John Edwards is *50*, okay?!

[ArtieBoy]

Sigh...I've just seen the 90th post referring to Edwards' "youth." He's not 30, he's 50, all right? In a world where every TV show and magazine tells us how to keep a trim waistline and youthful skin, do we have to penalize a man who's actually managed to acheive these things?

Please, no more about Edwards' "youth," unless you think 70 is a good age for a president. He's 50!!!

[jenk]

1. he's the youngest of all our candidates, 7 years younger than Bush

[Dookus]

2. not quite....

Al Sharpton is 49.

[Melodybe]

4. Really sharpton is not ageing that well. I thought he was atleast 55

[diamondsoul]

12. Yikes! Put Sharpton and Edwards

side by side and it's not a pretty picture for those of us moving towards the 40s and 50s! LOL

[leyton]

32. How old is Kucinich?

He looks pretty young (although his age showed in the NH debates)?

[Melodybe]

3. And a very handsome 50 year older at that.

[Lefta Dissenter]

5. Does he still

get carded at bars? :bounce:

[lancdem]

6. Ben Stein

calls him the Breck girl. I have to admit I chuckled when I heard that. (Don't worry, I think Edward and all our top candidates rock.)

[beaconess]

20. Edward says he resents that cause he's cuter than the Breck girl!

Said that on Bill Maher a few weeks ago and brought the house down.

[spooky3]

22. LOL, he's right!

[spooky3]

21. So does Rush Limbaugh. They are both jealous.

[seventhson]

7. Wasn't JFK the YOUNGEST President

Was he 36? 46?

He was YOUNGER than Edwards?

[AP]

13. Kennedy was youngest elected pres (44???). TR was youngest

42???

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

17. Actually JFK was 43

when he was elected in November 1960. JFK was born in May, 1917. I don't remember the exact date. My father was born in April, 1917, that's why I remember it.

[spooky3]

23. I think Clinton was 45 or 46 in 1992.

[Jerseycoa]

8. It's his skin

He has very smooth skin for a 50 year old.

[AP]

14. Skin tone too. He's not waxen and gray/pink.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. 50=young...especially as I edge ever closer to it. He's a baby.

I'm seventeen years away from that and I would like to be considered young. :hi:

[Zomby Woof]

29. LOL!

You're a grandma, remember?? :hi:

Actually, people forget Clinton was only 46 when elected, the 3rd youngest president to attain office, behind Theodore Roosevelt (42 when McKinley was assassinated), and Kennedy, the youngest elected at 43. TR was the second oldest elected at 45, so those are the three youngest every which way.

Oldest to be elected? William Henry Harrison at age 69, Reagan second at 68. Reagan was the oldest to serve at 76.

[HereSince1628]

10. In dog or cat years?

Just Kidding. There are a lot of US 50ish year olds that pass for 40 year olds.

[diamondsoul]

11. *sheepish grin*

Until I went and read his bio, I thought MAYBE 43 tops! He looks a damned sight younger than 50, and there's nothing wrong with that except for people like me who don't bother to read bios. However, let me say in my case, I wasn't concerned about his age which is why it was meaningless to me until I found out how much of a disparity there was between his appearance and his actual age- Still meaningless as a criteria for choosing a President, but Day-YUM, the man looks GOOD!

[MrSlayer]

15. He just looks like the paperboy.

Bill Maher had him on last night and was mentioning his youth.

[K8-EEE]

16. 50 Looks Good On Him...YEOW!

Baby!! Turn that smile loose against the The Smirkmeister. He could win on that alone!

[Dr Fate]

18. A huge plus for Edwards- he takes care of himself...

...somthing valued by many voters- he looks great for 50!

[Loren645]

19. Then tell him to start looking 50!!!

I mean, what the heck?

:)

[youngred]

24. In the world of the presidency though

he is.

I don't care about his age, more his relative inexperience.

[spooky3]

25. 20 years successful work as an attorney, including building his own

business and managing it effectively, plus 6 years of distinguished service in the Senate= outstanding experience.

Bush has more relevant experience than any of our candidates, namely 3 years as pResident. Does that make him more qualified?

[youngred]

26. no it doesn't

but Edwards has not even completed one senate term. That's the kind of experience he needs and what the Bush administration will pound him on til he cracks.

He would do fine I think...but I'd like to see him as VP first to get the expereince that will make him an untouchable democratic candidate

[beaconess]

28. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't

Some people beat up on him because he's a Senator and therefore part of the Washington Establishment. Yet others complain that he hasn't been in Washington long enough

[youngred]

31. you don't need to tell me about that

I'm a kucinich supporter.

I like Edwards, I don't think he's an insider or as moderate as he's made out to be. I don't know as though I'd trust his inexperience in the ELECTION. But give him 8 years as a VP and he wins in a landslide

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

27. he doesn't look 50

When I found that out I was like, damn I hope my future husband looks that young at 50.

[Zomby Woof]

30. He shares my birthday

I am younger, but look closer to my age, subjective as that may be.

[tryanhas]

33. And he'll be 51 before the election

June 10th...