Posted on 06/26/2019 12:41:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When former Vice President Joe Biden, 76, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, 77, show up Thursday in Miami at the Democratic debates, there will be much public discussion about the fact that that any of them — as well as President Trump — would be the oldest president in U.S. history. But in other parts of the world, their ages would hardly be an issue.
In Asia, Africa and Latin America, there is a long history of presidents in their late 70s, 80s and even 90s. I interviewed many of them in Latin America while they were in office. While some of them were sharp and active until the end of their terms, others weren’t. By the November 2020 U.S. election, Sanders will be 79, Biden 77, and Trump 74. The oldest president in U.S. history was Ronald Reagan, who was 73 years and 274 days old when he was elected to a second term.
By comparison, Cuban dictator Raul Castro — who officially stepped down as president a few years ago but remains as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuba’s de facto ruler — is 88 years old. His late brother Fidel Castro stepped down as president at 82, but continued to rule behind the scenes until he died at 90. The current president of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, is 79 years old. His immediate predecessor, Jose Mujica, took office at age 74, and ruled until he was 79. One of the best-known candidates for Uruguay’s presidential elections in October is former president Julio Maria Sanguinetti, who is 83 and as sharp as they come.
Brazil’s recent president Michel Temer took office at 75 and stepped down at 78....
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Biden couldn’t even pass the simple marshmallow test to not touch or eat the marshmallow.
I wonder if they can still drive. I am sure Trump can pass the test...not sure of the other two.
Biden reminds me of a lot of my customers I have seen as they were in the beginning stages of Dimentia and Alzheimers.
The person who needs a mental test the most is the author of the article.
Biden looks to me like he now has that blank stare that older folks get when they are about about to be planted with their big toes pointing to the sky. Looks to me like he is ready to spend his days in a rocking chair on the front porch. Not being cute, he just doesn’t look well to me.
Lol. Mental Health test are utter BS. Shrinks are the craziest of all.
Yeah, there’s some kind of Heisenberg Uncertainity Principle involved with shrinks measuring craziness in others....
This reminds of the Soviet Union — this man needs to go away now. He’s crazy. He’s an enemy of the state. We have a comfortable state hospital where he will be well cared for.
Pass, legally incompetent, delusional psychotic
75 is the new 60...
And the answers are in ...
2 + 2 equals ...
TRUMP __ 4 more years
BIDEN __ compliant girls
SANDERS __ free health care for everybody
WARREN __ I am not old, just Cherokee.
HILLARY __ Password, WTF is my password?
I think that all the Democrat contenders should take the mental health test, eliminating most of them from the race.
Here’s your mental health test:
Question 1: Are you in favor of socialism, gun confiscation/mandatory buy-backs, or any other form of increasing government control over the American people?
___ Yes
___ No
Anyone answering “yes” to the question is mentally defective, and is thus permanently ineligible for the Presidency. I’d later expand that to the Congress and the federal courts.
“Biden couldn’t even pass the simple marshmallow test to not touch or eat the marshmallow.”
can we start the mental tests with AOC and Pelosi?
Biden couldn’t even pass the simple marshmallow test to not touch or eat the marshmallow.
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You mean the young girl test?
Mental health test?
LOLOLOLOL.
A “mental health test” is a set of simple questions to determine whether the subject is present in reality.
Questions such as “What day/ month/ year is it?”
And...wait for it...
“Who is the President of the United States?”
The entire Democrat Party would flunk.
Yes that is it you a different name.
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