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Yes indeed........this IS why. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #1
+1 Liberalynn Nov 2012 #4
A Democratic centrist: He'll stumble forward if he's shoved hard enough. byeya Nov 2012 #2
You mean President Obama? pnwmom Nov 2012 #3
+1 Liberalynn Nov 2012 #7
Yep. Wait Wut Nov 2012 #9
Mr. Obama? MineralMan Nov 2012 #5
Is there a problem using the proper designation, President Obama? Spazito Nov 2012 #6
The WSJ also uses the full designation MineralMan Nov 2012 #8
Yes, I figured they did, my intent was to point out the WSJ is a right wing rag... Spazito Nov 2012 #10
A right wing rag, to be sure. MineralMan Nov 2012 #12
Yep, telling indeed, imo. n/t Spazito Nov 2012 #13
Umm, the New York Times also calls him Mr. Obama. It's standard practice. reformist2 Nov 2012 #17
I think you will find they use President Obama in their first reference... Spazito Nov 2012 #19
I'm aware. It's also no disrepect for me to call him Mr. Obama in a post on DU. reformist2 Nov 2012 #21
I disagree, it is, imo, a sign of disrespect to start off with "Mr." especially... Spazito Nov 2012 #22
You're kidding, right? 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #11
In what world? They're already scaling back, thanks to people speaking out. reformist2 Nov 2012 #16
They are NOT scaling back ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #18
I agree. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #30
Thank you! We won this election on the internet, WE have the power now! RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #14
I'm pretty sure you mean PRESIDENT Obama, right? kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #15
Thank you, r2. FredStembottom Nov 2012 #20
Calling the President by his proper title isn't a type of "worship service." pnwmom Nov 2012 #23
What should really peel the wallpaper is how many times I hear pundits refer to him as "Obama" nc4bo Nov 2012 #27
I agree. FredStembottom Nov 2012 #28
That's true, but the subject line is what I was objecting to. n/t pnwmom Nov 2012 #29
Understood. FredStembottom Nov 2012 #32
Yes -- like that. n/t pnwmom Nov 2012 #34
This whole debate reminds me of the healthcare debate at the beginning of the first Administration.. kentuck Nov 2012 #24
How could it? Nothing has happened yet. And nothing about the President's press conference pnwmom Nov 2012 #25
And the same folks saying every week that cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #33
We picked up EIGHT seats, not six, in Congress, maybe one more. Reducing the majority significantly sabrina 1 Nov 2012 #26
Yes, posting on DU JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #31
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