Posted on 08/11/2009 7:09:44 AM PDT by tlb
On Nov. 4, the hope and happiness seemed boundless for supporters of President-elect Barack Obama, leading some to speculate, with a wink and a nod, that in nine months there would be a virtual Obama baby boom -- a celebratory uptick in the national birthrate.
But now, 40 weeks later -- the average human gestation period -- MSNBC is reporting the prediction has largely been nothing more than, well, false hope.
In Chicago, ground zero for Obama's election celebration, area hospitals confirm that they have not seen a noticeable surge in births.
"Research evidence gives scant support for a one-day or one-month fertility 'spike' due to the election," Donald Bogue, a University of Chicago demographer and sociologist, wrote in an e-mail. "Births are now predominantly planned and not very responsive to good news."
Though his election apparently did not spawn a generation of Obama babies, the president may be tickled to know he has inspired a generation of baby names.
In 2008, the name Barack set what's believed to be a record for the Social Security Administration's annual Most Popular Baby Names list by skyrocketing more than 10,000 spots on the list, from No. 12,535 in 2007 to No. 2,409 in 2008.
And the Social Security Administration predicts the name will even crack the top 1,000 this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
We did all get screwed on Nov. 4th.
HIV infection rate, on the other hand, explodes?
Uhhh.... that would require heterosexual activity, wouldn't it?
Check the number of abortions. After all we wouldn’t want them punished with ... A BABY!
The problem is, you don’t get babies from anal, as we all got it up the butt on November 4th. . .
Finally, some good news - no increase in liberal breeding.
“Research evidence gives scant support for a one-day or one-month fertility ‘spike’ due to the election,” Donald Bogue, a University of Chicago demographer and sociologist, wrote in an e-mail. “Births are now predominantly planned and not very responsive to good news.”
Uh, what “good news” would that be? That the economy went down the crapper?
Interesting that the name Barack has zoomed up in popularity for baby boys.
When the Clintons came on the national scene in ‘92, the name Hillary for a girl went down in popularity, and has stayed down ever since.
I would love to see his birth certificate. Some rumors are that his name is listed as “Barry Dunham” on it. He went by the name Barry for years in school. Maybe he was born as Barry as took the name Barack as a nod to his African roots??
Obama voters are impotent?
I'll lend you one of the baker's dozen that ACORN paid me off with.
They all poop lollipops. I'm tired of cleaning up after them. And if I see one more ##@#%@!#%!! rainbow....
Funny jokes aside, the implications of this article are just too damned creepy....
You know, I feel sorry for those innocent children.
How many innocent little German infants were named "adolph" back in the 30s?
They got it all wrong!! They should look at stats at abortuaries 6-8 wks post election. Do you really think the libtards that conceived out of a free will sexual encounter would carry to term ?
Check the police blotters 20 years from now to see how many Baracks figure prominently in them.
Bingo! I would bet good money on your theory.
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