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| Sun, 11-09-2008 - 7:34am |
It hasn't been a week yet since Obama became the President-elect, but I'm already hearing, and seeing
| Sun, 11-09-2008 - 7:34am |
It hasn't been a week yet since Obama became the President-elect, but I'm already hearing, and seeing
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Anyone who is a tea mom is forgiven for that ;)
Jumping in again LOL :)
It really is ok to refer to them with first and last name :)
I agree. I can understand slipping up and mistakenly referring to the President as Mister, but if it is said continuously then I think that is a show of disrespect.
As far
Chrissy
mom to Aidan 8/21/03
Grayson Blaine 12/30/07
I'm glad you pointed this out. I can truly dislike the guy and not respect his decisions, but still, out of respect for the Office of the Presidency, call him President Bush.
Let me also add that I'm glad you're still around, too. I think it's easy to take things too personally, but having respectful conversations like this make me happy to have posters from the "other" side to point these things out. If I heard someone refer to him as "Mr. Bush," I never would think twice about it, but I think it's a good thing to think about.
I looked up the definition of "patriot" and it said "one who loves and defends his/her country."
What do you consider to be "hateful" remarks and how does saying a remark about a President or any leader mean that someone no longer is capable of loving and defending his/her country?
Why would ANYONE sign up for one of the most dangerous jobs for a cause he did not support, which includes a supervisor's policies he did not agree with, as evidenced by him not voting for Bush ???????
I can answer this for my SO's reasons. He voted for Gore in 2000 and after the September 11th attacks in 2001, he bought into all of the nationalism. After he finished college and had taught high school for a year, he joined the Army at the end of 2002. He knew that it was looking like we were going to go to war, and while he didn't want to go to war and did not necessarily agree with Bush, he believed his leaders when they promised that this was was justified. And why wouldn't he? We should be able to believe our President and his Cabinet when they tell us that it is necessary to go to war. Why would any President be hasty in such an important decision? Looking back, he feels lied to and used. But at the time, he felt like he was helping his country.
~When someone in Canada gets their PHD are they referred to as Dr.?~
Clinton is Clinton
Bush is Bush etc....
I have never thought it a sign of disrespect though. I really don't call Obama president elect Obama just Obama.
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