| 145. thats such garbage! nt |
| -The bashing of the Boomers begins! |
Joanne98 |
Mar-05-10 08:18 AM |
#0 |
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generation x is like the ww2 generation how? |
Tunkamerica |
Mar-05-10 08:21 AM |
#1 |
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Boomers didn't shop? Where were YOU in the 80's? |
Richardo |
Mar-05-10 08:27 AM |
#2 |
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The Millenial Generation, people born from 1982 to 2001. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 08:32 AM |
#5 |
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I don't count anybody born after 1955 as a 'boomer'. Only things I was spending money on in the |
sinkingfeeling |
Mar-05-10 08:34 AM |
#9 |
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Boomers are people born from 1943 to 1960. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 08:35 AM |
#12 |
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1946-1964 |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-05-10 08:47 AM |
#17 |
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Don't believe the "to 1964" crap. |
Berry Cool |
Mar-05-10 09:06 AM |
#26 |
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There's nothing to believe. It's a fact per the Census Bureau. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-05-10 09:25 AM |
#29 |
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I agree with Jonathan Pontell. He defines 'Generation Jones' as those born between 1954 and 1965. |
sinkingfeeling |
Mar-05-10 09:43 AM |
#38 |
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thats such garbage! nt |
Lost4words |
Mar-06-10 06:35 AM |
#145 |
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Experts, Data, and GenJonesers themselves sure don't see that as garbage |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-06-10 10:37 AM |
#160 |
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Census Bureau has absolutely nothing to do with defining generations |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 01:53 PM |
#94 |
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Fair: CB does not dictate "generations." |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-05-10 02:46 PM |
#97 |
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Look up "Generation Jones" |
GoCubsGo |
Mar-05-10 09:36 AM |
#37 |
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I was born in '62 and largely felt like we were transitional. |
ieoeja |
Mar-05-10 09:49 AM |
#40 |
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Those born from 59 to 64 are a transitional generation. |
Grand Taurean |
Mar-05-10 12:41 PM |
#73 |
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My true Boomer cousins & brother grew up in a different world |
WolverineDG |
Mar-05-10 10:34 AM |
#52 |
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Consensus of experts now is that Generation Jones exists between Boom & X |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 01:56 PM |
#95 |
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Not all are that different. I feel I have my feet in the Boomer world and the generation after |
NoSheep |
Mar-05-10 03:33 PM |
#109 |
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baby boomers go to 1964..look it up damn it! or do we boomers have to look it up for you? eom |
flyarm |
Mar-05-10 03:51 PM |
#113 |
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But only very few actual experts still believe it goes to 1964 |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 06:12 PM |
#127 |
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I call ...bullshit! |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 11:08 PM |
#205 |
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Current opinion of real experts no longer believes in 1946-1964 |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 09:14 AM |
#224 |
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I have tons more in common with GenX'ers than Boomers. |
roamer65 |
Mar-06-10 11:01 AM |
#161 |
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I call BS on anything after 1960 |
WolverineDG |
Mar-05-10 10:32 AM |
#51 |
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1960. The bar was moved and it's bogus |
omega minimo |
Mar-05-10 12:54 PM |
#85 |
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The sociological generation does not coincide exactly with the demographic Boom. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 02:48 PM |
#98 |
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Many experts say Boomers born 1942-1953 n/t |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 01:38 PM |
#92 |
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and what "experts " would that be? Boomers have always been defined to 1964! |
flyarm |
Mar-05-10 03:53 PM |
#114 |
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DEMOGRAPHIC Boom='46-'64 Boomer GENERATION='42-'53 |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 06:16 PM |
#128 |
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says who..the historical revisionism?..yeah what a crock! |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 04:50 PM |
#180 |
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Like it or not, there is an inevitabilty to the GenJones movement |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 09:09 AM |
#223 |
