Comments on: Is 72 Too Old To Be President?

John McCain Would Be Nation's Oldest President; Some Voters Uneasy

[anecdote1]

So, are we now promoting age discrimination in the media? What''s next?
Posted by drputt45 at 10:01 AM

"Bomb, bomb, bomb, ...bomb, bomb Iran...."

[drputt45]

So, are we now promoting age discrimination in the media? What''s next?

[Marie Zarankevich]

A person who does not use email or the internet cannot understand how the modern world functions. -- He can not comprehend the speed at which things happen. -- Without this understanding, he is incapable of leading a country which is totally steeped in cyberspace, and technology. -- So much of our business and personal communication revolves around the internet, that we cannot separate it out as a distinct thing anymore. -- I am 63, and have a degree in Computer Information Systems, so age is not the issue here. -- What is the issue is simply willingness to participate in the modern world, and to interact with others using the same tools as they do. -- This is a serious deficit.

[minuteman-1]

zoe2006 at 09:40 AM

Frightening for someone who no freakin clue on the day to day operations of the presidency...Presidents don''t typically use computers and their aides and assistants, as well of Secret Service take care of all the communications. Isn''t it refreshing to know we will have an old-school President who will actually be working, who has 30+ years experience, not 2 like the Obamination.....

[chalres-2009]

Yes it is

[mcshame]

Experts have successfully identified some of the major causes of car accidents, and a driver distraction such as using a cell phone, is one of them. However, apart from driver distractions, another major factor that experts have identified as a cause of car accidents is the age of the driver. Studies have shown that there is a higher incidence of car accidents among drivers in certain age groups. These groups include young people between the ages of 16 and 20 who are inexperienced drivers and the elderly who are 70 years or older. The elderly have certain physiological manifestations that develop with old age that can hinder their driving ability.
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This is why they don''t let 16-20 year olds be President either.

[ianlou]

At the end of Reagan''s second term Wife Nancy and her astrologist were running the country.

[cattlekate]

I don''t think calendar age is a problem as much as the outdated beliefs he carries around. I was particularly offended at his hemming and hawing and utter befuddledness when trying to come up with a succinct answer to why insurers cover Viagra but not birth control pills. As an old lady, I found it insulting and uncomfortable that he couldn''t answer a basic question about reproduction without getting stupidly embarrassed.

[leftyintexas]

Age is not a problem. It''s the qualifications of the man running. McCain is not as mentally fit as Obama is to be President.

[jsl45]

McBush is to old and to much of the same old thing that Shrub the Dumbnificent gave us.