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STILL not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Football_Bat, Feb 28, 2008.

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  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    People talk about how Obama doesn't really articulate his policies. The thing is though, is if he started to do so, people would fall asleep. The American voters have a very small attention span. Look at 2004. Kerry could spout off any number of reasons for why he turned against the Iraq War, but all you heard was 'flip-flopper' and "For the War before he was against it."

    Voters today aren't interested in listening to long, thought out ideas and policies. They just want quick sound bites.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Feb 28, 2008
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  2. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    SC is right. Generation X, the punk band that was Billy Idol's band before he became a post-punk self-parody, was formed in 1977. In my book, early 70s is the cut-off for Gen X birth years. After that is Gen Y.
     
    writing irish, Feb 28, 2008
    #50
  3. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    The baby boom is generally considered to be from 1946-64. (The first full year of LBJ's administration). Gen X is supposed to be people from 1965-81 (when Reagan took office). Generation Y is supposed to be from 1982 to present.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Feb 28, 2008
    #51
  4. pallister

    pallister Guest

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    Buck,

    The baby boomers copyrighted "Previous generations fucked up the country, but our generation is much smarter so we're gonna fix things." Look how that turned out. Just sayin'. I'm pretty sure that attitude has been around since about the second generation of whatever passes for the beginning of human life as we now define it.
     
    pallister, Feb 28, 2008
    #52
  5. pallister

    pallister Guest

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    Hey, what are they gonna call the generation after Z?
     
    pallister, Feb 28, 2008
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  6. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    Well, none of them are clearly defined. And there's some overlap in the Boomers and Xers in the 1961-64 range.

    Hell, surfing Wiki I even found there's a name for that group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones
     
    Inky_Wretch, Feb 28, 2008
    #54
  7. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    Generation AA?
     
    sportschick, Feb 28, 2008
    #55
  8. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    sportschick's sex toys.
     
    zeke12, Feb 28, 2008
    #56
  9. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    "So I ate from the stupid tree, at least I didn't kill my brother"

    "You didn't have a brother!"

    "That's it, you're grounded!"
     
    Guy_Incognito, Feb 28, 2008
    #57
  10. writing irish

    writing irish Active Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid



    "Yor generation don mean a fing ta me!"

    But they're not completely pissing on the grave of the 60s- the drummer's wearing a mod t-shirt.
     
    writing irish, Feb 28, 2008
    #58
  11. joe

    joe Active Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    How Mensa of you.
     
    joe, Feb 29, 2008
    #59
  12. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Re: I'm not ready to drink the Obama Kool-Aid

    Gen X is not 1981. I guarantee you that.
     
    buckweaver, Feb 29, 2008
    #60
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