‘IT’S DEMENTIA’: Active Congresswoman Found In NURSING HOME | The Kyle Kulinski Show

[@DanA-nl5uo]

Over 70% of congress is past the age of retirement.

[@bigcrazewolf]

So is Bernie but I'm glad he is there. It's not about age but policy support.

[@trashcatlinol]

Might be why they think we can work well into our 80s.

[@condor237]

@@bigcrazewolfhe should retire too

[@belindahopkins7875]

Way past.

[@focusedeye]

​​@condor237 Why? Is he a big "commie" and a multi-millionaire?/s

[@michellereed3272]

And while this congresswoman was MIA she was still getting paid to do nothing for six months. When congress members don’t show up to vote, they need to be held accountable.

[@cathyl2338]

Exactly. Fraud.

[@Garywhitetrumphobgobbler]

She is mentally incapable of making decisions. She wasn't Maga and was actually a good person when she was with it.

[@arbCannons3395]

We need to start holding them accountable. They literally already only work half the year. All while voting down bills that give actual hard working americans more time off.

[@Judith-wq2jp]

No different than most of the older senators and representatives, the others showed up for work but STILL did nothing...

[@sgs8747]

There should also be mandatory town halls where they must address constituent questions as a requirement every X weeks.

[@reachthroughreality]

There's been a member of Congress missing for 6 months, and it's not on the news every day?

[@Xerdar36]

To be fair.. they were busy not reporting news.. lol

[@FoulWeatherFriend385]

They control the mainstream media. Look at the way the news channels tip toed around Biden’s issue, or Diane Feinstein. The corporate interests that buy these politicians don’t really need them to be able to make decisions. They just need them as placeholders to keep making Americans think that they live in a representative democracy.

[@LathropLdST]

You have a gaga president, and it's not in the news every day.

[@AdodgerWho]

​​@@LathropLdSTwhat's left to say? America fell to dictatorship😊

[@TheAngeltinks]

@@LathropLdSTpresident elect you mean

[@frostnova8300]

We’re a clown show of a country.

[@deevnn]

because of the "christian" republican Party.

[@lip124]

Did you hear the country is a sitcom, at this point

[@derekrequiem4359]

At least we can provide comedy relief for the rest of the world for the next 4 years..... again... 🙃

[@mash2481]

Ain’t that bad. Life is fairly good here in my widdle town.

[@rhondasisson1681]

Big Time

[@grantcanada1]

Her family and her staff did nothing to notify the public. Astounding.

[@HattieLankford-24]

It would be surprising if they didn't tell anyone at her office.

[@suegregor4220]

Staff still illegally wanted their paychecks. Fraud, criminal

[@TheNoticer12]

Neither did Joe Bidens what's your point?

[@cjmhall]

@@TheNoticer12 Joe Biden didn't disappear for 6 months while on the public payroll.

[@KingFishdom]

​@TheNoticer12 not even close to compare! Who's been doing her job?

[@stevengarman4848]

Diane Fienstien looked like she was already dying on her last day in the Senate. It is really sad that these people are so addicted to power, and they can't give it up for their health.

[@nas84payne]

Oh well, at least the Grim Reaper took care of things 😁

[@ibewill]

@@nas84payne At least she died not hiding in a senior home

[@thebigpicture2032]

Did she even know where she was? RBG was another one who hung on way too long.

[@LivingItUp810]

So true. She looked like she was melting

[@youtubehatestruthtellers8065]

😂​@@LivingItUp810

[@altraveller]

One of her Republican colleagues in Congress said she would wander through Congress asking people where her house was. This was 6 YEARS AGO! Her staff was still getting paid while she was out of it. He went on to say not to blame her, she can't help her medical condition. Blame the staffers AND family members who told her she was OK so that they could keep collecting money as part of her staff, even though her local office had been closed for some time.

[@datmilkyman424]

I hate it here

[@thedripdrop9826]

Remember when they wheeled Feinstein out and told her how to vote? This is disgusting

[@ANewPlace]

They were voting for her in Congress. UN-ELECTED staff were voting for her

[@nas84payne]

😂😂😂 Brilliant!

[@LivingItUp810]

Damn, what a bunch of tragic losers

[@kandreasworld4374]

This is fraud. She needs to be forced to return her wages since she disappeared.

[@krisniznik3953]

It wouldn't matter much. If she'd retired her pension would be 80%. She's not going to be thinking about spending it where she is.

[@albertwaterfield7983]

Don't forget her staff. The fraud has to be in the millions.

[@Tugela60]

She probably doesn't know what planet she is on.

[@albertwaterfield7983]

@@Tugela60 But her family and staff know. How long were they going to collect wages and benefits from taxpayers before they're boss was unfit to hold her job? That fraud's got to be in the millions now And what of those in her district who might have wanted an opportunity to vote on someone fit, qualified to represent them in this past election. Now, that must be deferred and funds appropriated for a special, stop the fraud. That also begs the other question. If she's been in a nursing home for dementia patients for the last six months, is she on record as having voted six weeks ago? That would make for an interesting bit of "the rest of the story." Meanwhile, the civil war for the soul of America rages on. And may God bless us everyone.

[@NoobSimmerKP]

@@krisniznik3953if her family had her in a nursing home.. oooh baby they need that money to pay the bill. So yea.. it’s fraud and her family should also be half responsible as one of them is likely her financial responsible parties

[@quetzalthegamer]

I don't understand why stories like these aren't top of our attention as a country. "Federal elected official goes missing" sounds pretty goddamn important.

[@FraussieUSA]

I am 73 and I have been saying for a long time that it is time to pass the torch to the younger generation.

