McConnell, Biden, Trump: Is America’s Gerontocracy a Problem?

McConnell, Biden, Trump: Is America’s Gerontocracy a Problem? | Amanpour and Company

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Age has become an issue for the 2024 election -- not just for presidential candidates, but also in Congress. Republican Senator Mitt Romney, 76, announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2024. He strongly urged President Biden and former president Trump also to step aside and make way for a new generation of leaders. Susan Glasser’s latest article for the New Yorker is called "The Twilight of Mitch McConnell and the Spectre of 2024." She joins Michel Martin.
Originally aired on September 14, 2023
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@DLFfitness1 10 ай бұрын

There should be age and term limits for all politicians.

@user-qr7ee2cp4y 10 ай бұрын

There are... they're called elections and everyone complains that they're still in office but McConnell, Pelosi, Grassley, and McConnell will be elected again... and republicans will nominate trump who is the oldest guy of the bunch.

@jeremyserwer2586 9 ай бұрын

Yep 65 just like the rest of us--meaning you cannot run for president post 57 yrs of age. We need our young people motivated because they can identify with the generation in office. I'm 53 and its insane that we have our front runners for the presidency north of the Avg life expectancy for americans!

@JohnnyJNewt 10 ай бұрын

As a captain for a major airline who was recently “forced” to retire at age 65 due to federal regulations, why was I subjected to age limits when the folks who enact these regulations are not subject to the same scrutiny? Am I considered a victim of “ageism” when I was clearly able to perform my job while being frequently monitored on both a medical and performance level?

@judykinsman3258 10 ай бұрын

We need a reputable survey of senior citizens on how they feel. I’m 77 & I think we need younger leaders to lead us into the future. Age isn’t just a number.

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

The issue is that the young people clamoring for ageist policies forget that Gen X exists, and that it's also unfair to dismiss people in their 50s. And frankly, I'm not going to vote for someone bc she's "hot" and plays video games on Twitch with her cult followers, many of whom still live with their parents.

@jweyek 10 ай бұрын

I agree. I'm 71. You hear people say that it's too late to move on from Biden. 14 months from the election is too late? There are lots of bright, energetic younger Democrats who would make great candidates. Thank you Joe, but gracefully move on. Let's have real Democratic primary.

@stevechance150 10 ай бұрын

@@LindaC616Generation Z voted for Bernie. But the Party said "NO! An outsider nontraditional candidate could never take the Whitehouse"! And they gave us Hillary instead.

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

@@stevechance150 And that is why generation Z ("ftee for me") has to learn to play well with others, because they can't just have everything they want handed to them like they have in their personal lives.

@GlobalDrifter1000 10 ай бұрын

@@LindaC616 what planet are you on?

@parkmaninnc 10 ай бұрын

I just retired at age 62. I like to think that I am just a kid, but the reality us that even though my job has had me working with mostly younger people, I see that it is harder and harder to see things from their perspective. One of the reasons that I think people should retire is that the future belongs to the next generation. That being said, with the choices we have in the upcoming presidential election, the choice is between a statesman and a petulant child. Age is of minor consequence at this point in history.

@scomoore1951 10 ай бұрын

Is the choice between ‘bought’ old people and ‘bought’ young people?

@txnmia8613 10 ай бұрын

@googlenazicompany5935what are your preferred news sources?

@darrell20741 10 ай бұрын

Trump is 77 Biden 80 and that is not far different. I say Trump is too old.

@StopWhining491 10 ай бұрын

Too, he has all those legal problems, many of which would continue into his being re-elected (shudder).

@susanevans3865 10 ай бұрын

Not to mention corrupt and crazy.

@olliemorgan9735 10 ай бұрын

Pelosi, McConnell, Grassley, Feinstein, Biden, Trump and so on. The gerontocracy is a problem but we refuse to confront it. Age can be discussed without ageism. At 73 I know that I would not want the responsibility of office without the capacity.

