Let's put older Americans out of our misery

[videohead5]

Discrimination against older people is a problem in this country. President Biden is healthy and works out every day. he could live to be 95 or 100 easily. Any president could drop dead at any age that's why we have a VP.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Yes employability should be determined case by case.

There are many younger Americans who would be an utter disaster in the WH.

[calimary]

21. Like Vivek Ramaslicky-boy, for example.

[dchill]

26. Come on, be nice! You mean Ramasmarmy, right?

[JHB]

51. No, the other one, Ramascammy

[Irish_Dem]

39. Yes being a Russian agent and Putin employee should not qualify a person for POTUS.

[dobleremolque]

50. I kinda like referring to him as Vicegrip Swindlesmarmy. n/t

[calimary]

55. Hey, that's a good one!

All these plays in his name are clever. I like ‘em all. He certainly invites them.

[brooklynite]

2. How is he being discriminated against?

Voters apply all sorts of standards to their choices of candidates. Age and apparent strength is one of them.

And part of the concern by those who think Biden is too old to carry out his full term is that Harris is not as popular as he is.

[videohead5]

4. I believe most voters

Are basing it on Biden falling a couple of times. He got his foot caught and fell off of his bike and he tripped over a sandbag. Trump is only 3 years younger and eats junk food and is out of shape and yet a lot less of the voters believe that Trump is too old. There is no video of Trump falling and it being shared all over social media. I fell last year and I'm in my 50s.

[Rebl2]

7. The two things

you mentioned could happen to anyone at any age. My father towards the end of his life (his mid eighties) would fall for no reason. He didn’t trip over anything, he would just fall. He fought us on getting a walker, but eventually came around.

[Layzeebeaver]

9. criteria for ascending AF1...

you can't fall.

but you can ascend entirely with toilet paper on you shoe.

This is America 2023.

[Fla Dem]

20. Greald Ford fell down AF 1 Stairs..

Link to tweet

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[Layzeebeaver]

46. 2023

it's a different reality.

[bullimiami]

12. its another republican smear campaign.

bengazi. buttery mails. swiftboat. whitewater.

today bidens is too old. senile. also a criminal mastermind and head of a crime family.

its bullshit and its not "most voters"

i think "most voters" arent as stupid and gullible as "some voters".

Hes old. No shit. So is Trump.
If a voter actually has an age problem they shouldnt be voting for either.

Anyway its all bullshit and CNN should be further embarrassed by pushing this shit just like the right wing asshole machine.

[Seinan Sensei]

16. TFG is three-and-a-half years younger

So if TFG gets in office Jan of 2025, he will be two years younger than Biden is now
Jan 2027 (halfway through his term) TFG would be same age as Biden is now

[appalachiablue]

31. Truth K/R

[Lancero]

14. And some voters consider skin color and gender to be a standard.

Feel free to argue that these "standards" are not discriminatory.

Fun bonus for you, the definition of discriminatory via Google. Oddly, it lists age as a factor of such - So, reconcile that however you wish.

dis·crim·i·na·to·ry
/dəˈskrimənəˌtôrē/
adjective
making or showing an unjust or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability.

[spooky3]

18. +1

[PortTack]

29. Well stated...thank you!

[appalachiablue]

32. Age discrimination is real, people need to understand and oppose it. Your turn will come, be wise.

[Captain Zero]

56. so often when I hear a side remark on age I think, oh your day is coming

If you are lucky.

[Jazz Jon]

28. Discrimination by Age

You make the age discrimination point beautifully. The point is that age should not be a criteria except on a case by case basis. Age ended my computer coding career. The only shop where I got a job had a mean age of 48. After that job, all the phone interviews went really great, but once they saw my white hair in person, the in person interviews ended in about two minutes.

[LastDemocratInSC]

40. I worked for a leading global technology consulting company

until I decided to retire at age 73. I kept up with technology and did web application architecture work. The difference, I think, is that the company is based in Canada and therefore has a greater since of humanity than most US companies.

I still get remote work project offers from them every week.

[meow2u3]

3. Repukes don't like VP Harris

She's a woman of color, who they hate because of her gender and her skin color. Those diabolical bigots can't handle taking orders frrom people they regard as "inferior."

[2naSalit]

11. And they can't bully or intimidate her...

That scares the shit out of them.

[bullimiami]

13. What I find truly offensive is how Kamala is dismissed as a serious candidate.

There is deep built in bias at work there.
And not just from her opponents.

She is as smart and experienced and as qualified as its possible to be.

[peggysue2]

15. Which is why they've torn Kamala Harris down from Day 1

Nikki Haley is underscoring how a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for Kamala Harris for President. Haley predicts Biden will never fulfill a second term, and then the scary, unfit, woman of color will step into the Oval Office.

Be afraid, be very afraid!

There is no bottom for Republicans!

[spooky3]

34. It's so ironic--Haley, not Harris, is the scary woman if color based on her

Bad Policies, lies, and other actions.

[Ligyron]

42. It sure was fun shoving it in their faces though.

I remember some folks that I didn't much care for personally being stunned a black guy got elected President. That part was fun but then some of those same type people decided they'd make sure nothing like that happened again. But then it did!

Of course, that pissed them off even more and even though the man ran the most perfect, scandal free administration in the history of the United States, they still tried their best to invent something, anything. The worst they could come up with was the absolute horror of him wearing a tan suit...and wearing it well too.

[ananda]

5. Exactly.

I wish the Negative Nellies would just shut up!

