Don Young. Why?
You walk into my office and see me sitting in front of my computer, violently banging my head on the desk, obviously unaware of your presence.
“Why?” [bang] “Why?!” [Bang] “WHY?!” [BANG]
Suddenly noticing you, I rub my forehead and smile sheepishly. “Good morning,” I say. “I was just thinking about the fact that Don Young is about to begin his 19th term in congress as the one and only representative of the state of Alaska. How are you?”
There’s an interview with Don Young in Politico, and it ‘s everything we’ve come to expect from our “Congressman for all Alaska.” Which is to say, it makes many Alaskans want to write an open letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives saying we are deeply deeply sorry, and many of us just don’t get it either. But it’s hard to write an open letter to congress while your hands are on your face.
Last week, Shenanigans wrote an item about the many animal carcasses in Georgia Republican Rep. Paul Broun’s office. (A lion, a bear and six animal heads.) But that doesn’t nearly compare to the menagerie in Young’s office — which could lovingly be known as a pet cemetery. Thirty-three heads and 21 horns, to be exact.
And apparently Young wouldn’t mind another head on the wall, if only metaphorically. Here he speaks of John Boehner, and his own ouster from the top Republican spot on the House Natural Resources Committee.
“He’s a big boy,” says Young, “and he’s puffed up with big horns and struts around the mountain, and he’s taking care of all those does. And he’s doing good, but there’s a young ram, and he sees he has a little limp in his step. So he fights the ram. And the old ram just gives him hell and finally whips the young ram and knocks him off the hill. But the old ram is out of breath and limping a little more and there’s another young ram ready to take him on.” Pause. “It happened to me this month!” Young readily offers. “But what they don’t know is, I’m going to go back and kick their ass!”
OK, I could really do without the mental image of John Boehner strutting around Capitol Hill “taking care of all those does,” but it’s too late now. There’s no unringing that bell.
Speaking of unpleasant images, I’ll give you the option of viewing Don Young in his natural habitat, aka the “pet cemetery” rather than just posting it here forcing you to see it against your will. For the morbidly curious, click HERE.
As for me, (rubbing that big knot on my head), if I’m only going to get one member of the House of Representatives, please can’t it be someone who doesn’t need testosterone-laden animal imagery to make a point?
I think I need a bag of ice.
I will bring you a bag of ice. Tell me where. (jk)
Well, we can take heart in the fact that we will now have at least 1 gentleman with some manners and decorum in DC, if not in the House. Senator Begich, please show them what a real Alaskan man is like!
Gina:
I think the contrast might wake a few people up, yes!
That picture made my stomach churn a little….
I wonder if Don Young got the drop on any of those beasties whose heads are on the wall by carrying a concealed loaded weapon on his person, just in case they drew first…
Nah. It was illegal, and Pres. Bush’s removal of the ban on concealed weapons in National Parks still doesn’t make it illegal until early next year.
Don Young wouldn’t do anything illegal, would he?
…er, “still doesn’t make it LEGAL until early next year”.
(sorta loses its oomph when I screw up the comment)
AKM, my guess is you could prob. walk outside and make yourself a big bag of snow for that headache of yours, but if not, I’d be happy to chunk up some of the ice at our house and GoldStreak it up to you! I may need some for myself too…
I decided against looking…those kinds of things give me bad dreams.
I guess I just don’t understand the fascination of having a beautiful – but dead – animal head on a wall. A stuffed animal of any kind in a room or an animal skin rug, either.
Not to offend anyone reading this, but I think it speaks to their soul – that any person would choose to do something like this. There is something within me that strives to protect those without a voice – be it a small child, an elderly person, a little puppy or beautiful Brian the moose.
Just sayin’
Jayzus!! Who sounds more stupid…..Young, Palin, or Dyson???
I’m beginning to see why many Alaskans are apparently not concerned about Palin’s critical shortage of intellectual discipline. They’ve been hearing this tripe from all quarters.
Side note….I can’t say that my confidence in our leaders in Washington has been elevated much by Young’s unfortunate comparison with rams in rut over fertile does. Seems like a recent Clinton got into a wee pickle by “taking care of all those does” instead of keeping his mind on governing.
Got to get a life, reading all this just makes me shake my head….the kids think I’m getting one of those oldtimes diseases…
Don Young is just disgusting. He always has been crude – I can remember he gave a talk to some high school kids and made inappropriate comments, you know the kind that make high school boys twitter and sputter? I wish I could remember what he said but it was probably similar to what he said above.
When I was an undergrad, a former girlfriend invited me to come with her to visit her parents one weekend. Her father’s den resembled the office in that picture. I never went back there again. I have quite a few friends that enjoy hunting with big guns and driving big trucks, but for the majority of them, it seems like they may just be compensating for something…
http://www.artsycraftsy.com/dulac/dulac_newspapers.html
I hope this link works. It is an illustration by E. Dulac called The Snow Queen: All the Newspapers.
The caption reads, “She has read all the newspapers in the world and forgotten them again, so clever is she.”
It’s SP to a T!
