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re: referring to President as Mr. Obama. disrespecful?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:04 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:04 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Auto up vote for you good sir.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:09 pm to Jbird
if i met him in person of course id say Mr. President. other than that no.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:10 pm to roguetiger15
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if i met him in person of course id say Mr. President. other than that no.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:11 pm to Rouge
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I dont know the rules, but the man earned his title.and should be given the respect it deserves.
Not when the man himself doesn't respect the title he holds
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:19 pm to Rouge
Mr. Obama is a major upgrade from what I call him.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:20 pm to Rouge
quote:I used to think the same thing when they referred to W as Mr. Bush. But I guess it's acceptable - 60 minutes wouldn't be using that language if it wasn't.
referring to President as Mr. Obama. disrespecful?
ETA: Personally, I would only refer to any president as President _____.
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:20 pm to McLemore
So are we in agreement that calling him Mrs. Barack Hussein Milhouse Mao Stalin Super Dickface Obama is kosher?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:29 pm to Rouge
as long as you are not directly talking to him Mr. Obama is fine, especially if it is the second or third time you reference him in a piece.
ETA: he is an elected public servant not royalty.
ETA: he is an elected public servant not royalty.
This post was edited on 9/21/14 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:36 pm to Rouge
Referring to him as the President is a fricking insult to every American.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:37 pm to Rouge
Some news agencies do this as a matter of course.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:40 pm to Tigah in the ATL
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Some news agencies do this as a matter of course.
But if Fox News does it, it's racist, Amirite?
Posted on 9/21/14 at 8:54 pm to roguetiger15
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if i met him in person of course id say Mr. President. other than that no.
I wouldn't meet him in person. If given the opportunity I would turn it down. No way I could separate my respect for the office of the President, from my disrespect for the man currently in that office.
On the topic, Mr. is perfectly fine and has been used for years. But I don't recall it being used a lot until Bush and now with Hussein.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:06 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Jesse Jackson almost always referred to the previous president as "Bush," and it was obviously meant to be disrespectful.
My preferred name for the current occupant of the office? FORMER President Barack Obama.
Can't wait for that to be the case. America, hopefully, will be a lot better off when that day comes.
My preferred name for the current occupant of the office? FORMER President Barack Obama.
Can't wait for that to be the case. America, hopefully, will be a lot better off when that day comes.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:11 pm to WeeWee
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ETA: he is an elected public servant not royalty.
This is the correct answer.
He is not royalty,he works for the people. The people do not bow down to,nor do they work for him.
"Mr." is absolutely acceptable.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:12 pm to Tigah in the ATL
quote:I remember it being an issue on the right when media called W. "Mr. Bush." I honestly don't recall many references to "Mr. Clinton" when he was president. So, now that precedent has been set, I'll allow it.
Some news agencies do this as a matter of course.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:14 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I refer to him as the Mulatto Robin Hood
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:22 pm to LSUgusto
Every President I've ever known as been referred to by multiple names. Using Reagan as an example, these names would include:
Mr. President
President Reagan
Mr. Reagan
Reagan
The only reason this is an issue now is because retards like ATL love to whine that Obama is disrespected because he is black.
In other news, water is wet.
Mr. President
President Reagan
Mr. Reagan
Reagan
The only reason this is an issue now is because retards like ATL love to whine that Obama is disrespected because he is black.
In other news, water is wet.
Posted on 9/21/14 at 9:22 pm to Rouge
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Host on 60 Minutes referred to Mr. Obama multiple times in story on ISIS
Was referring to PBO during times of his presidency
I dont know the rules, but the man earned his title.and should be given the respect it deserves.
I do not think this should be a partisan issue at all. It is about respect for the executive branch.
Please let me know if i am off base here. Thanks for your time.
I'm pretty sure you're supposed to call him Mr. President - or President Obama.
But its not really that big a fricking deal, come on.
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