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TalkingDog

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6. That would be X although the Baby Boomers are counted up until 1964

Reply to Horse with no Name (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:26 AM

Nov 2012

Obama was born in 61.

If you ascribe to any generational theory, it's doesn't matter when he was born exactly, it's who his cohorts were.

In other words if he was born in the late 50's but only had younger or older people to hang around with, his cultural influences would tend toward his peer group.

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... BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #1

Is this conservative a Gen Xer? sadbear Nov 2012 #2

They aren't boomers Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #4

That would be X although the Baby Boomers are counted up until 1964 TalkingDog Nov 2012 #6

i was born in 61 as well- and i'm MUCH more GenX than boomer. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #8

Seems to me it's when you hit the age of sex for fun.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #12

We can be either hootinholler Nov 2012 #7

I read that wrong. Jamastiene Nov 2012 #3

said before and will say again: the damage cheney*/bush* did to this country.... Raster Nov 2012 #5

I remember a speech George gave where he told us he was loosening lending ThomThom Nov 2012 #9

I knew it was going to OPEN mstinamotorcity2 Nov 2012 #10

loosening home lending was started by bush - remember bushs' speech about leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #11

"you don't have to have a lousy home" 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #14

yea something like that do you remember that speech - iwas tryin to find it but couldnt find that leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #16

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13

In 2001 the country was fighting over the $5.7T surplus. ffr Nov 2012 #15