[flying_wahini]

6. FDR was 63 when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage and had been confined to a wheelchair for years

People can die at anytime.
If Biden can do the job, and clearly he can, then it is ageism plain and simple.

[appalachiablue]

33. ++

[Kid Berwyn]

8. Attitude Adjuster

[thatcrowwoman]

27. Many thanks, Kid Berwyn, for the timely attitude adjuster, deluxe edition

Love these Uppity Blues Women
I’m feeling all Uppity crowWoman with the Blues today, myself.
🕊thatcrowwoman

[perdita9]

10. My father was sharp into his mid-90s

A lot of people are. Biden, despite his stutter, seems to handle questions fine although it's more difficult when there's background noise.

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. I always look at the parents

Biden's father lived to almost 87 and his mother lived to 92.

Trump's father was diagnosed with dementia in his mid 80s and he was far more physically fit than TFG.

[paleotn]

19. America better get use to it as our population ages.

I have a colleague in his early 70's with no plans to retire anytime soon since in his words he'd be bored out of his skull. I'm in somewhat the same boat in what would normally be the tail end of my career, but I have no plans to retire in the short to medium term. We still contribute as much as in our prime career years and walk around with institutional knowledge and experience that would be damn hard to replace. Want to know how something actually works? Ask an old guy instead of wasting time figuring it out yourself and suffering through trial and error. I get making room for younger guys coming up, but I've also seen the impact of key players retiring. It's damn tough to immediately replace what they contributed.

Same with government. Biden, Pelosi and others are walking around with incredible amounts of knowledge and experience we'd be hard pressed to replicate in younger members of the party without repeating the same mistakes older guys learned from long ago. If they're still contributing, let them. If not, then it's time for them to move on. If only we had a data port in the back of our heads like The Matrix and could transfer that knowledge. But, alas, we do not.

[HubertHeaver]

37. Don't give them ideas.

Someone will start working on that.

[jmbar2]

22. Mick Jagger is the same age as Biden

Still going strong...

[appalachiablue]

35. Whoa, good one!

[Callalily]

23. I wish the media would emphasize

alll of Biden's accomplishments during his short stay in office, instead of harping about his age!

[Snackshack]

24. Yes

It would make waking up on my side of the planet each time the earth spins back into light a lot nicer if people would learn to worry about themselves and leave others alone.

Unless it’s a threat or impact to a person they should mind their own business an no one else.

[Norbert]

25. We vilify Joe Biden over his physical and mental health

although he works out to keep in shape and reads a lot.

The orange malignancy is not much younger, has mental issues, is morbidly obese and is on a diet that will likely lead to a stroke or massive heart attack. Oh, but this is okay.

[Lunabell]

30. Most of my great grand parents and grand parents lived to be in their 90's.

My grandfather worked his huge garden until he was hospitalized with lung cancer. (3 packs a day will do that) He was a hoot and his mind was with it. My great grandparents were all fit and of sound mind until they passed. Age is just a number.

The only reason my 85 year old father became mentally unstable was because the melanomas on his shoulders (caused by working shirtless in the sun) metastasized to his brain.

President Biden shows absolutely no signs or symptoms of diminished capacity. Unlike the orange malignant narcissist a bunch of idiots voted for in 2016. Flabby, out of shape, can't spell, doesn't know how to read or understand the Constitution and definitely does not understand democracy.

President Biden is a good man and he has my 100% support this year and in 2024!

[Chalco]

36. FxxxFace is only 3 years younger plus

he's not fit, he's stupid, he's immoral, engages in illegal behavior.

Should I go on?

[NCjack]

41. Yes, please do. I expect that he will soon be revealed to have

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, from diet of McD's hamburgers.

[Chalco]

48. Amen. Giving my thoughts and prayers. nt

[DownriverDem]

38. I agree

& I wish left leaners understood this. They are not helping us at all.

[AllyCat]

43. Love this so much! Thank you!

[Evolve Dammit]

44. Nice 2,000th post! Agree 100%

[Lulu KC]

45. Amen and amen

Don't get me started.

[Hortensis]

47. :) +100.

Principles of equality and rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness apply to all individuals.

[Attilatheblond]

49. Had a brilliant friend with 3 masters degrees

He had an amazing ability to learn fast and deeply, and not just book learning. His life skills were amazing and he could live off of almost any land easily.

He also developed a type of early onset dementia. By age 48, he had to be institutionalized as he could no longer function and take care of himself.

Age is a number, not a conditions.

[Alpeduez21]

52. I'm suddenly reminded of Logan's Run

A movie from the 70’s about people over thirty get euthanized.

[LiberalFighter]

53. Jimmy Carter

[carpetbagger]

54. The real issue is America misses her toxic relationship with her last president.

the age issue resonates because Biden does his job quietly. The stutter doesn't help, but they're capitalizing on the fact that most voters sense there's something missing in the current president and they can't put their finger on it. What they're missing is the howling, like one misses the conflict of a bad relationship.

I think age is an issue, it may not be fair but it's a 4-year contract, there hasn't been a VP as popular as the president in my lifetime, and only one or two losing candidates as popular as the heads of their tickets. People vote for president. Biden is clearly not demented, this is a smear campaign from the party that can't win on ideas. But they can win on a disciplined smear (cf. Gore, Kerry, H Clinton).

We had a demented president once. He won re-election by his supporters pumping up perceptions of the condition of the economy. We can re-elect Biden by 14 months of continual talk about his accomplishments.

8 million fewer people with medical debt on their credit reports.