@singerrb4984 10 ай бұрын

McConnel, Grassley, Feinstein have got to go immediately!!! The others all still have a lot to offer. VOTE BLUE!!!

@nurabusnaq6367 10 ай бұрын

Age and both it’s physical and mental effects are not the same for everyone. President Biden exercises. He rides a bike, he runs four miles four times a week. He eats in a healthy way. Trump is not in good physical condition. I don’t think he is mentally fit either.

@nurabusnaq6367 10 ай бұрын

I really think that Biden has done an excellent job as president. I do not think he is getting the credit he deserves at all and I find that really sad.

@MrPEIcanada 10 ай бұрын

Damn right its a problem particularly in the Dem Party but also in the GOP. These people hanging on into their 70s 80s and even 90s are cutting off the voices and leadership skills we require from the next generation. Its intensely selfish of them to hang on to power the way they've been doing for the past 30 years or more.

@libbyworkman3459 10 ай бұрын

@MrPEIcanada You are ignoring the fact that every two to six years we have an election and vote these people in. It is not that they are hanging on to power. The voters keep reelecting them.

@rumi9005 10 ай бұрын

But you're forgetting that life expectancy has been going up, too! Trump and Biden's generation is the longest lived EVER! And they're both far healthier than the average senior politician fifty or a hundred years ago, even though they're quite a lot older.

@SBayrd 10 ай бұрын

@@libbyworkman3459 Yes, because like a large part of the video covered, name recognition matters a lot. Beyond that, younger people have less money to burn in campaigns, and the wealthy upper class is afraid of young peoples' politics.

@rogerwilco2 10 ай бұрын

In US politics there are a lot of advantages to the encumerent, to the sitting politician. That is a problem. Wealth and the influence of money on politics and the media big part of the problem. It is the sponsors of the politicians that have the influence and make the choices.

@Debtslave155 10 ай бұрын

Term Limits are a necessity. Everyone agrees, but Congress does not have an incentive to enact laws on term limits so we have career politicians in office for 50 years which the Founders warned against.

@bryanmitchell5728 10 ай бұрын

One 6 yr term and your out.

@txnmia8613 10 ай бұрын

I don't agree that term limits are a necessity.

@kevinellsworth6335 10 ай бұрын

I am a liberal Democrat....but all you have is watch Joe Biden walk across the stage and you worry about his age

@beanpasteposts 10 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@walkfasterAge is included in fitness and competency though. All of these people are at the average age of life expectancy, like wth. They could literally die at any moment! I’m also not surprised if part of the reason our congress has frequent shutdowns and nothing can get passed is because many of them are just too emotional and stubborn to get anything done. They are losing the ability to negotiate effectively, which is a hallmark symptom of old age.

@dolliscrawford280 10 ай бұрын

If a viable candidate was available to replace Biden I would vote for them in the primaries to be on the ballot. I haven't seen one yet. Biden is doing a good job with a qualified staff and I will vote for him again at this point. I will also vote for a supporting congress.

@BigWheelHawaii 10 ай бұрын

----> "Dolly Person",,, Any Chance Your Mother Ever Had a Child With An "IQ",,,, OVER,,,, Let's Say 40 ,,,, Just Asking,,,

@coreyham3753 8 ай бұрын

Right on ... as Biden has stated many times ..... "don't compare me to the Almighty, compare me to the alternative". Biden is simply 100x better than Chump by any objective measure. Not to mention that the age issue is virtually the same for both Biden and Chump and of no practical difference. Given the binary nature of presidential elections in the US, there is no real choice, except Biden, if Biden and Chump are the two candidates. Chump would simply be an unmitigated disaster for the country and the world.

@deborahhebblethwaite1865 10 ай бұрын

I agree with Mr Romney. You need younger ideas and new blood🇨🇦

@bryanmitchell5728 10 ай бұрын

Every single one of them over 70 need to get the hell out. Retire!!! That goes for all politicians and judges.

