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Could euphoric Obama fans be sparking a baby boom?

By Jessica Bennett | NEWSWEEK
Published Nov 14, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Nov 24, 2008

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  • Posted By: JRyanB82 @ 12/10/2008 12:05:43 PM

    Authors William Strauss and Neil Howe have actually co-written a number of books on the subject of generational baby booms, namely, ???Generations: The History of America???s Future,??? which tells the history of America through a succession of generational biographies circa 1584 to the present. Personally, I believe that an Obama baby boom would compose part of a New Adaptive Generation - a collection of ???artists??? who will be irrepressible in the wake of modern-day failures. At least, that is what I hope.

    http://undercurrents.tmgstrategies.com/2008/12/01/the-new-adaptive-generation/

  • Posted By: AshamedofYou @ 11/19/2008 10:40:43 PM

    I wonder if this airhead reporter will investigate and report on the Obama Aids epidemic that followed the celebratory unprotected sex of the typical braindead Obama voter such as those featured in the famous Youtube intervews of Obama voters that had no clue which party controlled congress during the election. Imagine the results of a baby boom of idiots conceived by idiots. Europe is looking pretty good right now.

  • Posted By: philosophical73 @ 11/14/2008 11:38:31 PM

    America: welcome the two stooges (Obama and Biden) and 'the Ones' first ghetto family - Michelle, et al. Ugh. Heaven help us!

    • Posted By: ProudDemoChristian @ 11/18/2008 4:27:28 PM

      Thanks for bringing to light a representation of a racist Republican. That is one of the MANY reasons that your party lost the White House.

  • Posted By: pochero @ 11/16/2008 9:32:39 PM

    There really is a high probability that Obama was conceived on the day JFK was elected. It was a then-senator JFK that helped finance Obama's father's trip to the US to study under a scholarship. Obama's father, who by then would have been married to his mother, would certainly have been elated at his benefactor's election to the White House.

  • Posted By: hhsmith76 @ 11/15/2008 2:51:23 PM

    I just want all you to know, that you sit there and say you are supporting OBAMA, by out
    having sex and making babies, when ONCE ELECTED, HE WILL KILL BABIES!!

    Think about it - Its like handing him a child and saying HERE< KILL THIS CHILD
    because she/he is not wanted. Thats it! YOU REALLLLLLLLLLLY Screwed up this time America!

    • Posted By: im.thatoneguy @ 11/16/2008 6:25:10 PM

      Let's play "Let's be Logical".

      Let's assume for a moment that Abortion is Murder.
      Let's assume that Obama is advocating Abortion.
      Let's assume that Abortions are happening all over the country in well known places every day.
      Let's assume that those millions of Abortions every year dwarf then the Holocaust.

      So what are you doing about it?
      Positing comments on Newsweek's Forums?

      You believe that Genocide and a Holocaust is going on under your nose and the most you're willing to do is post comments on the internet about how you disagree and maybe walk around on the street with a sign.

      If you really believe someone is about to murder someone else isn't it your obligation to stop them. If you were in Nazi Germany would you just hold a protest rally outside Auschwitz?

      Face it. If you really thought it was murder and were 100% convinced you would be out there with other armed revolutionairy forces carrying out firebombings, slashing tires and other extremist activities. Instead your belief in it being murder is so strong that you sit on your couch and say you disagree with it.

      Unless you're out there acting fighting it as if someone is getting murdered. You don't get to use that kind of language. Your apathy reveals your true colors. What you're afraid of getting arrested? For what? 'Saving someone from being murdered'? I would think that a misdemeanor in exchange for saving someone from being murdered is a fair exchange.

      When it comes to taking away a woman's right to choose in a voting booth it's all "They're commiting murder, Genocide, Holocaust". But actually put their own safety and freedom on the line and "Oh no I'm not going to break the law to stop anything!" Ha! Righhhhhhhttt. It's almost as if you think you might be wrong... and that maybe... just maybe... it should be the woman's. CHOICE.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:09:18 PM

      "I just want all you to know, that you sit there and say you are supporting OBAMA, by out
      having sex and making babies, when ONCE ELECTED, HE WILL KILL BABIES!!"

      He's already been elected. Do you suppose he's killing babies already? Or is he saving them up for a big chainsaw and fire axe party in the Rose Garden?

