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I was watching the news the other day and I noticed that the news anchor addressed president Obama as Mr. Obama. Do you

I was watching the news the other day and I noticed that the news anchor addressed president Obama as Mr. Obama. Do you think its disrespectful and do you remember anyone addressing former president Bush, Mr. Bush?

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  1. josilver - 56-60 years old

    Posted by josilver Nov 19th, 2012 at 7:49AM

    He should be calling him Ayatollah Obama.

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  2. caithness - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by caithness May 29th, 2012 at 10:33PM

    Are you people offended when fox news just call him Obama, with no title? I call our Canadian prime minister a lot of things, and none of them are good....lol

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  3. chillsdavis - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by chillsdavis Jan 11th, 2012 at 8:57AM

    In our society, whether the president is referred to by his title or mister, either is proper. Personally, I always refer to the former occupant of the White house as "Boy George."

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  4. OrionsSword - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by OrionsSword Dec 18th, 2011 at 3:43PM

    President Obama is actually formally correct. as for bush, i just called him "dumbass", even before 911.

    for some respect for the current president, try

    http://kaystreet.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/new-the-244-accomplishments-of-president-obama/

    maple, of course, is welcomed to reassert his demeaning remarks

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  5. caithness - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by caithness May 29th, 2012 at 10:29PM

    Hey, I liked dumbass, he made me laugh a lot.

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  6. maple10 - 66-70 years old - male

    Posted by maple10 Dec 18th, 2011 at 1:47PM

    Yes I refer to him as Mr Obama, He hasn't done anything to earn my respect for me to acknowledge him as anything else.

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  7. OrionsSword - 56-60 years old - male

    Reply by OrionsSword Dec 18th, 2011 at 3:41PM

    whine number one, present and accounted for

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  8. maple10 - 66-70 years old - male

    Reply by maple10 Dec 18th, 2011 at 3:55PM

    Atri, I hope that wasn't aimed at me but if it was I stand admonished, constrictive criticism is always welcome.

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  9. atadir - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by atadir Dec 18th, 2011 at 11:48AM

    I suppose my opinion would depend on who it was who said it.
    If it was a known Obama basher, I'd assume the worst.

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  10. LilAnnie - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by LilAnnie Dec 18th, 2011 at 8:47AM

    I sent an angry email to NPR a while ago because their correspondent kept referring to him as "Mr." Obama....their reply was that this was standard usage. They have always referred to any President as "President So and So" at the beginning of a report, and every reference to him in that same report uses the "Mr." I checked and it is true. They did it for every President.

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/12/why_do_you_call_him_mr_obama.html

    Now, this does not cover the issue of usage when addressing the President directly. I can't imagine anyone calling him Mr. to his face....that would sound disrespectful to my ears too.



    EP Link

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  11. Hermey - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by Hermey Dec 18th, 2011 at 8:29AM

    the presidency has lost a lot of it's former clout and respectability. After seeing so many clowns elected to that office, it's hard to be respectful to weasels

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  12. diewasseratte - 61-65 years old - female

    Posted by diewasseratte Dec 18th, 2011 at 8:24AM

    . The proper term of address would have been "Mr. President". Hopefully it was just an error. I've heard news people make worse mistakes.

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