VIDEO: 74 year old congressman could barely speak in painful TV appearance today

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    4 months ago

    “Congress is not the Make A Wish Foundation for elderly politicians. Well, maybe it is. But it shouldn’t be.”

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    Donald Trump being reelected gives me no hope for the next 4 years. The democrats’ refusal to admit their failures and change gives me no hope for what comes after.

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    4 months ago

    Democrats desperately trying to maintain a clandestine Plutocracy whereas Republicans (Russians) are opting for the all out fascist Kleptocracy/Oligarchy.

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    4 months ago

    Please show me any other 74 year old man who is definitively at the top of their game. I’ll wait. Hell, I’m in my fifties and would never try to claim such nonsense.

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      4 months ago

      That’s the point. People past a certain age shouldn’t be allowed into positions of responsibility (or to operate heavy or dangerous machinery, like cars).

      Or, at the very least, they should have to pass regular competency tests.

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    4 months ago

    My stepfather recently died of this type of cancer and he looked like this about 6-9 months before he passed away. Obviously this is anecdotal, but I don’t think he’ll be around too long.