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Rice University professor to Alaska Republican: “You don’t own me”
By DAN McGRAW
A Texas private university professor didn’t shy away from reminding an Alaskan Republican who paid his salary — the taxpayer.
Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley created a national stir today when he got into a heated verbal exchange with Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, after testifying about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Young, who supports drilling in ANWR, set off the fiery exchange when he called Brinkley’s testimony “garbage” and then mistakenly called Brinkley “Dr. Rice.”
“It’s Dr. Brinkley. Rice University is a university,” Brinkley said. “I know you went to Yuba (Community) College…”
Young, who is visibly angry in the video of the exchange, shouted back, “I’ll call you anything I want to call you when you’re in that chair. You just be quiet.”
Brinkley, of course, didn’t take those comments lightly or back off.
“You don’t own me,” the professor said. “I pay your salary. I work for the private sector and you work for the taxpayer.”
Committee Chairman Doc Hasting, R-Wash., stepped in to break up the heated argument.
Brinkley told Hastings that he felt it was necessary to correct Young after he had mistakenly called him the wrong name and called his testimony garbage.
“You would do that if someone did that to your name,” Brinkley added.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/201...ofessor-to-alaska-republican-you-dont-own-me/
Rice University professor to Alaska Republican: “You don’t own me”
By DAN McGRAW
A Texas private university professor didn’t shy away from reminding an Alaskan Republican who paid his salary — the taxpayer.
Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley created a national stir today when he got into a heated verbal exchange with Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, after testifying about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Young, who supports drilling in ANWR, set off the fiery exchange when he called Brinkley’s testimony “garbage” and then mistakenly called Brinkley “Dr. Rice.”
“It’s Dr. Brinkley. Rice University is a university,” Brinkley said. “I know you went to Yuba (Community) College…”
Young, who is visibly angry in the video of the exchange, shouted back, “I’ll call you anything I want to call you when you’re in that chair. You just be quiet.”
Brinkley, of course, didn’t take those comments lightly or back off.
“You don’t own me,” the professor said. “I pay your salary. I work for the private sector and you work for the taxpayer.”
Committee Chairman Doc Hasting, R-Wash., stepped in to break up the heated argument.
Brinkley told Hastings that he felt it was necessary to correct Young after he had mistakenly called him the wrong name and called his testimony garbage.
“You would do that if someone did that to your name,” Brinkley added.
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/201...ofessor-to-alaska-republican-you-dont-own-me/
