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wanttorun100
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 Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:02 Post subject: That's President Bush
if you don't mind -
This isn't too CH is it?
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j1miller
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:02 Post subject: Re: That's President Bush
| wanttorun100 wrote: | if you don't mind -
This isn't too CH is it? |
you lost me
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:04 Post subject: Re: That's President Bush
| j1miller wrote: | | you lost me |
not too much like that 'other' place some of us hang out at
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:06 Post subject: Re: That's President Bush
| j1miller wrote: | | you lost me |
I think what is meant is "Call him President Bush, please, instead of just Bush"
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j1miller
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:07 Post subject: Re: That's President Bush
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I think what is meant is "Call him President Bush, please, instead of just Bush" |
Yes, I believe he deserves a certain level of respect, as do most people.
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:20 Post subject:
Um, thank you Mother. I'll call him what I like and since I don't think I'm being disrespectful and I'm not calling him anything other than his name, bugger off.
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robp
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:22 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Um, thank you Mother. I'll call him what I like and since I don't think I'm being disrespectful and I'm not calling him anything other than his name, bugger off. |
Have you been into the Schlitz AGAIN and come down with a case of crankypants?
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Cappy
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:24 Post subject:
| robp wrote: |
Have you been into the Schlitz AGAIN and come down with a case of crankypants? |
Safe bet its not Bus(c)h Beer 
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:28 Post subject:
| robp wrote: |
Have you been into the Schlitz AGAIN and come down with a case of crankypants? |
Hasn't everyone? Hey, it's thirsty work here at RR.
WTR when all you saw were "Impeach Clinton" stickers, did you go around to every car and tell them it should really be President Clinton? My guess is no.
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 13:52 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Um, thank you Mother. I'll call him what I like and since I don't think I'm being disrespectful and I'm not calling him anything other than his name, bugger off. |
too much like the other place - sorry.
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 14:21 Post subject:
I was taught and use as my adage, respect the office/rank if you can't respect the man.
I may not like some of my supervisors but I address accordingly with respect.
I may not like you personally but you will get at least the courtesy of the title.
I personally place more value in respecting the man in the rank than when people make you respect them because of their rank.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 14:29 Post subject:
are you saying you've never referred to any of the presidents with out their title in front? I don't know, but I'd wager a quick "search" here on riff raff may prove otherwise. This is silly.
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 14:32 Post subject:
I agree Pff. It's silly because of the context. If this was someplace official (not that it isn't important) where you were speaking to some sort of official, you would likely say President Bush or Ambassador Pug or Captain Pfff or whichever the appropriate title was and would use it when speaking of that person to another.
But when I'm talking to a friend in a casual setting I'll be talking about Bush and W and Bubba Clinton (an unfortunate phrase I picked up on Lettermen years ago) and we talk about Kennedy and Lincoln and Washington or Nixon, Carter and Reagan and it is acceptable and appropriate.
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j1miller
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 14:34 Post subject:
I think it's more of the context of the conversation and the tone, and of course whether you like them or not.... and whether that is obvious based on that tone coming forward.....
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cherylpf
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Posted: 06/14/05 - 14:36 Post subject:
All kinds of people who like President Bush a whole lot call him Dubya. 
Its silly. Its not disrespectful, but concise, particularly in a setting such an internet forum.
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