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

Reply to graham4anything (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:42 PM

Nov 2012

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