McClatchy: Some wonder if McCain's too wrinkly to be president

[babylonsister]

:evilgrin:

Some wonder if McCain's too wrinkly to be president

By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers


WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A lot of people in this swing state, and around the nation, see John McCain as a "wrinkly white-haired guy," and it's hurting him.

Celebrity Paris Hilton coined the term recently as a joking reference to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. But polls and conversations with voters find that McCain's age — he'll turn 72 later this month — is on many minds.

"Absolutely, he's too old. How many 72-year-olds do you know who can work a 60-hour week?" asked Karen Dunn, a teacher in this Denver suburb.

Paul Muller, a Denver laborer, thought of his father, who's about McCain's age. "Dad's a happy-go-lucky guy who's enjoying himself. That's what McCain should be doing," Muller said.

If he's elected, McCain would be the oldest person ever sworn in for a first White House term. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he took office and 73 at his second inauguration.

Twenty-one percent of voters told a Pew Research Center survey in June that McCain was too old to be president, making age a "potentially important factor" in the election, said Michael Dimock, the Pew center's associate director for research.

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[anonymous171]

1. Such unprofessional journalism. They didn't even use a chatroom.

:sarcasm:

[Parche]

2. EWWW Its Probably Wrinkly And In Need Of Viagra

:rofl: :hi:

[billybob537]

3. John McCain

the other white meat.

[Pirate Smile]

4. Wow. There are some brutal quotes in that article. Here some are:

"Look at how presidents age once they're in office. McCain has nowhere to go," said Tina DeSautels, a Lafayette labor union official. "He already looks like he's struggling."


"He's in his 80s, right?" she asked as she stopped to talk about McCain on Main Street in Walsenburg.



"I don't like the idea of his being 80 at the end of his second term," said Ben Whitehair, 22, a Denver actor.





"I don't think I should run for president," chuckled Bill Butler, 80, of North Boulder.

"I'm 80, and I forget things all the time," added Alma Mandarich, a Wheat Ridge retiree. "I see McCain showing his age. I think one reason his wife stands in back of him all the time is to tell him what to say."

[DFLforever]

5. That is BRUTAL!

I especially like the wife standing behind him, telling him what to say!

[babylonsister]

9. Yea, she's his 'sponsor'. Should I laugh or cry? nt

[donco6]

6. Ha! And that's after WEEKS of anti-Obama ads here.

They are just INCESSANT. On every single commercial break from 4 to 7 p.m. and again from 9 to 11. McCain and Bob BigOil Shaefer. I can't even stand to watch TV in the evening. It's TIVO 24/7 for me. Wonder if that's what other people are doing.

[babylonsister]

8. Hey, I'm in TX and don't see any ads. At

least there's a chance your state might go blue. Here, I guess no one is banking on that.
IOW, it depends on where you live.

[MasonJar]

7. It is not that he is too old, but as Thomas More would have said, " It

is that 'he' is too old." At 72 some men/women are not old; McCain can barely remember his own name.