[@TonyMidyett]

❤❤❤

[@MedievalWerewolf]

That would mean having leaders who are actually connected with reality, and the corporate elite can't have that.

[@fryman58]

You mean the ashes. Talking about politicians

[@anniep7627]

I totally agree with you. When I was young and started to vote, that is the first thing I noticed everyone was old. I believe that the people in government office should be young. Not old.

[@robertmarmaduke186]

Am older than you _and getting more work than I ever got_ because of the dropout gap between GenZ's and the Millennials. Everyone under the age of 25 has grown up under Obama's horrific CCSS Fed public schooling, and have absolutely no useable skills. Blue Cites (am a teacher) are 'graduating' (sic) Seniors who _cannot read or write enough to even take the standard exams!_ *Millennials are **#27th** in Math, heading to PERU level.* But they all say they want to 'go into management'. So Mal-educated, no work skills, semi-illiterate, not interested in learning, but they want to run Lockheed and Raytheon and General Dynamics. Once Boomers are gone, planes will fall out of the sky ... oh ... wait. : )

[@gilbertvillanos2526]

We younger people need to put our foot down

[@SweetSkies478]

Luigi already has

[@eyyy2271]

​@@SweetSkies478 yes 👑

[@angelantayhua3096]

Yeah all 5 of us that vote…

[@zzzT.]

On their dusty necks? Their elevens are up. 🤠

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

You mean people 70 and under right? 😂😂😂

[@Godhelpus62]

She was not missing. She has 3 children and 5 grandchildren and is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth. They knew where she was. They either paid for her care or provided her insurance information. They purposely told nobody.

[@censoredandsickofit]

Is it all possible they were claiming her wages?

[@adelebryant5845]

That Governor of Texas as well as Speaker of the House should be held accountable.

[@EleonoreBurress]

It’s TEXAS, nothing more information is needed!

[@jonathanstein5049]

They might consider trading places.

[@KathyBeasley]

Texas GOP leaders and GOP leaders in the US House kept representative graingers status a secret because they were worried about hanging on to the GOP majority in the house. When you have a razor thin majority you can't afford to lose anyone. If the Dems had majority of the house we probably would have had some beneficial legislation passed in the last 6 months

[@wwaitkus]

Only if we can throw Gavin Nuisance down the same garbage chute. Everybody knew Feinstein was senile AF for YEARS, yet Nuisance still signed off on her last attempt at re-election. Fun fact, she DIED three months later and her staff admitted she'd been off in Never Never Land for years.

[@cjmhall]

@@EleonoreBurress As a Texan, sadly I agree.

[@bobbybooshay5388]

How is this not illegal?

[@DanA-nl5uo]

Who writes the laws?

[@sallyprzybil2404]

I’m certain it’s fraud and probably elder abuse!

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Democracy. People voted for the old broad

[@derekrequiem4359]

Well you know, this situation is diffe(R)ent......

[@IResonateWithU]

How is Trump able to be president with his criminal background? no one with money cares.

[@justintimberlakeisannoying6466]

If kids and their parents can be held responsible for school absences, then congressmen should be expelled for dipping out for 6 months.

[@lawandacontreras767]

So my question is, when will the congresswoman give back half or more of her $174,000. A year salary? Who enabled this and will they have charges for fraud? 🤬

[@virginiamoss7045]

yeah, I was thinking it was secret to keep the paycheck coming.

[@jamesbyrd3740]

@@virginiamoss7045 she is probably worth millions, just like everyone in congress.

[@craigstevens8098]

Her pay goes to the nursing home

[@craigstevens8098]

​@jamesbyrd3740 it goes to the nursing home.the nursing home, always wins.

[@TheNoticer12]

Joe Biden was President for 4 years with Dementia 😅

[@Melpheos1er]

Gerontocracy, cleptocracy and plutocracy. What a great system the USA has

[@jolantru8817]

Don't forget kakistocracy and oligarchy.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

Don't forget Kakistocracy

[@lokensicarius9347]

Just like Rome all over again lol

[@virginiamoss7045]

@@lokensicarius9347 Well, historically, it's about time, around 250 to 300 years.

[@human_isomer]

supported by nepotism and political ignorance of the masses.

[@josesolorzano4176]

Working until you're dead is a big part of American culture.

[@linanicolia1363]

It is ignorance and denial.

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

I can understand it in some cases - namely a monarch where their entire life is service from the day they are born to the day they die BUT that doesn't apply to any elected member of government - unless killed, accidental or deliberate, while at work that is - in any country I can think of.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Wasn't that the MO of the U.S.S.R.?

[@prazcuray1388]

There is no wonder the youth are apathetic towards democracy, we aren’t represented nor are we spoken for.

[@DeenanTheKemon1]

The "Me me me" generation when everyone else is doing ok 😡 The "Me me me" generation when your innocent children go to bed Hungry 😊

[@machineman8388]

​@@DeenanTheKemon1the baby boomers are called the me generation do you really think all boomers are like that

[@wendylafolle]

If the people who voted her in weren't paying attention, isn't that on them? Democracy involves more than a ballot. Many people do feel that the system doesn't work, that's how Trump wins. We should expect our politicians to be engaged with the people they represent, but if the people don't pay attention, don't hold them to that, then politicians will just coast.

[@willow6049]

I am part of gen X, 57 and have never felt represented by our government. I feel like my generation was the dismissed and lost generation. I was also apathetic in my 20s. But I remained hopeful that the older generations would get out of our way. Now that I am in my late 50s I have realized that it never happened! We need to get money out of politics.