@CelineNoyce 9 ай бұрын

Agree. I work with people over 90 and they are not all there. Plus, it is grossly unfair that they won't make way for younger people when the greatest generation did that for them. They will need to be pushed out.

@rayevansharrell9773 10 ай бұрын

The problem is not age but competency. Amateurs from the private sector with attitudes are a disaster for the rest of us. We need real competent and wise politicians. That seems to begin and end with Joe Biden.

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

And people like Katie, who won't run. The ageists calling for younger leaders are a generation who aren't ready for the responsibility

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

What about Gretchen Winter (Michigan) or Gavin Newsom (California). Nobody want to go against Joe Biden. But President Biden is now over 80!! ANYONE that age is fragile. I love him but he shouldn't run 🙁

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

**Witmer

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

@@pcavesnana that's the problem. I think most people feel the same, but they need to know that the candidate could beat the Orange Man. I think Wittmer can be polarizing, like Harris

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

@googlenazicompany5935 I know that when Biden was elected, the DNC did him dirty. I saw the first person, I think it was the governor of Minnesota, drop out, and I predicted that the rest would. I believe the phone calls must have been flying back-and-forth that weekend, telling Pete on the others to drop out, Because Bernie had them scared. Not that I think Bernie is young enough to serve. You either have an age limit or you don't. You can't play favorites.

@bethraines5474 10 ай бұрын

I totally agree with Romney!!!!

@sweetpepper13 10 ай бұрын

I dont believe that anyone is dismissing the value of experience, but when experience and wisdom are nullified by mental or physical decline, it is time to bow out. I'm talking to you, Diane Feinstein!

@ProctorsGamble 9 ай бұрын

You got your wish

@sweetpepper13 9 ай бұрын

@ProctorsGamble Not really ... I preferred she voluntarily make the decision rather than have it made for her.

@alexanderclaylavin 10 ай бұрын

Romney, despite his super-weird religion and very bad business practices, has shown leadership at the national level that I admire. It's not easy to go your own way, and he has shown himself to be ten times the human of his party confederates.

@karebear9773 10 ай бұрын

AGE?!? How about Fascism!

@deviritter5232 10 ай бұрын

Biden’s experience has been a boon to the nation. It’s rather old fashion remembrance of what America is really all about, emphasizing that we should work together, sounds quaint, but it is what the nation needs to do. And coming from anybody younger than an old guy who remembers it would be kind of cynical. He can afford to be nice. His political skills have gotten more done than any president in my lifetime in the last 60 years, more done than any president since Roosevelt. It’s that kind of political skill we need here at home, working with this crazy Congress and internationally dealing with the threats that we face, we need a president with Biden’s experience in Congress to deal with all of this. He’s not too old. His mind is working great, he’s in good shape, and he’s getting the job done. Hopefully he’s mentoring people to come up. You know after him and do the job as well as he’s been doing it. Frankly, Harris is not a leader, and doesn’t have the ability to lead the nation. So we’re going to have to hope somebody else steps in as our nominee in 2028. But for now, any sensible person, including my kids, who are in their 20s, their friends, all recognize that Biden is doing an amazing job in the face of overwhelming odds. BIDEN WINS: • Inflation Reduction Act • CHIPS & Science Act • PACT Act for veterans • First major gun safety legislation in decades • Took out the leader of al Qaeda • Historic job growth • Historically low unemployment • Expanded the NATO alliance • American Rescue Plan led to fastest jobs recovery in history • Confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson • Rallied our allies in support of Ukraine • Once-in-a-generation infrastructure investments

@stevechance150 10 ай бұрын

For everyone saying age doesn't matter, I'll mention that we require, by law, that EVERY Air Traffic Controller retire at 56, in America. They have to make complex decisions and maintain focus, with hundreds of lives on the line. So we understand that we can't risk this. But we're ok with fossils serving in Congress.

