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: How is the President supposed to be addressed?

Mustard Dog
03-25-2003, 03:30 PM
I've been noticing as I watch CNN that they always refer to the President as "Mr. Bush"

Aren't they supposed to call him "President Bush":confused:
GloNDark
03-25-2003, 03:31 PM
HEEEEEY YOOOU!!!!!!! :flipoff2:

(that's also the name of the Scotish martial arts) :D
ARD
03-25-2003, 03:32 PM
Maybe its to make him appear to be more humane to the Iraqi people so they trust him:confused:
Mustard Dog
03-25-2003, 03:33 PM
Originally posted by ARD
Maybe its to make him appear to be more humane to the Iraqi people so they trust him:confused:

I was thinking it was Ted Turners way of always getting in a dig at him:rolleyes:
ForestCam
03-25-2003, 03:33 PM
Actually it's supposed to be Mr. President or President Bush.
What confused me was when a CNN reporter was interviewing Dan Quayle the other day and he kept calling him Mr. Vice President.
Crash440
03-25-2003, 03:36 PM
Originally posted by Mustard Dog


I was thinking it was Ted Turners way of always getting in a dig at him:rolleyes:

I would think that too. It should be President in the title. When it was clinton I got a laugh outta them leaving out the tittle, now I think it's deserved.
SanDiegoCJ
03-25-2003, 03:37 PM
CNN has been calling President Bush "Mr. Bush" ever since
he's been in office. It's no secret that CNN doesn't like him.
mike
03-25-2003, 03:38 PM
Originally posted by Mustard Dog
I've been noticing as I watch CNN that they always refer to the President as "Mr. Bush"

Aren't they supposed to call him "President Bush":confused:


Yep, its the same fundimental respect issue Im currently punishing my 11 year old for. So that when she gets to be an adult she knows how to show respect.
LOKNLOD
03-25-2003, 03:39 PM
Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ
CNN has been calling President Bush "Mr. Bush" ever since
he's been in office. It's no secret that CNN doesn't like him.

Yep. And the still call Klinton "President", and Whore "Vice President" all the time.
Cabin Boy
03-25-2003, 03:48 PM
Your Asskickageness would work too.....
InfantryYJ
03-25-2003, 03:54 PM
For me, I've been taught since bootcamp that the proper way is "The Honorable Mr. Bush" or "The Honorable Mr Cheney", all the way down the line to Senator's and Congressmen.

I don't think the news media need to do that, but when referring to the President, I believe that they should afford the office of the President the respect it deserves whether or not they like the man that's in the office, meaning referring to him as either Mr. President, the President, or President Bush.
rockota
03-25-2003, 05:12 PM
Originally posted by LOKNLOD


Yep. And the still call Klinton "President", and Whore "Vice President" all the time.

Which, if I remember correctly, they are not supposed to do. I read (somewhere - hearsay, making this up, whatever.. :flipoff2: ) that FORMER presidents are to be addressed with the title of their previously held public office. In Dubya's case, that would be "governer" upon his exit of the white house.

Any truth to this or am I full of shiznit?
TXLUGNUT
03-25-2003, 05:48 PM
If it were me,

GEEEEEOOOOOOORRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEE!

WWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSUUUUPPPPPP!!!!!

:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

But then again, he's a fellow TEXAN!
rusted
03-25-2003, 06:13 PM
Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ
CNN has been calling President Bush "Mr. Bush" ever since
he's been in office. It's no secret that CNN doesn't like him.

That's right. It's been that way since day one, and it was rather conspicuous then. I'm surprised people are noticing now.

NBC and ABC do the same thing, consistently.
SanDiegoCJ
03-25-2003, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by rusted


That's right. It's been that way since day one, and it was rather conspicuous then. I'm surprised people are noticing now.

NBC and ABC do the same thing, consistently.


Rob, someone on here, I don't remember who, did notice that
CNN wasn't calling him President Bush and posted about it.
Some of the other networks, as you pointed out started following
CNN's example. IMO it's very disrespectful and obviously biased.
rusted
03-25-2003, 06:19 PM
Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ



Rob, someone on here, I don't remember who, did notice that
CNN wasn't calling him President Bush and posted about it.
Some of the other networks, as you pointed out started following
CNN's example. IMO it's very disrespectful and obviously biased.

My wife didn't vote for 'Mr Bush', and she got mad about it. IMO it's creating sympathy, and it definitely exposed media bias.
Mustard Dog
03-25-2003, 08:20 PM
Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ



Rob, someone on here, I don't remember who, did notice that
CNN wasn't calling him President Bush and posted about it.


Me:D
Mo
03-25-2003, 08:24 PM
And don't forget Michael Moore's letter to Gov. Bush.

jackass.