Eleanor Holmes Norton reported to have dementia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The fact that 88 year old Eleanor Holmes Norton is still DC's delegate to Congress is a reflection of how pathetic and ineffective local Democrats are these days. Norton has been a basket case for many years.

And yet, every two years DC Democrats reliably reelect this elderly, dementia-ridden dinosaur to Congress. And then they complain when the federal government completely ignores local concerns. I think electing a representative that is of sound mind might be a good place to start. But this seems to be too much for our one party town.

They’re finally trying to fix this.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1244237.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is beyond the early stages. She is not in charge of her office anymore.

This is fine with me. As a constituent I can say that her staff is top notch. They’ve assisted my family twice in recent years.

But that not who was elected.

[Anonymous]

Can Congress expel her for having dementia? I know she is a non-voting member so it doesn’t really matter who is in this seat anyway, but I’m curious if non-voting members can be expelled?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is beyond the early stages. She is not in charge of her office anymore.

This is fine with me. As a constituent I can say that her staff is top notch. They’ve assisted my family twice in recent years.

But that not who was elected.

These frail elderly Members need to resign and let the next gen take over. Both sides of the aisle: McConnell, Nancy, all of them. Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is beyond the early stages. She is not in charge of her office anymore.

This is fine with me. As a constituent I can say that her staff is top notch. They’ve assisted my family twice in recent years.

But that not who was elected.

These frail elderly Members need to resign and let the next gen take over. Both sides of the aisle: McConnell, Nancy, all of them. Disgusting.

Why do you call the man by his last name, but demean the woman by calling her by her first name?

See, Trump vs Hillary, Trump vs Kamala.

Sexist and disrespectful.

[Anonymous]

Donald beat Hillary. Donald beat Kamala. Happy now?
I don't want to be on a first name basis with Drumpf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She is beyond the early stages. She is not in charge of her office anymore.

This is fine with me. As a constituent I can say that her staff is top notch. They’ve assisted my family twice in recent years.

But that not who was elected.

These frail elderly Members need to resign and let the next gen take over. Both sides of the aisle: McConnell, Nancy, all of them. Disgusting.

Why do you call the man by his last name, but demean the woman by calling her by her first name?

See, Trump vs Hillary, Trump vs Kamala.

Sexist and disrespectful.

NP. When I do the same it’s because I feel closer to the women.

[Anonymous]

I may be wrong but if someone has a caretaker and a power of attorney, surely they shouldn't be allowed to be in Congress, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s 88. Someone should be looking after her. She should be retiring and having her decades of service celebrated. It’s insane that she’s still in office.

+1.

I hate the GOP because of Trump, but I also hate the Democrats for letting the gerontocracy cling to power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s 88. Someone should be looking after her. She should be retiring and having her decades of service celebrated. It’s insane that she’s still in office.

+1.

I hate the GOP because of Trump, but I also hate the Democrats for letting the gerontocracy cling to power.

You can hate the GOP for the same reason. Exhibit A: Mitch McConnell

[Anonymous]

From the article: “A police report says Norton has "early stages of dementia."

Since when are police officers making medical diagnoses and putting them in reports? Or is this just some more crappy journalism? Neither is okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s 88. Someone should be looking after her. She should be retiring and having her decades of service celebrated. It’s insane that she’s still in office.

+1.

I hate the GOP because of Trump, but I also hate the Democrats for letting the gerontocracy cling to power.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg says hello.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the article: “A police report says Norton has "early stages of dementia."

Since when are police officers making medical diagnoses and putting them in reports? Or is this just some more crappy journalism? Neither is okay.

You’re not even allowing for the possibility that the caretaker provided that information? It must be a medical diagnosis by a beat cop or bad journalism?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From the article: “A police report says Norton has "early stages of dementia."

Since when are police officers making medical diagnoses and putting them in reports? Or is this just some more crappy journalism? Neither is okay.

You’re not even allowing for the possibility that the caretaker provided that information? It must be a medical diagnosis by a beat cop or bad journalism?

Yup. “The report also notes that Norton has a caretaker with power of attorney, who reported the fraud to Norton’s credit card company.”
https://danboguslaw.substack.com/p/eleanor-holmes-norton-has-7-no-show

Can that caretaker use the POA to announce she’s not running again? This is embarrassing and ludicrous. This is exactly what Donna Brazile was trying to avoid when she wrote her op-ed a few months back.

[Anonymous]

Y'all are really ageist. Let the voters decide who can and who can't run..