Reply #113: If I meet Obama, [View All]

[MineralMan]

I will call him Mr. President. If I write to him, I will use Sir: as a salutation. Once he takes office, I will refer to him as President Obama in blogs and postings.

Right now, his name is Obama, since that's how he campaigned. That's what was on every poster and bumper sticker that helped get him elected.

I met President Nixon once, while I was serving in the USAF. He disgusted me almost to the point of vomiting, but, I had no choice but to greet him. I said, "Hello, Mr. President."

I met Jimmy Carter, long after he left office, and called him President Carter when I greeted him.

It all depends on the situation and the medium.

I remember someone on Free Republic who once said, "Man, if I ever met Clinton, I'd spit in his face." I posted, "No, you would not. You'd call him Mr. President or President Clinton. I guarantee it." Of course, that person would never have met President Clinton in the first place, but the reality is that meeting a President is a rare event in today's world...a most momentous event for almost anyone.