Comments on: This One’s For Us: One Boomer’s Perspective http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/11/13/this-ones-for-us-one-boomers-perspective/ The online magazine for baby boomers with active lifestyles Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric Mondschein http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/11/13/this-ones-for-us-one-boomers-perspective/#comment-1927 Eric Mondschein Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:11:41 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1284#comment-1927 As another boomer all I can say is I hope and yes pray, that she is right. I know it was historical and I am sure it will move our country another step in the right direction toward securing justice and racial equality for all that we so desperately need. That said, I also am convinced that the United States plays a special role in the world, not only because it can, and not that it is better than others, but because it is a nation comprised of all the peoples of the world and that does make us unique. This is not a time for isolationism but rather engaging the world in order to make it and our nation more secure and prosperous. I hope he did it for all of us and not just himself. As another boomer all I can say is I hope and yes pray, that she is right. I know it was historical and I am sure it will move our country another step in the right direction toward securing justice and racial equality for all that we so desperately need. That said, I also am convinced that the United States plays a special role in the world, not only because it can, and not that it is better than others, but because it is a nation comprised of all the peoples of the world and that does make us unique. This is not a time for isolationism but rather engaging the world in order to make it and our nation more secure and prosperous.

I hope he did it for all of us and not just himself.

]]> By: TrendWatcher http://www.boomercafe.com/2008/11/13/this-ones-for-us-one-boomers-perspective/#comment-1926 TrendWatcher Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:53:03 +0000 http://www.boomercafe.com/?p=1284#comment-1926 Thought-provoking post and blog. Relevant to your comments is the fact that many experts have argued that Obama is a member of Generation Jones…the heretofore lost generation between the Boomers and Xers, now 42-54 years old. You may have noticed, like I have, that there’s been quite a bit of buzz about GenJones in the context of this election; I saw several discussions on national TV about Obama being a Joneser, as well as about GenJones voters being a key swing vote. You may find this link interesting, my friends and I have been linking people to this page because we think it matters: it has a bunch of print excerpts and videos of big time publications (e.g. The New York Times, Newsweek, etc.) and pundits (e.g. David Brooks, Clarence Page, etc.) all talking about Obama’s identity as part of Generation Jones: http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html Thought-provoking post and blog. Relevant to your comments is the fact that many experts have argued that Obama is a member of Generation Jones…the heretofore lost generation between the Boomers and Xers, now 42-54 years old.

You may have noticed, like I have, that there’s been quite a bit of buzz about GenJones in the context of this election; I saw several discussions on national TV about Obama being a Joneser, as well as about GenJones voters being a key swing vote.

You may find this link interesting, my friends and I have been linking people to this page because we think it matters: it has a bunch of print excerpts and videos of big time publications (e.g. The New York Times, Newsweek, etc.) and pundits (e.g. David Brooks, Clarence Page, etc.) all talking about Obama’s identity as part of Generation Jones: http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html

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