I think nothing pisses me off more than listening to these GOP dickwads calling the President "Obama...

[DainBramaged]

and not prefacing it with PRESIDENT or Mr. Obama.


Disrespectful fuckwads, disrespecting the President and the office.


God forbid we called Bush Bush without the President preface, they made enough of a stink about the flag pins.


Assholes.

[RockaFowler]

1. They are beyond disrespectful

It's very frightening that people even listen to these bozos

[tridim]

6. I'm not so sure if people are listening to these clowns

That remains to be seen.

[spanone]

2. i'm surprised they don't use worse....such as.....nevermind

[myrna minx]

3. I agree, but *shudder* you're paintings are going to haunt my nightmares.

:scared:

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. "Paintings"? What paintings?

Those aren't paintings.........

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Of course when referring to one of their own it's -

"Mr. Speaker", (Newt) "Madame Governor" (Palin), etc.

They have no shame.

[earthside]

7. Bush. Bush. Bush.

I never called him 'President' Bush ... for many reasons.

I often called Clinton 'Clinton'.

And often I refer to President Obama as 'Obama'.

What's the big deal?

[jberryhill]

13. That's fine for informal purposes

But is not appropriate for office holders and office seekers.

[earthside]

20. Why? n/t

[jberryhill]

25. Because it is objectifying and dehumanizing

Referring to people as if they were things is impolite.

It's surprising this needs to be pointed out.

[Javaman]

26. I have and still do refer to bush* as Moron*. nt

[Bluerthanblue]

29. "Mr. Bush" when he was president-

was what I tried to use. Did you call Pres. Clinton "Clinton" when he was in office? I didn't. I don't recall many politicians commonly refering to "Bush" when he was in office. They may have in personal conversation, but not usually in their media events- Many of the republicans do it openly and often. It's a sign of disrespect and an attempt to devalue him. imo

[madamesilverspurs]

8. They can keep their freaking flag pins...

-

[ThatPoetGuy]

9. The respect differential is staggering. In 2004, I was banned from Kerry's forum. Why?

Because I called Bush a liar.

I was told that it was ok to point out Bush "had lied," that a certain statement was a lie, that he was lying when he said a specific thing, but I wasn't allowed to call him a liar. It's absurd.

No matter how dignified our side is, the other side will continue sleazing through the universe -- and continue, falsely, claiming that our side has been doing it too.

[Ikonoklast]

10. I've seen the president called way worse than that right here on the DU.

By 'Democrats'.

[Zax2me]

31. Spend more time defending him here - so right. n/a

[MineralMan]

11. Well, it's pretty common at DU, too.

Lots of people on DU never add President to Obama. So, I'm not sure your objection makes a lot of sense.

[Bluerthanblue]

27. yes it is- It's also pretty common in the media, which I find particularly

offensive. I don't recall them saying "Bush" when referring to GW. It's amazing how disrespectful people are to the Pres.

And WRONG.

[pnorman]

12. K & R for those images!

But I have NEVER used the word "President" in connection with Bush41!

[CanonRay]

14. They do not recognize his, or any Democrats, legitimacy

and never will.

[H2O Man]

15. Wow!

Wonderful pictures! Simply outstanding.

Recommended!

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. *. W. Chimp. der Chimpenfuhrer. AWOL.

Do any of those things ring a bell? It seems to me I've seen all those things used right here on DU.

Not a reason to be steamed IMO.

[DainBramaged]

18. DID ANYONE in Congress address him as Bush?

NO DEMOCRAT did. So I can get on my high horse and bitch all I want.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. Yes you have me there. I wasn't paying total attention to what I was reading. Apologies.

Now get on that horsey and ride for you are absolutely correct.

[spanone]

21. did anyone call bu$h* a liar during his state of the union speeches?

[DainBramaged]

22. That my friend is an excellent point

they feared the little bastard and that heartless prick ChiNNey.

[Bluerthanblue]

28. Did any Dem congress/senate people refer to Mr. Bush as a fascist?

Did they publicly question his legitimacy? Demand his birth certificate?

The disrespect has been phenomenal imo.

[Zax2me]

30. Of course. They questioned his legitimacy every day.

Not elected.
Selected.
Stole both elections.
The office holder always gets disrespect from opposing side.
On the other hand, I'm too busy defending President Obama HERE every day....

[Bluerthanblue]

32. Congresspeople and Senators did this????

Publicly? I must have missed that. I know we did that here, but when Bachmann does it for the media, when she calls him a socialist and refers to him as Obama- knowing that her words are being spread far and wide??

I don't recall that with Mr.Bush. Maybe I'm just blocking it out. It's possible.

:hi:

[HughBeaumont]

24. Was Bewsh legally elected to office?

Game. Set. Match. right there.

I call people "President" who deserve the term. Installed by "Mrs. 5 to 4" and fixed by relatives in high places is a corporate coup, not an election.

[RC]

17. I recognize Crazy eyes and the Orange man, but how are the other two?

[HughBeaumont]

23. Rick Perry and Eric Cantor.

Both are a few beers short of a 12 pack.

[Obamanaut]

33. Scrolling through the pages of GD, one can see multiple OPs with the

very same thing.

We can see President Clinton referred to as "Clinton" right on the very DU.

What is the difference?

[Rex]

34. True and they screamed BLOODY MURDER if anyone did the

same thing to GWB! Amazing how they are all hypocritical, lying sacks of shit!