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I'm not voting for Hillary because she is too old and out of touch and it has to stop. [View all] RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 OP

Ageist claptrap... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #1

Reminds me of "Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty!" MADem Nov 2014 #32

You took the words right off my keyboard! WhiteTara Nov 2014 #72

Yep--gotta get moving on that agenda, because time marches on! MADem Nov 2014 #86

To what shall I compare this life of ours? WhiteTara Nov 2014 #98

+1,000 !!!! nt MADem Nov 2014 #119

That was my initial reaction. Skidmore Nov 2014 #131

Oh, gods, how I love that movie. okasha Nov 2014 #145

yep nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #137

Is Bernie Sanders too old? mmonk Nov 2014 #2

For president, yes. But I am considering this standard for all of my votes. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #4

I prefer to base my judgements of people onecaliberal Nov 2014 #126

It isn't very different in its dynamic. It is a matter of the unifying experiences which feed one's RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #130

I Understand. onecaliberal Nov 2014 #133

I will be sure to be dynamic in my thinking and look for the bigger pictures. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #134

You bet. onecaliberal Nov 2014 #139

Too unelectable maced666 Nov 2014 #42

That is the problem, Bernie espouses the beliefs and policies that most of us want, but we Dustlawyer Nov 2014 #49

He's unelectable, why? onecaliberal Nov 2014 #127

I don't believe he is unelectable, just repeating the crap I have seen from the Third Way crowd Dustlawyer Nov 2014 #141

Agree 100% onecaliberal Nov 2014 #143

Who do you like now? hrmjustin Nov 2014 #3

For president? I do not know. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #5

Well Warren and Sanders are over 60 so you seem to be limiting yourself. hrmjustin Nov 2014 #6

Yes. I am adding another limiting factor to my voting assessment. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #8

Then you have shot your stand "too old" right in the foot, and Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #106

I will vote MFM008 Nov 2014 #7

Would you name a few of the under 55 politicians that suit your preference. nt ladjf Nov 2014 #9

No, I can't. Can you? RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #11

No I can't. Your OP led me to believe that you were supporting candidates under the age of 55. nt ladjf Nov 2014 #12

I intend to, yes. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #13

And what if there aren't any? MoonRiver Nov 2014 #41

Then I will be curious as to why that is RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #44

Nobody who is in your required age range is running. MoonRiver Nov 2014 #50

Why would that be? RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #54

Maybe they have not had the time to establish name recognition, donors, a solid base of support etc. MoonRiver Nov 2014 #55

I think that very well may be the case. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #59

And now any candidate that runs nationally must amass tremendous amounts of cash. It's disgusting MoonRiver Nov 2014 #77

And, if we did want to explore this through an inter-generational lens, which generation RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #80

I think that is the problem Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #96

Boomers had 3 chances and 24 years. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #10

Yeah, you guys are the future, don't let us jerk you around. bemildred Nov 2014 #14

O'Malley/Castro TBF Nov 2014 #15

Thanks for these leads. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #16

O'Malley blew his chance on Tuesday brooklynite Nov 2014 #36

Nope - Third Way Dems lost Tues TBF Nov 2014 #113

Um, O'Malley is Third Way? brooklynite Nov 2014 #114

O'Malley is more left than that - TBF Nov 2014 #117

Maybe O'Malley is fourth way. He brought racist police sweeps to Baltimore as mayor, Vattel Nov 2014 #148

You know there's a minimum age requirement LiberalElite Nov 2014 #17

Yes. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #22

I would have supported Pete Seeger at 80 if he were a viable candidate Tom Rinaldo Nov 2014 #18

Well, at some point it becomes a matter of relativity. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #23

Generalities serve some useful purpose Tom Rinaldo Nov 2014 #97

Thanks for your excellent reply. You have given me things to think about here. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #122

Cool story. NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #19

It's a (not so) great excuse for staying home, certainly. MADem Nov 2014 #40

Just to be clear, I do not stay home during elections. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #57

You do know that aging is not an optional exercise? MADem Nov 2014 #69

I am 40. I welcome the advice and support of everyone both personally and politically RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #71

You'll be fifty in a blink of an eye, and before you know it, you'll be looking south from seventy MADem Nov 2014 #92

I am working on my master's thesis in communication RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #121

Pffftttt LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #20

I believed that for a long time, but, as I mention above RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #24

I won't vote for Hillary because she's a sociopath with no values. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #21

i won't be a hard liner, RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #26

Generation is irrelevant to me. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #28

Jerry Brown as Governor allowed police in Oakland and Los Angeles to bash in the KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #29

He "allowed" it did he? True Blue Door Nov 2014 #46

He certainly maintained absolute radio silence about it while it was going on. (Thinking KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #51

Politicians can't win with protesters. That's politics 101. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #61

I get your point, I really do. But contrast Brown's total silence with the KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #68

Hillary is an Iraq War accomplice and torture apologist. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #79

Nah, I'm not complimenting Hillary by saying she's 'competent.' Hannibal Lecter was KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #90

Well, just to narrow the focus, I disagree that she's competent as a political leader. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #94

Yeah, I agree with you about her moral depravity. Back in October 2002, as KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #99

I watched the lies evolve on TV, so I was never deceived. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #107

