Article

2007-09-05 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-09-05 09:36|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 As a proud member of the boomer generation, I resent that remark about the boomers dying off. It is uncalled for. There is no reason to wish death on an entire generation just because of the actions of a few.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-09-05 14:57|| 2007-09-05 14:57|| Front Page Top

#2 A few?

I, too, am a boomer, and this is the most spoiled, egotistical, and self centered group of people since the French revolution ended the French nobility.

This country could have avoided a lot of problems if the "Greatest Generation" did a better job of raising kids.

Posted by DoDo 2007-09-05 15:24|| 2007-09-05 15:24|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm a boomer, too. We own the 60's, and the jury is out on whether this nation will survive that.

Posted by SR-71 2007-09-05 15:50|| 2007-09-05 15:50|| Front Page Top

#4 The problem was the "greatest generation" was tired and only want the best for their kids. But they couldn't handle education the kids were getting and were stunned that the kids turned out the way they did from that education by a solidedly "pink" teacher's union that was growing more and more radical day by day. I remember my university was haunted by left-wing faculty and that was 1961-1965. My dad was career USAF officer and raised me in a military fashion and it probably saved me from having the usual liberal to conservative epiphany in my 40's. I was already there.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-09-05 16:14|| 2007-09-05 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 There are a lot of us boomers who were raised by good parents. I work with a lot of them. It seems the more rural (in general) the less left-leaning spoiled liberals we are.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-09-05 16:21|| 2007-09-05 16:21|| Front Page Top

#6 A spoiled, highly vocal, plurality of that generation, now down to a core of idiots, as the rest responded to the various muggings of reality. Most of y'all are delightful, and have done your best to represent your generation under very trying circumstances.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-09-05 16:55|| 2007-09-05 16:55|| Front Page Top

#7 'nother boomer here....

Way too many of this group are examples of everything bad ever written about us. The only thing that may help is that the loser brigade didn't do much in the way of breeding for all their crap about free love.

To that point about eddication and pinko unions, my parents pulled out of NYC for NJ 50 years ago to get away from the NYC PS system. Luckily I got pretty much through school (pre-college) before NJ fell to the onslaught.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2007-09-05 17:09|| 2007-09-05 17:09|| Front Page Top

23:58 trailing wife
23:57 smn
23:52 Grinesh Bourbon6793
23:49 M. Murcek
23:48 trailing wife
23:48 M. Murcek
23:46 trailing wife
23:44 M. Murcek
23:41 trailing wife
23:41 Zenster
23:41 Pappy
23:38 Zenster
23:34 Zenster
23:27 Zenster
22:58 Steven
22:56 trailing wife
22:49 trailing wife
22:34 trailing wife
22:26 Frank G
22:24 Zenster
22:24 JosephMendiola
22:20 trailing wife
22:20 JosephMendiola
22:15 Zenster