ArtieBoy
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:06 PM
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John Edwards is *50*, okay?! |
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Sigh...I've just seen the 90th post referring to Edwards' "youth." He's not 30, he's 50, all right? In a world where every TV show and magazine tells us how to keep a trim waistline and youthful skin, do we have to penalize a man who's actually managed to acheive these things?
Please, no more about Edwards' "youth," unless you think 70 is a good age for a president. He's 50!!!
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:08 PM
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1. he's the youngest of all our candidates, 7 years younger than Bush |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:09 PM
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:10 PM
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4. Really sharpton is not ageing that well. I thought he was atleast 55 |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:34 PM
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12. Yikes! Put Sharpton and Edwards |
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side by side and it's not a pretty picture for those of us moving towards the 40s and 50s! LOL
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Sun Jan-25-04 06:01 PM
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He looks pretty young (although his age showed in the NH debates)?
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:09 PM
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3. And a very handsome 50 year older at that. |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:17 PM
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get carded at bars? :bounce:
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:21 PM
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calls him the Breck girl. I have to admit I chuckled when I heard that. (Don't worry, I think Edward and all our top candidates rock.)
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:26 PM
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20. Edward says he resents that cause he's cuter than the Breck girl! |
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Said that on Bill Maher a few weeks ago and brought the house down.
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:29 PM
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:28 PM
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21. So does Rush Limbaugh. They are both jealous. |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:22 PM
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7. Wasn't JFK the YOUNGEST President |
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Was he 36? 46?
He was YOUNGER than Edwards?
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:36 PM
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13. Kennedy was youngest elected pres (44???). TR was youngest |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:43 PM
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when he was elected in November 1960. JFK was born in May, 1917. I don't remember the exact date. My father was born in April, 1917, that's why I remember it.
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:46 PM
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23. I think Clinton was 45 or 46 in 1992. |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:22 PM
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He has very smooth skin for a 50 year old.
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:36 PM
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14. Skin tone too. He's not waxen and gray/pink. |
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:23 PM
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9. 50=young...especially as I edge ever closer to it. He's a baby. |
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I'm seventeen years away from that and I would like to be considered young. :hi:
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Sun Jan-25-04 12:31 AM
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You're a grandma, remember?? :hi:
Actually, people forget Clinton was only 46 when elected, the 3rd youngest president to attain office, behind Theodore Roosevelt (42 when McKinley was assassinated), and Kennedy, the youngest elected at 43. TR was the second oldest elected at 45, so those are the three youngest every which way.
Oldest to be elected? William Henry Harrison at age 69, Reagan second at 68. Reagan was the oldest to serve at 76.
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:29 PM
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Just Kidding. There are a lot of US 50ish year olds that pass for 40 year olds.
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:33 PM
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Until I went and read his bio, I thought MAYBE 43 tops! He looks a damned sight younger than 50, and there's nothing wrong with that except for people like me who don't bother to read bios. However, let me say in my case, I wasn't concerned about his age which is why it was meaningless to me until I found out how much of a disparity there was between his appearance and his actual age- Still meaningless as a criteria for choosing a President, but Day-YUM, the man looks GOOD!
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:39 PM
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15. He just looks like the paperboy. |
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Bill Maher had him on last night and was mentioning his youth.
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:42 PM
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16. 50 Looks Good On Him...YEOW! |
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Baby!! Turn that smile loose against the The Smirkmeister. He could win on that alone!
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:49 PM
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18. A huge plus for Edwards- he takes care of himself... |
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...somthing valued by many voters- he looks great for 50!
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Sat Jan-24-04 05:55 PM
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19. Then tell him to start looking 50!!! |
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I mean, what the heck?
:)
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:49 PM
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24. In the world of the presidency though |
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he is.
I don't care about his age, more his relative inexperience.
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:52 PM
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25. 20 years successful work as an attorney, including building his own |
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business and managing it effectively, plus 6 years of distinguished service in the Senate= outstanding experience.
Bush has more relevant experience than any of our candidates, namely 3 years as pResident. Does that make him more qualified?
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Sat Jan-24-04 07:59 PM
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but Edwards has not even completed one senate term. That's the kind of experience he needs and what the Bush administration will pound him on til he cracks.
He would do fine I think...but I'd like to see him as VP first to get the expereince that will make him an untouchable democratic candidate
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Sun Jan-25-04 12:04 AM
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28. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't |
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Some people beat up on him because he's a Senator and therefore part of the Washington Establishment. Yet others complain that he hasn't been in Washington long enough
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Sun Jan-25-04 05:58 PM
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31. you don't need to tell me about that |
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I'm a kucinich supporter.
I like Edwards, I don't think he's an insider or as moderate as he's made out to be. I don't know as though I'd trust his inexperience in the ELECTION. But give him 8 years as a VP and he wins in a landslide
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Sat Jan-24-04 11:56 PM
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When I found that out I was like, damn I hope my future husband looks that young at 50.
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Sun Jan-25-04 12:34 AM
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30. He shares my birthday |
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I am younger, but look closer to my age, subjective as that may be.
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Sun Jan-25-04 08:25 PM
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33. And he'll be 51 before the election |
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