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Lizard brain kicked in when the rest of it checked out.

Damn, getting freaky on air, not a good look.

They cut the video right before he started blinking horizontally.

Fox News is way better and more sophisticated as a propaganda machine than whatever NK has.

It's one thing to brain wash people that have no access to education or outside sources it's a completely different level to do it in a western country.

the minnimum wage thing only means that the people that go up for the job are the corrupt bastards cutting favors and deals.

They should have term limits. Funny how they gave the president term limits but didn't vote on ones for themselves.

He totally knows. He's just trying to cover for the guy

I think the host was referring to a technical difficulty in the old man's brain function

The weird part is 73 isn't really all that old for some of these fuckers...

Kennedy isn't even in the top 20. Fully 1/5th of the Senate is older than 73(!)

Iowa - Chuck Grassley - 91
Kentucky - Mitch McConnell - 83
Vermont - Bernie Sanders - 83
Idaho - Jim Risch - 82
Maine - Angus King - 81
Illinois - Dick Durbin - 80
Connecticut - Richard Blumenthal - 79
Massachusetts - Ed Markey - 79
New Hampshire - Jeanne Shaheen - 78
Hawaii - Mazie Hirono - 77
Massachusetts - Elizabeth Warren - 76
Oregon - Ron Wyden - 76
Rhode Island - Jack Reed - 75
Arkansas - John Boozman 74
Idaho - Mike Crapo - 74
Mississippi - Roger Wicker - 74
Nebraska - Deb Fischer - 74
New York - Chuck Schumer - 74
Washington - Patty Murray - 74
West Virginia - Jim Justice - 74
Colorado - John Hickenlooper - 73
Louisiana - John Kennedy - 73
Tennessee - Marsha Blackburn - 73
Texas - John Cornyn - 73
Wyoming - John Barraso - 73

If an upper limit is ageist, then so is a lower limit. But you wouldn't think that having a 14 yo in office is a prudent thing. You probably never balked at the 30 yo limit for senate.

The problem isn't old people in office. I've known a lot of 80 year olds who are still with it mentally, and while they are slower physically they make up for it with their experience and wisdom.

But the problem is that not all older people are like this, so it's generally up to the politician themselves to decide when they're too old for it, and many of these people have egos which might prevent them from stepping back, ever. Combine this with the fact that the vast majority of seats are safe for one party or the other, and candidates are discouraged from running against incumbents in primaries, and someone who wins a Congressional seat at 40 or 50 can keep it for 30 (even 40) years, without having to face any meaningful opposition.

So, maybe we shouldn't have an upper age limit. However, we should take the stigma away from having a primary challenge. Every Federal election should have a meaningful primary. Does an 80 year old want to keep his seat? They should have to debate someone half their age, and perform well, to keep it. Nothing should be taken for granted.

"mitching off"

And the bribe money. :)

Don’t underestimate the power of inertia.

Inertia helps the elderly appear normal when dementia starts to hit. It’s part of the reason why the beginning of dementia goes unnoticed. Even if family notices “something isn’t right”, dementia may not be evident because they’re doing their usual daily routine.

Keep my name out your mouth. - Jesus