Truth that! I think I may hear the voice of John Brown echoing in your words. Bravo! - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #110

"Ageism is the last acceptable prejudice in America..." demwing Nov 2014 #25

I don't say ageism isn't a prejudice, it is. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #27

He WAS snarking. MADem Nov 2014 #43

I spent my 20's as part of a generation that was defined not by when we were born but by when Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #30

+1 mahina Nov 2014 #37

As I stated above, ageism is not a one-way street. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #39

Respect is also a two way street. I offered you very specific ideas and you did not speak of them Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #45

Sorry, but I meant my comment about interpersonal relationships to be a response RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #56

Oh, I did not mean that it should define you in your precious mind. Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #66

I am comfortable with my comments here. And, since I appreciate irony, RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #73

You're getting at something else that's important here BeyondGeography Nov 2014 #31

Thank you for pointing that out. That is an important point that I was reaching for RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #33

Hillary Clinton's a special case - the "inevitability" of her nomination since 2005/2006 has indeed Midwestern Democrat Nov 2014 #81

I'd actually prefer someone even older than Hilary, say about 80... joeybee12 Nov 2014 #34

I hear McCain is thinking about running again Quackers Nov 2014 #100

Isn't he younger than Hilary??? joeybee12 Nov 2014 #112

Posted to read on laptop - Gen X cynics JustAnotherGen Nov 2014 #35

I don't want one person... kentuck Nov 2014 #38

The young didn't vote, kiva Nov 2014 #47

lol Little Star Nov 2014 #53

I think you are on to something there. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #60

The young didn't run either Generic Brad Nov 2014 #63

Exactly. I have waited and promoted these issues often, and I don't hear them RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #74

I hope you're not asssuming that all Boomers are like The Clintons, W., and Obama MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #48

I don't think any of those people are Gen X RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #62

Oh #%^*, I meant Boomers MannyGoldstein Nov 2014 #65

Ah, ok. No, I don't see all boomers that way. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #70

I have to say that you are indeed on to something. 99Forever Nov 2014 #52

I tried to distinguish my political prejudice from my personal ones RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #64

I didn't say it well... 99Forever Nov 2014 #75

Stop The Aging Process NOW otohara Nov 2014 #58

It's not personal, it's political. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #67

Thread winner!!!!!! MADem Nov 2014 #138

If she is the nominee, then what? liberal N proud Nov 2014 #76

Then there are the myriad other candidates and issues to vote for. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #82

One of the problems with using age as a criterion, especially MineralMan Nov 2014 #78

Thank you for your comment. I will be sure to reflect on it in order to mitigate my prejudice. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #84

Which issues get discussed during any election year depends on MineralMan Nov 2014 #88

That's fair. BlueStater Nov 2014 #108

I agree that both Hillary Clinton and Biden are older than typical MineralMan Nov 2014 #111

I understand the Hillary part. The rest is just dumb. HERVEPA Nov 2014 #83

Better hope that your faves are old enough to want to save S.S. and Medicare. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #85

The Hillary candidacy does present some problems. Calista241 Nov 2014 #87

Her age has nothing to do with it for me. bigwillq Nov 2014 #89

And then there's the tiny little matter of Iraq, for which she still KingCharlemagne Nov 2014 #101

Here's an interesting chart showing the age of our Presidents MineralMan Nov 2014 #91

Thanks for this. Obviously I will have to refine my thinking on this as i learn more RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #132

As a Hillary supporter I'm not worried much about.. Little Star Nov 2014 #93

I think you are right on all points in your comment. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #123

I see the Rove/Koch/Luntz machine has infiltrated the youth and Salon as well... randys1 Nov 2014 #95

Wow. I thought you might find her neoliberal technocratic policies and other odious policies... unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #102

What grounds do you have for that opinion? treestar Nov 2014 #103

Save this post for when you're 55+...then post it again. Sancho Nov 2014 #104

Nothing like prejudice and bigotry to drive one's votes DrDan Nov 2014 #105

I am of the opinion that most political choice has this dimension. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #124

And I am of the opinion that what I read in the OP DrDan Nov 2014 #140

here is why you are wrong DonCoquixote Nov 2014 #109

I am not stating boomers exclusively. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #128

Utter nonsense!!!! Beacool Nov 2014 #115

I know we spar a lot Bea DonCoquixote Nov 2014 #144

Good to know that we can agree on something. Beacool Nov 2014 #147

Liz hasselbeck is young DonCoquixote Nov 2014 #149

so you are voting for Ted Cruz or Paul Ryan because they are younger? hollowdweller Nov 2014 #116

Their policies are not aligned with my own. I don't vote conservative. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #125

Look, there are PLENTY of politicians <60 that are out of touch. Laffy Kat Nov 2014 #118

i appreciate your comment and I know there are many progressive people in every generation. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #129

Why not just say "Hillary doesn't seem to have my values or 'get it'"... Schema Thing Nov 2014 #120

Paul Ryan is young HockeyMom Nov 2014 #135

It certainly would not be my sole criterion. I'm sorry I was unclear about that. RadiationTherapy Nov 2014 #136

There is enough to gig Hillary about... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #142

Pardon me. I had to change my Depends postatomic Nov 2014 #146