Dem lawmaker, 36, says lawmakers who are 'past childbearing age' have 'less fight' in them

[Demovictory9]

Harriet Cornell, a member of the Rockland County Legislature, said she was 'shocked' by Biaggi's statements. She added that she believes older women pack as much of a punch as young lawmakers.

Cornell, of West Nyack, said that she would vote for Maloney, and that she was surprised to see a Democrat saying 'something insulting for older women.'

'Women of all ages bring great experiences to their lives and to local government,' Cornell, an 89-year-old Democrat, said by phone Friday. 'I am proud of being my age.'

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, 82, who is also a longtime supporter of Maloney, called Biaggi's tweets 'offensive.'

The Democrat added: 'I think she's out of touch with reality somewhat. She should have just apologized and just said it was inappropriate.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11129797/NY-state-senator-sparks-fury-saying-lawmakers-past-childbearing-age-fight.html

[cbabe]

1. Has she met Pelosi?

[bottomofthehill]

6. My thought exactly.

[whistler162]

27. Or that guy from Vermont

you know who's a majingle.... Barnie or Bernie Sanders. Not to mention that Nuclear scientist/peanut picker guy from Georgia!

[Ilsa]

2. Less fight, but they can still be offended by being treated as

less than full citizens. Hopefully, they can remember their own "scares" or are worried about younger friends and relatives.

[delisen]

3. Among that majority are those who fought for that right

They know, more than many, the difference that right has made and what the removal of that right means.

[bottomofthehill]

4. I don't know, why don't we ask Speaker Pelosi

She seems to be fighting the good fight and may be a few years past child bearing age….JESUS, at 36, she is getting awful close herself.

Per Mayo Clinic
The biological clock is a fact of life. But there's nothing magical about age 35. It's simply an age at which risks become more discussion worthy. For example:

It might take longer to get pregnant. You're born with a limited number of eggs. As you reach your mid- to late 30s, the eggs decrease in quantity and quality. Also, as you get older, your eggs aren't fertilized as easily as they were when you were younger.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Challenge me and find out!

I'm 65 and likely more dangerous than I was at 21.

I know more and have the wisdom of age.

[LenaBaby61]

10. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[KarenS]

13. Not only am I 72 but

my name is Karen!!!


Our age group fought the good fight during our work years!!

[Demovictory9]

15. ... and at age 36, she's knocking on the door of "past childbearing age"... does she think

she will have less fight in 8 - 10 years?

[GreenWave]

23. Exactamundo

Many of us were in the fight for these rights the gutless cowards took away, We will fight like Hell to bring them back once again in our lifetimes.

I call them gutless cowards because only their puppets publicly face the onslaught. I am talking about those behind the scenes. We need to boycott and girlcott their asses out of an easy life

[mcar]

7. Fck that ageist shite

Who is this person? Does she know who the VP and Speaker are?

Female politicians of Speaker Pelosi's generations generally didn't enter politics until they were past childbearing age - because they were raising their children first. They have that wealth of experience to draw on.

She really is out of touch with reality.

[ColinC]

8. How a prejudiced person outs themselves:

"at the risk of sounding (insert specific prejudice followed by an actually prejudiced thing to say, here).

If I had a dollar for how many sexist, racist things that were said following "I'm not" or "at the risk of sounding" before they say something horribly sexist or racist; I'd be rich.

[highplainsdem]

9. What a foolish thing to say.

[LenaBaby61]

11. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[msongs]

12. and lawmakers under social security age have less fight in them to protect SS? hmmm n t

[Wounded Bear]

14. Open mouth, insert foot, chew vigorously...

[Sanity Claws]

16. OMG -- she has totally lost me now

I am in her area too.

[Mr.Bill]

17. If there is an advantage to age,

it is that not only are you your current age, but also inside of you is every age you have ever been, and you can see things from the vantage point of any of those ages.

I just turned 69, but I'm also 52, 30, 45, 16, 22, 5,...

[chowder66]

21. Perfect!!

[betsuni]

26. +1

[Retrograde]

18. We have a Dem candidate for the House

whose main platform seems to be that his opponent is old (she is. She's also a Democrat as well - this is California where our jungle primary system means we sometimes have 2 candidates from the same party in the November election.) However, she's also very responsive to her constituents, and while she's not a firebrand she generally votes correctly.

[MOMFUDSKI]

19. That is bullshit.

I have a great-granddaughter born 7/9/22 and I will fight for womens' rights until I am dead and can no longer vote. There is NOTHING like a pissed-off woman.

[MrsCoffee]

20. How about the risk of sounding sexist?

At what age exactly are men past child bearing age? I mean does she really not get that what she says would only apply to women?

[chowder66]

22. +1000

[Demovictory9]

24. I noticed that as well. and many women are past child bearing in early 40s. She's making a really

early cutoff for women.

[Hekate]

25. So, I guess women should be tossed out no later than age 45, but MEN can serve forever?

I don’t think this twit has really thought this statement through.

[betsuni]

28. Oh, so now it's good enough to say "I'm young, vote for me!"

Olde Establishment don't fight blah blah blah.

[PlanetBev]

29. I've been fighting Christofacists since 1976

I’m 71 now and I’m just getting started.