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Old 10-07-2010, 07:22 AM
 
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got a quick question...

the other day a guy on facebook threw a little hissy fit because so many people were "disrespecting" President Barack Obama by not using the word "President" before his name...and simply calling him "Obama" was disrespectful no matter your affiliation/party.

he went on to ask when all this came about...is this a new thing, or has it been going on for a while?
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Central Ohio
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Hussein Obama has never been, nor will he ever be, the President of the United States to me.

He's a Kenyan Communist piece of garbage.
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:34 AM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Perhaps this person on Facebook slept through all the names and insults given to Bush???
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:39 AM
 
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Perhaps this person on Facebook slept through all the names and insults given to Bush???

you know, i thought i remembered hearing people calling former POTUS George W. Bush, just "Bush" or "W"...

what about before him? was former POTUS Bill Clinton, just called Clinton at times?

and i think the guy on facebook was mostly referring to the way News Stations referred to the POTUS...not just the avg. Joe.
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Hoboken
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got a quick question...

the other day a guy on facebook threw a little hissy fit because so many people were "disrespecting" President Barack Obama by not using the word "President" before his name...and simply calling him "Obama" was disrespectful no matter your affiliation/party.

he went on to ask when all this came about...is this a new thing, or has it been going on for a while?
Obama was probably being hammered for one or another of his failures and this complaint was a desperate atttempt to deflect.
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:50 AM
 
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I remember President Nixon being referred to as "Nixon". I think when a President is immensely disliked, his last name is used more and more, and I think this piece of s--t we have in the Whitehouse now makes Nixon look better and better. Come to think of it, I have a campaign button from the '72 election that says, "President Nixon, Now More Than Ever." Now would be a good time to start wearing it with my "Archie Bunker for President" T-shirt.
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:51 AM
 
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you know, i thought i remembered hearing people calling former POTUS George W. Bush, just "Bush" or "W"...

what about before him? was former POTUS Bill Clinton, just called Clinton at times?

and i think the guy on facebook was mostly referring to the way News Stations referred to the POTUS...not just the avg. Joe.

You mean IMPEACHED former POTUS Bill Clinton? Ha
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Old 10-07-2010, 07:53 AM
 
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okay, so this isn't a new thing...just wondering. thanks for the input...carry on with the flaming.
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:01 AM
 
Location: West Coast of Europe
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So what, president is just his current job title. Nobody calls me Mr Translator X Y Z He's not a god or an old, wise grandma or anything...
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Old 10-07-2010, 08:50 AM
 
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got a quick question...

the other day a guy on facebook threw a little hissy fit because so many people were "disrespecting" President Barack Obama by not using the word "President" before his name...and simply calling him "Obama" was disrespectful no matter your affiliation/party.

he went on to ask when all this came about...is this a new thing, or has it been going on for a while?
How old are you? This has been going on since forever.
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