Addressing the first African-American President of the United States as "Mr." Obama is getting on my last nerves. It just downright disrespectful. I have NEVER heard media address Presidents Bush or Clinton as Mr. Clinton or Mr. Bush while they were in office. Let alone when they were out of office.
I'm annoyed. What's next? Are they going to start calling him Barack? Big B? He has the highest office on the land. He won it fair and square unlike "W", who won on a technicality...he didn't win the "popular vote" but did win the "electoral college." That still bugs me.
I hadn't planned on writing this blog, but I saw one of the bloggers on this site refer to him as that and it's just PLAIN WRONG. It's like not acknowledging when the first Black or Hispanic breaks a glass ceiling or wins a major event. When Georgetown's John Thompson won his first NCAA championship, announcers acknowledged that he was the "first." That was important.
To not use the terms "Mr. President" or "President", but instead "Mr. Obama" cheapens the most coveted office in the land. It basically sends a message to our children that he is not worthy of the designation when he was elected in a landslide victory. I don't care if people don't like him. I had to put up with Presidents I didn't like for 8 long years. I never referred to them as Mr. Bush. The people elected him, give "President Obama" his proper adieu.
Posted By: Marsha Jones
Sunday, January 31st 2010 at 11:08AM
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