Murtha: McCain's Age Makes It Difficult For Him To Be Commander-In-Chief

[ecstatic]

I was trying to find out where Murtha's been hiding and I came across this. Murtha is old too, so he has a right to say it. :)

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) recently said Sen. John McCain may be too old to be President. “It’s no old man’s job,” Murtha said of the presidency. McCain’s campaign responded that such comments were “nonsense attacks.”

In an interview with ThinkProgress today, Murtha explained that his concern over McCain’s age has to do specifically with leading the nation in a time of war. “With the rigors of today — with the news media the way it is — one slip of the tongue, one mistake can cause a worldwide impact,” Murtha said. (Indeed, McCain has had many recent “slips” of the tongue.) Murtha continued:

I know myself. I have to pace myself. I’m the same age he is. He said I was senile a couple of years ago. Well, that’s beside the point — whether I’m senile. But I just believe that his age is going to be very difficult for him to become a good Commander-in-Chief because the decisions are so difficult.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/01/mccain-age-murtha/

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There's a video too. I hope this is used in an ad or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zx3-0zOPs

[Cha]

1. Well, if mccain said "Murtha was senile" then

he just attacked himself. Another slip of the tongue?

[redstate_democrat]

2. Bwahhhaaaaaaaahaaahaa

But I just believe that his age is going to be very difficult for him to become a good Commander-in-Chief because the decisions are so difficult.

:rofl:

[NC_Nurse]

3. Yeah, but they're not IMPORTANT...so?

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