@johnhopkins6260 10 ай бұрын

with Gaetz, Boebert and Hawley as "The Next Generation", it appears that the demise of Rupiblikaans' Republik is now truly inevitable

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

They also have to make those decisions much more quickly than someone who is in the senate or Congress. Good Try, though.

@stevechance150 10 ай бұрын

@@LindaC616Linda, I don't know which (unelected) administrative assistant is making the decisions that are being attributed to Senator Dianne Feinstein, but those decisions aren't coming from the Senator's head.

@chuckkottke 10 ай бұрын

That's a good point, but like anything with our federal system, it requires an amendment by the over 65 club in Congress to change the constitution, which seems unlikely for entrenched career politicians. ⚕️

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

@@stevechance150 Oh, that's the easy path, taking the cheap example.

@danross7194 10 ай бұрын

Let’s be fair… Feinstein and Pelosi should be added to this list.

@rumi9005 10 ай бұрын

And Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Hal Rogers, 85. And what about Chuck Grassley, 89!

@michaelsheedy 10 ай бұрын

Pelosi is very competent and best speaker in history, and Feinstein and Fetterman are not fit for office. Tuberville is not fit. So age is not only factor.

@ProctorsGamble 9 ай бұрын

One down Two to go!

@tombrayton4412 10 ай бұрын

A lot of this issue would go away with term limits. Biden is doing good. Harris (anybody) would be a far better president than trump

@rogerwilco2 10 ай бұрын

The problem seems to be that US politics is blocking younger politicians from accumulating power. Unless you look at the social media focused ideologues. Unfortunately US politics is influenced by a lot of wealth and money and those are typically in the hands of older generations. The problem is the election systems and the too big role of money in politics.

@bbhihoney 10 ай бұрын

And Pelosi and Diane Feinstein.

@rumi9005 10 ай бұрын

And Mitch McConnell and Hal Rogers, 85. And what about Chuck Grassley, 89!

@denisekh 10 ай бұрын

Maxine Water too…

@txnmia8613 10 ай бұрын

Feinstein is mentioned at 11:07. Pelosi still seems to have her wits about her.

@happyfunjenn 10 ай бұрын

It's not about age!! It's about complacency and/or ability.

@lindadorman2869 10 ай бұрын

While I think we need the next generation of younger politicians to step up and lead, it's not age that matters most. It's about competency. Biden has done a good job with a strong team supporting his agenda. I think the country is more concerned about potentially having Kamala Harris assume the presidency. Perhaps there should be a discussion around succession and the option to have a special election should it be needed.

@singerrb4984 10 ай бұрын

Biden/Newsom, Kamala as US Attorney General!!! Problem solved! Dems will definitely win with that ticket!!

@happydays4302 10 ай бұрын

Not being from the US, what is the issue with Kamala being president?

@wldo5210 10 ай бұрын

It's the road driven not the years. Plus, when one cares there is a heavier burden. Prayers to all for Love healing and peace

@fishermann1102 10 ай бұрын

yep, a bunch of old white guys!

@xyz574 10 ай бұрын

Michel Martin: "Why is it that Democrats are concerned about President Biden's age in a way Republicans don't seem to be about Donald Trump?" Because we're sane

@StopWhining491 10 ай бұрын

Voters need to be constantly reminded of Defendant #1's age (even though that's the least of the problems he brings).

@bbhihoney 10 ай бұрын

Because they are members of a Cult and they don't have the ability to be critical about him in any way. That would require criticlal thinking skills and they can't do it. Same for the Evangelicals.

@chuckkottke 10 ай бұрын

Mitch McConnell looked like a little kid about to be spoon fed his favorite pudding 🍮.Tasty Freeze, they make really good custards. 🍦😊

@margaretbynoe8570 10 ай бұрын

If people are competent to do things ,it’s fine if you are competent to do the job good,if you’re not competent it’s time to go

@snosister 10 ай бұрын

Everybody gets old... if they're lucky. Everybody dies. Everybody deserves a chance to do good and work for the good of everybody until they can't do it anymore. I hope I am still that productive and selfless when I reach my 80's. ❤

@maryannesullivan9585 10 ай бұрын

...outstanding discussion. I hope the discussion of aging continues since there are 80 million people over the age of 50 in the US. Will aging issues become a State's right or a Federal right? Who will help provide for an advanced aging population? I would like to hear part 2.