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no they haven't "always." it should be 1960. |
omega minimo |
Mar-05-10 09:46 PM |
#136 |
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Those Years Seem... Right On!! After 1953 Seems A Stretch To Me! n/t |
ChiciB1 |
Mar-06-10 01:16 PM |
#173 |
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However the crowd born after 1956 and before 1960 |
truedelphi |
Mar-05-10 04:27 PM |
#119 |
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I Think 1960 Is A Little Late To Be Called A Boomer! Haven't Researched It |
ChiciB1 |
Mar-06-10 01:13 PM |
#172 |
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Do the research..it is to 1964...eom |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 04:55 PM |
#181 |
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If they did, MOST of them are over it now, i.e. the see it for what it is. Nothing. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 08:44 AM |
#15 |
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If they did, it contradicts the OP |
Richardo |
Mar-05-10 09:03 AM |
#23 |
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Agreed and since, as you point out, all is in process, I hope you'll pardon me for regarding OP (any |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 09:23 AM |
#28 |
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They were?!? |
Urban Prairie |
Mar-05-10 09:29 AM |
#32 |
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We didn't "shop like crazy". We had a young family on falling wages. |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 12:41 PM |
#74 |
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ditto |
NoSheep |
Mar-05-10 03:34 PM |
#110 |
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I didn't shop |
varelse |
Mar-06-10 11:22 AM |
#162 |
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Oh great, here comes the "We Boomers can do no wrong. Worship us." BS. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 08:31 AM |
#3 |
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Really! Unlike the 'I'm entitled to have everything' Millennials. |
sinkingfeeling |
Mar-05-10 08:32 AM |
#6 |
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Ah, yes, wanting a living wage is SOOOO selfish. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 08:33 AM |
#8 |
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The "I'm not supporting myself until I'm 26!" generation. |
TexasObserver |
Mar-06-10 07:39 AM |
#151 |
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I'm not sure that's necessarily a Millennial thing... |
nickinSTL |
Mar-06-10 01:48 PM |
#176 |
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Exactly |
malletgirl02 |
Mar-06-10 06:47 PM |
#192 |
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And yes, the Boomers are the most narcissistic, self-centered generation in history. |
Uzybone |
Mar-05-10 08:33 AM |
#7 |
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I wanted to bang my head against the wall after reading that. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 08:35 AM |
#11 |
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yeah and it was we "Idiots" as you call us, that raised you to give a damn! eom |
flyarm |
Mar-05-10 11:18 AM |
#60 |
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No, they're not. Get a clue. People have been selfcentered since people started. n/t |
theophilus |
Mar-05-10 08:36 AM |
#13 |
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Yep, and the class war has gone on since bartering was invented |
havocmom |
Mar-05-10 09:28 AM |
#30 |
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I suggest you read "The Fourth Turning" by social historians Bill Strauss and Neil Howe. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:01 PM |
#100 |
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funny but Obama is a baby boomer. eom |
flyarm |
Mar-05-10 03:50 PM |
#112 |
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He's a Gen-Xer. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:56 PM |
#116 |
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National Poll of 500 born in same year as Obama shows they identify with GenJones, not Boom or X |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 06:31 PM |
#131 |
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the fuck he is! Baby boomers go to 1964..always have ..all the revisionism here doesn't change that! |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 04:47 PM |
#179 |
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Experts view Obama as part of GenJones, whether you happen to like that or not |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 09:27 AM |
#225 |
| -
Polls and experts and Obama himself all say Obama isn't a Boomer |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 06:24 PM |
#129 |
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so polls now redefine baby boomers..yeah right! wow ..sucker much? eom |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 04:57 PM |
#182 |
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Yes, generations matter. But to use them, race, political affiliation as a diverson |
havocmom |
Mar-05-10 06:26 PM |
#130 |
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ye and these kids here fall for it hook line and sinker! |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 11:33 AM |
#164 |
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SOME fall for it. SOME in every generation are this, that, the other |
