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Hillary Clinton

Treant

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15. She's not presently Secretary

Reply to Hekate (Original post)

Wed Feb 3, 2016, 01:02 PM

Feb 2016

So I use Mrs. Clinton as her, at the moment, correct title.

Sometimes I use Mr. Sanders, sometimes I remember it's Senator Sanders. But if he left the Senate, he'd be Mr. Sanders.

On the up side, Mrs. Clinton will soon be President Clinton, so that solves any issues quite handily!

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HILLARY GROUP Names: What's with this "Mrs. Clinton" schtick all of a sudden at DU? [View all] Hekate Feb 2016 OP

Bernie supporters use the term because they want to demean her status BigGLiberal Feb 2016 #1

Exactly. Kath1 Feb 2016 #2

You should see the responses in the GDP thread. So bloody hostile. Hekate Feb 2016 #3

I know. Kath1 Feb 2016 #4

What's really bad is how I feel the need to append... Hekate Feb 2016 #5

They define a woman by her husband. See "Mrs. Greenspan". nt LexVegas Feb 2016 #6

Hillary-hatred has all but drowned out attention to sexism. JohnnyLib2 Feb 2016 #7

Misogynist knuckledraggers. eom fleabiscuit Feb 2016 #8

It is hard discuss her inability to be president, she has proven over and over she is presidential. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #9

Makes her sound staid and establishment GusBob Feb 2016 #10

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2016 #11

Right? It's not as though we're calling him "Old Man Sanders" or something. kjones Feb 2016 #12

Soon it will be President Clinton pandr32 Feb 2016 #13

That's right.. and Madam President to them. Cha Feb 2016 #14

She's not presently Secretary Treant Feb 2016 #15

Some earned honorifics are for life, in the US. When writing, "former" is added. ... Hekate Feb 2016 #17

It's worth discussing, absolutely Treant Feb 2016 #18

I've used that term a lot ... LannyDeVaney Feb 2016 #16