@johnanderson3700 10 ай бұрын

The point is well taken. The problem with the new generation waiting in the wings is we aren’t seeing or hearing from really talented younger people demonstrating competency: who is grooming them & why are we only hearing from the radical ones. We need to see the challengers with substance; and the parties must find the courage to challenge those in power.

@CelineNoyce 9 ай бұрын

I fear that later generations won't be able to lead because they haven't had any practice. The boomers hoard power and decision making and generation X gets no chance to learn or make decisions.

@youtuber5305 10 ай бұрын

Does the problem of gerontocracy have to do with a system that favors seniority/hierarchy over anything else?

@eil11een 10 ай бұрын

Romney has the grace to resign while he's still coherent while these other politicans refuse to step aside despite their obvious incapacities Reading from a teleprompter or from speeches their staff wrote isnt effective governing We deserve better

@steveburke7675 10 ай бұрын

Lauded orators like JFK and Churchill all had speech writers.

@richardcaves3601 10 ай бұрын

As an outsider looking in, USA could do with a female president. Harris has been a great VP. She's now experienced enough. You just have to trust her.

@ronkirk5099 10 ай бұрын

I'm an old guy so I may be biased, but you can't beat the experience and wisdom that comes with age, up to a point. I'd rather have a 60-70 year old president who has a career of governing rather than a 30-40 year old with very limited experience. Look at what happened with TFG when an amateur was elected. Absolutely no understanding about how the government even works.

@LithaMoonSong 10 ай бұрын

Finally! Someone is talking sense about these old guys and gals.. It is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen and I"m pushing sixty.

@margaretbynoe8570 10 ай бұрын

There should be term limits both for politicians,and the Supreme Court’s

@stuartsoll3254 10 ай бұрын

Judges need term limits and be elected by voters.

@erikpeterson25 10 ай бұрын

yes it is a problem ....

@crystalparker100 10 ай бұрын

We already have age and term limits - the vote. The problem is that both political parties are controlling who we elect. This isn't democracy.

@deborahlukovich8006 10 ай бұрын

It’s not as much about age literally as about age of ideas and approaches. Romney said it right. They’re from old times and not up for todays challenges which need new ways of Thinking.

@michaelsheedy 10 ай бұрын

There really is a fine line when it comes to ageism. Some 80 year olds are perfectly competent to run things. Others aren't. So difficult to define and set limits on. Biden does more things in one day than most people do in a year. In the last couple weeks, Biden led the G20 in India, visited Vietnam, Florida, and then goes on long bike rides to relax.

@qwertyuiopgarth 10 ай бұрын

I don't like it when the interviewer asks the same question three times before letting the person being interviewed respond.

@poemandres 10 ай бұрын

Well now that we robbed the youth out of everything it's time for them to step up...Gee Thanks Mitch...

@ronrendon 10 ай бұрын

Moscow Mitch sold out the united states a LONG TIME AGO. Just like Reagan DESTROYED UNIONS AND THE ENTIRE MIDDLE CLASS. How anyone with a brain votes republican is beyond comprehension.

@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh 10 ай бұрын

What are the political implications of younger politicians primarying older ones who are incumbent? What if Gretchen Whitmer ran against Biden in 2024 on fantastic president but time to move over? If she lost, is her career over?

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

Yes. There are many good options out there. All silent. Gretchen Whitmer, Gavin Newsom, Beto O'Rourke, Stacy Abrams ... just off the top of my head.

