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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:48 AM
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Forgive my ignorance, and I apologize if we have been through
this before, but why on earth are some people referring to Barack Obama as Barry? :shrug:

Is this supposed to be an insult? A term of endearment?

Help me out people....
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lisa58 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:49 AM
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1. when he was a kid he was called Barry
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:50 AM
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2. Thanks.
I had not heard that.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:50 AM
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3. There was a time he went by that nickname.
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:52 AM
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4. thanks...nt
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:56 AM
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5. It's his slave name.

:)
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 11:57 AM
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6. I see...
;)
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Fredda Weinberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 12:33 PM
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7. I use it to remind DUers who their candidate really is. Their response
tells me everything I need to know about them. In other words, the term is neutral, but my Rorschach test
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-25-08 01:05 PM
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8. I'm not sure I catch your drift but ok.
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