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Boomer here... Bjornsdotter Mar 2016 #1
I'm so sick and tired of this meme. I am the first of the Baby Boomers. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #2
As am I. Just barely on the cusp* and for Bernie all the way. hedda_foil Mar 2016 #53
I think its an intelligence thing, all of my smart friends are feeling the bern, while my putitinD Mar 2016 #58
Same here. Friends that follow politics support Sanders. PonyUp Mar 2016 #73
he's spent a lifetime in a secure job living off the taxpayers with a great retirement. that's cool msongs Mar 2016 #3
He has served the people. He isn't a mooch. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #10
Bernie is stealing Hillary's "rightful place" Hydra Mar 2016 #46
Right, he should have been getting money the proper way..... daleanime Mar 2016 #18
lol nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #51
I lost several friends on Facebook MuseRider Mar 2016 #22
OK, can't resist... SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #41
..... daleanime Mar 2016 #78
You seem angry tazkcmo Mar 2016 #83
Working for the people who pay him is something he has in common with Hillary. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2016 #87
I was born in the middle of the Boom dflprincess Mar 2016 #4
This Boomer has gotten Bernie since the 1990s Armstead Mar 2016 #5
I am a baby boomer and I say Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #6
This late Boomer does BuelahWitch Mar 2016 #7
Half the boomers are done lost their brainz. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #8
We are certainly smarter than the Millennials question everything Mar 2016 #20
As noted, half done lost their brainz. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #23
And as determined by your name, you know the difference between smart and stupid question everything Mar 2016 #26
And as determined by your name, you question nothing. PonyUp Mar 2016 #74
Bern it up or burn it down. Fawke Em Mar 2016 #27
socialism doesn't mean the Soviet Union or Mao's China. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #32
"We are certainly smarter than the Millennials" SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #39
Maybe the Millennials actually realize that it's the 21st century Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #40
Actually, I think all of what you mention *is* relevant. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #45
The flip side to that aphorism is that you can't live in the past. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #66
Speak for yourself and not for me, please! This boomer and her husband 1monster Mar 2016 #54
Granted I'm not an actuary TubbersUK Mar 2016 #60
Smarter than Millennials!?! Hatchling Mar 2016 #61
smart people don't go around saying how much smarter they are dana_b Mar 2016 #68
It wasn't that the Left didn't vote for Humphrey...Tricky Dick Nixon covered his bases Human101948 Mar 2016 #79
Was discussing this with my Dad tonight. TDale313 Mar 2016 #9
That is because Gwhittey Mar 2016 #76
I'm a Boomer and so is my husband. He has two degrees and is making $12.00 1monster Mar 2016 #89
A large number of my HS class of early boomers SteveG Mar 2016 #11
I am a Boomer for Bernie Big Time awake Mar 2016 #12
Female boomer. SamKnause Mar 2016 #13
my wife and I are Bernie Boomers! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2016 #14
I'm nearly sixty ... Trajan Mar 2016 #15
Naw... It has to do with how many people became intellectually lazy... MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #16
Bingo. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #37
Results of your jury service 1monster Mar 2016 #50
Thank you, 1monster MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #71
I too am sick of this. MuseRider Mar 2016 #17
Amen! bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #55
Middle Boomer here Pastiche423 Mar 2016 #19
Born in 48! Will vote for Bernie next Tuesday (MI)! nt longship Mar 2016 #21
This is so tiresome, and it's B.S. I'm an early boomer and I am supporting Bernie all the way. Binkie The Clown Mar 2016 #24
October 1946 BOOM rickford66 Mar 2016 #25
Boomer Here Too noretreatnosurrender Mar 2016 #28
Early Boomer here. Media stereotype the generations and deny the FDR Boomers as Berners. ancianita Mar 2016 #29
Who is making this shit up about boomers Greybnk48 Mar 2016 #30
The media has misled people on how liberal boomers were braddy Mar 2016 #31
Where can I find these numbers braddy? Do you have a link? Greybnk48 Mar 2016 #48
Here are the links braddy Mar 2016 #57
63 and have been waiting for a very long time for a real Democrat to come along. wilsonbooks Mar 2016 #33
I'd say some boomers. Ken Burch Mar 2016 #34
Boomer here. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #35
Total bullshit. SheilaT Mar 2016 #36
Socialism is where it's at. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #44
Amen SheilaT! What a load of bullshit! n/t Greybnk48 Mar 2016 #49
I think they are underestimating how many boomers Feel the Bern. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #38
Yes underestimating Boomers marions ghost Mar 2016 #75
This is stupid. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #42
Whatjasay? Speak up I can't hear so good. Something's berning ?!? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #43
1948 here olddots Mar 2016 #47
Boomer who GETS Bernie here Lifelong Protester Mar 2016 #52
I'm A Bernie Boomer Too....nt global1 Mar 2016 #56
Nope, Bernie Boomer woman; he's one of us Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #59
Boomer Babes for Bernie! I've kept the faith and Bernie is the reward. Zen Democrat Mar 2016 #62
I "get" Bernie, just think Hillary will be a better president. Buzz cook Mar 2016 #63
I'm 65 and EVERYONE I know GETs Bernie... 2banon Mar 2016 #64
I'm a baby boomer and I'm feeling the Bern! nt Raine Mar 2016 #65
Bernie is perfect for Baby Boomers, of which I am one. Hail to the Chief!!! highprincipleswork Mar 2016 #67
Boomer here, & I support Bernie. n/t area51 Mar 2016 #69
"Hillary speaks to them. (Us? Really?!) He speaks to everyone else." pablo_marmol Mar 2016 #70
Born in 1950 AND a Bernie supporter. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #72
I'm a Professional-Managerial Class Boomer and am calling this out as more BS about BS supporters. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #77
Many of us baby boomers do get Bernie and support him karynnj Mar 2016 #80
Sorry. I can't get past this: Smarmie Doofus Mar 2016 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Mar 2016 #82
I'm A Boomer... I GET BERNIE SANDERS! n/t ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #84
Fortunately, my wife and I are pre-boomers and Socialists. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #85
I am also at the very tail end of the boomers. LWolf Mar 2016 #86
Early boomer here ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #88
Divide and Conquer, v.2386.5 Le Taz Hot Mar 2016 #90
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