Great Point/Question About Age in Politics by M. Moore: If Bernie is "too old" to be POTUS is...

[JoeOtterbein]

...Nancy too old to be Speaker of the House?

[Jewls2]

1. The obvious, Speaker and Pres is not the same.

[treestar]

19. Equal branch head

Why is the presidency so special? We make too big a deal over it.

[Jewls2]

24. The greatest difference is one has recently had an heart attack and has heart damage, and the other

hasn't.

one is among 434 others, one is only one.

One is already the leader of the world while the other is third in line.

One is not a Democrat so who knows who the VP pick would be so that heart attack matters and the other is a solid Dem.

[thesquanderer]

22. Though speaker is third in line for the presidency, right after VP!

But yeah, it's so unlikely, that people probably don't really think about suitability to be president as a qualification for speaker.

[emmaverybo]

2. He was great on this. He said some other cultures have reverence for elders and that Pelosi is

proof that in crisis we need to turn to those elders who are wise.

[The Valley Below]

13. Wisdom is the key

Elders who are wise and know how to build winning coalitions through charm, diplomacy, and force-of-personality are leaders we should treasure and admire.

Those who are grumpy, self-centered, or who alienate others? Not so much.

It isn't about age, it is about character.

Nancy is a peach!

[dawg day]

3. The speaker of the house is one of 435, can be demoted easily,

And doesn't have access to the nuclear codes or get to nominate federal judges.

And a Congressperson's term is only 2 years.

False equivalence. The damage a speaker can do is far less than a president can do, and it's easier to get a speaker out, no impeachment needed.

[emmaverybo]

6. I would love to have an elder statesperson leading us. It is going to happen most likely. All

your points are true. However, youth is not a guarantee. JFK was chronically ill, in terrible pain. Years ago, given the state of medicine,
we had presidents in less good health than many healthy elders today.

Healthy elders in their seventies have a good chance of going on to their nineties in good health and of sound mind. Indeed, the times they are a changing. They all made it this far because they take care of themselves, have had access to top healthcare, and are genetically sound. Inexperience is not a good thing. And no, the younger candidates fall far short of the extraordinary Obama.

[SterlingPound]

11. We do have an order of sucsesstion for a reason as well

the USA is bigger than any one man or woman!

[treestar]

20. What damage would Biden do?

And the Dotard is getting slapped down by the courts. Dubya did damage and he was not old.

[tishaLA]

4. My question is why MSNBC has an overt supporter of one of the candidates

on their coverage. I'm happy that a white guy collecting social security has endorsed the junior senator from VT, but there are tons of celebrities who have avoided endorsing candidates for the presidency who are available.

[Gothmog]

5. I changed channels when Micheal Moore came on

I watched Sam Bee on DVM rather than listen to Moore

MSNBC made a big mistake having Moore on

[Uncle Joe]

7. Michael made many good points.

Thanks for the thread JoeOtterbein.

[JoeOtterbein]

8. Like Bernie does, we all need to...

...Hope Bigger!

[greyl]

9. Good point, needs honing. People age differently! nt

[awesomerwb1]

10. LOL

The smell of desperation.

Pelosi has a track record of success in the House. Bernie has a couple post offices and....... zzzzzzz

[Thekaspervote]

12. I can't stand MM... he's in it for himself...nothing more

[Fragment]

14. I presume you have seen none of his documentaries

I have seen them all. He is a true patriot, risking everything to inform his fellow Americans at great risk to his life, and he has been attacked.

I can’t imagine (and I am very creative) how you arrived at your opinion.

[Magoo48]

15. Thank you, well said indeed.

[Thekaspervote]

17. Many reasons.. right off the top he pals around with Susan Sarandon and glen greenwald

Did finally wake up regarding Julian assange
Critic of President Obama
Supports justice democrats
Critic of speaker Nancy Pelosi
https://www.newsweek.com/michael-moore-nancy-pelosi-midterms-1198337
Criticizes moderate Dems says aoc is the leader of the party.... yet there’s this eye popping number

Voters are fairly clear about what they would like from a Democrat. They prefer, by 82% to 11%, one who promises to find common ground over one who promises to fight for a progressive agenda; and they prefer a moderate over a liberal, 75% to 19%.

More at the link
https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-swing-voters-might-decide-193019533.html

[betsuni]

18. He has decided to believe that the last Democratic primary was rigged and that

the Democratic Party is the same as the Republican Party. His current opinions have nothing to do with his past work.

[TidalWave46]

16. An eighty year old coming off of a heart attack is too old.

Moore seems to be slipping upstairs a bit. Been going on for a couple of years.

I guess this is a good question if one is all about comparing apples and oranges. There is such limited intellect in the question that it’s best to just let it stands. The mockery is in his own words. I can’t top that level of ignorance, and I try hard.

[BeckyDem]

21. Some will always make exceptions when it comes to Senator Sanders.

If you know what I mean. lol