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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 05:57 PM
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Heartfelt thanks from this baby boomer to all the young folks
who have been the engine for the Obama ground game. I know that volunteers come from all age groups, but every time I see pictures of an Obama office I see a preponderance of young people. So Gallup and others may continue to downplay the impact of the youth vote, but I don't believe their numbers and they refuse to acknowledge the energy that Barack harnessed in making the most effective campaign of my life. Here's to you young volunteers, I salute you. GOBAMA !!!
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Dr Fate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 05:57 PM
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1. I guess you guys raised us right after all. n/t
n/t
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:11 PM
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8.  Life's a circle. My Mom and Dad were great Democrats who
raised me with the right values. After Dodd lost and I was without a candidate my son convinced me that Barack could win. That was what got me past my fears that America was unlikely to elect an African-American. Over the course of the campaign I have been blown away by his intelligence, toughness and temperament just as my son told me I would be. My parents are not here to see what I believe will be an historic moment tomorrow. But their spirit lives in me and my son. And that's pretty darn cool. GOBAMA !!!
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 05:58 PM
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2. YES
it has brought me hope for America, seeing so many young people who care
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 07:11 PM
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13.  I love watching their smarts and enthusiasm. This really can
be an administration which reconfigures our politics for a generation or more. And these young people will be in the vanguard of the new leadership which will emerge.
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HowHasItComeToThis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 05:59 PM
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3. I CONCUR, I AM A PRE-BOOM 1943
I WISH I COULD JUMP LIKE THIS TODAY :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:08 PM
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6. Yup. 1943 too.
Heartfelt thanks to the youngin's.

Virtual :bounce:
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:00 PM
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4. Another boomer here who joins you, chieftain, in praising these courageous young adults.
They are THE REASON Barack will win tomorrow.
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Tansy_Gold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:02 PM
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5. Here's a vote from another boomer
With thanks to my daugher and son-in-law in NJ who sent me a video of 3-year-old grandson saying our next president needs to be Barack Obama!
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 07:30 PM
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15.  I love generational solidarity. great story.
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:09 PM
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7. I agree 100%.
That is certainly one of the biggest thrills about this election. It gives this old man hope for the future.
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Frances Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:18 PM
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10. I was born in 1941
and I want to thank everyone who's worked for Obama, but especially the young people who are our future.
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:18 PM
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9. Another boomer says "Thanks!"
We will change the world :-).
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:36 PM
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20. Beat the Washington tonight. I don't believe in superstitions
but just to be sure beat Washington tonight.
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biscotti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:24 PM
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11. And another boomer!
Cuddo's and applause to the young-ins'!
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Frosty1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 06:45 PM
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12. And another Boomer
:loveya: :dem:
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 07:17 PM
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14. And one more, 1947 vintage.
I guess we ain't finished makin' trouble yet!

Good.

mark
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 07:33 PM
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16. Another boomer that thinks they rock
I know the hard work they do that I can't do now.
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Eyes_wide_ open Donating Member (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:06 PM
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17. And yet one more boomer would like to add her thanks
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Shanti Mama Donating Member (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:09 PM
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18. And a 1953 baby. THANK YOU!
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:51 PM
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22.  Katmandu really? How incredibly cool.
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YvonneCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:32 PM
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19. Baby Boomer here...
...too. I saw the energy of the college-age groups in 2004, volunteering for Kerry/Edwards. I worried that they would give up in their disappointment. If anything, they are even MORE energized now...and more organized, thanks to Barack Obama.

The ones I saw in Nevada this month were smart, hard-working, and TOTALLY committed to electing Obama and turning this country around. I salute them for their patriotism and thank them for making this campaign a success.:patriot:
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 10:35 PM
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25.  JFK, RFK each brought a new cohort of young people into the
political process. Barack's legacy will not be confined to the accomplishments of his 8 years in office, God willing. He will also have motivated a new generation to the high calling of public service and liberal ideals.
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:38 PM
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21. Yes, we really have to give it up to them for what they've done for Obama.
Very amazing.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 09:56 PM
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23. 1951......Thanks, kids. I hope we haven't fucked it up too bad....
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demigoddess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 10:10 PM
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24. I am a boomer too (1948) and I send love and congrats to all the workers
for Obama. If I could I would be out there too. But I am very proud of these younger gens who stood up for this candidate.
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Lumpsum Donating Member (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 10:36 PM
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26. The right tries to paint generation-Y as the apathy generation.
Tomorrow we will prove them all wrong.
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chieftain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-03-08 10:45 PM
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27.  Yes you will. GOBAMA !!!
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