[@willow6049]

@@machineman8388all of the boomer generation that I have been in contact with are very selfish. My ex MIL and mother would just not let the next generation of women have their own say in their own families.

[@frankd1286]

Chuck Grassley is 91.... Enough said.

[@66zebulon]

He hasn't gotten his aspiring son elected to his seat yet.......but that is rumored to be on the plate the next time he's up for re-election

[@lukeydukey20]

If he’s 91, his son is too old, and they should focus on electing a grandchild at this point 😂

[@samwindmill8264]

One of my state's senators 😑😑😑

[@stefanveenstra5402]

Sad when the number of healthy active brain cells remaining in Chuckie's thinking orb is Bigly less that his birthdays.

[@ANewPlace]

I already know he doesn't control anything, his staff does

[@thomasmccullough7735]

This country is beyond ridiculous 😢!!!

[@linanicolia1363]

Trump does not look that sharp, all the time.....He is out there.....

[@lauracrepeau8720]

She should forfeit her pay.

[@sallyprzybil2404]

Whoever took the money in her name needs to get the money back to the government….then they need to be brought on charges of fraud!

[@dnate697]

Use to pay her for medical bills and retire her at the same time.

[@MavisMcKnight]

And all of her staffers!

[@dnate697]

@@MavisMcKnight Yes, I said Bills =P that incudes internal and external staffers. By that I mean hers and or 3rd Party support.

[@alanna.gabrielle]

THIS I agree with.

[@mgm8822]

These people are OLDER than Boomers.

[@07Flash11MRC]

Just like Moscow Mitch and foreign-taxpayer-money-usurper Nancy Pelosi.

[@focusedeye]

The "Silent Generation" with parent raising them with the adage: "Do as I say, not as I do." End game: Shut up, be quiet, and be grateful for what you have.

[@samwindmill8264]

The whole term "boomer" is a reference to the Baby Boom after WWII, i.e. born from 1945 to somewhere around the early sixties. So yes, Biden, Pelosi, Sanders etc are Silents, while Trump, Hillary and even Obama technically are Boomers

[@dominicfucinari1942]

@@focusedeye I usually associate the Silent Generation with having been born in 192X and 193X, but it supposedly didn't end until '945.

[@linanicolia1363]

They are the actual residual boomers.

[@Mark_5150]

I love how the talk of Biden is too old all fell out of the news cycle once he dropped out. We now have the oldest President ever; but it's OK because of the GOPs double standard and the sport of politics, where winning is more important than the country.

[@chococat746]

We all need to start refusing to vote for anyone over 70 years of age

[@SixStringHarmonies]

That's a tough choice in this "lesser of two evils", corporatocracy-approved candidate selection based on their subservience to Capital, proximity to wealth, and their desire to maintain the status quo of upward wealth transfer in perpetuity.

[@sharonminsuk]

So, in a match-up between Bernie (age 83) and Madison Cawthorn (age 29), which would you vote for?

[@DanA-nl5uo]

Half of all Americans already refuse to vote it hasn't stopped the duopoly

[@DanA-nl5uo]

​@@sharonminsukwhy would they be running in the same senate seat they don't even live in the same state? Really bad strawman argument

[@eric2500]

NO. Bernie Sanders. Elizabeth Warren.

[@RossArntson]

The staffs that are responsible for hiding these facts should be held responsible. Removed permanently from public service, fined and publicly reprimanded. They are not serving the public interest.

[@Elena-rt9yu]

Right they did not want to lose their jobs

[@BonnieBentz]

The staffers took complete advantage of this old lady and stole money from the taxpayers

[@TheNoticer12]

What about Joe Bidens staff?

[@randibgood]

​@@TheNoticer12 What about his staff? Why do you keep asking about his staff? He hasn't been missing for 6 days, much less 6 months.

[@garrettwhite3922]

​@TheNoticer12 you folk always think this is some kind of dig like we don't want everyone held accountable for things. We aren't like you, we think everyone is equal under the law. So, sure, investigate and prosecute them if called for.

[@bsilveria6084]

Jesus this couldnt be more on point. Your agitation towards these stagnant boomers is palpable and I am here for it. 🙌🏻

[@bbo7002]

The GOP probably knew, they just didn't wanna give up the seat or inconvenience themselves 🙄

[@virginiamoss7045]

Good point and most likely correct.

[@TheNoticer12]

Sounds familiar, like Joe Biden.

[@bbo7002]

@TheNoticer12 no, that's not how the presidency works. There's a line of succession laid out in advance, u know?? 🤨

[@jacobwheeler6136]

Yup​@@TheNoticer12

[@dominicfucinari1942]

@@TheNoticer12 Take that up with the party committee executives and superdelegates who nominated him in the winter of 020.

[@angelaraines8732]

Thank you for calling this out. GOP would call this criminal if it was the democrats.

[@EdithBromfeld]

Except you are lying. Democrats have done this for many years with a demented President. Republicans did nothing except point out the fact that Biden is demented while the media and Democrat liars lied for the demented Democrat boob. Other demented Democrat criminals bypassed democracy and installed another incompetent boob to replace the current derelict President who is nowhere to be found.

[@tonydai782]

It is criminal for either party to do it.

[@TheNoticer12]

And democrats are calling this criminal now that it's GOP, big shock.

[@Countryoverpartyandconmen]

​@@TheNoticer12 Nice try. Dems are far more likely to persecute/prosecute their own than Republicans will ever be. If that isn't painfully obvious after you elected a convicted felon and rapist, along with his preferred criminal and deviant cabinet picks, then you truly are a disingenuos and wilfully ignorant partisan hack.