havocmom |
Mar-06-10 12:36 PM |
#166 |
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+10,000!!! hey lady!!..hiii...eom |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 04:59 PM |
#183 |
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*hugs* how are you darling? |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 09:41 PM |
#197 |
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When you group people together, they stop being being human |
Lost4words |
Mar-05-10 09:29 AM |
#31 |
| -
"To generalize is to be an idiot" William Blake |
DailyGrind51 |
Mar-06-10 07:31 AM |
#150 |
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So says the 'boomers can do no right'. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 10:52 AM |
#55 |
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Only if a bunch of us were going to the store |
WonderGrunion |
Mar-06-10 01:56 PM |
#177 |
| -
I just resent the hell out of that |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 11:38 AM |
#62 |
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The Greatest Generation is who built up the unions in the 30s. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 02:58 PM |
#99 |
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Yes, when they retired and no longer needed them. nt |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 11:18 AM |
#226 |
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I imagine most generations |
LanternWaste |
Mar-05-10 01:13 PM |
#91 |
| -
And yet, you owe all that you have to Boomers, don't you? |
TexasObserver |
Mar-06-10 07:21 AM |
#149 |
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+ 1 million!!! right on!! Thank you!! eom |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 11:02 PM |
#204 |
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LOL, what ridiculous bullshit. |
inna |
Mar-06-10 01:03 PM |
#171 |
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Add to the many boomer "sins" |
livetohike |
Mar-05-10 08:32 AM |
#4 |
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I, as a Boomer, admit that there is a lot wrong with my generation. |
theophilus |
Mar-05-10 08:34 AM |
#10 |
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Look - It Was Known Way Back During The Boomer Boom We Were A Force To Be Reckoned With...... |
global1 |
Mar-05-10 08:53 AM |
#19 |
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I NEVER lost money my entire LIFE, until the year 2000 and EVERY year since. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 08:59 AM |
#21 |
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THAT'S the point, according to the Golden Rule, the moment you criticize, criticism is the standard |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 08:56 AM |
#20 |
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I agree. People who will consider all sides are, imo, very rare. n/t |
theophilus |
Mar-05-10 09:04 AM |
#24 |
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I am fascinated by the implications of multi-dimensionality, |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 01:00 PM |
#88 |
| -
What about black boomers? This is a strange post -- congratulating |
CBR |
Mar-05-10 08:39 AM |
#14 |
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I'm a 'late boomer ' ('59), and have been self-centered as a gyroscope at time..... |
cdsilv |
Mar-05-10 09:04 AM |
#25 |
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We all have been self-centered -- every generation. I just don't |
CBR |
Mar-05-10 03:04 PM |
#102 |
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It seems to me you are the one being sensitive, when you have problems |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 11:03 AM |
#56 |
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Well I live everyday with my black husband still facing discrimination |
CBR |
Mar-05-10 03:03 PM |
#101 |
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So much the ea$$$$$ier to ignore "Pro-Life" standards for aging Boomers health care needs. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 08:46 AM |
#16 |
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I am a Gen Xer, therefore I reserve the right to slack off and not care about anything in this post. |
Jennicut |
Mar-05-10 08:47 AM |
#18 |
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LOL We boomers had our share of contemporaries with same goal |
havocmom |
Mar-05-10 09:33 AM |
#35 |
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I think Gen X, as a group, is smaller and that we just watch Boomers and |
Jennicut |
Mar-05-10 10:03 AM |
#43 |
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We are boring. I'll meet you in the coffee shop with my flannel and we can be ironic. |
marmar |
Mar-05-10 04:19 PM |
#117 |
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One of my best friends is a Gen X -er and she's Wonder - full and very Pretty. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 06:01 PM |
#125 |
| -
We are force fed a daily load of bullshit |
Javaman |
Mar-05-10 09:02 AM |
#22 |
| -
Looks like no one gets it. |
Anna Lee |
Mar-05-10 09:20 AM |
#27 |
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This thread has already degenerated into a food-fight. So instead of turning blacks/whites |
KittyWampus |
Mar-05-10 09:29 AM |
#33 |
