stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAre US politicians too old? Voters weigh inwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down16file-text
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A recent health scare for Mitch McConnell has raised concerns about the age of America’s politicians.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 year agoI would suggest it isn’t the absolute age… but the overall health. Trump. Feinstein, removed McConnel. They’re not too old. They’re too senile.
minus-squarespider@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoI guess this makes Strom Thurmond a pioneer?
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoconfession time- I had to look him up. My 30s google-fu impression? dud’es just an asshole. An impressive asshole, since he managed to talk for 24 hours and 18 minutes… straight… But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey had to wheel his senile ass into the senate when he was 100 so they could tell him how to vote.
minus-squarespider@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act. Speaking of which…
I would suggest it isn’t the absolute age… but the overall health. Trump. Feinstein, removed McConnel. They’re not too old. They’re too senile.
I guess this makes Strom Thurmond a pioneer?
confession time- I had to look him up. My 30s google-fu impression? dud’es just an asshole.
An impressive asshole, since he managed to talk for 24 hours and 18 minutes… straight… But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act.
They had to wheel his senile ass into the senate when he was 100 so they could tell him how to vote.
Speaking of which…