OOOOOOOOOOOH, the link works! Hooray!!!! : )
I am beginning to wonder about
I do not live in Alaska either, but since barbie was foisted on us by John mccain as VP I feel entitled to know, is she a honest person? Is she Ethical? This investigation (troopergate) was going on During the Campaign!!!
most ofthe politicians in Alaska…Palin, Stevens, Dyson, Young?Here we have Andrew Halrco who ran for Governor and lost but was in the House for a few years, Senator Begich, who barely won over corrupt & Convicted Ted Stevens? Is the only requirement to have a pulse and a barely functioning brain to be elected for most of the elected positions?
I was trying to post this to the “moose nugget’ thread but the tubes ate it up!
OK the more I think of this, the more mad I become!
I live in the SF bay area and write Sen. Diane Feinstein allot, and also a Rep. that I don’t really care for, but whether pro or con (such as the bailout) they always reply in a well written, courteous, respectful way. Sometimes its email, and many times I’ve received written letters from Sen. Feinstein. Never ever, in my life received the unprofessional POS email that Dyson sent!!!! I have gotten a couple of emails from Reps/Leg re: Troopergate and most being email were somewhat “informal” but not disrespectful and full of hubris & downright idioticy, like Dyson’s!
Is there somewhere to report Senators like that??? He is SUPPOSED to be a US Senator and report to the American people.
Moose nugget on a shoe for him and if anyone knows what else to do, he does not deserved the title of Senator.
I am with Goalie in NM, I didn’t look either, and Texasbrian you are also right, men (and women) who have to prove something by taking the life of a beautiful animal is trying to compensate for shortcomings I do not care to think about.
On a much brighter note, Obama has named his nominations for Secretaries and Agriculture and Interior and there is definitely a better day coming for all animals – both domestic and wild. Sarah Palin’s days of shooting wolves from the air are coming to an end (it is against the law, ya know) I hope I can get the link in from the Humane Society of America’s President, Wayne Pacelle. Well here goes:
http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2008/12/obama-html
Oh, shoot, what did I do wrong?
I’m a little worried about rams taking care of does… it’s just a short step from there to man on dog sex.
I think the rams should stick to the ewes and the bucks should be taking care of the does.
I’m beginning to wonder about
some ofthe politician’s of Alaska? Palin, Stevens, Young, Dyson….? Is a pulse and a bad attitude the requirement? You have Andrew Halcro that ran for Governor and was in the house for some years, and newly elected Sen. Biegch who barely won over convicted felon Ted Stevens? But many are basically out for themselves.:(This was from a earlier post that was eaten up by the tubes.
I live in the SF bay area and write Sen. Diane Feinstein allot, and also a Rep. that I don’t really care for, but whether pro or con (such as the bailout) they always reply in a well written, courteous, respectful way. Sometimes its email, and many times I’ve received written letters from Sen. Feinstein. Never ever, in my life received the unprofessional POS email that Dyson sent!!!!
Is there somewhere to report Senators like that??? He is SUPPOSED to be a US Senator and report to the American people.
Moose nugget on a shoe for him and if anyone knows what else to do, he does not deserved the title of Senator. I have had a couple of responses to the troopergate from some Reps/Leg pretty informal, by email but courteous, but never ever the idiocy and political hubris of Dyson who sux just like the vacuum cleaner!!!
Try this one:
https://community.hsus.org/ct_11d5hY1_zCB/
Okay, sorry, I give up.
@flem snopes (14:36:30) :
Yeah, I’m with you on that one…
One other thing I meant to mention, some Alaskan politicians think that us, of the lower 48 shouldn’t concern ourselves with matters like “troopergate”, but the more I think of this, the more mad I become!
Since barbie was foisted on us by John mccain as VP I feel entitled to know, is she a honest person? Is she Ethical? This investigation was going on During the Campaign!!!
Thank god she lost, BUT WHAT if she didn’t???
Yes because JM didn’t vet her, we had to do it. And we don’t like what we see, along with the other Scummy Senators of Alaska. (Stevens, Dyson) I’m sure y’all up there…. AKM can name quite a few more. Along with Young!
The tubes are eating my comments…
@crystalwolf a.k.a. caligrl (14:49:48) :
Sometimes they do that. Eventually they usually get released by AKM. You could try sending AKM an e-mail and asking to be released. I think it’s up there under the “About” tab.
@SoCalWolfGalNo
http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/
Testing this link. Was this the article you meant?
It is a scientific fact. The more animal heads on the wall, the smaller the penis.
Look it up.
Gryphen–that explains SO much…
Did Young take English lessons from SP? (also banging head on desk) I’m confused: is he the young ram with a limp? And the limp his “teensy” problem with the feds? Just checking…not that it makes his analogy any clearer- I’d give him a “D” due to lack of clarity. Talk about an ego- I don’t think the Repubs will be putting another “tainted” Senator back in a powerful position…not a wise move, if they want to get rid of the corrupt label-
SoCalWolfGal (14:30:25) :
I agree on Obama’s choices; Sen. Ken Salazar from Colorado is a moderate Democrat who is experienced in environmental law and Western issues. He is not totally pro-business like the last few- We will miss him as our Senator, but Gov. Ritter, also a Dem, should appoint a good choice.
socalwoldgal – try inserting www. atfter thr http:// could be you just need the www. to make the link work.
sorry, that did not translate right – needs the w w w without spaces between the w’s.