@dianevonahlefeld5906 10 ай бұрын

Biden is preforming well and is actively governing. May doctors and other professionals work well into their 90’s so it’s not age it’s competency. Biden has a firm grasp on how democracy and governance works and has a solid history of being able to communicate well with world leaders and congress. What we need now is Joe at the ship of state. The young should move into politics but I think right now we need wisdom that Joe possesses.

@Bobby-kp6ln 10 ай бұрын

I like distinguished, balanced, presidents that talk in clear, complete sentences. This younger idea doesn't set well with me. There's no experience and a lot of bluster around what they want to do, rather than what the people need

@KrisHughes 10 ай бұрын

It's rare that the younger politicians get enough air time to find out whether they speak in complete sentences.

@georgianamcglinchey573 10 ай бұрын

Ok, so tests. Fine, but test EVERYONE. Like their knowledge of civics, American History, the Constitution. We might have escaped Greene, Boebert and Trump

@t.a.k.palfrey3882 10 ай бұрын

The rule of the Senate, that promotion within powerful committees is governed by seniority rather than ability, is foundational to this deference to age. The US trains fighter pilots, surgeons, school heads, and astronauts to serve at ages ten years before they can even run for President.

@rumi9005 10 ай бұрын

RIGHT NOW, Age alone is NOT a big issue for our political leaders. Yes, Joe Biden IS the oldest president the US has ever had. But life expectancy has been going up, too! ALL Americans are living far longer than they were fifty or a hundred years ago. I'm 74 and MY generation is living FAR longer than ANY previous generation. Unfortunately, that's not going to last! My generation is likely the last long-lived generation in America today. Life expectancy has ALREADY reached it's peak. That's my generation, and Trump and Biden's generation. Now life expectancy is starting to drop again. Why is life expectancy going down? That's simple AND OBVIOUS! We live predominantly sedentary lives (couch potatoes). And the food we eat is mainly highly processed, low nutrition fast food loaded up with sugar, salt and fat. And our lives are more hectic and stressed than they've been for hundreds of years. Most people my age grew up eating three nutritious, well-cooked meals a day. We got LOADS of exercise as children. And NOBODY ate between meals. Plus, medical knowledge has improved dramatically. Saving us from heart attacks and cancer and other such diseases. That's why we're long-lived. But now kids grow up eating junk food and sitting on their butts. We have a pandemic of obesity. And it's increasing, not decreasing. So OF COURSE (despite all the improvements in medical care) the coming generations are unlikely to live nearly as long as Biden's generation.

@erichottel7783 9 ай бұрын

Yes, "so many more questions" from all the journalists! Just few answers.

@dolliscrawford280 10 ай бұрын

Why not have a cognitive test for every congressional, presidential, and judicial candidate. The constitution would need to be amended for this.

@steveburke7675 10 ай бұрын

Didn't Trump take one? and I believe he correctly identified the elephant. Aced it!

@theeco-centric 9 ай бұрын

It’s a problem all around including in local elections. It’s really upsetting that the middle age politicians don’t have a chance at all… people love to say how America is “free” some politicians have been “reigning” for 30 years+, seems more like a lighter version of a monarchy.

@karld1791 9 ай бұрын

The gerontocracy is in local government too. Older people out vote younger people and participate more in local politics and pass laws to benefit themselves. One of the most significant issues is NIMBY zoning laws that prevent new homes from getting built in the name of preserving neighborhood character. A major effect is constricting home supply raising the home equity values of the older homeowners who voted for NIMBY laws. This locks younger people out of cities where many jobs are which will hurt the economy affecting us all.

@user-wu7qg8xo2u 10 ай бұрын

Have to back track to all this to skip out from rest of it

@charlenef.9055 10 ай бұрын

Yes, yes, and YES... these old dogs NEED to let go the bone. The new blood has ethics, they have mature sensibilities, they have grit, they have integrity, they have lots of promise, and can salvage the country. 🎉🎉 retire already pass the baton to Katie Porter, AOC, there's so much promise with the next generation 👏🏿 let THEM lead. 6:24 leave the gov't, and go fishing already.

