Don Young brags about having never used a computer; Alaska news organizations don't report it
There may be other members of Congress who do not know how to use computers for research and communication, but Rep. Don Young, 87, is the only one who thinks it is something to be proud of.
Most Alaskans don’t know about Young’s rejection of modern technology because Alaska news organizations have never covered this aspect of his 47-year career in Congress in any detail.
It’s astonishing really. It would be like a Congressman 100 years ago refusing to speak on a telephone.
Young is the oldest man in Congress, but this is not about Young being too old for the job. It’s about him meeting the minimum requirements for holding federal office in 2020.
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