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Inkey

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31. It is not ageist say that

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:48 PM

7 hrs ago

Our elected representatives may be living in a world view that no longer exists.
Some things are timeless ; others are passe.
There are more people looking forward than hanging onto the past.
Be more judicious when looking at a candidate that will decide the future !

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80 years old is too old to be President? [View all] kentuck 22 hrs ago OP

i'm almost there rampartd 22 hrs ago #1

Yet some perform well into their 90s bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #2

I'm sure the stress of the job may also take a toll... kentuck 22 hrs ago #3

Agree, it takes order and mental discipline for longevity in positions of power or responsibility bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #4

I've always said NJCher 21 hrs ago #6

Yes, I've often envisioned him without money PatSeg 19 hrs ago #13

Someone else has envisioned Trump without money DBoon 7 hrs ago #32

Back in 2015 someone made a youtube of Trump if he were born without $$ IrishAfricanAmerican 17 hrs ago #17

Ronald Reagan did not find it stressful at all. delisen 20 hrs ago #10

JFK became a Senator at the age of 36 Kaleva 19 hrs ago #12

It's one thing to be able to discuss complexities at age 80. NH Ethylene 9 hrs ago #27

There should be age limits for members of Congress as well. ProudMNDemocrat 21 hrs ago #5

I have no problem with older representatives. delisen 21 hrs ago #8

It is ageism. delisen 21 hrs ago #7

That's very true. NH Ethylene 8 hrs ago #29

It is demanding for anyone--especially one not physically and mentally fit... hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #9

Commercial airline pilots have to retire at 65 Grim Chieftain 19 hrs ago #11

I'll turn 80 next year... GiqueCee 19 hrs ago #14

*SNORT* Skittles 9 hrs ago #26

How many 80 year olds do you see daily delisen 19 hrs ago #15

Agreed. It's simply biology not ageism. paleotn 18 hrs ago #16

I agree with the premise of your post. Tom Rinaldo 17 hrs ago #21

I feel the same.... paleotn 9 hrs ago #24

It's never ideal. Energy levels decline at the very least. A few can pull it off though and wisdom helps Tom Rinaldo 17 hrs ago #18

A 92 year old (Grassley) is fourth in line for the presidency question everything 17 hrs ago #19

If an existential emergency breaks out during nap time... Swede 17 hrs ago #20

I go exclusively by quality gulliver 17 hrs ago #22

Trump has always been mentally and morally unfit. Regarding ageism... Martin Eden 16 hrs ago #23

Yes, in many, if not most, cases. I will never vote for an 80+ yo in a POTUS primary. Celerity 9 hrs ago #25

Trump earlier thought that 80 was too old. Then he changed his mind when Biden dropped out. Norrrm 8 hrs ago #28

I don't know about this. Morbius 8 hrs ago #30

It is not ageist say that Inkey 7 hrs ago #31

When you start talking about standing in the water with a battery Submariner 6 hrs ago #33