@stuartsoll3254 10 ай бұрын

However, Bernie Sanders is sharp as a nail.

@johnlaudenslager706 9 ай бұрын

The age of these leaders makes no difference if they are not the real leaders. They are not the real leaders, business leaders are.

@leafuller3153 10 ай бұрын

The politicians eat their 'old' !

@StopWhining491 10 ай бұрын

I vote Dem. There are plenty of excellent Democrats (or independents) who would make a good POTUS. Let's primary Biden and let the voters decide the Democrat candidate, not the Democratic party. They made that mistake with Clinton; let's not repeat it.

@marthatravers5989 10 ай бұрын

Depending on the individual, a person with decades of experience whose personal commitment has been to genuinely helping others, promoting social and economic justice, connecting the many countries of Europe and of the East. The fact that this person is an elder includes these positive characteristics. Everything depends on the alternatives. At this stage, we need to get through this next election. We need to maintain the positive, forward movement in the direction of global comity, work toward reversing climate change, and helping to lessen the economic gap between the general population of the world and those few who hoard a lot. Joe Biden is a stepping stone, a bridge in a precarious time. We know that 4 more years of Pres. Biden will not hurt us, will only help us. Then it will be time for the younger generation to carry the work forward. Ancient wisdom advises caution and care in perilous times. Biden has those characteristics. To be old is not necessarily to be less able.

@germainjodoin415 10 ай бұрын

I love the chaur....nice place!!😊😊😊

@EvanToutz 10 ай бұрын

It’s been a problem for five fucking decades. The only people in charge of changing those rules are the old people who just can’t give up their power. They all need the fucking go.

@stacyanmarie1 10 ай бұрын

Well I am taking my family back to Jamaica 🇯🇲in a few years. I never knew anything behind the scene. The 2019 project tells me it's time to go home.

@StacyInLove1 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@nrs6956 10 ай бұрын

Age is a natural liability we all face. But it is part of the makeup of the individual. I remember DT when he was on Larry King, and what a difference. It is can be impossible to define what constitutes a functioning human being. Thank you Ms. Glasser and Martin for your insightful views. "Ah the sweet bird of youth."

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

I love Uncle Joe! I love his experience and heart. But he is pushing his health luck. I can not fathom that if he passed away, VP Kamala Harris would take the wheel. Noooooo.

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

I feel the same, but he talked himself into a corner. I wish Katie would run.

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

She is amazing.

@ronrendon 10 ай бұрын

Why is everyone SO AFRAID of a black, powerful, woman?! I trust and would vote for Kamala Harris OVER the orange man-baby any day.

@LindaC616 10 ай бұрын

@@ronrendon If that's my only choice, I would. But I could see that when she ran herself, she wasn't a viable candidate, because she was too polarizing. I can't put my finger on what it is about her that I don't like, I just don't.

@pcavesnana 10 ай бұрын

Afraid!? Noooo. She was my favorite senator, capable & a force to be reckoned with. But she lost her momentum in being VP, seemingly very uncomfortable. I was so disappointed. I lost my faith in her.

@bohdanburban5069 9 ай бұрын

As some wag once noted: a week is a long time in politics.

@karld1791 9 ай бұрын

Our older leaders are not regulating tech companies at a federal level. This could be because they can’t understand it. So the regulations happen at a local level. This makes the rules different in every jurisdiction. This also leads to many court battles that smaller cities and smaller companies can’t afford. So only bigger cities and bigger companies that can afford court battles can act freely in the modern tech economy.

@catharinaforbes-boeren82 10 ай бұрын

For presidency or a seat in government should be a maximum age like pension age 67. There is a low age set on 35 , so why not for older ?

@tracyclark7560 10 ай бұрын

folks too old to vote, is what my great grandmother used to say.

@soniabayer578 10 ай бұрын

Problem solved: Age limits, term limits and brains necessary to be in government! Period!