  • Posted By: im.thatoneguy @ 11/16/2008 6:16:01 PM

    DixieBug he voted against that bill because there was ALREADY A LAW which forbid it. So he saw no reason to vote for another bill to say the same thing.

    If you want to go after Obama at least go after real policy disagreements instead of whipped cream brain ramblings.

  • Posted By: penelopepitstop @ 11/14/2008 9:39:36 PM

    Dear Trouble76; I respect your position. Check the history a little closer though . . . who sold the first Africans to the white man???? Africans . . . .

    • Posted By: trouble76 @ 11/16/2008 3:26:48 AM

      I know my history and as that may be the case... I fail to believe that Africans would have sold their own if they knew what it meant. I give you this analogy... if parents give their young up for whatever reason and the person who raises them beats the living crap out of the kids who bares the burden of fault? Another one... who trained the 9-11 pilots to fly the planes? America did.. yet do we blame ourselves for the lives lost? Are we at war with ourselves for training terrorist? No... we blame those who did the terrorist acts not the people (good 'ol Americans) who trained the pilots... (sound of the gavel...) I rest my case

  • Posted By: ahmed_mitoe @ 11/16/2008 2:41:40 AM

    hi can someone post the link to tiger woods interview regarding obama. woods made a *** load of racist statements against white people and next thing i knew the video vanished from the internet. please post link if you find it.

  • Posted By: ahmed_mitoe @ 11/16/2008 2:40:20 AM

    hi can someone post the link to tiger woods interview regarding obama. woods made a *** load of racist statements against white people and next thing i knew the video vanished from the internet. please post link if you find it.

  • Posted By: dixiebug55 @ 11/15/2008 10:58:34 PM

    Considering his voting history in his own state, he thinks it's okay to allow infants that survive the abortion to be lain aside to die---I wonder if those celebratory baby makers are of the same mindset. In MY opinion is that if you can do that to an infant---yes, an infant---why would he care about adults? Usually even the hardest hearted people have a sensitivity to newborns and such---so don't fool yourself into thinking he cares about us.

  • Posted By: AnnaInNY @ 11/15/2008 8:32:36 PM

    That was the stupidest article I've read in a while. Way to go, Newsweek... that's some hard-hitting journalism.

  • Posted By: AnnaInNY @ 11/15/2008 8:31:58 PM

    That was the stupidest article I have read in a long, long time. Way to go, Newsweek... that's some hard-hitting journalism.

  • Posted By: APATRIOTICAMERICAN @ 11/14/2008 10:10:41 PM

    Obamaohyeah,

    McCain graduated from the US Naval Academy. A far tougher school than Harvard. I know many Academy Graduates and I know many Harvard Graduates. Believe me there is NO comparison. I have had to fire NUMEROUS Harvard Graduates over the years for their incompetence and attitude. I would hire a Naval Academy Graduate in an instant for one of my companies. You see, I am not poor white trash as you describe. I am a successful man that owns several companies either outright or with partners so keep your holier than though CRAP to yourself. Good luck to you when the white population of this country which includes business owners wakes up and turns off the affirmative action welcome wagon. It is already starting with many owners saying, now that we have a Black president, the Black population can no longer claim they have no opportunity and need handouts all day long. I applaud yo if you have made something of yourself but lets face it, much of your population is woefully inept, corrupt, criminal, ignorant and should stop having children they can't afford. By the way, I never treated any of your people poorly. Stop with the reparations CRAP. Instead of using that card, why not do more to bring your people up in an honest way, not by electing some fraud for President. His inexperience will show through and make it worse for you all in the end.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:21:57 PM

      "Stop with the reparations CRAP. Instead of using that card, why not do more to bring your people up in an honest way, not by electing some fraud for President. "

      When has Obama said ANYTHING about reparations?

      LOL.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:21:15 PM

      Yeah, right. LOL.

    • Posted By: newbie2 @ 11/14/2008 10:41:59 PM

      Suuuurrrre, you've hired and fired NUMEROUS Harvard graduates. Suuurrre, you on multiple companies to which Harvard grads flock. And I've got oceanfront property in Kansas!

  • Posted By: sbplayer60 @ 11/15/2008 1:20:50 AM

    If this story has any prudence it only show how shallow we have become about sex. I wish I knew this a long time ago. I would have spent more time setting up feel good scenarios just so I could get laid increasing my chances of offspring so my blood line could continue. I really have fail myself and my future existance. I only have 4 children with the same gal and all concieved out of love. Wow have I missed the boat.

