Douglas Brinkley vs. Don Young “I Pay Your Salary” Heated Exchange

3 Comments

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   Joe on November 25, 2011 at 12:15 pm

   Does anyone on Capitol Hill care that Congress’ approval ratings are in the single digits? Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) apparently will be the last to care. His treatment of Dr. Brinkley is inexplicable, but it illustrates the core problem: the public perceives too many members of Congress as disrespectful of the public.

   Was Congressman Young’s characterization of Dr. Brinkley’s testimony as ‘garbage’ any way to show respect to another human, let alone someone you invited into your House? Congressman Hasting glossed over that contemptuous comment to focus on the remote possibility that Young’s calling Dr. Brinkley “Dr. Rice” was a mistake due to Young being soooo busy, rather than cautioning Young to be more respectful of the public that pays his salary and all of his junkets.

   Young and Hasting demonstrated how much more like garbage they are and that they should be thrown out of office for being just that!

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   Robin on November 24, 2011 at 10:19 am

   Are not Congressional hearings supposed to be hearings, all I hear is congressional representative talking? If they want to bloviate, they should tell us who is putting money in their pocket, and only then, be allowed to ask a question. Any ad hominem attacks by anybody should mean immediate removal.

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   poptoy on November 23, 2011 at 2:21 pm

   Brinkley is an ASS. Always has been and will always be. Don’t believe me…..check out his video’s from the past.