Josh Marshall agrees... Generation X-Box flaked on us

[exliontamer]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_10_31.php#003925

[AlCzervik]

1. thats gawddamn disgraceful!

it really fucking is.

[Must_B_Free]

2. Bullshit

its a secret ballot

[Southsideirish]

3. Too busy downloading music to their MP3's or whatever the heck

those things are.

[LiberteToujours]

4. We ALWAYS do

Every election the media always chirps, "The young people are going to come out big this time!", and they never ever ever do. We'll see if they regret it once they get sent to Iraq. As for those who voted Kerry, I recommend you get the fuck out of your country.

[kwolf68]

5. Did anyone have any hope for these people?

They care about clothes, fashion, and money. Gen-X is concerned with well...Gen-X.

The by-products of the Raygun doctrine of "get what you can for you". Welcome to hell.

[Catfight]

10. They vote how mommy and daddy tell them to vote, most still live

at home.

[yvr girl]

16. Gen Xers are in their 30's

Gen Y are the young ones

[TexasSissy]

6. Yep. Just like they didn't show up in Iowa for Dean. I was hoping,

but history said they don't show up. And history was right, again.

[makhno]

7. How many old codgers flaked on us?

Eh, you tell me? And who put the country in the shit it is today anyway? The XBox kids?

[AnIndependentTexan]

8. Hello it is just spin

I'm a youth and I happen to vote

[MirrorAshes]

9. For the first time ever, I think Josh has his head up his ass.

Still have not seen one conclusive piece of info to say the youth vote did not show up.

[Ksec]

11. They may Have shown up, but for who?

[seabeyond]

12. then who are all these people waiting in these huge ass lines

in democratic neigborhoods not able to vote at 11 at night. who were all those people that went to early voting. who are all the people that voted for first time in life.

dont tell me we didnt have the votes. we heard what the polls were saying. areas of dems long waits. that wasnt made up

[SmileyBoy]

13. The old folks get us into this fucking mess, and now you wanna blame US???

Why don't you blame the 75 year-old South Dakota farmer who voted for * instead if the 20 year-old college student???

I'm 22, and this was the THIRD election I have voted in. And I'll keep voting until I die, God willing, if there's still a democracy in place.

It's the middle-aged people who should be blamed.

[exliontamer]

15. You're right! We fucked up your world...

... and tonight was your night to take it back.

17%

Doh!

[fidgeting wildly]

14. But watch them pitch a fit

when *co starts the draft. Sorry kids, you had your chance to resist. It was today. And if you were eligible and didn't vote, I will have NO SYMPATHY.