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Politicub

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15. You can comment on age -- old and young and in-between -- without being prejudiced

Wed May 8, 2019, 01:56 PM

May 2019

If someone were to say that people above a certain age should be barred from running, then he's being ageist.

But if someone says that they think someone younger has a better grasp of issues that are important to them, that's not being ageist. It may or may not be true, but it's not condoning discriminatory behavior.

Do you understand the difference now?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Feinstein breaks home-state endorsement rule to spurn Kamala Harris and back Biden [View all] brooklynite May 2019 OP

Diane Feinstein is 85 years old uawchild May 2019 #1

Old skool has it's place crazytown May 2019 #2

great pic! n/t uawchild May 2019 #5

Why are you DownriverDem May 2019 #3

Why I feel Biden and Sanders are too old uawchild May 2019 #6

Some of those lower "averages", like CEOs and Generals are because.... George II May 2019 #8

64 is the MANDATORY retirement age for Generals uawchild May 2019 #12

Hyman Rickover (1900-1986) retired from Navy at 82. Full admiral. nt oasis May 2019 #17

Mandatory retirement ages, 64-68 uawchild May 2019 #20

Retirement age at Wall Street? crazytown May 2019 #11

Excellent point, Warren buffet is 88. lets look closer... uawchild May 2019 #18

Buffett's tenure has more do do with consistent returns crazytown May 2019 #21

This is the third time I am seeing this exact post repeated NYMinute May 2019 #23

You're welcome to your opinion. Fortunately most Democrats apparently disagree with it, highplainsdem May 2019 #26

time will tell uawchild May 2019 #37

And since you worry about possible cognitive decline, we should consider that Booker played football highplainsdem May 2019 #29

You do realize Biden was a football star? uawchild May 2019 #34

Yes, but Biden's well past the age when football-related brain injuries show up. highplainsdem May 2019 #38

So is Booker. You brought up football, not me. ;) uawchild May 2019 #39

Actually, CTE symptoms don't always show up before age 50, Booker's age. That said, highplainsdem May 2019 #42

But, life expectancy is going up and people are retiring later. LisaM May 2019 #33

Some people believe that it's cute to be an ageist but it is a form of bigotry and I can't stand it. Skya Rhen May 2019 #9

+1 BannonsLiver May 2019 #19

It's not ageist or scornful to look at the physical and mental stresses of the job of POTUS ehrnst May 2019 #22

My mother was showing signs of dementia in her early 80s, my father was sharp as a tack... George II May 2019 #44

Have you read the constitution? zipplewrath May 2019 #28

+1000 redstatebluegirl May 2019 #30

You can comment on age -- old and young and in-between -- without being prejudiced Politicub May 2019 #15

It is not ageist if the "someone" in your example is referring to a particular individual spooky3 May 2019 #24

You have a real problem with your discriminatory ageist posts that you keep spewing. Feinstin and still_one May 2019 #48

Gee could it be DownriverDem May 2019 #4

When did this become a "rule"? Maybe in the eyes of right-wing Washington Examiner.... George II May 2019 #7

Do you have examples? Demit May 2019 #10

Patrick Leahy endorsed Clinton in 2016 Jose Garcia May 2019 #14

Patrick Leahy endorsed Hillary Clinton in early 2016 George II May 2019 #16

Thanks. Though that's possibly partially explained by Sanders not being a longtime Democrat, Demit May 2019 #36

Bless her heart Politicub May 2019 #13

Oh, dear. Well, she owes him. So I guess it makes sense. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author HopeAgain May 2019 #27

Joe is going to have a hard time getting thru the Democratic Primary saljr1 May 2019 #31

I think Joe is doing just fine. Demsrule86 May 2019 #41

Sorry OP, regardless of who she does or does not endorse the Washington examiner still_one May 2019 #32

+1 demmiblue May 2019 #35

Agree. There is no rule and this is a dishonest hit on both women. Hortensis May 2019 #40

Thank you! We think alike. NurseJackie May 2019 #45

That's a shame. I think Kamala Harris could use a boost. But then, not sure Feinstein is someone who Nanjeanne May 2019 #43

I wasn't aware that there's a "home-state endorsement rule" StarfishSaver May 2019 #46

that's a pretty serious rule KayF May 2019 #47