[@TheNoticer12]

@@CatDad319 so what

[@lowlyworm9323]

If I didn’t show up for work for 6 months I’d be fired after the first week

[@afierylight]

Look, my mother has dementia. She's been in a memory care unit for 3 years. This didn't start 3 years ago. This started a decade ago with weird things she would say or do, like threatening to call the police on me if I didn't buy her ice cream, or talking about my brother Michael who died in a car accident when he was 25--I never had a brother named Michael. This was a slow decline. If this woman was just put into a nursing home 6 months ago, that means she was in politics while her brain was failing. That's terrifying.

[@linanicolia1363]

Imagining having a child she did not have is not a slow decline. She was in it, to her eyeballs. One OB/GYN told me her mother was in a facility and the best part of it is that she did not remember the children she lost. Bitter sweet here.

[@nomenclature9373]

Reminds me of the last 2 years of Reagan's presidency. Nancy was basically running the White House. After leaving Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's.

[@66zebulon]

Shhhhhhh.............our fearless leader, Pelosi, said we need to focus on the future.......from her hospital bed, after undergoing a hip replacement, performed by socialist doctors

[@iwonkabk]

It didn't remind you Biden????? do you really think Biden made any decisions in last 3 years?

[@nathanjones6638]

Reminds me of the whole terms of both Trump and Biden.

[@Dantana-z3l]

​@@nathanjones6638You can't compare Trump and Biden

[@AFOF5335]

Biden is still doing his job. Republicans get away with all manner of bs, and they plot and hide and cover for it time and time again.

[@charzemc]

She needs to return that 6 month salary back to the people.

[@leahquispe4569]

💯

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I'm a boomer, I retired at 58. Still have a food forest and garden. I don't want to be in charge, I passed head of family to my son. I am not sick, no meds. At 70 I ain't up to it anymore.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

Kudos to you. Unfortunately, many of your peers who sold out their hippie roots, put on a suit and tie, and voted for Reagan seemingly can't quit that system; they succumbed to the One Ring, so to speak. Kind of ironic how the generation that arguably most benefited long-term from FDR's New Deal vision ended up being the ones who gradually dismantled it. 😒

[@K4R3N]

Thank you

[@xLopez210x]

1). thank you, and 2). I'm 38 and for damn sure I dont want to be in charge of anything at 45 lol

[@howwrongwewere]

Thank you.

[@e-spy]

Me too. I have the large gardens as well, but thinking of downsizing. I long ago passed the torch to my kids. It's up to them now. We did what we could, sometimes it doesn't feel like enough, but we were involved at least. I still vote though.

[@ryanra44]

Her entire staff should be fired and jailed

[@sallyprzybil2404]

What they did is elder abuse! She probably did not even remember that she was a member of Congress…..that’s not her fault……but the fault of whomever is responsible for her! And if her staff knew and didn’t report it that’s fraud!

[@dom11949]

what staff?

[@debdeb62065]

Why?

[@jodiebristow3210]

​@@debdeb62065 FRAUD

[@tracymorgan5386]

@@dom11949she still had/has a staff in Washington

[@margaretspielman5347]

Remember Diane Feinstein. She served longer than she should have.

[@latoyasmith6580]

When she came back the last time they pushed her around in a wheel chair.

[@shinystarmiestudios4179]

Diane Feinstein had been dead for several months when she puppeted by the Sith Lords of the Democrat and Republican parties in the Senate.

[@Sunnernite]

Elderly abuse charges should be filed.

[@tulam1645]

She was in a care facilities, what else abuse?

[@natejaseph3476]

Age limits and term limits are needed

[@ShaunBlacksmith-z3y]

Regular mental health tests .

[@braddavid902]

But we would lose Bernie

[@fnjesusfreak]

We're this close to being the world's second necrocracy.

[@Ifoughtpiranhas]

Conservative 4 years ago: "Enough with the old dementia patients in the White House and congress!" Conservatives today: "I don't see a problem with electing these people into the White House and congress!

[@dirtabd]

Can we find someone dumber than Bush to control like that old Rogan joke when he was conscious?

[@yellowbutterfly6796]

tbf it's more like "Conservatives simultaneously, beforehand, and to this day"

[@jj980]

It's not the age that concerns me, they should make it where they need to pass a mental health and physical exam before taking office. If we set age restrictions, It'll bite the young people in the ass. They'll want a IQ test from the young politicians which lets face it, half would fail

[@derekrequiem4359]

"rules for thee, but not for me"

[@TheNoticer12]

You all were fine with voting for Joe Biden someone who clearly showed Dementia symptoms but now it's an issue to you.

[@brendaperry5896]

I am 65yrs old, yes, young folk it's your time step up and good luck.

[@kjgarvin]

Young people run for office, but it's hard to win an election to an incumbent due to the name recognition. These old people need to step aside. Most people enter the voting both not knowing half of the names on the ballot

[@cosmic_jon]

@@kjgarvin not even just name recognition. If you tow the line, the establishment does everything it can to keep you in that seat for life. They fund your campaigns, astroturf support, and get the media to ignore or attack any opponents.

[@CompComp]

Yeah we have to wait until the older people pass. They won't on their own because power. They don't understand the problems we are facing. We can't afford kids with both parents having community college science degrees. We don't live in an expensive area. We don't eat out or buy new clothes. We are so frugal already. The cost of living is so high. We did everything "right." Went to school, got married, etc I just want to be comfortable. The car needs a repair or new tires? Sucks but not a big deal instead of I really hope this tire lasts until we get our tax return or idk what I'm going to do. Oh the utilities were a little high because it is cold. We have $8 to feed two people for a week now... Great rice and beans for a week straight AGAIN

[@Daedcicar]

Kind of hard when the old folks refuse to retire and continue to believe they are capable of performing their jobs. When this is pointed out they decry ageism.

