Please use "PRESIDENT" in your DU titles when referring to President Obama.

[itsrobert]

Last edited Sat Sep 8, 2012, 06:25 PM - Edit history (1)

Let's not let the Freepers forget who is the PRESIDENT!


edit: Just a suggestion. Some people need to lighten up.

[Cobalt Violet]

1. They just can't seem to accept it.

[progressivebydesign]

2. Sorry can't agree. I ALWAYS try to use his full title in my title. BUT there are space constraints..

So I use it in the body of the message.

[cthulu2016]

3. If I wanted to write to adress freepers I would go to freerepublic

Since DUers, the people with whom I communicate on DU, know what Obama's title is I think I will continue refering to the man by his surname.

[itsrobert]

5. Ok

Be that way.

[Booster]

7. I'm with you. Even Mr. Obama calls himself Obama. Every President in my lifetime (a whole lotta

yrs) has been called by their last name. No one means any disresect - we know he's the President.

[DrDan]

4. and "CANDIDATE" romney . . .

good heavens . . . let's ease up a bit and let folks post as they like (within the guidelines, of course)

the freepers know quite well who is President and who is not

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. They know who the President is

Sometimes I use his title, sometimes I don't. No big deal either way.

[jberryhill]

8. I've always admired G. Washington's preference for "Mr."

And I agree that whether it is Mr., Ms., Miss or Mrs., it properly reflects the president's personal status as citizen, apart from the office.

[kestrel91316]

9. It would be nice, but people are not always going to remember to do that.

I'm happy as long as they avoid calling him "B.O." or "Barry". It's simple respect. He doesn't go by either.

[mick063]

10. I try to make it a habit to address him as President

Except when speaking like a Teabillie just to give it more authenticity.

They can't defeat the argument so they must defeat the man.

The irony is this:

The juxtaposition is nearly complete. Four years ago, the GOP wanted a referendum on President Obama the man. What they eventually acquired was a referendum on Romney. The proof lies in the approval ratings. Romney scores worse than almost any presidential candidate on record. It bears repeating and it is almost hysterical with irony.

More than anything, this election has become a referendum on Mitt Romney. The complete opposite of the well laid plans conceived by Frank Luntz at his secret dinner party with GOP leaders on President Obama's inauguration night. Lately, everything the neocons touch turns into a pile of steaming poo.

[CTyankee]

11. Why don't we just refer to him as the President from now on?

It is correct. It is not a distortion or a lie. It is not giving him a title to which he is not due. I think it is a good idea...

[KharmaTrain]

12. Always...

...and I also plan on using the rushpublican candidate's full name and title: Bishop Willard [s]Rmoney[/s] Romney...

[Liberalynn]

13. Kicking cause I totally agree

It's President Obama. I emailed our local news station too when one of the reporters just said Obama. I said please show him the respect he is due. He is the President.

[Autumn]

14. Like those fucking fool are going to forget Obama is President?

They will never forget that, it eats at them every moment of their pathetic lives that he is the President.

[Blue Belle]

15. I use his title all the time...

especially on facebook. It just throws salt in the wounds of my tea party relatives that post their birther crap all the time.

[lunatica]

16. I've been doing it all along

You don't need to remind me.

[TalkingDog]

17. Protocol: In the context of presidential duties: President Obama

When he is playing in the surf with his daughters he is Mr. Obama or even Barack Obama depending on the tone of the reportage.

I don't see any reason to do it any differently here.

[Tigress DEM]

18. Sorry, I KNOW he's our President, but he's OBAMA like Cher is CHER.

He's real people and not full of himself.

[quinnox]

19. I don't think it needs to be that formal around here

I tend to use "Obama" most of the time, and will continue to do so.

[morningglory]

20. On election day, for 2008, midday, my very republic boss said something. I said "President Obama...

blah, blah, blah" something about his wish to fix the economic mess we were in. This is hours before the polls had closed on the east coast. She looked like she had been hit in the face with a cold, dirty, wet mop that had recently been used to mop the restrooms at WalMart. It felt good, real good.