Obama's DJ

I must beg for forgiveness.... yet again... I've literally turned into a political zombie lately... I know I could be writing blogs... but instead, I parked myself in front of the TV for two. solid. weeks. I did nothing but watch first the Democratic National Convention and the the Republican National Convention. We're not gonna get into discussing all the political nitty gritty because with me, that can become a full-contact sport.
But I do want to comment on something I noticed during the DNC. For a campaign that has relied very heavily this time around on the youth vote, the background music at the convention seemed to be a lot of classic rock. Granted, much of it was performed by contemporary musicians but I was hearing things like John Lennon and Bob Dylan. Of course, I'm not complaining, mind you. I love, love, love both John Lennon and Bob Dylan. But I think the idea behind it is kinda cool.
Who knows, maybe I'm reading way too much into the choices of music, but think about it. We're talking about young people who are discovering politics for the first time. Who, for the first time, are being inspired to work for change in their country. The last time there was a major movement like that was, you guessed it, the 1960s. And for people in my age group, if you're working toward social change, the 1960s is something to aspire to.
So it only makes sense that they would use music easily associated with that time period...

I tell ya... some smart cookies runnin' that campaign....