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precisely. if i were to meet obama in person, i would address him as mister president.
Good for you! He is mister President!
The better question is how would you address the cult followers that put him in power for a second term, even in the face of his disastrous first term?
"Hey stupid" comes to mind
I know it's hard to admit when one is wrong, but when one knows how utterly wrong he is, yet continues to defend an indefensible position... he's an idiot!
Welcome to the cult you moron, the koolaid is over there!
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Originally Posted by Votre_Chef
Standard etiquette calls for people to address the President as "Mr. President" or "Sir" as you mentioned and that's how I would address him.
A President has to earn respect, just like any other person. Obama has done little to earn the respect of anyone. He SWORE to uphold and DEFEND the constitution! Please explain how he has carried out his duty!
He is the whitest, brightest, most eloquent, ideologically driven idiot we've ever had in office!
The better question is how would you address the cult followers that put him in power for a second term, even in the face of his disastrous first term?
the problem is that there is no word you can really use without insulting people. for instance calling the cult followers stupid, is insulting to the stupid people of the world. in fact calling them cult followers is insulting to the cult followers of the world.
the problem is that there is no word you can really use without insulting people. for instance calling the cult followers stupid, is insulting to the stupid people of the world. in fact calling them cult followers is insulting to the cult followers of the world.
Mr. President, of course. I'd even call Judge Judy "Your Honor", even though she makes $40m/year to be a daytime TV celebrity. Cultural standards for etiquette are usually a good thing.
Where can Harrier see such etiquette as having been standardized, and is responsible for making such rules?
I can only go on what people who've met Presidents have said and it seems one of two things happens, either they get a little paper with the rules for addressing the President written on it (and other little rules like standing up when the President enters the room, etc--this is common practice in the UK when meeting the Queen) or they're briefed on etiquette by a WH staffer who works in the Chief of Protocol's office. I know the first Congress debated (for a month) on how to refer to the President and settled on "Mr. President.". John Adams, then VP presiding over the Senate suggested either "His Majesty the President" or "His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and Protector of Their Liberties." Which won him derision from the Senators, who dubbed him "his rotundity" in response. Apparently, Madison insisted on "Mr. President" and it was decided by the "committee on names and titles" and settled on informally, as unless it's inserted in an odd bill, there's no vote in either the House or the Senate in either of the two sessions of the 1st Congress on it. Oddly, I can't find an official protocol guide (I would think there's one) but only searched briefly but I know the White House Gift Shop sells and recommends "United States Protocol The Guide to Official Diplomatic Etiquette" by former Ambassador Mary French (forward by Bill Clinton) which apparently covers official protocol at all levels (state, national, foreign, military, etc).
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