DISQUS

Shane Vander Hart · 1 year ago

Great post Justin. I was just thinking about that today as well.

Thanks for the link, btw, you were much kinder than the other person who linked to that post :).

Mac · 1 year ago

This is great. The church has to be dynamic and able to adapt to current trends under the guidelines Christ has laid out. The Democratic party in recent years has a more loving message. Yesterday, Justin pointed out many times that McCain's party was private, while Grant park was off the chain. Obama made it clear that he wanted everyone, including the young people. God gave us the ability to think and feel for ourselves. By living in the same old traditions, we are confining ourselves to a box, which will become repetitive and stagnant, and eventually start to lose its quality. This"box" hinders us from understanding God's revelation.

Rita · 1 year ago

Barack Obama is a baby boomer. He is 47 years old. He was born in 1961. Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964.

I blog at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide.

Rita

Justin Wise · 1 year ago

@Rita: Yep. You're right! I wrote in the post, "Obama, at 47, while officially belonging to the “Boomer” demographic, functions as a “post-boomer”, the analysts said."

The commentators on NBC were saying that Obama was not lock-step with his Boomer counterparts. He thinks, acts, and "politicks" like a post-Boomer. That's what made the We Generation vote for him in record numbers!

Thanks for your comment and thanks for reading.

Brandon B · 1 year ago

Interesting post. The only issues I have with what you are saying is that you are suggesting that Obama (singular) is responsible for the message. I disagree with that. Obama was progressive in hiring a team of leaders that reached out to the po-mo's. I do not think you can call Obama postmodern until his decisions as a leader warrant it. Right now it is merely marketing. His team marketed well to po-mo's.

The proof will be in the pudding (and by pudding I mean leading in a new and effective manner). Obama will prove to be a post-modern president when we leads in a non-modern fashion. That is yet to be see. Probably yet to be invented. It will be interesting to watch, though.

Justin Wise · 1 year ago

@Brandon: Certainly. Obama's run for President necessitated being surrounded by people who know more than him, specifically young-minded marketers.

The difference between Obama and McCain, in my opinion and what I stated in the post, is the way in which they approached the younger generation. McCain has a Twitter account, a Web 2.0-like website, and young people on his staff, many of whom he put in front of the camera when touring the press circuit. But this seemed forced and token; it was more of McCain knowing he should do this rather than embracing the younger generation.

Contrast that with Obama who, like McCain, utilized internet and technology resources, young people as a part of the campaign, etc. The reason I believe Obama is the first postmodern President is because using these resources were not token. They is a genuine interest in the Obama camp to know what young people think, how they act, etc.

The difference, as we know, is that "anointing flows from the beard down." As goes the leader, so goes the group. Obama leads with an entirely different set of principles than McCain. This difference was noticed and it paid off big time for Obama with the younger vote.

Alex · 1 year ago

When you look at both campaigns is doesn't take a rocket scientist to see which candidate is the stronger leader. The greatest leaders are smart enough to realize that they don't know everything. So they surround themselves with smart people, even people that don't agree with them. This is what Obama did and why his campaign was so successful.

This is the same way a good president works. We are not under a dictatorship. In order to make the right decisions for our country, we needed a president that opens his ears before his mouth.

Michael · 11 months ago

Obama could be the first post-American President.