[@Gallery1743]

Apathy is death worse than death because at least a rotting corpse can feed the insects and beasts

[@gloriasmith7797]

Who was paying the 4 thousand a month for her care? What was her staffers doing for 6 months? Was they getting paid? An investigation need to be done now!!!.

[@tulam1645]

Us tax payers!!!

[@howwrongwewere]

Im sure we provide her w premium health insurance that covers residential care.

[@cassiefuchs3657]

Yes. Does the US have an equivalent of a Royal Commission? Because that is what you need in regards to this situation.

[@pamelajoy6037]

I’m a “baby boomer” who agrees with you! Albeit, Bless Bernie❤ May he continue on in good health & spirits!

[@josephmama9657]

Yup you said it bro, We are SOOO effin’ Cooked

[@aprilday668]

Kyle, as a 71 year old in another country, I completely agree with you. The older generation of politicians should be nurturing and mentoring younger generations with a view to having them replace them sooner rather than later, instead of undermining them, as has been the case with AOC. When AOC first came on my radar, I marked her as one to watch, along with Jasmine Crockett. There are so many younger stars in the Democratic firmament who should be encouraged. Still love Bernie, though!

[@GlutenEruption]

100%. For whatever reason though, their generation has been more selfish and entitled and power and wealth hungry than any generation before or since. And not just in Congress and not just in America. They refuse to retire, step aside, pass the reins of power or control, let go of land or property or wealth, etc to younger generations everywhere - in politics, in corporate hierarchies, in the job market, in academia, in housing and land, etc etc. They have always wanted more more more and even beyond refusing to let any of it go, instead of at the very least helping the next generations achieve what they already have, they actively pull up the ladder behind them since the harder, rarer, more expensive, more exclusive their property, power, degrees, job titles are, the more valuable they become. It's as if ruthless capitalism took on human form and infected an entire generation. Of course there's plenty of good ones in that generation too but they are almost never the ones at the top or in positions where it matters unfortunately

[@mash2481]

Bernie is the only legit one in there. AOC and Crockett are more worried about sound bites than what legislation they can pass. Bernie should be President right now if everyone here voted for their best interests. But noooo! Bunch of us apparently are more worried about “owning the Libs”.

[@susanlewis1875]

I was hoping someone would say this! (Not the Bernie part, though.)

[@dominicfucinari1942]

I wonder if Pelosi is somehow spooked that Ocasio-Cortez 001's votes might cut into Pelosi's profits somehow. If Ocasio-Cortez 001 proposed the ban on Congressional stock trading, one would think Pelosi wouldn't want to draw that kind of suspicion upon herself.

[@3rdandlong]

The problem is that an 80-something POS Speaker from Calif. denied that younger generation last week an opportunity to utilize their idea's-instead derailing their chance by pushing some other 80-something num-nuts with a heart condition over AOC. The old-way establishment apparently gets priority over new idea's.

[@teardowndan5364]

If you cannot even care for yourself due to degraded cognitive capabilities, you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near any position of power. Maybe make it so anybody can run until 70 years old, then mandatory dementia exam as a prerequisite for getting on the ballot. Kind of how some places have mandatory medical and eye exams to renew driving licenses after about that same age.

[@HKWhang1]

@@teardowndan5364 While I agree, I don’t get why you seem to think it is even theoretically possible that congress will vote for term or age limits or whatever else you’re talking about for themselves

[@trashcatlinol]

For the same reason.

[@mercedesmoyano7862]

It is Fraud, plain and simple.

[@AwkwardPain]

@@HKWhang1 you are right, just go back to sleep and never speak of this again. That will solve the problem!

[@LMLewis]

That's an interesting compromise proposal. Although, they would need to be retested at least every two years (for Senators) lest they develop dementia after election because six years is a long time.

[@drumcircler]

Congress uses a dating app called Carbon Dating.

[@23muffin]

😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@sophiabright8371]

😂😂😂😅😊😅😂😂😂

[@marcdoherty6039]

My dad passed at 86 this past june. He had dementia since he turned 85..not a laughing matter. My dad couldn't take care of himself AT ALL the last 4 months. There has to be a disqualification from public office for ANYONE, regardless of party affiliation or prior service, to anyone with mental issues.

[@virginiamoss7045]

Most politicians have mental issues of some sort to some degree.

[@marcdoherty6039]

@virginiamoss7045 I'm sorry, but people with mental issues have no business deciding issues that affect the country...some of which can be life or death issues

[@Elias-Hicks-Still-Kicks]

@@virginiamoss7045 actually, most of the population does.

[@Kloutkulture]

This is absolutely unacceptable,

[@alec6092]

As a member of Gen Z, it’s infuriating to see how people in the manosphere took over and gained so much power so easily. Shame on KZbin because they’re the biggest perpetrator here

[@tomshady3530]

The manosphere? Blame KZbin? Lol lady, its a good thing brainworm, tiktok, online brain, know-nothings such as you don't vote.

[@sophiabright8371]

What are you talking about please?

