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08-10-2011, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
And I beg to differ. The president is ALWAYS Mr. President (along with last or full name when appropriate), even with his closest friends. Remember the scene in The American President?
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LOL.
That movie has some good quotes.
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08-10-2011, 05:15 PM
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My parents use "Barack" or "that president of ours." It's offensive.
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08-10-2011, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
My parents use "Barack" or "that president of ours." It's offensive.
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Not as offensive as Dubya or Slick Willie (Clinton). I've heard most refer to him as just Obama, but people have done that to most presidents. Just the last name.
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08-10-2011, 08:26 PM
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Not as offensive as Dubya or Slick Willie (Clinton). I've heard most refer to him as just Obama, but people have done that to most presidents. Just the last name.
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I don't know...it seems to be coming from a different place. Whenever he says it, he could just as well be saying "boy." He intensely dislikes President Clinton, but never called him anything but President Clinton or just Clinton. For me, while I may laugh at political satire about my presidents, I still use their last names at the very least to refer to them.
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08-11-2011, 12:09 PM
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Because I spend so much time in England I have adopted the mildly formal practice of always using the prefix "Mr." before the President's last name. Thus it was "Mr. Clinton", "Mr. Bush", and now "Mr. Obama". Alternatively, when speaking of the President I might say "The President". If I were to speak or write directly to the President I would address him as "Mr. President".
I may or may not like or approve of anyone who holds the office but he IS the President and I will show the respect and support due to the one who holds that office.
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08-11-2011, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
Not as offensive as Dubya or Slick Willie (Clinton). I've heard most refer to him as just Obama, but people have done that to most presidents. Just the last name.
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Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about Slick Willie.
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08-11-2011, 01:29 PM
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The media generally does a good job of saying Vice President and Dr. Biden. I've never heard her referred to as "Jill Biden" or "Joe Biden and Jill" or "Vice President Biden and Jill." Always "Dr. Biden"
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08-11-2011, 07:04 PM
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08-11-2011, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dekeguy
I may or may not like or approve of anyone who holds the office but he IS the President and I will show the respect and support due to the one who holds that office.
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I agree. 
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Originally Posted by agzg
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about Slick Willie.
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I also forgot about that. Bill Clinton's reputation is such a hodgepodge.
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The media generally does a good job of saying Vice President and Dr. Biden. I've never heard her referred to as "Jill Biden" or "Joe Biden and Jill" or "Vice President Biden and Jill." Always "Dr. Biden"
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Good observation.
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