    • Posted By: girlfromak2 @ 11/15/2008 1:25:47 AM

      Enjoy your gifts from God. Happy is the man who still is with the wife of his youth. We would love to be able to afford more children...alas, we have too much of a conscience to have the taxpayers burdened even more.

      • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:20:30 PM

        How much are you burdening them now?

  • Posted By: girlfromak2 @ 11/15/2008 1:27:50 AM

    The historic part is that people elected someone on the basis of coolness and the ablity to bloviate better. It is all shallow. I would rather my pres stutter than have him untrustworthy.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:20:06 PM

      So what? Bush was elected because he sounded "folksy".

  • Posted By: normaldude @ 11/15/2008 1:31:35 AM

    In other words, there's nothing historic about his win. He's semi-black, but he still could have won even if he were Asian. Or Pakistani. The only reason why he was elected is because the repubs didn't have candidates worth voting for.

    • Posted By: littleabige @ 11/15/2008 1:34:19 AM

      I don't think it was that we didn't have a candidate worth voting for. He jus didn't "show up" until it was too late!

      • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:19:42 PM

        He was a pathetic old joke, and the airhead that was handed to him as a running mate didn't help much, either.

      • Posted By: pezled @ 11/15/2008 8:20:42 AM

        Sorry, but I don't think the republicans had a candidate that I would trust to be my taxi driver. McCain was just wacky.

  • Posted By: Maddog6 @ 11/15/2008 1:49:09 AM

    Now that the messiah has been elected, I am going to quit my job, go on welfare have at least 2 more kids and I will thank all of the MSNBC employee's who pay taxes. Your tax dollars will allow me sit around and do nothing for the rest of my life. God you people are Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!! But thanks, since I will have a stress free life I will continue to mooch off of the government roles until I am at least 100. Keep it up!

    • Posted By: girlfromak2 @ 11/15/2008 1:53:19 AM

      Love it! I think that this is the exact reason that I will become a Democrap...I am looking for Easy Street now that I will be punished for working harder.

      • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:18:58 PM

        You weren't going to make $250,000 regardless, so what are you whining about?

  • Posted By: girlfromak2 @ 11/15/2008 1:51:03 AM

    There once was a pres elect.
    Who issued a special Edict.
    "Take all their funds.
    Take all their guns.
    and let America go to heck.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:18:21 PM

      Did you write that all by yourself?

  • Posted By: KAKTUSKAT @ 11/15/2008 1:52:30 AM

    Obama babies? Are you kidding? This nation is in SERIOUS trouble alreay having elected that SOCIALIST TERRORIST! Now we are going to have babies named for him. At least wait until he screws everything up by raising taxes in a recession. He will become the worst president since Clinton and one of the very worst in US history.

    • Posted By: Joe55 @ 11/15/2008 2:17:59 AM

      katkuskat you are the looser Obama won by land slide all you extrimist right wings GOP ( Grand Old perverts ) can do is cry. cry baby cry. as time goes on the future of GOP looks reallly dim they will slowly vanish. lol olohhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

      • Posted By: littleabige @ 11/15/2008 5:48:41 PM

        No they won't. After 4 years the GOP will return. I would be willing to bet on it.

        • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:17:56 PM

          Keep dreaming. Your party FAILED, plain and simple. Until they get their crap in one bag - and they don't look like they're even trying - they will be the minority party in congress. And as for the presidency? Well, let's just say I hope you guys run Sarah Palin. LOL.

      • Posted By: theendisnear2009 @ 11/15/2008 2:48:16 AM

        maybe if McCain could have gotten the NAACP to bus whites to the polls he could have won.

    • Posted By: Doc Howl @ 11/15/2008 7:16:16 PM

      Sir,

      I enjoyed a hearty laugh at your post, which I assume was sarcasm. At least I hope it was sarcasm. I mean, nobody could REALLY be that dumb, right?

  • Posted By: haterz101 @ 11/15/2008 1:55:00 AM

    who cares about *** barak hussein obama he should never been elected and will wreck havoic on this great nation i feel for everyone including those who voted for him may god help us all he is goin to be the ruin of this country obama won america lost those of you who voted for him will be cryin later when our country is sufferin thanks to all you idiots for makin a bad choice

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