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It's Wednesday, August 19, 2020, from Slated to the Gist I'm Mike Pesca.

Last night's DNC featured John Kerry Colin Powell and Chuck Schumer, all making the case.

The Donald Trump's unfit and Joe Biden would be the preferable choice for president.

It shows that men in their 60s, 70s, and 80s all agree that 77-year-old Joe Biden is it.

By the way, let's play a game.

John Kerry, Colin Powell, Chuck Schumer, which ones in his 60s, which ones in his 70s, and who's in his 80s?

All right, now look to the bottom of your podcast player and turn it upside down for the answer.

No, there is no such technology, or at least it's still in Tim Cook's beta-testing mode.

Chuck Schumer is in his 60s, 69.

John Kerry, 76, and Colin Powell, 83.

So you know what that means?

That the age difference between Colin Powell and Chuck Schumer is the same as the age difference

between Chuck Schumer and Kamala Harris.

But the focus wasn't on the old guard last night.

It was on the young box.

Only it wasn't much of a focus.

At 17, fresh feast-elected Democrats combined to say generally bland and obvious words.

But here's the thing, those words were said often in unison and via cell phone.

And when you pay into social security and Medicare, you deserve to know it will be there when you retire.

And that's fine, right?

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