Republican Senators calling our Pres. "obama", NOT Pres. Obama.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Grassley now on floor and has done it twice in 3 minutes...

I never heard Bush referred to as just "Bush" in Congressional speeches.

[TwilightGardener]

1. That's weird. Someone needs to correct that old fart, pronto. This better not become habit.

[madaboutharry]

2. The can not bring themselves to show respect for

a black man. That is what I believe. They are racists.

[polmaven]

9. I honestly believe it is more the (D) part

than the African American part.....They rarely said President Clinton either. .."Bubba" was big.

[TwilightGardener]

11. This is the Senate floor, where protocol must be followed. It's "President Obama"

or "The President". Nothing else. Are you saying that Senators on the floor of the Senate called Clinton "Bubba"?

[polmaven]

13. No, I'm not..

and I agree about the protocol...What I was pointing out was that I don't think failure to use the title here is as much about racism as it is about the (D). They DID often refer only to "Clinton" on the Senate floor.

But, then...Dick(head) Cheeeney told a Democrat to fuck off...on the Senate floor. Not during debate, but on the Senate floor, none the less.

I wonder what Andy Card thought about that!?!?!?!

[Cha]

31. If dick had his jacket on

then I'm sure it was all right with him.

[polmaven]

33. Yeah,

well there is that.

[Bake]

16. They'd really like to call him "boy." Or worse.

Bake

[thoughtcrime1984]

18. That's what I thought immediately. nt

[otohara]

26. Grassley's Office Hung Up On Me

I said something similar.

and I said, I bet he never referred to 43 as just Bush on the senate floor.

[Pisces]

3. They are trying to disrespect and undermine Pres. Obama whenever they can. It makes me sick.

I hope these fuckers get their asses handed to them in 2010. I am sick of hearing the hacks like Newt G. on tv spouting nonsense. Say what you mean and get to work helping the American people. These political games are tiresome. Especially when our lives and my childrens lives are at stake. Go play your silly games somewhere else.

[alsame]

4. The media is doing this too. I sent an email off to MSNBC

yesterday about this very thing.

[WinkyDink]

14. It is the media the Republicans are trying to convert to this nomenclature.

[alsame]

23. Agreed. eom

[bdamomma]

5. the ole white boys club (the senate) does not want to change.

set in their ole ways, I hope Obama smacks them down good.

[Hellataz]

6. I've been noticing it too on news shows

Either senators or congress or even news reporters and talking heads, many of them seem to have a problem saying "President Obama" or just "The President".

I don't know if it's a lack of respect or the newness of his appointment, or they are just making a point to say Obama to avoid making people think they mean Bush, , Or maybe President Obama gave them the OK to speak informal. We know he feels uncomfortable with all the hoopla surrounding that office and has tried to bring a bit of "button down" causality to the office, so maybe it's something he doesn't mind, Who knows. Either way I do wish they would for the sake of the history of that office and the man himself pay him a little more respect.

[WinkyDink]

15. Bush is gone; nobody would think "the President" means him.

[jfkraus]

20. I never did.

[Hellataz]

21. It's only been a few weeks and after 8 years some habits are hard to break

So it's not out of the rhealm of possibilities that people in the news organizations are saying "Obama" instead of "the president" out of some sense of making a point of who they are talking about.

[otohara]

27. CBS Calls Him "Mr. Obama"

Did it like 5 times in one segment that lasted all of one minute.

[roody]

35. NPR calls him Mr. Obama.

[shaniqua6392]

7. My friend went to her mom's church on Sunday

and noticed that they were saying prayers for "Obama" and other leaders. They said it several times and never said President Obama. She thought that was strange. Whenever she went while Bush was in office, they always said President Bush. Could these "people of faith" be racists??? LOL!! Yup.

[trueblue2007]

25. YES people of faith disrespect President Obama

BECAUSE.....They all voted "for the other guy" ...

They all voted for McTongue





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[shaniqua6392]

30. I know what you mean.

I am a Christian. But I sure am not like them. Thank God!! LOL!!

[prolesunited]

8. This lack of respect for the office of the president

is a much more serious offense than not wearing a jacket while working.

[otohara]

28. This President Especially

I'm pretty sure the republican's never, ever referred to 43 as just "Bush" on the senate floor.

And you gotta know if a democrat ever did it, the GOP would have gone into frenzy mode, just like they are over the "suit-jacket gate"

[City Lights]

10. First and foremost, Republicants are assholes.

They just can't help themselves.

:nuke:

[karynnj]

12. Interesting observation

I don't recall any Democrats ever doing that to Bush either.

[ShortnFiery]

17. Heck, we'd get censured by the crazy right wing callers on CSPAN when any of us OTHERS

would refer to their blessed President Bush as "Bush."

Hypocrites! :grr: :puke:

[road2000]

29. I am perfectly willing to use proper terminology

when referring to the last office to which Governor Bush was elected.

[johan helge]

19. They are ***holes, have forever been, will forever be (nt)

[HughMoran]

22. Censure the motherfucker

This should not be permitted.

[CitizenPatriot]

24. would you all care to join me in m fauxrage over the

"casualness" of the republican senators???

They cry over a jacket in the office and then they break protocol to this degree?

Write some letters people! let's show a little liberal fauxrage!

(remember to be indignant, intolerant and judgmental or no one will listen)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. It's totally racist. No way they'd try that shit if it were a white Dem president.

They are testing the limits.

[Baikonour]

34. I really don't know if I'd go that far.

It's quite a stretch, with absolutely no evidence to support it.

It's just the repukes taking slight shots at him by not addressing him as they should.