[@teresadignam2137]

I'm a 65-yr old Boomer and I agree with you 100%! I was just having a conversation with my Republican neighbor about this last night and they do it on both sides. I brought up Pelosi and what she did to AOC, not to mention Grassley is 90 and still running. We both agreed this has got to stop and we both agreed like you about the age limit. Neither of us at first wanted that for the same reason you mentioned, but this has got to stop NOW! My Republican neighbor would have voted for Bernie too. Damn Pelosi and the rest of them, if it weren't for them pushing for Hillary, we never would have had a Trump part 1 much less part 2.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I live in SF and man I wish we could get rid of Pelosi. We NEVER have any serious challengers to her. This year as far as I could tell, all the primary challengers hadn’t updated their sites in at least 2-4 years. No updates for the 2024 election

[@michellereed3272]

I’m not the biggest fan of an age limit, but 90 years old is too damn old for this sort of work. Honestly, anyone in congress over 65 should be subject to regular mental health screenings. My Mom was forced to retire a few years earlier than she planned because of heart problems. She couldn’t physically do her job anymore, and she had to quit. The same should apply to Congress members. They should be forced to resign if they’re no longer mentally competent.

[@lsingstock1646]

Our government is so easy to get voted into and so hard to get voted out of. It's crazy.

[@bigdaddypapsmear]

Thank you! Yes, these disgusting corporate dems, imagine if Bernie had won.

[@teresadignam2137]

@@anthonydelfino6171 Wow I did not know that. That is sad for all of us.

[@DypoMage]

That's where Trump should be!

[@baclamom]

You spelled Biden wrong

[@DanA-nl5uo]

​@@baclamomthey can be roomates

[@limitisillusion7]

I'd pay lots of money to see them be roommates in a nursing home.

[@CowboyPants-h5p]

Trump should be 6 feet under, imo.

[@07Flash11MRC]

@@CowboyPants-h5p "Trump should be 6 feet under": Great! Works for me...

[@lenkacfk7155]

YEARLY COGNITIVE TESTS FOR EVERYONE!!!

[@linanicolia1363]

It covered up Biden's condition.

[@cindysouthern]

67 yr old Boomer here. Our democracy is being shredded by these old fools. We desperately need young folks to get involved and represent! Run for office! Us old farts are counting on you! We got your back!💪💙🌊

[@phiksit]

Yeah, but the old farts won't / don't want to give up their cushy jobs... their benefits... their staff that takes care of their every need... their privilege, power and perceived relevance.

[@spammusubi9004]

The problem is young people can’t even afford to live on their own much less run for office that’s average cost is $1 million dollars just as cost of entry

[@myriri3687]

The boomers consistently oppose young people gaining power and policies designed to help young people

[@mirnacollins6514]

Nice reporting the truth!

[@BonnieBentz]

Who killed the story about her wandering around her neighborhood lost. I'm sure there were many many Republicans that knew all about this and as a taxpayer I'd like my money back from her pay and all her staffers they should be charged for stealing money from taxpayers

[@sallyprzybil2404]

Poor woman!

[@tylerhackner9731]

This is why we need as many as young people as possible in positions of power These people will not willingly give up power

[@thereseajones2621]

Term Limits!!

[@charleswomack2166]

This just screams "term limits".

[@HKWhang1]

Except congress would never vote for term limits for themselves, and an article v convention seems like it won’t happen

[@byteresistor]

Age limits.

[@07Flash11MRC]

No, this screams *AGE* limits.

[@Fals3Agent]

Term limits already exist, it's called reelection

[@michellereed3272]

Nah, it screams frequent mental health screenings for congress members age 65+. That should apply to the judicial and executive branch as well.

[@sirkazm]

TERM LIMITS NOW!!!!

[@valcwf551]

And age limits. If you are older and have good knowledge to pass on then find a younger politician to advise and help.

[@vulcanfeline]

NO. Cognitive Tests would serve better. term limits get rid of people with experience. age limits don't weed out the cognitively impaired. and that cognitive test 45 took - that was only an alzheimer's test - need something a little more comprehensive. charge the relatives / staff with fraud

[@Chewbaccafruit]

"No one said you could take my picture" I worked for the federal government. Not in Washington, but still federal. You are a public servant and as such have a GREATLY reduced right to privacy. The citizenry doesn't even need to ask permission for your photo.

[@johnhiggs325]

There is no expectation of privacy in public. Airports are publicly accessible places. That Rep doesn’t respect the constitution, which he swore to uphold and defend.

[@wet-read]

"Could you wanna take my picture? 'Cause I won't remember"

[@dangerousdylan6262]

You can take a picture of in one in a public place... theres absolutely nothing illegal about it...

[@jazrerunt6868]

The thought of an elderly woman, laying in a hospital bed, recovering from hip replacement surgery, making phone calls in order to block a capable, qualified woman in her 30s from taking the mantel is just......so sad....like, Nancy are there no grandkids you want to spend some time with???

[@georgesutter2256]

She’s so evil the grandkids are scared of her. This upsets her

[@LivingItUp810]

They are so miserable

[@jrzygurl]

@jazrerunt6868 Jesus Christ I cannot stomach Nancy Pelosi!!!,,, Republicans and Democrats agree on this they both hate her just for different reasons

[@linanicolia1363]

I got very suspicious of her some years back when she took a trip somewhere in a government jet, with some 30 little kids. She said they were her grandchildren ! really ? she was probably doing some child trafficking.....selling these kids.....Would not have surprised me. Who were these kids ? Did she bring them back ? They were all about the same age.......Could not have been hers.......

[@mantra4ia]

@3:44 To be practical and not abliest about wheelchair use in an airport...I get wheelchair to gate service in most airports because I have a mobility impairment, and it doesn't impact my ability to get **** done at work. So let's be clear, distilled, and pick the battle: this is a 1) job competency issue as it relates to mental rigor - physical accommodations can be provided to a degree that they assist and don't impede the essential function of the job, 2) a systemic cover-up issue by bodies of power at the expense of the electorate, and 3) a f*** Mitch McConnell issue because he's a terrible representative, all of which I wholeheartedly agree.

