Fri Nov 9, 2012, 04:58 PM

Can we please stop the ageism some people have. Age is a relative thing and immaterial

This "she is too old" (referring both to Hillary and Elizabeth Warren as they are the same age) and Joe Biden is as bad as any other remark about an "ism"

(i.e. sexism, homophobia, racism, anti-semitism, etc.)

and besides todays 70 is like being 40 or 50

(and young people like Ryan well, they are the ones with some screwy ideas anyhow
LOL)

Golda Meir created history at what some here consider (HORRORS) an older age

besides, it reminds me of how John Edwards groupies used to deride me and my board name who it was named after Bob Graham as being too damn old to be VP in 2004.
Had he been the VP instead of the fraud Edwards was, we would have won Florida and many other states in 2004 (same in 2000, if Graham had been picked we would have won Florida so big it couldn't have been stolen)

so please stop with the "she is too old" bullshit.

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Can we please stop the ageism some people have. Age is a relative thing and immaterial (Original post)	graham4anything	Nov 2012	OP
Age is not a relative thing.	aletier_v	Nov 2012	#1
My wife and I just came home from the $1.00 movie at the Senior Center.	rzemanfl	Nov 2012	#2
heck, i'm 52 and its not even like being 40 and im in very good health	sammytko	Nov 2012	#3
I agree	liberal_at_heart	Nov 2012	#4
Some of these answers seem like they would be found on a freper board	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#5
?	rzemanfl	Nov 2012	#6
A week is an eternity in politics	Fumesucker	Nov 2012	#12
How is it ageism to acknowledge that human beings have a limited lifespan?	aint_no_life_nowhere	Nov 2012	#7
Yes, I am 73 and getting sick of this ageism.	RebelOne	Nov 2012	#8
it's not that hillary is too old- it's that she LOOKS too old.	BlueMan Votes	Nov 2012	#9
I'm 67, a woman, workout hard almost every day, and I'm here to tell you,	enough	Nov 2012	#10
Yeah, ageism is getting old	graywarrior	Nov 2012	#11
"blagooobabbashkeeehagoooo" said the 1 year old (she agrees)	trailmonkee	Nov 2012	#13
I'm 59, and I'll damn well assure you..	99Forever	Nov 2012	#14

Response to graham4anything (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:00 PM

aletier_v (1,773 posts)

1. Age is not a relative thing.

You'll understand better when your eyesight starts going bad.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:05 PM

rzemanfl (12,838 posts)

2. My wife and I just came home from the $1.00 movie at the Senior Center.

I am 65 and in good health, but it is NOT like being 40 or 50.

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Response to rzemanfl (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:08 PM

sammytko (2,095 posts)

3. heck, i'm 52 and its not even like being 40 and im in very good health

things just get harder to do and the get up and go can sometimes get up and go.

I think Hillary looks exhausted and she probably wants a nice long vacation and look to being a granma.

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Response to graham4anything (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:27 PM

liberal_at_heart (3,606 posts)

4. I agree

We shouldn't be picking a candidate soley based on how many years they can give judgments in our favor anyway. That's just as wrong as the republicans picking a minority candidate hoping it will fix their problems with the minority communities.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:28 PM

graham4anything (9,292 posts)

5. Some of these answers seem like they would be found on a freper board

Get over it, a woman is going to be president in 2016

Damn better well be a democrat

Some of these remarks are also sexist

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Response to graham4anything (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:36 PM

rzemanfl (12,838 posts)

6. ?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:43 PM

Fumesucker (31,602 posts)

12. A week is an eternity in politics

Predicting politics four years into the future is a fool's errand.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:39 PM

aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)

7. How is it ageism to acknowledge that human beings have a limited lifespan?

A Supreme Court Justice who's 55 will in all likelihood have more years of productive service on the bench before retiring than one who is 70, provided that that individual enjoys good health. That's reality. I haven't seen anyone suggesting that a 70 year old would be less qualified than a younger justice. In fact, the opposite may be true as more years of experience in the law can be drawn upon by that person. The only argument I've seen in favor of a younger Justice is that it would probably guarantee a longer period of service for the person, offering the other party less of a chance to put in a replacement. I haven't seen any arguments suggesting that an older Justice would not perform as well.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:39 PM

RebelOne (26,853 posts)

8. Yes, I am 73 and getting sick of this ageism.

Everyone gets old in the end, and those who say I am too old will some day be my age if they are lucky.

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Response to graham4anything (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:41 PM

BlueMan Votes (903 posts)

9. it's not that hillary is too old- it's that she LOOKS too old.

face facts- for the voting public, looks count.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:42 PM

enough (6,922 posts)

10. I'm 67, a woman, workout hard almost every day, and I'm here to tell you,

69 is a very advanced age to take the oath of office to be President of the United States.

This is not ageism. It's reality. You can see the toll the job is taking on Barack Obama. Hillary is in many ways a superwoman, but she is a human being for all that.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:42 PM

graywarrior (57,086 posts)

11. Yeah, ageism is getting old

The older I get, the more it pisses me off.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:43 PM

trailmonkee (2,595 posts)

13. "blagooobabbashkeeehagoooo" said the 1 year old (she agrees)

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Response to graham4anything (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 05:44 PM

99Forever (5,168 posts)

14. I'm 59, and I'll damn well assure you..

... it's NOTHING "like being 40 or 50." It's silly and unrealistic to pretend it is.

That said, would a Elizabeth Warren or Hillary be able to handle the riggers of a run and 4 years in the hot seat? I lean towards yes, but sudden illness in our age bracket can change that suddenly and without notice.

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