks to reporters Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. Young, along with Democrat Steve Lindbeck and Libertarian Jim McDermott, took part in a candidates forum ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
In this Oct. 17, 2016 photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Ak., speaks to reporters in Anchorage, Alaska. Young has apologized after he lashed out at freshman lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, during a Hou... In this Oct. 17, 2016 photo, Rep. Don Young, R-Ak., speaks to reporters in Anchorage, Alaska. Young has apologized after he lashed out at freshman lawmaker, Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, during a House floor debate, saying she “doesn’t know a damn thing what she’s talking about.” Young, 84, a Republican in his 23rd term as Alaska’s sole House member, was offering an amendment about wildlife management on national preserves in his state when Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., spoke in opposition. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Alaska Rep. Don Young has apologized after he lashed out at a freshman lawmaker during a House floor debate, saying she “doesn’t know a damn thing what she’s talking about.”

Young, 84, a Republican in his 23rd term as Alaska’s sole House member, was offering an amendment about wildlife management on national preserves in his state Thursday night when Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington spoke in opposition.

Young, clearly angry, said that Jayapal, a freshman from Seattle, “doesn’t know a damn thing what she’s talking about.” He accused her of parroting talking points from a special interest group and said, “You may not know me, young lady, but I’m deeply disturbed.”

Jayapal, 51, objected and asked that Young’s words be stricken from the record. Young later apologized.

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  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    I’m deeply disturbed.

    He got that part right.

  2. “You may not know me, young lady, but I’m deeply disturbed.”

    This is completely true, just not in the way this young man intended.

  3. If you Google “vile human being” a picture of Satan’s spawn Don immediately pops up. He is another candidate for “Alaskan pol who deserves to ride in as many small planes as possible in impenetrably dense fog with insufficient fuel and defective anti-icing systems.”

  4. This Don Young, the certifiable octogenarian Alaska asshole.


    http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/don-young-wolves-homeless-problem
    http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/caught-on-tape-congressman-grabs-staffer-314150979926
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/30/republican-don-young-hispanic-workers-wetbacks

    And yet, he’s served over 20 terms. Stupid congressmen are elected by stupid voters.

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