“Can John, at His Age, Handle It?”, asks this piece from the Dutch Algemene Dagblad, translated by Watching America.com
On the one hand,
Indeed. McCain is finding it more difficult to come across as fit, young and energetic. As a prisoner of war in Vietnam, the Republican was tortured and seriously wounded. As a result, he still walks with difficulty. McCain also can no longer lift his arms above his head, which makes it difficult to wave and to be jubilant.
On the other,
As soon as he has a microphone in his hands, there is otherwise nothing more to be noticed about his body defects. McCain is especially to-the-point and quick with his answers on political questions. And he knows how to play the public. Most of the time, the candidate ignores questions about his age. Earlier this year, the war hero strategically took his spry 95-year-old mother along on the campaign, as if he wanted to say: Look, I have strong genes, thus age doesn’t mean a thing.
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Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.