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OK it's empty, you can try sending me the PM again
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My papa and grandma are older than McCain (he's 85, she's 77) and they both think he's too old. Granted, they're voting for Obama and have almost always voted Democrat, so they wouldn't be supporting any Republican candidate any way, but when people older than you think you're too old to be president, it's a little sad.
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Maybe being that age themselves, they're more realistic about the stamina that the job requires, and an older person's ability to perform the task, as well as the likelihood of health concerns/longevity being an issue.
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and look at him now. You can see the toll that the job takes on you. In fact, it looks like Obama has aged considerably, at least to me, since he launched his presidential bid last year.
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I think you're right. And the thing is, my grandparents are both in excellent health. If you looked at both of them, you'd guess they were in their 60s. That comes from not smoking or drinking, I guess along with their healthy lifestyle in terms of nutrition and exercise. They both walk a couple miles every day and ride their bikes as well, even a stationary bike in their basement in the winter. My papa has had diabetes for over 20 years now, but he controls with diet and a pill and has more energy than people half his age. My grandma has never taken any medication in her life and is the same way. I would say they're both in better health than McCain, and I think they have a better perspective on an elderly person being able to handle a job as stressful as the presidency.
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I agree, and that's something I've always said, too. Look at any president from the past several decades, and they visibly age very rapidly once they're in office. It's like a presidential year equals two or three human years.
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Dear Cindy Stepford, STFU. You're giving airhead trophy wives a bad name.
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It is kinda scary, since McCain is pretty much already the "after" photo... |
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We were actually talking about this the other day. I looked it up, and he was diagnosed in '94 and passed away in '04. According to Alzheimers research, fewer than 3% of people live 14 or more years with the disease. So, there's a less than 3% chance he had it prior to 1990, despite how he seemed at times during the latter part of his presidency.
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However, it's one of those weird things that is very difficult to judge - where is the line where what could be normal forgetting and zoning out due to aging becomes early stage Alzheimers? He definitely had something going on, there. |
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