After he wins, can we call him Barack Hussein Obama?

[LittleBlue]

I know this is an election and his middle name is being used as a bad word. But maybe after the election, we can sometimes use his middle name. Maybe not even care when someone mentions it in a negative manner, since he will be our President. Perhaps even chant "Barack Hussein Obama" at his acceptance in Chicago. I like his name, and we should be able to show the world that someone with a Muslim name (or God forbid, a Muslim person) could be President like anyone else.

Hussein is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hasan, meaning "good" or "handsome" or "beautiful".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussein

I'd say Hussein accurately describes Mr. Obama: good, handsome, and beautiful.

President Barack Hussein Obama II

:bounce:

[terrya]

1. Well, in newspapers and on television, he'll be President Obama.

Like President Bush, President Clinton, etc.

But...at 12:00PM on 01/20/09, we'll hear Chief Justice Roberts refer to him as Barack Hussein Obama...when administering the oath of office. :-)

[raventattoo]

2. I always refer to him with his middle name

when I'm arguing with my wingnut family.
We all know that Hussein doesn't mean shit about who the man is.
So I refuse to be caged by it or afraid of it. I will say it, loudly with confidence. It takes the power out of it for wingnutters, IMHO.

[elkston]

3. Honestly, we have to think about re-election in 2012. Best to keep the middle name to a minimum.