The "OLD" rap on McCain is going to get "old" and backfire against Democrats if they keep it up

[Proud2BAmurkin]

The MSM is doing it too. Not saying it isn't funny but it will backfire at some point with older voters. Older voters vote.

I heard prostate jokes on MSNBC and "old" jokes on CNN about McCain. It isn't going to go on too long without a reaction.

Be careful out there.

[tekisui]

1. Fuck him. He's a corpse who sucks chimpy's fart.

[griffi94]

9. oh yeah

keep that up....he can't possibly win....neither could bush...oh wait....
i wouldn't dismiss mccain out of hand...he's not exactly new at this....remember lieberman..
he couldn't win he voted to support the war....last time i checked tho lieberman was still in
the senate and lamont was in ct scratchin his un-elected ass

[tekisui]

Chimpy's Third Term.

He is only where he is because a few talking heads said the *surge* worked.

It didn't. Things are getting very bad in Iraq, again. As more flag-drapped coffins come home, McFear's chances disappear.

Again, Fuck Him. Chimpy's Third Term.

[griffi94]

17. what state do you live in

[tekisui]

19. NC.

But, even if I lived in another part of the country or the world, I will not respect the War Mongering McFear.

He is running for Chimpy's Third Term. Nobody's buying that shit. Even chimpy's 29 percenter's hate Mcfear.

Fuck Him.

[griffi94]

21. so nc will go for obama in nov...

what about sc...georgia....i live in texas....it'll go for mccain...
not slaggin ya...just pointing out that the states we live in aren't like ma and ny..
are you a tarheel fan

[tekisui]

24. I would be delusional to think NC will go Dem.

But, the Democratic Nominee doesn't need to win these Strong Red states.

I don't believe the voters of Strong Dem or Swing states will buy that tired more war shtick McFear is selling.


Go, Heels! My grandfather is a big fan.

[griffi94]

29. my wife went to unc

she was there when jordan and dean smith won the title....i'm a huge heels fan...fuck duke...lol just kiddin...that's what all the heels fans i know say....all i'm saying is that are more people that vote status quo than anything else....most people don't like upheaval....where at in the state are you from...the wife is from holly ridge...right by wilmington...her grandfather was a fireman at camp lejune

[NastyRiffraff]

2. Yes, McCain has enough against him

We don't need to attack age, or looks, or anything but the fact that he's running for Bush's third term.

[libertee]

3. It already has backfired..More voters are older-than younger

check the recent states having primaries.

[Frances]

7. I was young and anti-war when McGovern won the Dem

nomination.

The Vietnam war was very unpopular, while the incumbent, Tricky Dick, was not likeable at all.

Yet the middle-aged and older voters outvoted us young voters by a wide margin. McGovern carried two states!

It's natural for young people to want to rebel against people older than they are. But being disrespectful because of age isn't smart in an election if you really want to change things.

[bbinacan]

4. In this day and age

72 is no longer old. The population as a whole is getting older, so you may have a valid point.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

5. And the boomers know all about isms like "age-ism"

[tekisui]

18. Isn't that what it is called when many of Obama's supporters are dismissed

based on their age?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

22. nobody really takes it that bad when they're called "young."

[tekisui]

27. Using someone's age to make generalizations or disregard their importance

is ageism. It goes both ways.

[liberalhistorian]

6. I understand what you're saying, but Dems aren't the main

ones doing it. No question Dems are joining in, but a lot of repubs and independents are making the point as well, and the media is doing it big-time. It is, frankly, a major and valid concern. That doesn't mean he should be made fun of, though, and older voters are, indeed, a major consideration.

The older members of my family, however, even the repub ones, aren't too thrilled with the matter of his age.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

8. yeah a reference to the contrast is one thing but the "bucket list" jokes won't go over

for long

[liberalhistorian]

15. Very true! I don't like McInsane at all, but those

jokes are really disgusting and should be beneath us.

[HughMoran]

10. ...but he is a curmudgeon

:rofl:

[Proud2BAmurkin]

11. he's a fossil but it won't help to make age the joke, it will piss people off

[HughMoran]

16. I agree - I had to be real careful talking to my dad who is the same age as McCurmudgeon

My dad is a Democrat all the way, but I don't want to piss him off!

[LeftyMom]

12. The last time somebody so old got elected President, he went senile and forgot half of what he did.

There's a reason that high pressure jobs (like pilots) where split-second decisions matter generally have low retirement ages. By the end of his first term he'd be 77. What are the chances (without even factoring in his cancer history, the stress of the job, or other individual factors) that a man will be healthy enough to do such a high pressure job at 77? Slim. Then you start adding in his having had cancer, etc and the odds look worse yet. Even if he were hale and hearty now, and in my unprofessional opinion he doesn't look so hot to begin with.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

14. But Obama calls him a "success"

I agree McCain is too old though

[XemaSab]

26. I know personal anecdotes don't count for much

but my grandma's 80 and she's OLD.

She can hardly move, she's addicted to painkillers, she's perennially pissy and depressed, she sleepwalks....

I cannot imagine having my grandma in the white house.

McCain is younger *now*, but at that age, people can decline really quickly. :(

[MadMaddie]

13. I agree with you the Repugs are doing a good enough job

without us.

[Poiuyt]

20. No - older voters don't want an old president

They know firsthand what kind of problems senior citizens have. They'll think, "I'm 76 years old, and I don't think McCain will have enough energy, or his joints will be aching, or his memory will be fading, etc, etc."

[democrat in Tallahassee]

23. worked on bob dole n/t

[MADem]

25. His mom is still kicking. Hell, if they're gonna put a McCain in the Oval Office, they should give

the job to her--she makes more sense than the rest of them!
He'll pick a YOUNG + READY VP, and everyone will just shut up about his age.

[book_worm]

28. I don't worry both Obama and Clinton are too smart to attack McCain on age.

It won't happen.