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2022-03-20 -Obits-

Longest-serving US congressman Don Young dies aged 88

More on this story from yesterday.

[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] The 88-year-old congressman died while traveling home to Alaska

Young lost consciousness on a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle and could not be resuscitated

'Don Young's legacy as a fighter for the state will live on, as will his fundamental goodness and honor,' his office said

Young was the longest-serving member of the current U.S. Congress and represented Alaska for 25 terms

Last year he filed to enter this November's election

In Congress, he was known for directing billions of dollars of federal money to Alaska, the largest state in the country but with one of the smallest populations

In late 2020, Young was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he had earlier ridiculed the disease as a 'beer virus'

Posted by Fred 2022-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 In late 2020, Young was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he had earlier ridiculed the disease as a 'beer virus'

And, DM, did it kill him? In 2022?

Posted by Frank G 2022-03-20 08:01|| 2022-03-20 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 At 88, you have to say that "he died of having lived" (Willa Cather).

Posted by Matt 2022-03-20 08:09|| 2022-03-20 08:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Representative Young's 88 was a very good run. It's appointed unto man once to die, then the final performance report.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-03-20 08:30|| 2022-03-20 08:30|| Front Page Top

#4 "In late 2020, Young was diagnosed with COVID-19 after he had earlier ridiculed the disease as a 'beer virus'"

Aside from that bullet point being absurdly irrelevant, I suppose we can say that it WAS in late 2020...and a man in his late 80's survived COVID.

88. An absolutely good run. RIP.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-03-20 13:01|| 2022-03-20 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 He was as GOPe as GOPe gets. Maybe it's bad form to bring that up at this time. The next question will be, is he replaced by someone even more GOPe, a Murkey clone, or Heaven Forbid, a dem.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-03-20 15:53|| 2022-03-20 15:53|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't dare give on thin dime to the GOP as long as there are RINOs (Liz, Mittens) or same old, same old (Graham, McConnell) types. When the lines are blurred between Dem and GOP, you know there's a problem.

Meanwhile, term limits, anyone?

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-03-20 21:44|| 2022-03-20 21:44|| Front Page Top

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