[@christopherjustice6411]

My grandparents all retired 20 years ago. Why can’t these people do the same?

[@eric2500]

Ask me in a year after they cut my Medicare and Social Security to tiny tiny pieces.....

[@virginiamoss7045]

Modern medical advancements have us living much longer.

[@Ichinen220]

Because the trinkets are too damn good

[@DanA-nl5uo]

Narcissism

[@angeladrosos6222]

Greed

[@racheltaylor185]

My mom is in a Dementia Care Facility and nobody and I mean nobody there knows what happened five minutes ago! This is RIDICULOUS!

[@jmann6130]

@@racheltaylor185 just goes to show how flimsy congress’s standard’s are

[@middleoftheroad1]

We deserve what we get. These people don't send themselves to Washington. The voters are responsible for not having common sense. Everybody goes to the polls and votes for all the Rs or Ds no matter how bad they are.....

[@jcsrst]

Not surprised by this at all, remember Diane Feinstein?? They'd wheel her out to vote AND tell her HOW to vote!

[@helenconnolly5403]

They were smart enough to have Pelosi’s daughter take care of her instead of a nursing home 🤣 Seems both parties are ok with elder abuse 😤

[@fefelarue2948]

Barbara Jackson Lee died of cancer and nobody knew she was ill.

[@danrupp4694]

Yup she'd question people twice in hearings until aids stepped in

[@TheKrossRoads]

I remember a lot of conservatives talking all kinds of smack about how Dems are puppeteering a corpse with Diane. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, they've gone real quiet.

[@foyola]

That’s a little different than being hidden in a senior care home.

[@eyuin5716]

Our congress is a joke

[@aliekatsmom]

Image and we continue to give her wages. America is A COROPERATUVE STATE. ALL ABOUT CORPORATIONS AND PROFIT SCREWING AMERICANS.

[@DoyleAshley]

This is unacceptable from either party !

[@dcc9345]

I'm so tired of these dinosaurs.. RBG, Feinstein, McConnell, Pelosi, Trump, Biden.

[@nomenclature9373]

Grassley (91).

[@drinkoldcoke]

RGB died dummy.

[@budafuka]

I love Bernie, but he's 83. Let's not just pick on the people we don't like. Age caps need to be a thing regardless of policies

[@scottykonovalov4518]

A lot of people don't know that Congress people don't actually write the laws.They have a company do it for them.That's where you'll find the lobbyists

[@arthurgrupp6768]

Boomer here…in complete agreement!

[@rosesims6103]

Boomer here, and I agree also

[@Lenzabi]

60yr old boomer lefty here. I agree, the old guard need to make way for the younger, healthier wave. Not blocking them like they did to AOC.

[@linanicolia1363]

AOC was a spectacle , not due to her age but her attitude . Was she a bar tender ?

[@humanfirst7225]

A boomer here, thanks for excluding me from the criticism 😊

[@innocentnemesis3519]

Congress’s greed problem and its age problem are actually just the same problem.

[@Occam31]

Give her a break, she probably just forgot. 💀

[@spencer3432]

💀

[@Elena-rt9yu]

Lol

[@sallyprzybil2404]

Actually that’s true! If she has dementia..especially bad enough to sign her house over to someone else….she just might not have remenbered that she was a member of Congress. As a RN that has taken care of dementia patients I can attest that what happens to them is very sad….they’re eventually forget almost everything……..this is not her fault in any way!

[@josephreilly6328]

Forgot what? Wa?

[@louiese7140]

I agree that could happen to anybody😅😂

[@scottriddell7893]

Maybe it's time to put time clocks in congress. Clock in when you get there, out when you leave. Pay is based on 40 hours/week in building attendance.

[@jordanvance1657]

Nah go further we actually need to see what world they have done. If you font produce work that has been passes then you are fired

[@richardshunnarah2764]

Power has no shame!

[@valcwf551]

I agree with you that way too many of our Congressmen and women are way too old, but the wheelchair commentary is uncalled for. Wheelchairs can be necessary at any age and do not imply any cognitive impairment. Also using the wheelchair service at an airport doesn't mean you are in a wheelchair all the time.

[@jocelynej2825]

THAT IS THEFT

[@Kite403]

Granger needs to be pushed out of office and put into a home! My God, why the hell are these old congresspeople sooo damned adamant about staying in office until they die?! It's gross elderly abuse for her aides/family to be letting her carry on! RBG set the precedent: sit in that damned chair until you die, no matter how much damage you are doing 😐

[@tometriceshepherd6609]

Hmm.

[@TheeHagakure]

They are probably thinking "I can stay here doing nothing for years and get paid six figures a year? Sign me up!"

[@WeMissDimebag]

A 6 months unexplained absence not being a massive national story is an insane thing. A sitting member of Congress just disappears for half a year and NOBODY is talking about it? This should’ve had a massive investigation paired with it. We should’ve been talking about a special election to fill this seat. There’s so many things wrong with this. It’s ridiculous.

[@afterhourscinema782]

"81??? She's young enough to be president!!" *- Washington D.C*

[@beanpasteposts]

They kept acting like Kamala’s young when she’s 60 💀

[@nas84payne]

@@beanpastepostsThe bar is comically low in politics, so she passed with flying colours.

[@butterfish-g9f]

@@beanpasteposts Kamala's a baby to most of those dinosaurs in DC.