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It's always been that way. I remember (vaguely - I was a little bit late |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 11:12 AM |
#58 |
| -
=== |
KittyWampus |
Mar-05-10 09:30 AM |
#34 |
| -
Everything is a straw man now |
lunatica |
Mar-05-10 09:36 AM |
#36 |
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Rhetoric, yes, but Not the empirical facts. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 12:41 PM |
#72 |
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I'm a boomer, when did boomers stop shopping? As a |
sufrommich |
Mar-05-10 09:43 AM |
#39 |
| -
Boomer women who protested the war were not in danger of being drafted |
Urban Prairie |
Mar-05-10 09:55 AM |
#42 |
| -
Yes, women were against the war too. I'm saying what |
sufrommich |
Mar-05-10 10:09 AM |
#45 |
| -
Reagan did. Bush not so much. He was appointed once |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 12:44 PM |
#76 |
| -
Ah, my Boomer cynicism is still larger than my ass. Groovy. |
blueworld |
Mar-05-10 09:55 AM |
#41 |
| -
The instant Brokaw put The Greatest Generation out there I knew Boom! Voices of the Sixties |
bridgit |
Mar-05-10 10:04 AM |
#44 |
| -
This is the curious delusion the boomers would like to believe |
DefenseLawyer |
Mar-05-10 10:12 AM |
#46 |
| -
I think, as a boomer, that's what peeves me the most. |
sufrommich |
Mar-05-10 10:14 AM |
#47 |
| -
I was watching Brokaw bash boomers last night |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 11:08 AM |
#57 |
| -
I am one of the oldest Boomers (1946) |
Silver Swan |
Mar-05-10 11:56 AM |
#66 |
| -
I was born in 1955 and I was out there protesting at 12 and I know several here in my age group |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:17 PM |
#67 |
| -
Yes, I was born the same year but it still illegal for me to drive cross country |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 12:31 PM |
#69 |
| -
My friend who was 16 took off with her boyfriend and hitchhiked. She was a hero to the rest of us. |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:42 PM |
#75 |
| -
It would have been pretty hard for me to out radical my mom. |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 12:49 PM |
#81 |
| -
A very good foundation, it seems |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:52 PM |
#84 |
| -
Often-forgotten fact: a large number of the early hippies were actually of the Silent Generation. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:07 PM |
#104 |
| -
Someone needs to point out to Tommy that our parents were his "Greatest Generation" |
dflprincess |
Mar-05-10 12:29 PM |
#68 |
| -
He was openly hostile to David Harris on that segment last night. |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 12:37 PM |
#71 |
| -
Kind of a sick, voyeuristic hero worship, I think. nt |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:44 PM |
#77 |
| -
Brokaw's Boomer$ loses much by ignoring Generation Jones |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 01:45 PM |
#93 |
| -
I couldn't agree more. Eight years between me and my brother |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 09:43 PM |
#135 |
| -
Me too... But I did march in the first Earth Day protest march.... |
WCGreen |
Mar-05-10 09:51 PM |
#140 |
| -
Very close to that number WERE hippies, or identified with hippies. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 11:24 AM |
#61 |
| -
Exhibit A. n/t |
DefenseLawyer |
Mar-05-10 11:43 AM |
#64 |
| -
What in my post do you take issue with? nt |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 11:48 AM |
#65 |
| -
True. Since the return of tie-dye & the peace-sign, I have had some of the most un-Hippie-like |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 01:09 PM |
#90 |
| -
That pretty much sums it up. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:04 PM |
#103 |
| -
mm the 60's had no need for labor radicalism at all but a genuine need for civil rights, womens... |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 06:55 AM |
#146 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Mar-06-10 10:11 AM |
#157 |
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wow, you call people names and make stupid assumptions about them? wothless post, so sad for u |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 11:30 AM |
#163 |
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I was never into the war protest and the hippie thing but I was a liberal. I |
southernyankeebelle |
Mar-05-10 10:18 AM |
#48 |
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I think you are right about this. They really don't have anything to lose, most of them |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 12:52 PM |
#83 |
| -
It is encouraging to see them show up for this |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:57 PM |
#87 |
| -
I guess I'm an "M" I was born in 83. |
bamacrat |
Mar-05-10 10:20 AM |
#49 |
| -
World War I gave us the New Deal and unions? |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Mar-05-10 10:22 AM |
#50 |
| -
Joanne is right about the media or about Brokaw, any way. |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 11:17 AM |
#59 |
| -
Technically, that's correct. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-05-10 11:43 AM |
#63 |
| -
The hippies were right, as it turned out |
upi402 |
Mar-05-10 10:36 AM |
#53 |
| -
The punks were right. The hippies went to sleep |
omega minimo |
Mar-05-10 09:47 PM |
#137 |
| -
