Philippines Named ‘Most Stupid Country to Elect a 20-Year old as a Senator’ by Time Magazine

[bigmarco]

— The Philippines has been named as Time’s “Most STUPID Country to Elect a 20-Year OJT as a Senator”.

“The overwhelming victory of a self-professed on-the-job trainee-cum-Senator in the recently held election in the Philippines cemented the country’s fate,” wrote Time’s news director Marilou C. Martin.



http://sowhatsnews.wordpress.com/201...time-magazine/

[Terpe]

I think this one got posted already.

[Arthur Little]

— The Philippines has been named as Time’s “Most STUPID Country to Elect a 20-Year OJT as a Senator”.

... William Pitt the Younger was only 21 when elected to the UK Parliament, becoming - in turn - 's youngest~ever Prime Minister ...

... at the tender age of twenty-four!

[bigmarco]

I think this one got posted already.

Sorry not paying attention. Can somebody delete it please.

[gWaPito]

Sorry not paying attention. Can somebody delete it please.

Thanks bigmarco. .If you hadn't of posted I wouldn't of known about it.

[SimonH]

... William Pitt the Younger was only 21 when elected to the UK Parliament, becoming - in turn - 's youngest~ever Prime Minister ...

... at the tender age of twenty-four!

In what year?
I would imagine that life expectancy back then was a lot shorter and at 24 he was approaching middle age.