celebrities at political conventions

[Dan '82]

A question for those who are old enough; was it common for celebrities to speak at political conventions before boomers took over?

[Galen]

(07-26-2016, 07:54 PM)Dan Wrote: A question for those who are old enough; was it common for celebrities to speak at political conventions before boomers took over?

Not really.  Truth is I could care less about that.

The thing that isn't being mentioned, which is of considerable importance, is the protests and empty seats at the convention. I looked at the Cernovich videos mentioned and and believe that he is relaying an accurate account.  The protests at the Republican convention were almost non-existent.  Indeed the only media outlet that covered any of the protests was Brietbart which no doubt would seem odd to most people here.





As always the sources are included and I recommend that you look at them.

[pbrower2a]

Boomers probably became the dominant generation in American political life in the early 1990s. The generational constellation in 1992 (middle of a 3T) for adults looked like this, and I will use film and music stars instead of politicians as examples:


Lost (Reactive) 92+ ... George Burns, Helen Hayes
GI (Civic) 68-91 .... Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Hepburn
Silent (Adaptive) 50-67 ... Joan Rivers, Bob Dylan
Boom (Idealist) 32-49 .... Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks
X (Reactive) 11-31 .... Molly Ringwald, Cuba Gooding

GIs were the most powerful generation in American politics from the 1950s to the 1980s, The Silent may have been the weakest generation in American politics.

[MillsT_98]

(07-29-2016, 03:29 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: Boomers probably became the dominant generation in American political life in the early 1990s. The generational constellation in 1992 (middle of a 3T) for adults looked like this, and I will use film and music stars instead of politicians as examples:


Lost (Reactive) 92+ ... George Burns, Helen Hayes
GI  (Civic) 68-91 .... Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Hepburn
Silent (Adaptive) 50-67 ... Joan Rivers, Bob Dylan
Boom (Idealist) 32-49 .... Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks
X (Reactive) 11-31 .... Molly Ringwald, Cuba Gooding

GIs were the most powerful generation in American politics from the 1950s to the 1980s, The Silent may have been the weakest generation in American politics.

I remember asking a question, "When did the 'old elite' get replaced by the 'new elite'?" I think this answers my question—with Boomers coming into power in the early 90s.