What? No "Greatest Generation" book from the likes of Tom Brokaw? |
KansDem |
Mar-05-10 10:36 AM |
#54 |
| -
The boomer bashing propaganda is not an accident |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:36 PM |
#70 |
| -
Bingo~ |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 12:44 PM |
#78 |
| -
+1 |
Blue_In_AK |
Mar-05-10 12:48 PM |
#80 |
| -
Same here. Only person I knew anywhere near me in my age group who voted for Reagan |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 12:51 PM |
#82 |
| -
I agree, my experience is similar to yours--born in 52 |
diane in sf |
Mar-06-10 01:37 AM |
#144 |
| -
Bingo. And now they want the Social Security checks. |
Joanne98 |
Mar-06-10 08:22 AM |
#152 |
| -
I voted against Reagan twice. |
Enthusiast |
Mar-06-10 10:27 AM |
#158 |
| -
+1, laughingliberal! |
Enthusiast |
Mar-06-10 10:28 AM |
#159 |
| -
Psychobabble is so entertaining..... |
deaniac21 |
Mar-05-10 12:46 PM |
#79 |
| -
I could point to exceptions |
Grand Taurean |
Mar-05-10 12:55 PM |
#86 |
| -
It seems a little microcosm of what I have observed |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 01:01 PM |
#89 |
| -
Labor Radicalism by the Greatest Generation is what pushed through workers' rights. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:11 PM |
#106 |
| -
Well, I guess they abandoned all that once they had theirs, huh? |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 05:57 PM |
#122 |
| -
yes they did- the G Gen dod the dmage and Boomers get blamed. becasuse Xers and Ms are too young |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 07:05 AM |
#148 |
| -
+1 nt |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 09:59 AM |
#153 |
| -
Most of the Teabaggers I've seen are Boomers or Jonses........ |
Burma Jones |
Mar-05-10 01:58 PM |
#96 |
| -
There are some DUers that keep lying by claiming most Teabaggers are pre-Boomers. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-05-10 03:14 PM |
#107 |
| -
There are lots of Boomers.....period...... |
Burma Jones |
Mar-05-10 03:20 PM |
#108 |
| -
Boomers are the only group that did not vote overwhelmingly for Reagan |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 06:01 PM |
#124 |
| -
Really, cause it seemed a whole lot of those teabaggers already have Medicare |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 05:59 PM |
#123 |
| -
We must stop the damned bickering and pay attention..... |
winyanstaz |
Mar-05-10 03:11 PM |
#105 |
| -
google Bingo~ |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 05:54 PM |
#120 |
| -
It is and any group that is not being targeted currently just gleefully piles on |
laughingliberal |
Mar-05-10 06:03 PM |
#126 |
| -
In order to differentiate, you have to kill your mother and father. |
Duke Newcombe |
Mar-05-10 03:36 PM |
#111 |
| -
No, you separate and become Peer-Friends and Individuals. |
patrice |
Mar-05-10 05:56 PM |
#121 |
| -
Now, you see, "killing your parents"--that's what we call... |
Duke Newcombe |
Mar-05-10 10:46 PM |
#143 |
| -
Am I the only one sick of people trying to lump everyone in one group? |
earth mom |
Mar-05-10 03:55 PM |
#115 |
| -
+10,000 |
Nikki Stone1 |
Mar-05-10 04:25 PM |
#118 |
| -
+10,001 ! |
Gidney N Cloyd |
Mar-06-10 05:09 PM |
#187 |
| -
"...begins" ??? |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-05-10 06:34 PM |
#132 |
| -
AP chose "The Rise of Generation Jones" as the #1 trend of 2009 |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-05-10 06:36 PM |
#133 |
| -
Any good references that aren't all about Ring Dings and Fat Albert? |
omega minimo |
Mar-05-10 09:48 PM |
#138 |
| -
Boomers did wonderful things in the 60's and 70's |
Geek_Girl |
Mar-05-10 07:00 PM |
#134 |
| -
Oh, please. That's over the top. There's no evidence Boomers elected Bush |
EFerrari |
Mar-05-10 09:52 PM |
#141 |
| -
That's true. As I recall, Al Gore garnered the most votes of any Presidential candidate in history |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 10:04 AM |
#154 |
| -
I have no real feel for the pulse of younger people -- my sons |
EFerrari |
Mar-06-10 12:44 PM |
#167 |
| -
Unfortunately, GenJonesers were key in electing Bush |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 08:50 AM |
#220 |
| -
the greatest gen put Reagan in office kid. not your parents, LOL....go read about it |
bettyellen |
Mar-06-10 06:57 AM |
#147 |
| -
this "generation" analysis is worthless |
Bill McBlueState |
Mar-05-10 09:51 PM |
#139 |
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"pop-culture b.s." |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 10:06 AM |
#156 |
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. |
fishwax |
Mar-06-10 10:53 PM |
#203 |
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Up against the wall! Mofus. Right on! |
RedCloud |
Mar-05-10 09:54 PM |
#142 |
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I think I just had a flashback. nt |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 10:05 AM |
#155 |
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I wouldn't bash them so much |
Zomby Woof |
Mar-06-10 11:38 AM |
#165 |
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Totally ageist BS |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 12:50 PM |
#168 |
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Things should be getting better. |
rookie222 |
Mar-06-10 12:55 PM |
#170 |
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Thanks for reminding me |
comrade snarky |
