Now that he has declared his intention to run for a second term, we have been hearing from a lot of people that President Biden is “too old” to run for another term as President. To me this sounds like blatant ageism—discrimination and prejudice against people based on their age. It seems that many of the people (and many, if not most, are my friends and Democrats) shudder when people exhibit racism or sexism, but seem to think that being prejudiced because someone is “old” is okay. It’s not. At least not to me.
Every person I know over age 60 will tell you : “I don’t feel 64; I feel like I did when I was 34!”
I will be 76 in June and I sure don’t feel what that age connotes. We had a President in a wheelchair. We have had Presidents so overweight and out of shape we wonder how they could sit at a conference table and negotiate. We had a President whose only goal in that job was to use it to make money.
In Joe Biden we have a fit, smart, experienced man who would still be a great President even if he was confined to a wheelchair and had to speak with sign language. That’s because Biden knows how Washington works. He knows how to pick honest, smart and experienced men and women to help him do his job. The presidency is not a one-man show and Biden has no interest in making it one.
Excellent observations! I, too, am so aggravated with every story about Biden's run for President starts out with his age. But what I'm really curious about is those intrepid neighbors of yours out sledding and skiing! They are my s/heroes!
Thank you Jeanne for another thought provoking blog post! I am really getting tired of the media polls trying to bring Biden down instead of holding up all of his amazing accomplishments. In 2024 my hope is that we the American people give him a few more seats in the Senate and take back the house and see what he and his smart people can do for this country. Let's get out the VOTE.
Every person I know over age 60 will tell you : “I don’t feel 64; I feel like I did when I was 34!”
I will be 76 in June and I sure don’t feel what that age connotes. We had a President in a wheelchair. We have had Presidents so overweight and out of shape we wonder how they could sit at a conference table and negotiate. We had a President whose only goal in that job was to use it to make money.
In Joe Biden we have a fit, smart, experienced man who would still be a great President even if he was confined to a wheelchair and had to speak with sign language. That’s because Biden knows how Washington works. He knows how to pick honest, smart and experienced men and women to help him do his job. The presidency is not a one-man show and Biden has no interest in making it one.
I agree. Sylvie
Thank you Jeanne for this!! Skills, intelligence, integrity and many more qualities are independent from flat age quantifications! For sure!
Thank you, Jeanne!
So true.
Could not agree more. Thanks for this Jeanne. Inspiring and insightful no material what the age.
Excellent observations! I, too, am so aggravated with every story about Biden's run for President starts out with his age. But what I'm really curious about is those intrepid neighbors of yours out sledding and skiing! They are my s/heroes!
Thank you Jeanne for another thought provoking blog post! I am really getting tired of the media polls trying to bring Biden down instead of holding up all of his amazing accomplishments. In 2024 my hope is that we the American people give him a few more seats in the Senate and take back the house and see what he and his smart people can do for this country. Let's get out the VOTE.