[@Brendah517]

I assume she’s been collecting her congressional paycheck during this time.

[@sallyprzybil2404]

I seriously doubt she herself has access to the money….but yes someone has been collecting her checks…and that’s fraud and financial abuse of an elder to steal their money…….

[@whodey2112]

But of course.

[@ShaunBlacksmith-z3y]

She hasn't been doing much of anything if she's in a literally dementia care facility, she's probably mentally not 60% of the time rn. The people who allowed her to be off for SEVERAL MONTHS, and lied about her, those people should be held accountable.

[@jmann6130]

@@sallyprzybil2404 the very fact that a congresswoman can vanish off the face of the earth for a quarter of a year and nobody asked questions makes it clear that her family was trying to cover for her so her checks could keep coming!

[@luiginayerino592]

Thank you for sharing the congresswoman's story. On another note, as to your other examples, being in a wheelchair is not a sign of mental capability.

[@b.ramit88]

The fact that this headline sounds like a headline from the onion only makes it funnier 😂

[@07Flash11MRC]

Not even the onion could have come up with this.

[@jarheadcoffee]

HOW IS THIS NOT BIGGER NEWS!?

[@novaeclipse139]

Because it's a Republican. You think Republican controlled MSM will report on blatant Republican hypocrisy?

[@Kim-dm4yb]

Our mainstream media is disgraceful!

[@HopefullyUnoptimistic]

Because it's not allowed to be. One or two articles that don't get picked up by many other outlets, that even on the site they originated from have a manually reduced weight in their recommended next article algorithm, a bit of SEO to push anything but the actual important stuff to the first page. It's not even hard.

[@zcorpalpha2462]

4:23 STOP 🛑 A lot of older people have access to a chair with wheels 🛞 while at an airport, because they have pain waking from one terminal to another Doesn’t mean they are useless, just means they need a little help getting around a large open area like an airport. You will be there one day yourself Kyle Please do some research 🔬 🥃🔥

[@blackbird4046]

Granger (1943-present) and Diane Feinstein (1933-2023) should be precedent for disqual.

[@07Flash11MRC]

Please add Moscow Mitch and foreign-taxpayer-money usurper Nancy Pelosi

[@jracer7189]

If there’s a minimum age to run there should be maximum age when you can’t run

[@CadetBoneSpurs]

And basically for the same reasons …. Cognitive

[@limitisillusion7]

I don't think there should be either. If you can run as a 7 year old and win, good for you. If you can run as a 90 year old and win, good for you. They problem isn't old people running for office. The problem is that voters are.... not wise.

[@ShaneSullivan-kp2yb]

@ some point we as American voters Have to take blame in this madness. After all, is is the electorate that somehow looks @ these candidates & still willingly votes them in. Very embarrassing 😫😫😫

[@jakemoeller7850]

In the 60s and 70s, we boomers were saying the same thing that you're saying, Kyle. AOC being passed over for that position was absurd.

[@rhondaseitz2634]

💯 agree 👍

[@maryannmontemayor377]

She and her staff should be charged with fraud and they should return their pay!

[@sallyprzybil2404]

Not her….shes not responsible due to her dementia…..but yes her staff and family should be charged!

[@immortal2u]

Don’t these politicians have aides, that staff their office? Who answers the phones, keeps up with the appointment calendar? If you’re not in your office for 6 months, someone knows..

[@linanicolia1363]

They covered it all up because they all were benefiting of it. I would indict all of these people. Their jobs are done.

[@limitisillusion7]

They don't call it the silent generation for nothing.

[@billymitchell655]

Excellent

[@nas84payne]

At least we’ll always have the guarantee of a permanent silence of them, if you get my drift 😉

[@mikepowell5094]

AND THEY HAD THE NERVE TO TALK ABOUT PRESIDENT BIDEN. THE HYPOCRISY OF MAGA.

[@terrydizzydude4087]

Had you even ever heard of this congresswoman before this story?

[@yesitschelle]

And... Pelosi? She went after Biden. Her tenacity was second only to Trump's.

[@yesitschelle]

@@terrydizzydude4087 I'm not going to learn about hundreds of House members. So, no. The point isn't my personal opinion of her politics. The point is that her coworkers, her aides, and her guardians hid this from us. The point is that it's part of a pattern. I don't think it's a one-sided problem at all. Feinstein should have been forced to retire. It worries me that unknown numbers of Congress people are incapable of work.

[@terrydizzydude4087]

@@yesitschelle Kyle's time spent covering a congresswoman that nobody has ever heard of: 10 minutes 45 seconds Kyle's time spent over the past four years covering an incumbent president's dementia: 0 minutes

[@belle8i]

I think a demented leader of the free world is a little more concerning don’t you think? It affects more than just your precious America.

[@socon3981]

And no one in Texas who worked for her or in Congress went to the News to report this Heist of Taxpayer money! Someone needs to find out IF she has staff in DC are operating her office. That is what happened with Diane, her Staff didn't want to give up their Gov salary!!! This needs to STOP! Their Staff should legally have to report these Congress members if they are not showing up to work in DC. Again its all about THE MONEY.

[@st.anselmsfire3547]

She also would've won reelection handily if she hadn't retired. At some point, the fault lies with the voters. Her decline was obvious two years ago, and nobody in her district even asked. What the fuck?

[@KarlBean-pb9zf]

That’s Texas for ya!

[@TheTerrainWizard]

Districts are gerrymandered, voting is rigged.

[@nas84payne]

@@KarlBean-pb9zfYou can, evidently, mess with Texas.