tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18706044.post2840591570094678721..comments2023-10-29T03:52:52.787-04:00Comments on daveinboca: Is Obama Generation Jones? Or Triple X?dave in bocahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10164227301361227792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18706044.post-20417052763095905502009-03-25T13:25:00.000-04:002009-03-25T13:25:00.000-04:00Look up:Thanx for the linx and I find this sort of...Look up:<BR/><BR/>Thanx for the linx and I find this sort of peer cohort sociology interesting, as many historical figures appear to have been marching to an unheard tune in some sort of tandem---Lincoln & Darwin on same year, same day birthday only for one. Both epitomize the Zeitgeist somehow. Of their particular slice of an era.dave in bocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10164227301361227792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18706044.post-34230765610536074942009-03-24T10:21:00.000-04:002009-03-24T10:21:00.000-04:00Interesting blog. Boca is sounding good to me righ...Interesting blog. Boca is sounding good to me right about now. Re. your post today: Obama is not a Gen Xer, nor a Boomer, and very few prominent voices anywhere have said he is a Boomer or Xer. By contrast, many influential voices have repeatedly said that Obama--born 1961--is part of Generation Jones, born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X. Google Generation Jones, and you'll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) specifically use this term to describe Obama.<BR/><BR/>Here is a recent op-ed about Obama as the first GenJones President in USA TODAY: <BR/>http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm<BR/><BR/>And here is a recent interview with the guy who coined the term "Generation Jones":<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBk1GZ747F8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com