Mar-06-10 01:25 PM |
#174 |
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The economic conditions of today are a result of policies instituted by Reagan |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 06:43 PM |
#191 |
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I'm not the one who typed up a post blaming a previous generation |
comrade snarky |
Mar-06-10 07:43 PM |
#194 |
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I did not blame the previous generation for all the ills of the world |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 08:28 PM |
#195 |
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Keep on spinning you crazy diamond you |
comrade snarky |
Mar-06-10 08:59 PM |
#196 |
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What I object to is not that the Greatest made mistakes which, AFAIK, all humans do |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 09:54 PM |
#198 |
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That's what makes this funny |
comrade snarky |
Mar-06-10 10:04 PM |
#200 |
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I doubt anyone has totally unbiased observations and that would include me |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 10:39 PM |
#201 |
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Try not to take it so personally |
comrade snarky |
Mar-06-10 11:31 PM |
#207 |
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Constructive criticism is fine. What I am concerned about, overall, is the |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 12:03 AM |
#209 |
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Anti Boomer propaganda leading to us pulling plugs |
comrade snarky |
Mar-07-10 12:42 AM |
#211 |
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Do you expect the deficit commission is not going to come back with |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 12:53 AM |
#213 |
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The Medicare and SS |
comrade snarky |
Mar-07-10 01:03 AM |
#214 |
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Yep |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 01:15 AM |
#215 |
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That'll work well for them |
comrade snarky |
Mar-07-10 01:20 AM |
#216 |
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I hope you're right about that |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 02:05 AM |
#217 |
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It's nothing to celebrate |
comrade snarky |
Mar-07-10 02:27 AM |
#218 |
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I do care who pays for what but I have little hope of seeing any fairness restored to our tax |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 03:41 AM |
#219 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Mar-06-10 01:46 PM |
#175 |
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Something of a false dichotomy here |
laughingliberal |
Mar-06-10 06:51 PM |
#193 |
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be constructive |
rookie222 |
Mar-06-10 12:53 PM |
#169 |
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Weren't the "Reagan Democrats" all Boomers? |
WonderGrunion |
Mar-06-10 01:58 PM |
#178 |
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NO! the Greatest generation voted him in!! eom |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 05:01 PM |
#184 |
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Nope. Try the Greatest Generation for that distinction. |
TexasObserver |
Mar-06-10 05:06 PM |
#185 |
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I don't buy the generational theories of history and society |
fishwax |
Mar-06-10 05:06 PM |
#186 |
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Oh Brother. Just follow the money. This has nothing to do with The Sixties and everything |
Mike 03 |
Mar-06-10 05:12 PM |
#188 |
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Boomers and baptists |
Politicub |
Mar-06-10 05:50 PM |
#189 |
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They protested Vietnam because THEY were gonna get sent |
taught_me_patience |
Mar-06-10 06:35 PM |
#190 |
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Seems there were a lot of us out there for the protests against Iraq, too |
laughingliberal |
Mar-07-10 12:47 AM |
#212 |
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I always thought 'boomers trailed off in the late 50's |
Canuckistanian |
Mar-06-10 10:00 PM |
#199 |
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Data shows last Boomer birth years were mid-50's |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 09:01 AM |
#222 |
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Baby Boomers..who are they?????? Born 1946-1964 |
flyarm |
Mar-06-10 10:48 PM |
#202 |
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Actual experts say: Boomers 1942-1953 and Generation Jones 1954-1965 |
MidwestPerspective |
Mar-07-10 08:58 AM |
#221 |
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Even if you have... |
Writer |
Mar-06-10 11:15 PM |
#206 |
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If you apply conflict perspective of economics to..... |
Whoknows44 |
Mar-06-10 11:47 PM |
#208 |
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Not my fault contraception was illegal in the '50's |
mrmpa |
Mar-07-10 12:30 AM |
#210 |
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