Gryphen (15:55:39) :
It is a scientific fact. The more animal heads on the wall, the smaller the penis.
Oooohh…so his is nonexistent?
flem snopes (14:36:30) :
I’m a little worried about rams taking care of does… it’s just a short step from there to man on dog sex.
I think the rams should stick to the ewes and the bucks should be taking care of the does.
lol……can ewes be does? rams be bucks?
yup Sue…….Palin has her own world, yup in her head………why read newspapers, unless it glorifies Sarah. She doesn’t give a SHIT about anything but her. Pay attention to anything else? huh? she can’t fathom, doesn’t believe or even care.
And you thought life after Sarah Palin’s vp run was going to be boring…
> Lee323No Gravatar (13:10:29) :
> I’m beginning to see why many Alaskans are apparently not concerned about Palin’s critical shortage of intellectual discipline.
They’re both cut from the same Christmas Story leg-lamp. Even though there’s plenty of people who know better, the majority of the voters still think they’re “major awards” and that “frah-jee-lay” is Italian.
Is there a Mrs. Yon Dung? Can you imagine having to, well, okay, sit across the breakfast table from that guy? gack.
Still waiting for it to snow in Seattle. since last night. we are apparently in a ‘snow shadow’ of the Olympic Mts. new concept to me. a bit of an anti-climax. which is actually kind of on-topic what with all this talk of rams and does and penises and such.
I feel the pain.
Skeinchug. That’s a nice name. Makes me think of two of my favorite things, knitting and beer. That’s in addition to raindrops on roses and warm woollen mittens.
0whole1 (17:11:50) :
They’re both cut from the same Christmas Story leg-lamp. Even though there’s plenty of people who know better, the majority of the voters still think they’re “major awards” and that “frah-jee-lay” is Italian.
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lol, the first time I heard that, flipping the channels, I thought, “Who’s that idiot?” and kept going through the channels. Then someone at work told me it was a classic and I should watch it, so on the 24 hour special last year, I sat through the whole film and saw how funny it was.
I think you’re right in your assesment: SP, Yon Dung, ConvicTed, Mr. Eagle River and the other clowns are not major awards. They are major moose turds. I mean nuggets.
That imagery in writing and then the animal heads on his wall alone should disqualify the idiot from any political office!
Shaking my head in bewilderment.
Wow–talk about some overcompensation. Does Young shoot people in the face too, like big mouth Cheney?
Those quotes make him sound as dippy as Sarah.
ADN has an article on Alaskan reaction to Obama’s choice of Ken Salazar as Sec’y of the Interior. Young said he couldn’t wait to educate him, but it was good he was from a somewhat Western state. Somewhat Western?! (still banging head on desk…this will leave a mark)
I like Salazar’s hat, not so sure about his positions. Definitely somewhat Western. Not Northwestern. No fleece vest from REI.
And not loving Vilsack at Agriculture. Monsanto must be happy.
sorry. ot
wired differently (21:01:56) :
I like Salazar’s hat, not so sure about his positions. Definitely somewhat Western. Not Northwestern. No fleece vest from REI.
Salazar is definitely Western; his family has ranched/farmed in Colorado for more than 100 years. He is a lawyer, and has been good (in CO and in Senate) at creating consensus. He is against drilling in the Arctic Refuge, but is in favor of some offshore drilling- if it can be done safely. He will definitely help undo a lot of what Bush was done-
I’m sorry about Don Young. You all have my sympathy.
wired differently (21:07:03)
That gives me a stomache ache, too.
Don’s gonna go kick some ass!
Val (22:07:07) :
Don’s gonna go kick some ass!
One can only hope the ass he kicks is his own.
Returning to Don Young’s dubious metaphor of the old ram/young ram with respect to John Boehner….
Boehner is 59 years old. Young is 74 yo.
So who’s the young ram….. and who’s the old goat….. in his metaphor??
Who the eff is knocking who off the hill?
I’m really, really confused… It sounds like Young is the victorious old goat with the limp who keeps whipping the young rams…..but , but…the old goat actually got his a** whipped and now he says he’s going to get his second wind, “going to go back and kick their a**,” and presumably round up all the eager does….. See the dilemma here?? It’s killing me. I can’t figure out who’s getting knocked off the hill, whose a** is getting kicked, and who’s fiddlin’ with the does while all the rams are rutting around on the hill. Is it Capitol Hill? Or just a generic metaphorical hill? Are the “puffed up horns” phallic symbols? Or just regular horny horns? Do rams actually have asses that can be kicked or just rumps…or hinds? No…hinds are does. Sigh.
The old goat talks jabberwocky. Too long in Washington. Throw the bum out, fer cryin’ out loud!
Oh, stop, please – — I can’t stop laughing – you guys leave the best comments. lol