http://womensvoicesforchange.org/mother-daughter-post-election-special-part-one-what-it-felt-like-in-grant-park.htm Redefining Life After 40 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:41:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/mother-daughter-post-election-special-part-one-what-it-felt-like-in-grant-park.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2449 Chris L. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:53:54 +0000 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/mother-daughter-post-election-special-part-one-what-it-felt-like-in-grant-park.htm#comment-2449 As a member of Generation Jones, I have to confess I'd always thought myself a late boomer: at 46, the tail of the tail of the boom. It's amusing now to see the concept suddenly in play, as "Jonesies" take the national stage. Not just the new president and his age-similar compatriots but the new wave of Republicans: Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty. Does that mean that CNN should rename its political show "Keeping Up With the Joneses?" As a member of Generation Jones, I have to confess I’d always thought myself a late boomer: at 46, the tail of the tail of the boom. It’s amusing now to see the concept suddenly in play, as “Jonesies” take the national stage. Not just the new president and his age-similar compatriots but the new wave of Republicans: Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee, Tim Pawlenty. Does that mean that CNN should rename its political show “Keeping Up With the Joneses?”

]]> http://womensvoicesforchange.org/mother-daughter-post-election-special-part-one-what-it-felt-like-in-grant-park.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2450 Jennifer Williams Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:16:32 +0000 http://womensvoicesforchange.org/mother-daughter-post-election-special-part-one-what-it-felt-like-in-grant-park.htm#comment-2450 A related issue is Obama’s membership in Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). I’ve seen numerous very credible experts emphatically insist that Obama is part of GenJones; if Obama’s generational identity is of interest to you, click this link…it goes to a page filled with lots of articles and videos of famous people discussing Obama’s identity as a GenJoneser, and the many implications of this for his Presidency: http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html A related issue is Obama’s membership in Generation Jones (between the Boomers and Generation X). I’ve seen numerous very credible experts emphatically insist that Obama is part of GenJones; if Obama’s generational identity is of interest to you, click this link…it goes to a page filled with lots of articles and videos of famous people discussing Obama’s identity as a GenJoneser, and the many implications of this for his Presidency: http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html

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