Citizen reminds politician who he works for

[Dot Com]

I heard this today, live, on CSpan

Witness to Rep. Young: 'I pay your salary' - Patrick Reis - POLITICO.com

Ever wanted to tell a congressman in person that they work for you, the taxpayer?

Well, Douglas Brinkley, a Rice University professor, certainly did, although perhaps the middle of a House hearing wasn't the best time and place.

At a Natural Resources Committee hearing Friday on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) mistakenly addressed the professor as "Dr. Rice" while calling his testimony "garbage."

Brinkley interrupted, saying: "It's Dr. Brinkley, Rice is a university," and "I know you went to Yuba [Community College in California] and couldn't graduate — "

 

[alan1]

I heard this today, live, on CSpan

Witness to Rep. Young: 'I pay your salary' - Patrick Reis - POLITICO.com

Ever wanted to tell a congressman in person that they work for you, the taxpayer?

Well, Douglas Brinkley, a Rice University professor, certainly did, although perhaps the middle of a House hearing wasn't the best time and place.

At a Natural Resources Committee hearing Friday on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) mistakenly addressed the professor as "Dr. Rice" while calling his testimony "garbage."

Brinkley interrupted, saying: "It's Dr. Brinkley, Rice is a university," and "I know you went to Yuba [Community College in California] and couldn't graduate — "

According to Young’s office, the congressman earned an associate degree from Yuba Junior College in 1952 and a bachelor’s degree in teaching at Chico State College in 1958 after a stint in the U.S. Army.

Lying isn't the preferred way to get your point across to your employees.
Just sayin'

 

[Dot Com]

I listened to the hearing, I'm a policy wonk, and yes Young (R) is/was pwned by that professor. Young didn't correct the Dr. after he made the comment regardless of what his staff said afterwards. Wonder why? Maybe because he's getting a little long in the tooth?

 

[BDBoop]

Who the hell RAISED these people!? I am so sick of watching members of Congress show their ass.

 

[Dot Com]

Young (R) needs to retire. He aint that "young" anymore

Then it was Young's turn to interrupt. "I'll call you anything I want to call you when you sit in that chair," he told the witness. "You just be quiet."

Brinkley countered: "You don't own me. I pay your salary. I work for the private sector and you work for the taxpayer."

Read more: Witness to Rep. Young: 'I pay your salary' - Patrick Reis - POLITICO.com

 

[Dot Com]

Dr. Brinkly was just on "The Ed" show. Wow!!! That Young (R) is a super idiot.
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University | Personnel | Baker Institute Fellows, Scholars and Program Managers | Douglas Brinkley

 

[Dot Com]

The intern girl sitting behind Young (R) is a tool too LOLOL

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1noMhbOSQQ]Douglas Brinkley Versus Don Young (R) Alaska Nov 22 2011 - YouTube[/ame]​

 

[daveman]

So why do you want our elected representatives to be leaders instead?

 

[Dot Com]

The best Young (R) could come up w/ is "You be quiet!!!"? Thats a retort on par w/ the poster- Unkotare[sp.]. That guy needs to retire and be an oil lobbyist. He'll get paid more.

 

[rightwinger]

Young is a pompous ass who got humiliated

 

[Dot Com]

Young is a pompous ass who got humiliated

He should have retired long ago but he's too valuable to the extractive industry lobbies.

 

[R.C. Christian]

I thought this was going to be about citizen "Cain".

 

[Dot Com]

This exchange made my day. The Republican congressman (civil servant) telling a citizen (his employer) what to do. The Irony is off the scales

 

[Immanuel]

Good for Brinkley.

I hope the voters in Young's district remember this confrontation when they decide who they want to pay to represent them after the next election. Unfortunately, the problem is that the next guy is likely to think he works for the party just like Young.

Immie

 

[rightwinger]

Best response to a Congressman......"You're not the boss of me"

 

[smalltime]

I heard this today, live, on CSpan

Witness to Rep. Young: 'I pay your salary' - Patrick Reis - POLITICO.com

Ever wanted to tell a congressman in person that they work for you, the taxpayer?

Well, Douglas Brinkley, a Rice University professor, certainly did, although perhaps the middle of a House hearing wasn't the best time and place.

At a Natural Resources Committee hearing Friday on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) mistakenly addressed the professor as "Dr. Rice" while calling his testimony "garbage."

Brinkley interrupted, saying: "It's Dr. Brinkley, Rice is a university," and "I know you went to Yuba [Community College in California] and couldn't graduate — "

I'll bet we know what Mr Young's grades were in his college tenure. Too bad we can't say the same for the POTUS?

 

[BDBoop]

I'll bet we know what Mr Young's grades were in his college tenure. Too bad we can't say the same for the POTUS?

Sure we can!

How are degrees summa cum laude determined?

Each May, between 4% and 5% of the graduating class will be awarded the degree summa cum laude. These students will have been recommended for highest honors by their concentrations, and will have outstanding overall records of achievement, including at least two half courses with grades of A or A- in each of the three main divisional areas (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences). A subcommittee of the Faculty Council meets each June to look at the records of all students recommended for highest honors and determines the minimum grade point average for the summa degree for that graduating class, as well as any exceptions. As noted above, students in this pool who are not recommended for the summa degree may receive the degree magna cum laude with highest honors in their field (if their grade point average is high enough).

How are degrees magna cum laude determined?

Each May, the Faculty will recommend for the degree magna cum laude those students with the highest grade point averages who have been recommended for highest honors or high honors, and who have not already been recommended for the summa degree, so that the total number of degrees summa cum laude and magna cum laude constitute 20% of the graduating class.

He graduated Magna cum Laude, in the top 20% of his class.

You're welcome.

http://www.college.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k61161&pageid=icb.page263699

 

[Full-Auto]

I'll bet we know what Mr Young's grades were in his college tenure. Too bad we can't say the same for the POTUS?

Sure we can!

How are degrees summa cum laude determined?

Each May, between 4% and 5% of the graduating class will be awarded the degree summa cum laude. These students will have been recommended for highest honors by their concentrations, and will have outstanding overall records of achievement, including at least two half courses with grades of A or A- in each of the three main divisional areas (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences). A subcommittee of the Faculty Council meets each June to look at the records of all students recommended for highest honors and determines the minimum grade point average for the summa degree for that graduating class, as well as any exceptions. As noted above, students in this pool who are not recommended for the summa degree may receive the degree magna cum laude with highest honors in their field (if their grade point average is high enough).

How are degrees magna cum laude determined?

Each May, the Faculty will recommend for the degree magna cum laude those students with the highest grade point averages who have been recommended for highest honors or high honors, and who have not already been recommended for the summa degree, so that the total number of degrees summa cum laude and magna cum laude constitute 20% of the graduating class.

He graduated Magna cum Laude, in the top 20% of his class.

You're welcome.

Honors Harvard College

So you dont have his grades and he still is an economic idiot. Maybe he could kill some more border guards trying to undermine the second, democrats dont mind.

 

[editec]

"I pay your salary"

Yeah, that never fails to impress them, does it?

 

[Sallow]

The intern girl sitting behind Young (R) is a tool too LOLOL

Douglas Brinkley Versus Don Young (R) Alaska Nov 22 2011 - YouTube​

Best line..

"You don't own me..I pay your salary."

That needs to be said over and over again.