@LambertBrady 10 ай бұрын

Pass legislation which severely limits term number and length, and upper age limit for all elected and appointed federal officials

@tomwirt319 10 ай бұрын

Why dont some if the semior govt pepple start taking some of these younger politions under their wings.

@tedtimothy9074 10 ай бұрын

They say that if people take care of themselves, they could live to be 120. Whales live that long

@KUqdah 10 ай бұрын

Romney is 76?! He looks good and he's finally made a decision I agree with...m

@treefrog3349 10 ай бұрын

In primitive societies wise "elders" were revered in an advisory capacity using their life experiences to instruct younger members of the tribe. I don't believe that anyone could characterize Trump, Biden, or McConnell (or Feinstein, etc.) as being "wise". Machiavellian pragmatists yes, but certainly not wise.

@masquarra 10 ай бұрын

Paul Gosar, 65 should be gone as well. He is physically and mentally in decline and should be in hospital

@youtuber5305 10 ай бұрын

According to a description of the book "Lenin's Brain and Other Tales from the Secret Soviet Archives": - The author also illuminates the true story behind the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, telling how the ill-conceived incursion was ordered by a Politburo of aging and ill leaders who not be around to deal with the long-term consequences of their decision.

@pavelsmith2267 10 ай бұрын

America and the Magic Microphone. As a nation, we have nothing good to say. Drugs are bad! Okay,1. Say no to drugs! Okay, 1, again. Use drugs go to jail. Okay, okay number one. Right?!

@optimalperformanceconsulta5813 10 ай бұрын

Excellent discussion. Age in and of itself does not mean someone is disabled or lesser abled. It’s more important to look at and measure someone’s mental and cognitive capacities irrespective of age. With age comes wisdom and clarity of decision making so let’s discuss things on this basis in moving forward. Ps Mitch is experiencing # Tia’s Time for Mitch to retire based on this not age. JESleeth Physiotherapist

@RussInGA 9 ай бұрын

the ages of these leaders is to high.. they need to retire. If you like them they deserve retirement. If you don't WE deserve their retirement. Either way good for them and good for us. Get new people in there who care about the future.

@GlobalDrifter1000 10 ай бұрын

Wow, that’s quite a facelift. She looks like she’s been embalmed.

@nightlightabcd 10 ай бұрын

So you think that a younger Republican would be any less evil and wicked?

@KrisHughes 10 ай бұрын

I'm 67, and while I don't think age is the biggest problem in US politics, I think both Biden and Trump are in no fit state to be president, which is known to be a highly stressful position (at least if you're doing it right.) Even though I don't like most of these politicians (in either party) they probably have quite a bit to offer as advisors to presidents (and others), but these high-powered positions need vigorous people with stamina and quick wits.

@MB-dp1rj 7 ай бұрын

Mitt Romney is absolutely on point. Age and term limits are imperative for the survival of the US. No politician should be spending 20 ad 30 years in Congress...no matter who they are.

@jahpocalypse 10 ай бұрын

we have old politicians because boomers hate change

@stevenrussi5973 10 ай бұрын

uh Dianne Feinstein?

@dustykashifeathers858 10 ай бұрын

Prez's should be under 60 and over 50?

@splashesin8 10 ай бұрын

Plus, congress has access to effective health care, that is not held hostage by anonymous private equity corporate management blocking every physician's judgement of what is medically needed, for optimal care. That contributes to longevity with more facility.

@astrid.00.7 10 ай бұрын

Billionaires have quashed the younger talent through both the DNC and the GOP! It's just not in their best interest to let the younger generation (those most concerned by these issues) an opportunity to arrest these problems contributing to the demise of our democracy: The effects of an SEC with no teeth, The proliferation of corporate, carbon cryptocracies responsible for global warming, the defunding of the IRS (ability to prosecute these criminals) would be very bad for the status quo.

@wldo5210 10 ай бұрын

Isn't it 24 million?