stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAre US politicians too old? Voters weigh inwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkAre US politicians too old? Voters weigh inwww.bbc.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
A recent health scare for Mitch McConnell has raised concerns about the age of America’s politicians.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoconfession time- I had to look him up. My 30s google-fu impression? dud’es just an asshole. An impressive asshole, since he managed to talk for 24 hours and 18 minutes… straight… But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey had to wheel his senile ass into the senate when he was 100 so they could tell him how to vote.
minus-squarespider@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year ago But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act. Speaking of which…
confession time- I had to look him up. My 30s google-fu impression? dud’es just an asshole.
An impressive asshole, since he managed to talk for 24 hours and 18 minutes… straight… But he did it to filibuster the civil rights act.
They had to wheel his senile ass into the senate when he was 100 so they could tell him how to vote.
Speaking of which…